Things that you accidentally teach your dog. This is Gibbs and his towel. He would like to trade it for a treat. This is always successful. 1/4

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Gibbs came from his foster with a torn comfort blanket. When he would get anxious, which was often in the beginning, he would shred it. And that was okay. But then he would try to eat the giant pieces of fabric. And that was not okay. He would also try to shred other things like our blankets and our towels. And that wasn't okay either. But he didn't know commands like drop it or leave it or give, so we were prying open his mouth and pulling strips of fabric out of his ginormous throat. 2/4