mike gregory - Posted - 12/23/2012:  12:06:06

They're crunchy, they're chewy, and they're expensive to replace.

But they smell like the dogs' favorite people, so, just like shoes, they's a target for chewing.

So, after my dog ate two of them, I got a window alarm from the dollar store.

The alarm is fastened to the back of the remote with double-faced tape, and the magnet is not.

It's easier to remember to pick up BOTH, than it is to remember to put the remote out of reach of a tall puppy, every time I leave the room.

And if I'm out of the room and the dog picks up the remote, the noise might inspire her to drop it, and it will certainly get my attention, so I can request that she cease ingesting my electronic accessories.

mike gregory - Posted - 12/23/2012:  12:33:30

I set it where she could reach it, left the room, and in about 3 minutes, it gave off that distinctive warble.

Nice to know it works.

I shut it off, set it  down, came back in here to the computer, and she's now in here,  napping by my feet.

I consider it a dollar well spent.

BY the WAY:

When you buy a universal remote, and finally get the right code for the device, mark the device with those numbers, so that NEXT time you have to replace the remote (whether lost to the dog's jaws or hidden forever by the Alzheimers' Elves) you can just punch those buttons, and not have to go through what otherwise might involve going down a list of possible codes.

Edited by - mike gregory on 12/23/2012 12:36:56

bubbalouie - Posted - 12/23/2012:  15:52:01

We got a couple new kittens. We couldn't keep them out of the cupboards under the kitchen sink . That's where all the pipes &our grey water goes into the sewer. The out pipe from our washing machine goes through a wall . It's hooked up with a piece of sump pump hose . One cat on one side & the other on the other.

They chew  or claw a hole in the pipe and it leaks out for how long until I have to rip out the side of the cupbord to crawl around on my belly to re-plumb it.

Then we notice the widows are steaming up because they pulled the dryer vent hose off. I crawl around on my hands & knees & discover the attachment on the back is an inny. I mutter & curse at that crappy tinfoil tape while pressing my face up against a 900 hundred degree piece of sheet metal .

When they ripped the dryer hose off mice came in through the flapper dryer vent outside. My wife hates rodents more than you can imagine.

Now that I think back I think the cats let the mice in for their own enjoyment!.

I laughed but understood your sump pump story.

Edited by - bubbalouie on 12/23/2012 15:53:17

pstroud1 - Posted - 12/23/2012:  16:28:56

Think you hit on a good idea there Mike.



I think each different brand of remote has several codes.

When we did watch TV I would just plug it in Google the brand and ask for codes. Usually you also have to have the brand of the TV for the "One For All" remotes.

And some of the newer ones will search and find the code themselves for us dummies. ;)



Paul

Edited by - pstroud1 on 12/23/2012 16:29:58

dawgdoc - Posted - 12/23/2012:  18:45:01

Brilliant. With three labs over the past few years, I've bought my shaRe of univ remotes. I got a blu ray DVD thing as a present and cheap remotes won't work...all new codes, too

banjopogo - Posted - 12/23/2012:  20:26:04

How bout keeping it in an army surplus ammo can?

Or, if you can touch the ceiling, use velcro to attach the remote to the ceiling.

Not only would it be out of reach of the dog, you'd get a little exercise reaching for the remote.

Brian T - Posted - 12/23/2012:  21:21:44

My (now) big Chesapeakes learned very early in their lives what was theirs (chewable) and what was mine. Hell, I bought a cheap garden hose and gave them each half. "FILL YOUR BOOTS!" "GO TO IT!"
I can leave a sheet of fresh cookies on the table overnight. . . . nobody dares screw up. I am the Alpha Dog and they understand that very clearly. They fear nothing. But, they seem to understand "mine" and "theirs."