Ziggy's eating competition!

Ziggy must have grown tired of eating vacumn cleaners and his delicate palette needed something softer! So this morning when I went to let him out I found two sick covered items on the floor! On closer inspection they turned out to be two pairs of socks!!

I can only presume that he took them from the tumble dryer when he knocked the door open with his tail and took the opportunity!

On a serious note, it's typical lab behaviour and typical of most young dogs but it can prove deadly and a springer spaniel I trained later died on the operating table after eating a bag!

A dog we looked after recently called Dexter used to find every dirty tissue in Sutton park which was not nice! Training this away involves setting up items on the floor in a controlled environment and deterring the bad behaviour and rewarding the dog when it doesn't take the item.

Leaving toys, chews and boredom busters also helps and draining excess energy through vigourous exercise and work also helps!