Okay, our Vicki gets away with plenty.
For her barking it has been suggested we use aversion therapy, so we have a tin of coins we shake whenever she barks.
If I go into the kitchen for any reason whatsoever, she is front and centre looking for anything to drop. Of course eating of any kind is met with those woeful brown eyes and the curly cue wagging tail. Okay, the odd morsel drops around her and I know this just reinforces the behaviour.
She takes my shoes, my hair bands, notepads, sunglasses or anything else left lying around that she deems chewable.
What can I do to get her to behave better? I've tried placing her in the bedroom for a couple of minutes for begging, dog-proofing the flat or usually firmly but sometimes shrilly shouting "no bark!"
Patience is a virtue that is often lost on me. Having a dog is easy but having a well-behaved one sometimes isn't. Who do I have to blame but myself?
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