chewing!!

[clairemacphee]

sasha is destroying everything i own. MY x box..my house phone..shoes..bags...clothes...my mobile phone...anything she can get her hands on she gets it. shes smashed my plates because she jumps on my bed table computer desk just to get anything and everything is getting ruined. how can i stop this?

[dogsbydoug]

How old is Sasha?

Has she any training?

Do you use a crate to contain her when you cannot supervise her?

How much exercise does she get daily?

Sounds like a bored puppy (or adult dog) with way too much energy...and way too much freedom!

[molochai2580]

How old is Sasha? Training and obedience classes will help. How about crating her when you can't be there to supervise her?

[poohbearsmom]

L E A S H your puppy.

Puppy proof your house.

Get into an obedience class and learn how to deal with your pup in a manner that she can understand.

[Cherry Heart]

When we brought Arwen home, she was always on a leash inside and out of the home. It made it easy to keep her close by so we could always have one eye on he. When we had to leave the house, she was put into an openwire crate. She thinks of her crate as her bedroom, and runs right in. We leave her with a toy that can't be destroyed (a nyla bone or such) and she just sleeps and chews on a toy untill we return. We would sometimes let her wander, but we followed close behind to give her a "no" if she tried to get into trouble.

Taking her to obedience class will also help. Arwen started class at 16 weeks, but she could have started at 8-12 weeks and it would have been great. They all go through this stage, we just have to keep an eye out and play play play, train train train. Tired puppy = Happy Puppy.

[clairemacphee]

shes 15 weeks on wed. she is just been bad for it the past week...is she teething?

[Trace]

Sounds like a normal Rottn baby to me! Put what you value where she can't get to it, she needs constant supervision when she's not crated, make sure she has a variety of appropriate toys to chew on and if she does get into something she's not spose to, redirect redirect, redirect. If you are consistent she will catch on quickly and the worst of this stage will be over in no time.

[dogsbydoug]

Originally Posted by clairemacphee

shes 15 weeks on wed. she is just been bad for it the past week...is she teething?

Could be teething, could be boredom, could be alot of things - but YOU have to be the one to show her what is right and what is not - so if you cannot supervise her, crate her or put her in an ExPen near you with an appropriate chew item.

It will only get worse unless you teach her what she is and is not allowed to chew - not to mention the possibility of expensive surgery to repair a blockage if something she should not chew gets stuck in her intestines...

[moondog]

Originally Posted by clairemacphee

sasha is destroying everything i own. MY x box..my house phone..shoes..bags...clothes...my mobile phone...anything she can get her hands on she gets it. shes smashed my plates because she jumps on my bed table computer desk just to get anything and everything is getting ruined. how can i stop this?

Originally Posted by clairemacphee

shes 15 weeks on wed. she is just been bad for it the past week...is she teething?

Yes, she's teething. She needs an assortment of safe chew toys to satisfy her need to chew. Items you don't want chewed need to be put up and away, out of reach.

That said, she's not jumping on your bed, table, computer desk because she's teething, she's doing it because she doesn't know she's not supposed to. Get her in a group obedience class so you can learn how to teach her the basics of good manners, which is very important for her to learn as early as possible.

[clairemacphee]

shes got heaps of toys..and plenty of chews.

[Cherry Heart]

When Arwen was teething, she didn't want many of her "normal" toys. We ended up taking a few washclothes we didn't mind getting nasty, folding them into a rectangle, wetting them down and freezing them in ziplocks. Arwen could chew them for awhile at a time and it helped with her teething. They also sell freezer bones, but washclothes were cheap, on hand, and we had about 5 frozen at a time, always rotating.

[dogsbydoug]

Originally Posted by clairemacphee

shes got heaps of toys..and plenty of chews.

OK, so it sounds like the pup might be bored...and need to be taught what she is allowed to chew and how to play with the 'heaps of toys' versus what she seems to think are her toys - that's where YOU come into the picture

If you can't watch her, contain her - crate, ExPen, leash...