Has anyone successfully stopped their dog from doing this. It is becoming very tiresome.
We literally cannot leave anything on the kitchen sides, not even pushed to the very back. We cant even put anything on the window sill. Dog can jump so far to the back of the kitchen side she can reach even there.
It's not even just food. She takes the oven gloves, tea towels, newspapers, anything paper actually, recycling - anything. We can't leave any sponges or cloths in the sink as she'll even take them. She takes the DC's plastic cups out of the sink. Nothing is sacred.
She constantly licks the kitchen sides even if its been sprayed with cleaner or bleach!
I dont know what to do. She will never do it in front of us, only once we've left the room but its ALL the time.
We try so hard not to leave anything within reach but the next step is to put absolutely everything in cupboards. She has even chewed all the knobs on the oven.
If you're worried about your pet's health, please speak to a vet or qualified professional.
The doghouse
Jumping up at the kitchen worktops.
MiseryBusiness · 24/04/2012 11:41
We thought about that but when we arent home the only room she can go in is the kitchen. While we're home if we see her slink off towards the kitchen we'll redirect her but while the DC's are eating or we're at the table having a meal she has to be shut away otherwise she'll beg for food. Her bed is in there too so if she wants a sleep she'll go in there but she seems to be quite stealth in waking up without us hearing her 
We tried leaving her in the hallway at night. Spent a whole day moving the furniture out and shoes and coats out the way, basically dog proofing it. In the morning she'd chewed/scratched the stairs. It's not our house so damage needs to be kept to a minimum.
Trouble is, the older she gets (8months) the worse she gets with chewing. We didnt have any problems with chewing until she was about 5-6 months and it just gets worse so the kitchen is a safe place for her to be when we're not around as other wise I may find she's eaten all my furniture!
Wow! What breeds are we talking about? so I can avoid them in future
She is a Dalmatian. We have an older girl too and she is fine with this. They are both very well exercised and fed.
She has toys and kongs and tugajugs etc. She will leave these laying around while she trys to steal things. Even if its full of cheese and other smelly tasty treats.
Crate is a no go for her. We tried when she was a puppy. Did everything right, never shut the door on her etc but they really stress her out.
Our older Dally just looks at her like 
she doesnt see why she puts in so much effort for what sometimes is just a scrap of paper!
She sounds like a very clever dog 
When I was growing up we had a Cocker Spaniel that figured out how to move the dining room chairs so that she could jump up on them to gain access to the table 
. She wasn't looking for play-things though....just food!
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