I have a year old Burmese boy who is great fun but very naughty. Has has got a lot better over the last few months, but he has a really annoying habit I can't figure out.
He loves chewing wires. We have managed to improve this by playing with him more and protecting lots of our wires with conduit or hiding them away. However, a month or so ago he started to go behind the TV and chew the wires there. Obviously not good! Whenever he does it we remove him (in a pretty undignified scruff-off-the-neck way as it's awkward to reach him) and shut him out of the room.
Now he seems to do it just for attention - he'll go behind the TV and just sit there, not even chewing the wires, almost like a child trying to provoke a reaction or push the boundaries. It seems very much like an attention seeking behaviour, but he doesn't seem to join the dots and realise that the consequence is always less attention as he gets chucked out. Is it too much to expect him to learn not to do it? Is just removing him from the room enough or should I be giving more / less / a different reaction?