My Training is based on NOT letting the dog make a mistake

Why dont you CM her then?
Why dont you use CM methods to stop her?

Alot of Pro CMers dont actually CM their own dogs!!!!

I'd love to, only I don't believe CM has covered this in his programmes. Please correct me if anybody knows differently.

Trouble is, Fluffs doesn't do this when anyone is around (or of course we'd stop her) so it's difficult to do anything when it's x amount of time before you find the damaged item.

After I tell her "bad" and show her the item, she seems to remember that for so long (anything from weeks to months) and then, out of the blue, just when you think she's done with the leather thing, she'll destroy something else. Strange little doggy If she was just a destructive dog that was wrecking the house daily, I suppose I'd have got myself into gear and got it sorted but it's something that happens occasionally, so I don't really give it the effort. She's 18 months, so I'm hoping she'll grow out of it but we'll have to see. She's just about perfect in every other way, so I accept the "leather thing" as being her one imperfection. She's also a complete cutesy and I can't resist those "sorry mum" eyes when she's eaten a leather wallet

It would be interesting to know what CM would do with Fluffles but I don't suppose I'll ever know

Think Marley & mes Family with their new lab & the chicken/ duck thing? Something like that id imagine!

NB im glad you havent done anything CM to her!!! its your fault for leaving the things around for her to get!!!!!

Oh, I'm with you on that one. She's never actually eaten anything of mine but with two teenage girls, an 8 year old son and a Husband (you know what men are like ) leaving stuff all over the house, it's hard for her to resist. I always say though, when they complain and look for sympathy over their Juicy Purse being destroyed or their Lacoste trainers having a "peep" toe designed by Fluffles teeth; "she doesn't eat my stuff, so it's your fault............." goes down a treat My thirteen year old calls Fluffles "the woolly mammoth" when she's angry with her for "eating" something of hers. I have to laugh. Fluffles looks at her like she's being paid a compliment - all pleased with herself

Seriously though, Fluffles has the best teeth I've ever seen on a Chi. They are gorgeous and sparkling white. Think that leather did her teeth some good

Exactly, if you don't want these things destroyed then don't leave them where she can find them.
Becky

I dont want to imagine how CM would train for this - something about her being dom to leather Ohh dominatrix little miss
Personaly I would make sure there was no leather about for her when you wernt there and then teach her a leave it on leather things - Like drop a shoe and quickly give her a treat so she learns to look away from the leather and expect something nice away from the shoe

similar to how to teach them not to scarf your dinner if you leave your plate lying around
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNAOe...e=channel_page
This lady explains it well

Ditto what I said to Mish. When you have a family, it's not so easy to keep everything tucked away nicely in it's place. If only

Then don't complain about the dog, it is your families fault for not putting things away. Dogs chew, full stop, end of story.
Becky

(and I picked that clip cos it is a Chi she is training)