Have Dog to give away...

[rashwor]

My ABS censor came the first of November on my 3500. Took it to the shop. The shop said the left front abs sensor was bad and replaced it to the tune of $150. One month later, it is back on. Took the truck back to the shop and the mechanic looked at it. He asked me if I park the truck in a barn... the sensor wire is chewed in to "just like last time". Funny, he did not tell me it was chewed in to last time.



My little outside dog chews on everything around the house. She is an Austrailian Shepard mix and is about 1 year old. She has all her shots. She has purchased her one-way ticket out of our family. Anybody want her?



Did I mention that the ABS sensor light is on on my wife's Durango as well?#@$%!

 

[BrianJ]

Before you banish the dog you might want to make sure it is not a rabbit doing the chewing. Rabbits are notorious for chewing vehicle wires.

 

[TRLRTRSH]

Or a rat, field mice, both notorious for chewing electrical wires in/on vehicles. I would not think a dog would crawl under the truck or SUV and find a wire to chew on, but then animals do strange things.

P. S. Do you have a barn????

 

[jgillott]

Or a rat, field mice, both notorious for chewing electrical wires in/on vehicles. I would not think a dog would crawl under the truck or SUV and find a wire to chew on, but then animals do strange things.

P. S. Do you have a barn????

I had mice build a nest under the hood of an old Blazer I had. It's amazing how much damage they can do.

 

[hearingyourlies]

Spray some kind of natural predator musk/scent under your vehicle from the local hunting store. Just avoid electrical connections and exposed wires.

 

[Ducman82]

i had a porcupine eat all rubber lines, and wires that it could reach under my old nissan... ... ..... trans lines, PS lines, everything... ... ... ... ... .

neadless to say its dead!

hehehe

 

[Scooby]

In AZ we had pack rats that would hit you with a double whammy: First they chew all the insulation off the hood of your car and then they build a nest under hood with the insulation and crap all over too! And when I was a kid we had a 72 Buick LeSabre which had plenty of room under the hood for these rats to build a dang condominium complex! I'm pretty sure there was a time-share scam going on under there.....

 

[The patriot]

I'd put some grease on the wire(s) and see what happens. :-laf

Austrailian shepherds are very smart, they need something to do.

My german shep is the same way. She does not however attack my truck. Lawn impliments are her thing.

 

[JimB1]

Get your pooch a King Kong toy.



Hollow thick walled rubber chewy throwing toy, bounces like a football, which dogs love for the erratic chase it gives.



Most all pet stores have them. Pyrimid/beehive shape of 4-5 consecutively smaller stacked donuts.



Pet stores also have very heavy peanut butter type nutrition mix that can be packed into toy that poochie will work at a long time.



At one year old and given diversions like the King Kong toy she can mature past this.



Also there's lots of little critters that aren't hanging around because of her.



My German Sheppards permanently quit every toy in the yard when I brought home the first King Kong toy.

 

[rashwor]

No barns on the place. Lived in the same location since 1994 and never had this happen before November 08. She and the cat are under the vehicles all the time... had the cat two years before we got the dog and never had a problem... . Things are definitely not stacked in her favor, but it could be coincedence.



She is gone and then we will see if the problem persists.

 

[DaveHess]

Its the cat! It found a way to get rid of the dog... . So many cats, so few microwavable recipes.

 

[icman95]

Quite often dogs do these things because they are bored with nothing to do. They need attention and stimulation just like your human children. Simply leaving them to their own devices all day is asking for this to happen. If this is the case, then the dog can't be faulted. Take the time to teach it whatever it is you want it to do or not do. It takes patience, but the dog enjoys the interaction and in the end, you will have a very nice family member, not a destructive dog. All they want to do is please you, but you have to make it clear to the dog what it takes to do this. It may even be a case of separation anxiety where the dog becomes nervous without human interaction. The only way to solve that is not to banish the dog, but to pay as much attention to it as possible and make it feel like a loved member of the family.



As mentioned above there are simple and cheap products out there that will discourage your dog, cat, or anyone else from chewing on things. We used to use a bitter apple spray. Was harmless, but tasted like crap to the dog. This is how we stopped our German Shepherd from eating our couch.



Please reconsider your desicion.

 

[The patriot]

My shep loved the kong toys too.
We were getting the dollar store dog balls (look like tennis balls) and she'd destroy them within a few minutes on a good day. :{
The Kong is almost her favorite. It was until I found some Hi-li (I know I spelled that one wrong) balls. That ball game they play in Florida with a scoop.
She hasnt gotten one of these apart yet, and theyre outside all the time.
Theyre also great for playing fetch on blacktop. These balls have some weight to them and some real nice bounce.

 

[InfernoB]

Its the cat! It found a way to get rid of the dog... . So many cats, so few microwavable recipes.

I've heard they taste like rabbits... ...

 

[Motorhead]

Being a person that has had dogs most of my life, I find it sad that you would give up a juvenile dog that could be a very good pet when it is a little older. When you aquired the dog you should have the responsability to take care of it for its lifetime, not get rid of it like a used car. The truck can be repaired... An ABS sensor is easily replaced. Maybe that is what happened to you... you destroyed something as a kid and your people gave you up! MY$0. 02

 

[rashwor]

I have to say that I am disappointed in the response of Moterhead. You know not what you speak of and that is all I have to say regarding your statement.



For the record, I have had dogs all my life and I have never had one chew on any part of a vehicle. The dog has plenty of chew toys and other things to chew on (no king knog).



I view this as a vehicle safety issue. It is one thing to chew on a tire, fenders, bumpers, etc. ; it is quite anoter to chew on ABS censors which are tied together with the BRAKE LINES!



What do you say at someone's funeral? "I was training the dog not to chew the brake lines. Guess I have more work to do. Sorry. "



Think what you want. The dog is gone and I am through with this thread as I will not stoop to personal attacks.

 

[Scooby]

I wonder if you couldn't use an invisible fence system to create a safe zone within your property to park the truck. You can likely find a used one on craigslist and then after the dog is trained not to hang out near the truck - you can no longer power up the invisible fence.

 

[WM-300]

I have to say that I am disappointed in the response of Moterhead. You know not what you speak of and that is all I have to say regarding your statement.



For the record, I have had dogs all my life and I have never had one chew on any part of a vehicle. The dog has plenty of chew toys and other things to chew on (no king knog).



I view this as a vehicle safety issue. It is one thing to chew on a tire, fenders, bumpers, etc. ; it is quite anoter to chew on ABS censors which are tied together with the BRAKE LINES!



What do you say at someone's funeral? "I was training the dog not to chew the brake lines. Guess I have more work to do. Sorry. "



Think what you want. The dog is gone and I am through with this thread as I will not stoop to personal attacks.

Just another disposable, expendable dog. It loved you unconditionally, just needed your training.



WM300

 

[JimB1]

Not everyone nor every unwanted dog is fortunate enough, in less than 24 hours, to go from being "unwanted give away pet" to finding a new home, as you seem to be able to have done.



Hopefully her new owners will cherish her as much as she will them.

 

[BrianJ]

Just goes to show that people that don't have to desire or time to properly train and care for a pet should not take on the burden in the first place. Unfortanately this is an all too common occurance. No doubt the dog is in a better place where hopefully he/she will get the care and attention he/she deserves, assuming he didn't just take it to a shelter or worse yet take it "out to pasture".