Amy my puppy is now six months. She has always loved tearing paper but has now started on the livingroom wallpaper. Amy quietly rips the paper then sits beside it to admire her handiwork and looks at us to say well am I a clever girlie. She has plenty toys and gets loads of attention. I just do not know why she has started doing this. The thing is we cannot give her a row she just needs to look at you and you melt We have her spoilt rotten. Anyone with any thoughts on this Do you think she sees it as a game

Jean

Game?  Possibly, any attention you give (wether it's praise, telling her off or even just looking at her when she does it) will be rewarding her - as it's not something you want to go on and on, I'd suggest spraying your wall paper with something that smells strong - like cheap after shave (make sure it doesn't mark the paper first by testing it somewhere that doesn't show first) this should put her off.

Digger thanks for your help it wont matter about marking the paper amy has had quite a few goes with the ripping

Jean

My dog has a carrot as big as him every day.  Am I poisoning him?  :(

Blimey! Where do you get carrots that big? :D

It's a small dog not a giant carrott.  Eedjit :D