My puppy is ruining all her toys. We buy about 5 toys a week for her, and the first day she gets them she breaks them up. Is there any way to get her to stop?
I spend way to much money on my spoiled 7 month old´s toys? Is that wrong?
2007-01-07 01:04:49 · 17 answers · asked by daniellenrainey 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
My puppy is ruining all her toys. We buy about 5 toys a week for her, and the first day she gets them she breaks them up. Is there any way to get her to stop?
I spend way to much money on my spoiled 7 month old´s toys? Is that wrong?
I give her all the attention she wants. I am at the house all the time, and walk her 5 times a day, i live in a mountain village so her walks are long and exciting. I just dont know what else I can do
2007-01-07 01:16:54 · update #1
give her a 30-45 minute walk before you give him the toys, correct him when he starts getting too aggressive with them
2007-01-07 01:08:10 · answer #1 · answered by Luis T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't say what breed of dog you have. My Jack Russells (and every other Jack I know) continue to try to destroy their toys into adulthood.
I agree that the black Kongs seem stronger than the red ones--use these. Also, Planet Dog has hard rubber shaped bones that stand up pretty well.
Always give the dog hard rubber toys--no fabric, no plastic, no tennis balls. These are more expensive, but they're more difficult to destroy; and you don't run the risk of having hard materials getting swallowed and trapped in the dog's intestines. Try to buy toys that are slightly too large for the dog's mouth (so she can't close her mouth around it)--this will make it more difficult for her to get a grip on it.
Start with about five hard rubber toys, after that I would only give ONE new toy per month (until she has about 10 to 12 toys total)---this keeps the dog's interest from straying, and possibly destroying other things in the house. As the toys age and fall apart, remove them from circulation and replace with new ones.
In the interim, give her the cardboard cylinders from used toilet and paper towel rolls. This does make a mess, but it's an easy way to let her destroy something without her ruining a bought toy, and you don't have to worry about her ingesting material that will not pass through her system (my dogs regularly consume a little of the cardboard when doing this, but this passes quickly).
I usually give the dogs about two to three cylinders per week. If your family doesn't consume that much paper products, ask friends or family for theirs.
Some breeds were bred to search and destroy. Let the dog destroy something that has no negative consequences for either her or you. In the long run, it will be easier for you to adjust your behavior than trying to change your dogs instincts.
Good Luck!
2007-01-07 02:21:34 · answer #2 · answered by firehorsegirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your puppy may be teething and needs some stronger toys to chew on. There are some that you can buy (like baby teething rings) that you can freeze in the freezer that help numb the sore gums when the puppy chews. Also, someone else mentioned the black Kong toys. These are some of the toughest dog toys known to human or dog. I recommend something in that area that she can chew all she wants, but they won't be sestroyed.
2007-01-07 02:42:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have parrots and they have to have toys their whole life that could be 65 years. I spend 50bucks at least on just toys a month for them to destroy, and Its a bargain if you consider what they will chew up if they dont have toys. You can also make some. my grey has so many toys and he wants to purch on the waste basket and chew junk mail My teil took off the keys on my 1000 dollar laptop and chewed up the cord on a new vacuum the remotes have chewed up buttons that I have to pay for. Toys are just as much for you .You could use old tennis shoes after you clean them good, use a bungee cord with a ball attatched from ceiling so the dog will be chasing it and jumping up find baby toys
2007-01-07 02:22:59 · answer #4 · answered by Zane S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kong toys, nylabones and a few toys with the aid of a variety stated as o.ok. that makes those outstanding, goobery blue toys, maximum of that are geared up for canines to gnaw on. Kongs are in all probability superb for gnawing however. i've got in no way commonplace a dogs to tear up a Kong collectively as chewing.
2016-10-30 05:55:26 · answer #5 · answered by speth 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's normal since she's releasing pressure and anxiety on playing I would say that you allow her to play with one toy for 50 minutes or so, then change the toy she's got for another. See if you buy a rubber squishy thingy (like the ones shaped as hot dogs or hamburgers from Wal-Mart) it will be so hard for her to destroy it.
2007-01-07 01:16:18 · answer #6 · answered by Lil' Gay Monster 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daschund still does this and he's 2 years old. I have bought toys that were rated "for an aggressive chewer" from pet supply magazines. They were a little more expensive but worth it. I also buy him rawhide chews, which he loves. I have heard of rawhide being a choking hazard, but personally have never had any problem.
2007-01-07 02:57:33 · answer #7 · answered by blondie172 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
she's a puppy, that's what puppies do. Find stronger toys and give her lots of exercise. She'll grow out of it in a few months. At least she destroys her toys and not furniture.
2007-01-07 01:14:10 · answer #8 · answered by abby 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have eatten yung yang tang (dog soup) 5 or 6 times it's very good...
hey! don't knock it till you've tried it. By the way, pigs are smarter than dogs. When was the last time you had a hot dog or some bacon?
2007-01-07 01:09:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My puppy destroys her toys too. We recently got her a Black Kong. Black Kongs are stronger than the regular red ones. You can put treats in them too!
2007-01-07 01:08:22 · answer #10 · answered by poni_lvr 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋