Is there a place for us to share helpful ideas?
I came across a product that has been very helpful and wanted to share it with other Sitters but this forum prefers (insists!) that I can only ask a question.
A client brought a product called Grannick's Bitter Apple. It's used to keep a dog from chewing on themselves.
While that dog was here I had two other dogs that kept bringing their very zealous play fighting from the yard into the house. When they started smashing into furniture I knew I had to curb it somehow. The owner had told me that she sometimes pretends to use the spray and just makes a "tch" noise (imitating the sound of the spray) and it makes her dog stop what he's doing.
So... I used the spray for real on the rambunctious dogs a couple times so they knew what it was and now all I have to do is pick up the bottle and as soon as they see it they settle down. It's like magic!!
The spray is non-toxic so I don't feel bad putting it to good use.