How do I stop my dog from scratching the wallpaper?

Question

I have a border collie and she is nearly seven. Recently she started to scratch the wallpaper when we are out. As we only wallpapered last year you can imagine we are not best pleased. She has toys and a lovely bed to lie in. Can anyone suggest any remedies please?

Answer 1

You may have a mouse behind the wall that she's heard (particularly at this time of year). The kong/peanut butter ideas is a good one, but also consider setting a couple of mouse traps in your cellar or other places she cannot gain access to.

.

Answer 2

Man I'm sorry about this problem. But I'm totally in agreement with the mouse theory.
Because I have dogs that will kill themselves to get to a rodent, I purchased an electric mouse/rat repeller. I put it in the garage where my mouse are most likely to enter my home. It really works, because if I get a mouse in my house, It's a wild and crazy ride until it is gone.
If you set any traps be careful that your dogs can't get to it..OUCH! Or if you use poison then be triple careful.
Plus walk your dog more right now, or play fetch with her so that she burns up some of the energy.
Get some Hartz spray can of "HELP" spray that where she's been scratching. The stuff really repells dogs and cats from whatever is there. But the stuff is a bit stinky so go easy.
Best of luck, happy new year.

Answer 3

Well, I hope you don't think my answer is stupid, because it works. Put double-sided tape on the areas where she likes to scratch, or single-sided tape but doubled over in a loop so the sticky part is exposed. Dogs don't like sticky stuff on their paws. Change the tape frequently to avoid overworn sticky residue. When guests are over, take off the tape. When you're not home, if all else fails, barricade the hallways so she can't go there. You may have to move her food to a different spot, and yes, it'll be a hassle, but it's better than destroyed wallpaper.

Answer 4

get a crate and put the dog in when you are not at home. you will have to get the dog used to the crate before you can even consider putting her into it. i have a dog that scratched the molding around the door and dug up my carpet. she has been using the crate since she was a pup. i wanted to see if i could trust leaving her in my bedroom when i had to leave, well, that didn't quite work. i feel much better putting her in the crate when i leave, it keeps her safe and also saves my home from further destruction.

Answer 5

A dog should be trained on how to eat, walk with you, not to bark, potty training and sleep on its place etc. You can teach anything to your puppy, dogs get trained easily with some good instructions. If you want some good training tips visit https://tr.im/J27jk

If properly trained, they should also understand whistle and gesture equivalents for all the relevant commands, e.g. short whistle or finger raised sit, long whistle or flat hand lay down, and so on.

It's important that they also get gestures and whistles as voice may not be sufficient over long distances and under certain circumstances.

Answer 6

he's probably releasing his energy on the wall.
try taking him for long walks to tire him out.
or u can scold him every time u catch him sratching the wall and he'll eventually get the idea not to scratch the wall
also if he isn't scratching the wall at certain times, give him treats so that he knows he's being good

Answer 7

1

Answer 8

Do you have a Kong for her? You can fill that with peanut butter and dogs love it! Ours was scratching the wood staircase posts and once we got him a Kong- he pretty much stopped.Good luck.

Answer 9

Borders are hyper in breed anyway and she gets angry that you are leaving her (god forbid) does she do this all over the room or one spot. She could be telling you something else. Did you just make a move , have a baby, or disrupt her life as she sees it anyway? I would like to know. Happy New Year