[Darkmoon]

I'm so happy with Nubs. He does great home alone upstairs in the hallway where he sleeps at night. I have figured out though that he scratches at the downstairs door to let us know that he is upstairs. The scratch marks on the door kinda let me in on whats happening.

So, I've seen the plastic sheets of paper that you place on the door that keeps the dogs claws from going into the door but has anyone had any experience with it? The doors are original to the house so while I could care less, for resale value and for my fiancé its a big deal (luckily I'm heading it off before he notices it so that was I can say "already on it" and avoid the fight to be )

Any ideas on keeping him away from the door? A baby gate wouldn't work because of the way the door is and if I place it higher up the stairs he would be able to jump over it (even though I've never seen this boy jump).

[jesirose]

What about SoftPaws: http://www.softpaws.net/

[Darkmoon]

I don't know about that... Glueing something onto your dog jsut screams "wrong" to me...

[Curbside Prophet]

Silly question...could you replace the door with a temporary one? Ya know, in case you do sell? Otherwise, how about a metal kick plate?

[jesirose]

People use them for cats as an alternative to declawing. Seems a lot less wrong then. I have never heard of anything to put on the door, but I know lots of people use softpaws for cats and dogs just fine.

[Curbside Prophet]

I did a review of softpaws in the product review forum. I can't recommend them for active dogs.

[Durbkat]

How about crating him so that he can't scratch against it when you aren't there to see it and then correct him when you see him do it?

[Cherryblossom]

My first thought was to put something up against the door, like a piece of furniture that you don't mind getting scratched whilst you are not there and training Nubs not to when you are there. As long as he couldn't jump up and injure himself? Obviously it would have to be something that wouldn't scratch the door itself and you could still enter the room properly.

I know, it's not the most practical suggestion. I have not heard of Softpaws or the stuff you stick on to the door to stop scratching so I can't really offer any advice to that effect. Good luck, Nubs is beautiful!

[Darkmoon]

He freaks out in the crate, litterly screaming freaking out. Besides he doesn't do any real damage when out of the crate. I'd rather not have to crate a dog unless I need too.

[Durbkat]

Oh ok. Well hopefully with crate training he will come to accept it. It sounds like he is doing damage, to lower property value, and would be a reason to crate him after you have crate trained him.

[Mac'N'Roe]

Originally Posted by Curbside Prophet

Silly question...could you replace the door with a temporary one? Ya know, in case you do sell? Otherwise, how about a metal kick plate?

These are both GREAT ideas Curb. I agree, replace with a temporary door you don't care about...

[BobSD]

One of my dogs the male does that, and it is in the exact location every time, so with a little thinking I decided to put up a large piece of sand paper in the spot, now it helps keep his nails short!lo I used masking tape to hold it.

[digits mama]

I recently bought a metal kickplate for my door...I have this terrible habit of opening my swing door with my foot. So..I went to home depot in the knob and deadbolt section I found this brass thing that is easily installed with finishing nails. My door is solid so nails worked great. If it was a hollow core door I would have to liquid nail it too it. Good Luck

[spotted nikes]

What about putting a "scat mat" in front of the door?

http://www.safepetproducts.com/pilot...FSJ3lgod-yEMHA

[Durbkat]

The dog is scratching the door. If he ran his claws down that he would be a dead dog as it would electrocute him.

[Willowy]

SoftClaws only work for indoor dogs (and cats); if they go outside the plastic wears off quickly, from abrasion on the cement. I think they're great for cats, but I dunno about using them on dogs. Maybe a teeny little Chi that likes to sit on granny's lap .

Maybe a sheet of plexi-glass would work? You could stick it to the door using some non-permanent method (if the door needs to look good as new when you move out), and that would protect the door from scratching.

[spotted nikes]

Originally Posted by Durbkat

The dog is scratching the door. If he ran his claws down that he would be a dead dog as it would electrocute him.

I didn't mean hanging the scat mat from the door. But put it on the floor in front of the door so he can't get close enough to the door to scratch it. Plus the electrical charge is mild and not enough to electrocute anything.

[Durbkat]

Oh my bad, I must have read your post wrong.

[Curbside Prophet]

Originally Posted by spotted nikes

I didn't mean hanging the scat mat from the door. But put it on the floor in front of the door so he can't get close enough to the door to scratch it. Plus the electrical charge is mild and not enough to electrocute anything.

How would one determine it's "mild". Seems rather presumptuous. Not exactly a crime warranting the use of aversion. Especially on a dog who's still learning where he fits in.

[spotted nikes]

Originally Posted by Curbside Prophet

How would one determine it's "mild". Seems rather presumptuous.

By touching one...