I forgot to add that she has been kenneled, many times - everytime we put her in there..and come home, she poops in her kennel. EVERYTIME she has done it, over 10 times. She doesnt pee in it, just poop. Its very frustrating - So I felt that I needed to add that, because I was getting a lot of responses that I need to crate her...but Ive tried this...and for the record, she is 8 months old, and she is a blue heeler/black lab mix.
When I say she rips up everything.....I mean EVERYTHING!
Any help I would greatly appreciate it!
2007-09-12 15:29:47 · 5 answers · asked by Ashley M 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
If she's pooping in the crate, there might be a couple of reasons:
1. She has too much room. Use the crate divider to give her less space, for now.
2. You're feeding her too much.
You might want to adjust her meals a tad bit, in combo with adjusting the crate size.
2007-09-12 15:40:58 · answer #1 · answered by raticals.com 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If she has been pooping in her kennel, she has probably been eating too close to the time she is being kenneled. At 8 months, she could be fed once in the morning and once in the evening. Be sure she poops before she goes in the kennel. Take her out on a leash when you take her out to poop, and watch closely when you're out with her...they are creatures of habit, and likely act nearly the same and go to the same general area before they do their business...use these clues to help get her to go after eating. Keeping her on a leash for poop breaks can clue her in to what she is outside for.
As far as her ripping up everything, around 8-9 months, most puppies enter their "second" chewing stage...they'll start shredding everything they can get into their mouths...this is a good reason to go back to the kennel. Do a search online for a product called "Chew Guard", it's the only product I have used that really deters chewing on inappropriate objects. Make sure she has PLENTY of toys to choose from: plush, hard rubber (like Kong), soft latex toys, even those "teether" toys that you fill with water and put in your freezer. Giving her a good choice of things she can chew on can also alleviate the damage she can cause.
Larger breeds, in my experience, tend to chew into an older age (2 of mine were almost 3 before we trusted them completely), and of course, bigger teeth=more damage.
Go back to the crate, and keep with it, I understand it's frustrating, but most people have the most success with this method. I hope things work out for you.
2007-09-12 22:50:41 · answer #2 · answered by Leigh 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Sam's Club, they sell an outdoor kennel 5x5 x 5 with a roof
That way if she goes, there will be enough room to get out of it. One of my dogs has this, we call it his condo, it has a cot bed, a carpet indoor outdoor type, and a bucket of H2O available at all times, also toys. He loves it, even when the door is open, he will be upside down on his cot sleeping...He is about 110 lbs, rottweiler...
2007-09-12 22:38:53 · answer #3 · answered by Kiki B 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
get a smaller place to confine the dog. that is these dogs do not want to sleep in the poop. the dog must be pup. get the dog some toys and showthem how to play that will help. but they do chew need raw hides also. takec are.
2007-09-16 20:40:59 · answer #4 · answered by Tsunami 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok, i read this question and the last one...
can i ask how often you walk the dog?? and how far???
my pup is almost 5 mo, and can handle almost 2 miles....
on days i see she is acting up, not listening, i know we need to give her more activity... lots of activity.......walk, walk, walk..
i even learned to rollerblade this summer, just so i could go a little faster and get her tired, then we only need to do about a mile. she gets tired, comes homes, drinks water, and takes a nap...........
2007-09-12 23:26:07 · answer #5 · answered by im a goonie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋