My pet beagle (rescued from an animal laboratory) keeps stealing my cigarettes. How do I stop her?
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Ha Ha, that's funny. Guess you'll have to be super aware of where you put them, so she can't reach them, since they are poisonous for her. At least she's not a cat, like mine is, who is wild for my husband's menthols. She acts like they are catnip and rubs her head on them and leaves tiny pincer bites all over them. It is so weird!
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First ask them to smoke somewhere else.  And then if your state has a smoking ban of some type you can take legal action.  But I don't think a restraining order is what you are looking for.  They are actually called Personal Protection Orders and they are for when someone is threatening physical harm to you.  They will probably just laugh if you try and get one because someone is smoking near your window.\n\nIs this a house or an apartment?
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You can't. Smoking is an addiction. Like any addition the addict has to decide themselves that it is time to stop.  It is your choice on your reaction.\n\nThere are actions you can take, but they will put your in conflict or endanger your marraige. If you do not want him smoking around your kids tell him to stop smoking in the house. If he refuses, throw his cigerettes away where ever you find them. Another option is to simply move yourself and your children from the house. These may seem like extreme reations but you have to make him realize you are prepared to make him choose between his family and his addiction.
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Similar story myself with smoking and not listening to parent, so I think you are doing the right thing not going crazy, as it didnt work for me. I think maybe she may be smoking as she thinks it is cool and out of subtle peer pressure to fit in with friends.  Perhaps you could try bribery.  It is best to deal with it now so that she does not get addicted.  What is her weak spot, is she very concerned about her appearance? Cos you could talk about her ageing faster is she smokes.  I dont know as kids dont see themselves as ever getting old and they think they are immortal.  I would explain that young people can get lung cancer too and they can also get cancer of the tongue and mouth which is becoming more common, and this would be awful, and not glamarous at all.  I do think bribery may be the best option, I do sympathise, every parent wants to protect their children, if only they could learn from our mistakes. good luck.                 Also the other comment gave me an idea you could get her to exhale smoke out through a tissue, it will come out yellow and will give her an idea of how black her lungs will turn if she keeps smoking\n\nCould I add  that I dont think you should be buying her cigarettes (if you are), that is sanctioning it and you cant appear to be that in favour of it.      Maybe she doesn't even like smoking and it is all show.  My guess is like most kids she may not be inhaling smoke properly anyway - (lots of kids do grow out of this phase)                                        \n\nIf you want to stop smoking yourself I found Paul Mckennas hypnotheraphy dvd combined with 4 mg nicotine gum made it suprisingly easy to give up (you still need a bit of will power, but the dvd helps you forget as long as you listen to it for 1st week or 2 once a day.  I failed 1st time as I did not listen to it enough but 2nd time it worked brilliantly and that is after 14 years smoking.
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I actually just heard about this. There is a place that trains dogs to sniff out cancers. It sounds kinda strange, but they stated that some dogs had done this without any training.
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shes a cat. dont hang urself. just brush ur teeth and try to forget about it. and brush ur teeth again and eat a mint. and maybe kick her out of ur room for a while.
911655
i have the same problem with my boxer/pitt mix-(named Isis)--oh my god i thought i was alone--and u can't talk 2 people about it cause they look @ u like you're friggin' crazy---no matter what i feed her the dog farts like a darn human---and DO MEAN loud!!!!  and she can clear a room out in a heartbeat honey-----just keep some air spray near--
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Kick both the asses to the curb,lol. Get a new dog and a woman that hates dogs, or dislikes them a little. Good luck with that.
464225
Catching a whiff of another dog's butt \ncan be very distracting...\n\nUntil they come out with DogButt scented\nFebreze, I suggest Freshly Ground Coffee
1004459
Alcohol, marbles, chess pieces, light bulbs, bullets, spoons, dogs, your neighbor, etc. Maybe you should look in the pet isle for food that you CAN feed it. Also feed it a variety of vegetables and fruit if they like it.
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to stop choking him so much
536896
Just the quitting smoking is enough to have those symptoms.  It's said it takes a month to get out of your system, but when I've quit before (even with the patch) it seems to be much longer than that.  Adding the uneccesary stress of a loss...  All I can say is support him.  Accept his moods, not as an insult to you, they aren't, he can't control them when he is nic-ing out.  Just let him know that you are there for him.  Spend time, but don't push.  If he wants to sit and brood, give him a peck on the cheek, sit near him, and think about something that interests you.  Your presence should help him, even when he's not in control of his emotions enough to express it.  It'll be a rough ride, but if he's a keeper, he's worth the effort.  Good luck and don't get down on yourself about this.  He's trying to change for the better in a rough time.  Wish him well, but don't push him.
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Sorry, folks, we try so hard to keep her on a leash.  She just keeps getting loose.  This happens every time she gets near a computer.  Her doctor told us to keep a close eye on her but it is hard to do 24 hours a day.  Hey grannywinkie!!!
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If this is true, I hope she dumps your sorry butt!  A pet is like a family member to many people.  The fact that you did something so callous and cruel shows me that you have the capacity to become an abuser.  She needs to drop you and fast.
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a beagle dog, her name was Gorgeous cuz she shook her butt when she walked
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Try Petco or PetSmart
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dude above me... man, we used to be neighbors!  millwoods, NO WAY!  LMFAO.\n\nOkay no seriously... we moved, not cause of them but we did.  But our solution, is we BBQ'ed the shiat out of our meat on the deck till it was smoking and the smoke went in their place... VOILA!  Keeping the vent fan on on the stove helps too...\n\nWhoever said air cleaner or whatever that helps.. odor neutralizer!  \n\nIf all else fails.. do what we did, throw a fat Tbone on the barbie and smoke em out!!