my world. my word.

we decided to give bella a second chance while we left for an hour to go to church.  i took all the candles away, put jake’s chair in the room so she couldn’t reach his desk, put another magazine where the books go to see if she can follow the rules.  before i left i specifically pointed to the magazine at the credenza and told her “no” a bunch of times.  all the potpourri and candles were taken off the top of the credenza and placed somewhere safe.

an hour later, we come back and we find little bella on top of the credenza.  she sees us when she opens the door and hops onto the couch and lays there like it’s her bed.  time for a time out.  and yes, she did ravage the magazine.  and again, fatty was found on the floor with little bald spots.  this time she decided to have lunch on the couch.  literally.  she started to chew on the corner of the couch but fortunately i am guessing she got bored or got distracted with something else that she didn’t spend too much time on it.  all we found was saliva but no punctures.

walnut on the other hand was not a good boy this time.  it might’ve been that we hasn’t “pee’d out” when we walked him this morning cuz we were in a hurry, or whatever…but he did have a little pee spot waiting for us.  he got a time out as well.

i’m actually tempted to give bella one more chance.  i really hope she learned when we pointed to the couch and said “no” as soon as we came home and she was caught in the act.  i really hope so.  i am also gonna do more research for tips and pointers for other dog owners who have dogs that act out like bella.

wish us luck.