She only chews on stuff and jumps on the counters and table to get stuff to chew on when i am not in the house. and it usually only happens early in the morning. She has plenty of chew toys and i leave food and water out for her. When I am home she never chews on anything except her toys. Please help i am getting frusted with this issue. She is a very good puppy and i don't want to have to put her in a cage or put a muzzle on her during the day while i am at work. She is well house trained besides the chewing. please help
2006-07-28 00:30:41 · 13 answers · asked by pohbr_26 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Crate and or confine.
2006-07-28 00:33:53 · answer #1 · answered by jennifersuem 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Puppies chew. Crate her while you are gone. It will keep her, and your house, safe. Also, with that breed, since they can be a dominant breed, you should not let the dog free-range feed. You should have mealtimes where you make the dog sit for food, and then put the bowl down. 2 or 3 times a day. Just divide up the amount she eats/ is suggested to eat.
2006-07-28 00:43:20 · answer #2 · answered by victoria_warfel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you tried spraying everything in your house with products like Bitter Yuck, Bitter Mist, Bitter Apple etc? Most of those products don't stain or cause damage to household items, and prevent/minimize chewing. An animal behaviorist could also help, and you need to do some more looking into obedience schools. There should be someone out there who is willing to let one in their class. Crating them while I was away has worked for me. Some dogs are lonely, and chew while owners are gone, music, tv left on, etc helps for some as well. I videotaped my dogs playing, and set it on a loop, so that they could watch themselves all day while I was at work. I've also called home and left myself messages so they could hear my voice every couple hours. Sometimes medication for behavioral problems are in order. Ask your veterinarian for advice as well. Talk to your local pit rescue, they can offer advice, training tips, and point you to some schools etc that allow pits to be there.
2016-03-27 03:14:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Crate training is a wonderful thing. Don't think of it as putting her in a cage. Dogs view their crates as their dens. I have a 3 year old chihuahua and she has to be crated when I leave because she will chew stuff up. She is perfectly healty and happy when I get home and none of my stuff is chewed up.
2006-07-28 02:49:37 · answer #4 · answered by jen52978 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hello
i have a 5 month old husky,lab and german shepard mix, a 2 yr. old rotti,great dane and australian mix and a 3yr. old rat terrior. we have the same issue as u do. we leave them at home for a few hours we come home to shreded toilet paper, poop, just a plain old mess so in order to figure out which one we spank all 3 we show them what is wrong then spank them and tell them no and we hate to spank them cause they r our kids. so most of the time if we go away we take them with so if u can take her with u. we r against putting them in a cage cause my hubby says it is like jail and he don't want to do that to them. if u need to talk please feel free to call 717-718-5200. we get frustrated too but they r after all still a pup.
2006-07-28 00:40:53 · answer #5 · answered by lollipop2eat2003 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well i think he chews on everything while you are gone because you arent there to tell him no or punish him for doing it. maybe you should just keep him in one room and make sure there is nothing he can damage in there while you are gone. he'll be fine while you are at work in just one room. thats more freedom than most dogs get.
2006-07-28 00:36:42 · answer #6 · answered by laziedazie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
crate train..i know it sounds cruel..i didnt really want to do it either.. i have an 8 month old newfoundland and she is crate trained..when we leave she goes in her "house" she doesnt get in trouble , no crap in the house , she also sleeps there at night,,or in the day when shes sleepy she crawls in there on her own and goes to sleep ....theres alot less drama in my house b/c i know i have a safe place for her to go when other things get hectic like my childrens bath or nap times
2006-07-28 06:24:05 · answer #7 · answered by CassAndra K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I HAVE A 6 MO OLD PIT AND SHE CHEWS EVERYTHING UP...JUST KEEP THEM SOMEWHERE DURING THE DAY...THEY ARE A ONE-DOG-HOUSE-WRECKING MACHINE....A MUZZLE THEY WILL PROLLY FIND SOME WAY TO CHEW OFF...I KNOW IT BREAKS MY HEART TO LEAVE HER IN A KENNAL ALL DAY BUT...DO YOU YOU WANT YOUR HOUSE TORN UP?
2006-07-28 07:06:08 · answer #8 · answered by fable_creature 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you get home take her for long walks and give her lots of attention. She just misses you and needs you as much as possible when you get home.
2006-07-28 00:34:56 · answer #9 · answered by CHICKA 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey... you bought a dog... with teeth.
Did you not know this was going to happen?
It's like the gal who say... I've had UNPROTECTED SEX... and now I'm pregnant... what now? Did they not see this coming?
Same deal.
2006-07-28 00:34:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's why you keep her in a certain area don't let herrun around. that's too mcuh freedom for a dog, even children don't get that much freedom.
2006-07-28 00:33:19 · answer #11 · answered by someone! 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋