I have a theory about why dogs eat socks, chew on shoes, pee on beds etc.... What smells more like us than our socks or shoes? Really they have quite a bit of our scent on them. So for a dog that is really needing and missing companionship, it could be very comforting to chew on something that smells like us (kind of like sucking on a blanky). I am also concerned that there seems to be no awareness of the basic needs for companionship, shelter and exercise for this poor dog. I hope you can find a way to re-integrate the dog back into the household where it belongs.
Dog eats socks
My girlfriend and her sister have a dog and my heart breaks every time I am there because they keep her outside, never ever take her for walks and only feed her once a day at night.
She isn't allowed inside because she eats socks and they had to get an expensive operation on her so that she was better again and do not want to have to pay for another one.
I take her for walks myself as much as possible but I can tell when its night time she is so cold and she whimpers and scratches on the door. I really want for her to be allowed inside again but I don't know how to go about getting her to not eat socks, it would be difficult confining her to the laundry or something because she is always so erratic and crazy when you spend time with her due to her never getting walked or any attention. (Apart from when I am around)
Please help and suggest ways I can get her to not eat socks because it really breaks my heart and she is so lonely!
Thank you! Any advice is appreciated.
She isn't allowed inside because she eats socks and they had to get an expensive operation on her so that she was better again and do not want to have to pay for another one.
I take her for walks myself as much as possible but I can tell when its night time she is so cold and she whimpers and scratches on the door. I really want for her to be allowed inside again but I don't know how to go about getting her to not eat socks, it would be difficult confining her to the laundry or something because she is always so erratic and crazy when you spend time with her due to her never getting walked or any attention. (Apart from when I am around)
Please help and suggest ways I can get her to not eat socks because it really breaks my heart and she is so lonely!
Thank you! Any advice is appreciated.
