Aisha has reached new heights of obnoxiousness. Thus far today, she has eaten Paul’s cell phone charger, a DVD from Blockbuster, a scarf, and a throw rug, and also peed in the house. It’s only one o’clock. My patience is rapidly dissipating.
In a desperate attempt to curb her terrible behavior, I’ve developed a new training technique: every time I catch her doing something bad, I get two treats, show them to her, and then feed both of them to Kobe while she watches. If she misbehaves again within a few minutes, she goes in her crate for time-out, and Kobe gets two more treats, which he is fed right in front of her crate, all while receiving love and praise for having the fantastic quality of not being Aisha. I don’t actually think this will have any positive effect on her naughty tendencies, but it certainly makes me feel better.
I think we’re making progress.
