He has 6 different Kong type/ball food dispensers, loads of soft and hard toys, balls etc. Chews of various types. None given to him all at once, is played with alot and excersized, but still is chewing skirting boards and ripping off wallpaper, and "stealing" anything that he can find the minute my back is turned.
2006-09-27 00:34:56 · 21 answers · asked by Outhval 7 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Further details: He has been "done". Has all his second teeth, he is nearly 8 months old, has roasted bones, TV and music left on, and has my attention as much as possible, is crated when I go out, which isnt for long, and is always walked and fed first. Realise he is a big attention seeker, but cant think of anything more to keep him happy.
2006-09-27 00:58:17 · update #1
A lab and a beagle cross?
You have a mixture of two breeds who are bred specifically to work and run outdoors and both breeds tend to be a bit hyperactive. Generally, when they are young, labs are chewers....of anything, even rocks. I once assisted in surgery on a Lab to remove a TV remote control from his stomach! As far as the Beagle, they tend to follow their nose and commonly wander off due to that fact. You will have your hands full with this puppy. As once person suggested, some of his chewing can be due to teething. Hopefully maturity will mellow him a bit, but until then......keep him crated when you are not home to help prevent him from destroying the house. The Kongs are great to keep him occupied for a while. I fill Kongs with a few treats and a small amount of peanut butter to plug the hole for some of my more " excitable" clients.
When you are home walk him a lot...and please don't use a retractable leash. Use a lead that allows you to have some control over your dog.
I would suggest that you contact a good obedience school for you and your dog. Good luck with him....I bet he is cute when he's not tearing down the house! :)
I forgot one thing to mention, if you've not read the book, Marley and Me, http://www.marleyandme.com/ I would suggest that you read it. It is a wonderful story of a mischievious Lab and how the owners deal with his exciteablity and the unconditional love they have for him. Hopefully, you can read it and say, "My dog is not that bad!" :)
2006-09-27 01:09:05 · answer #1 · answered by Free Bird 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Someone told me once that a beagle is like a toddler that never grows up. Mixed with an inquisitive lab, you get double the fun and also trouble :-) Just be patient and he will outgrow the puppy stage eventually. I would keep him crated when you are busy and he cannot be supervised. There are pens that you can buy to keep him near you safely while you are busy. This is a working dog and very active. Make sure he is walked at least 3 times a day for an average of 30 minutes each. Walk him before he is left alone and that will help. Make sure the walk is vigorous, not leisure like. Good luck. I am sure he is adorable.
2006-09-27 00:43:05 · answer #2 · answered by NK 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Chewing would indicate teething to me. We've got a coffee table that has teeth marks in it all over the place from where our labby chewed when she was teething. (Oddly enough, our human daughter tries to chew the table too!)
Stealing... our labby steals when she is trying to get our attention. If your pup is stealing, it might be that he just needs some more time with you. Our pup also steals when she's stressed... I know it might sound strange, but you could think about just getting down on the floor with him for at least a set amount of time a day and having "puppy time". It might help curb some of the stealing.
All that being said... I don't know about beagles, but labbies can be high energy. Our pup could have every toy in the pet shop, and still would chew and steal. She's a bit more mature now (she'll be 6 on Christmas day) and she's calmed down alot, but she still is a handful. My husband says that it can take a few years for labbies to calm down... our pup just started calming down over the last two years. Be prepared, it might be a while before he stops his thieving, chewing ways!
2006-09-27 01:00:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
he is chewing not necessarily because he is bored but perhaps because he is teething. Buy him a large roasted bone from your pet shop to chew on to help loosen his baby teeth. You can also make frozen ice lollies for him out of frozen large marrow bones, all of which will help numb the pain in his gums.
Is he left alone all day long?
2006-09-27 00:38:45 · answer #4 · answered by fenlandfowl 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ok, you have enuff toys for him, thats good.......But not good enuff!! He steals things and chews things to GET YOUR ATTENTION. He is part lab? You need to interact with the dog. All the bad things that are being done are to get you to pay attention to him. A dog doesnt know good attention form bad attention. All he knows is that when he does something, right or wrong, YOU PAY ATTENTION to him. Also, being a puppy? He's gonna do puppy things like get into things and teeth (chewing). get rawhides, the flavored ones, they help. but most important? PAY ATTENTION TO HIM.
2006-09-27 00:47:46 · answer #5 · answered by Jack 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
My Lab cross was that way when he was a puppy, they crave attention. This is a good time to teach the dog tricks.
My lab would steel any tools I set down, wrenches ,sockets , hammers .annoying but kind of funny.
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2016-04-21 10:44:05 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont pay any attention to the dog just b4 u go out and certainly dont give him treats. i would just be calm, with him and speak firmly to him. say something like out b4 u go and he will eventually regonise this with being left alone.the more u give him attention the more he will want it they r very clever dogs. praise him on your return and give him food and treats then.it will take time but he will adapt, maybe even eventually being left out of the cage and distroying nothing.
he is only reacting to the behaviour you are showing him.
with regards to the damage he is causing do not react to it tell him off firmly but thats it.
the more attenttion u show him the more he will look for it
2006-09-27 01:34:22 · answer #8 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sounds like he's teething. My pups exctly the same. Hiding treats is a good idea, pref healthy ones!
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