semi destructive when we are not home
Any advice on how to break him of his sometimes destructive behaviour. He is just over one year old and just was neutered a few weeks ago. Thanks folks |
|
|
| I would say that Truman is not reliable to be left alone unsupervised. For his safety I would crate him(or at least leave him in a room where he cannot be hurt) when he cannot be supervised. |
| I would definitely crate him while you are not at home. |
| I still "crate" my three when we leave the house. Except their "crate" is now a tiled room. Ben tends to eat things that he shouldn't - twice requiring emergency surgery. They sleep most of the time that we are gone anyway. |
| I agree with crating him but if you don't want to do that you could leave him a Suprise package in his area.
Fill a paper bag with things that he likes and maybe a kong so that he has something to occupy him and stop im from becoming bored and destructive. The package can have anything in from food to toys or even cardboard tubes that he can rip up! Once you get home remove everything that was in the package and do a new package for the next time you go out. Vary the contents so that it is new and different whenever you leave him. |
| I would consider a crate, too. I'd never crated a dog until now, but when we got Harley from rescue, we just couldn't trust him alone. It's only been three weeks now, but in the mornings he knows to go to his crate, and he goes in very willingly. I honestly think he likes it. He keeps his toys in there, too, so he goes in and out on his own even when we're home.
Every time he goes in the crate, I give him a cookie, and he also gets several different toys/chewy nylabones and his kong when we leave, so I really think he spends his time chewing or sleeping. If you don't want to do that, I would at least confine him to a kitchen/utility room or something. I really think it's for their own safety (and your peace of mind), and as long as you stock the area with toys and fun stuff for your dog, then he will like it and have just as much fun chewing on those things as he did chewing on your stuff.  |
| There is only one answer and that is to NOT let him have free reign of the house when you're gone. Either crate him or confine him somehow with baby gates...as far as him knowing he ruined your baby album...unless you catch him in the act, he has no idea of what he did. He is cowaring when you show him the book because he hears the tone of your voice...dogs do not reason like humans do. By calling him to you when you are holding the book and then yelling at him is only teaching him that coming to you is not pleasant.
Perhaps an obedience course would help. Also, there are some great books out there that may be helpful to you as the owner also. |
Didn't find exactly what you're looking for? Search again here:
Custom Search
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|