Posted: 11/14/2011 6:14:20 AM EDT
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Gonna kill this little F#cker!
Okay, got a shepherd mix after I had to put my last dog down. He is 5 months old and he actually is a pretty good dog but he likes to chew when he is alone. I got him for myself and my kids so he splits time between me and my ex. He chewed her stairs (ha ha, I don't give a sheeot). But the F'in dip chewed on my wall lastnight. It's one of those things that he is not going to do when I'm around so I don't know how I'm going to train him not to chew without spraying every single thing with bitter apples. I don't have a crate btw. I've used a short leash in the kichen to confine him when I'm gone. It worked pretty well until I came home lastnight to find paint peeled off the corner of the wall. GRRR! I gave him a bone too when I left which he may have tossed just out of his reach at some point. Am I going to have to come up with a cage? Is the chewing always going to be an issue? |
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He needs a crate.
He needs WAY more exercise. He needs appropriate chew toys. Go here ––> http://leerburg.com/ Then Here ––> http://leerburg.com/equip.htm |
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Crate training. Kong type toys with treats stuffed in them will help him identify what is his to chew on when he's not in the crate. Anytime he's not in the crate, monitor and correct his behavior. He doesn't really chew when I'm home. But, got 12 hours shifts, so even tiring him out might not be enough. And he must get bored fast. Even if I leave him alone long enough to go for a rund (not chained up) I come home to find that he has started piling my shoes up onto the couch and I don't think he was plannin on making a Shoe Fort out of them. Guess I'll have to break down and get a cage. |
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Crate training. Kong type toys with treats stuffed in them will help him identify what is his to chew on when he's not in the crate. Anytime he's not in the crate, monitor and correct his behavior. He doesn't really chew when I'm home. But, got 12 hours shifts, so even tiring him out might not be enough. And he must get bored fast. Even if I leave him alone long enough to go for a rund (not chained up) I come home to find that he has started piling my shoes up onto the couch and I don't think he was plannin on making a Shoe Fort out of them. Guess I'll have to break down and get a cage. It's a tough battle sometimes, and being on 12 hour shifts is going to make it really hard. Do you have someone that can let him out for a while when you are at work? 12 hours straight in the crate is a long time, probably too long. When my dogs were pups I would go home during lunch to let them go outside if my wife wasn't home to do it. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Crate training. Kong type toys with treats stuffed in them will help him identify what is his to chew on when he's not in the crate. Anytime he's not in the crate, monitor and correct his behavior. He doesn't really chew when I'm home. But, got 12 hours shifts, so even tiring him out might not be enough. And he must get bored fast. Even if I leave him alone long enough to go for a rund (not chained up) I come home to find that he has started piling my shoes up onto the couch and I don't think he was plannin on making a Shoe Fort out of them. Guess I'll have to break down and get a cage. Who is letting him out during your shifts? 12+ hours without peeing or human interaction is too much for a 5 month old pup. |
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Crate training. Kong type toys with treats stuffed in them will help him identify what is his to chew on when he's not in the crate. Anytime he's not in the crate, monitor and correct his behavior. He doesn't really chew when I'm home. But, got 12 hours shifts, so even tiring him out might not be enough. And he must get bored fast. Even if I leave him alone long enough to go for a rund (not chained up) I come home to find that he has started piling my shoes up onto the couch and I don't think he was plannin on making a Shoe Fort out of them. Guess I'll have to break down and get a cage. If you are going for a run take him with. |
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Crate training. Kong type toys with treats stuffed in them will help him identify what is his to chew on when he's not in the crate. Anytime he's not in the crate, monitor and correct his behavior. He doesn't really chew when I'm home. But, got 12 hours shifts, so even tiring him out might not be enough. And he must get bored fast. Even if I leave him alone long enough to go for a rund (not chained up) I come home to find that he has started piling my shoes up onto the couch and I don't think he was plannin on making a Shoe Fort out of them. Guess I'll have to break down and get a cage. Who is letting him out during your shifts? 12+ hours without peeing or human interaction is too much for a 5 month old pup any dog. FIFY I used to pay the girl who worked for my vet to stop by and walk my dog on her way to work about $10 a day. Or maybe you have a trusted neighbor to help. Dogs get seperation anxiety and can be very destructible if left alone. I never cage trained my dogs. |
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When I first got my blue heeler as a pup he started a chewing habit. I kept an eye on him. When he'd start to lick on whatever he was going to chew on. I'd let him let him until he put his teeth on it. Then I'd flick the shit out of his nose with my finger. It only took about 4 or 5 times and he never touched anything he wasn't suppose to again.
It sounds like your dog is getting extremely bored. The crate thing is a better idea verse letting him run around your house tearing stuff up. Do you have a dog run or anything you can put him in outside? I would NOT recommend the crate if you can get him something outside. A crate for 12hrs is going to tell him its ok to piss/shit where he sleeps meaning you MAY have to retrain him to go outside when he gets bigger. I bought a 20x10' run from the local farm store for a couple hundred bucks. |
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Quoted: When I first got my blue heeler as a pup he started a chewing habit. I kept an eye on him. When he'd start to lick on whatever he was going to chew on. I'd let him let him until he put his teeth on it. Then I'd flick the shit out of his nose with my finger. It only took about 4 or 5 times and he never touched anything he wasn't suppose to again. It sounds like your dog is getting extremely bored. The crate thing is a better idea verse letting him run around your house tearing stuff up. Do you have a dog run or anything you can put him in outside? I would NOT recommend the crate if you can get him something outside. A crate for 12hrs is going to tell him its ok to piss/shit where he sleeps meaning you MAY have to retrain him to go outside when he gets bigger. I bought a 20x10' run from the local farm store for a couple hundred bucks. Lol, my heeler/ausie mix will chew on things she isn't supposed to, then when I yell at her to stop, she'll start licking them instead  And I'll second that OP needs to exercise his dog more; my puppy is 18 weeks and she needs a lot of activity to keep her from going crazy. She gets Kongs and empty water bottles when we're at work and walks almost daily, plus hours of playtime everyday, plus a couple trips to the park every week, plus visits to friends houses...I should have just got another lab  Speed |
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I've never seen a 5 month old pop that could hold their bladder for 12 hours. Get a crate Get him some exercise before you crate him for the day/night Sour apple spray on stuff you don't have him chewing on in the future Kong toys A friend to come let him out of the crate at least once while you're gone
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