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Question

we were given a beautiful dog, still a pup , ( chow & shephard ) mix . we have bought him alot of toys and he is so, so playful . we buy him the best of food , brush his beautiful white wavy coat of fur . but the thing about it is he is very michevous. he tears the screen from the door and even tears plastic apart from things that are kept covered outside . he is a very good watch dog . very alert to everything . we love him so much . does he do michevious things for attention or he needs another dog to play with ? i know he is a pup still , but he is growing fast and my husband scolds him to stop doing what he is doing , but he runs around all over the yard and jumps and gallops and just shows off , very playful , but the tearing part, damages that he does is what i don't like . i could use the information . .....thank-you ,

we both work, but in the afternoon, especially my husband spends the rest of the afternoon and night with him and he loves it . on week-ends is especially time for him too .

Answer 1

He might be teething. He is a pup and even puppies teeth. Try buying Bitter Apple Spray from the pet store (Petsmart) and spray it on the things he is trying to chew on. Also, if you see him being destructive, yell at him and give him a rawhide or pig ear or something he CAN chew on right away. Then, praise him for chewing his treat, toy, etc. Puppies are a handful. Give him some time. He will calm down some as time goes by. If he is still hyper, you may consider neutering him as it can help hyperactivity. I don't necessarily agree with it but it does work.

Good luck!

Answer 2

It sounds like he enjoys the time you spend with him so much that he wants more of it. Negative attention is better than no attention. All the toys you buy for him aren't nearly as important to him, as the time you spend playing with him with the toys. Especially if he's an out door dog, you can't just forget about him. He's still a pup and needs lots of play time, training and praise. Chow's and Shepard's are active dogs that need lots of running and lots of loving too. You might want to put things up that he may destroy to keep the destruction and your temper down. Don't scold too much when he's really just telling you he misses you and loves you and wants to be with you. Give him some extra attention and see if his behavior changes. Good luck!

Answer 3

I agree with Kristen. I've had quite a few pups, but never one of a large breed such as yours. It's just a guess, but I think they all do pretty much the same things. My babies liked to chew furniture. Chairs, coffee tables, things of that nature. The only way to defer them is to be with them as much as possible; they hate to be alone. As Kristen said, offer them a substitute immediately. They will learn not to do this damage. Unfortunately, by then, the damage is done. Wish I could offer more help. Puppies will be puppies. Good luck!

Answer 4

Some good website to go to are.....

www.ceasermilian.com (2 me better dog whisperer)
or
www.thedogwhisperer.com (says origial dog whisperer)

The first one I gave you is general care.... you can research everything for free.
The second one is for him to directly contact you. Like you pay something like $100 (I no expensive) and he will call you like 5 times, then email you 10 times or something like that.
I have used both of these websites throughout my years.... for all of my 17 dogs..... they have worked so great. Like on www.thedogwhisperer.com, I did plan 3!!! I no it was like $595 but it worked so good! and now because of how good he is I enter him in (non-pro) agility competitions. He is a shih poo if u r wondering. Back to subject.... (sorry) You should deffinitly try one of those two sites. They work great!!!! :)
good luck!!!!

Answer 5

Puppies need LOTS of attention. Big dogs especially. I don't know how much attention you 're giving this dog, but it sounds like shes not getting to much.
Somebody really needs to be home with her almost all the time. Or else you need to have a kennel to put her in while you're out.

Answer 6

the best thing for destructive behaviour if you can't be available 24/7 is crate training. put him in the crate when you are home first to get him used to it he will learn to accept it as his territory then once he is comfortable in the crate lock it when you are not home. it really works ,had the same problem with my husky and after about 2 months she stopped chewing everything in sight.