Desrae
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I have a nearly two year old tri girl named Belle and a 6 month old tri boy named Bob. They are both pretty well trained but do get into the odd bit of trouble now and then. They are still so young and sometimes full of beans and I don't mind at all! They walk well on a lead except lately they both have become obsessed with finding bits of chewing gum that has been thrown out on footpaths, etc. It all began with Belle at an early age where she would find the tasty minty morsels around our estate. Various neighbourhood children would drop old chewing gum where they played (but my own child would never do it, since she KNOWS how I feel about this disgusting habit). I find it very difficult to stop them from getting into the gum and I really don't know what to do. They walk with their noses to the ground wherever we walk now. I give them a good 45 minute to 1 hour walk everyday and we have playtimes here and there 10 minutes at a time with ball rolling and some basic training (sit, stay, come commands, etc.) so I think their brains are bodies are worked out enough. Is it their hunting instinct that is causing this? What should I do to break the habit?