Things You'll Need
- Balloons
- Old towels, sheets or clothing
- Clothespins
- Air pump
Instructions
Relocate your puppy out of sight of your preparations.
Create hanging "hiding places" for the balloons you'll use in Steps 3 and 4, using old towels, old clothes or old sheets. Hang the old towels on the line in the normal fashion and hang a second set in line with the first set from the same clothespins. Hang old sheets in a sling-like fashion. Hang old clothes with pant legs in which balloons will fit.
Blow up approximately 15 to 20 balloons using the air pump. The more balloons you use the better the effect will be.
Attach the balloons to the hanging laundry with clothespins. Hang the balloons between the towels, near the bottom. Attach balloons inside the pant legs or on the inside of any shirts. Fill the "sling" of the old sheets with balloons.
Repeat Steps 1 through 4 daily until your dog learns to leave the clothing alone.
Keep the balloons out of sight. The idea is for the dog to go after the laundry without noticing the balloons and then be frightened when the balloons pop.