Sherridin

Thanks to everyone for their comments and you are all completely right. Countless times I've told him that if he didn't want stuff chewed he should put it away after he's finished with it..... So far she's gone through: the car; my son's shoulder pads for football; his football boots; hubby's air line for the compressor; about 5 black garbage bags of garden waste; approximately 10 of my daughters stuffed toys.. Oh and she LOVES ripping the towels off the clothes line. But nothing of mine - I PUT MY STUFF AWAY!!! (heeheehee) And digging holes in the yard - I can handle in the garden for burying bones & chicken wings, the bushes all hide the holes but in the lawn!?! She has a kennel under our deck with blankets (that she doesn't chew) and I suppose that this could be meshed in so we could secure her there of a night. She also has about three different kong's that I stuff with peanut butter before I go to work. The kids take her over the park and she runs wild each afternoon. She has ropes and balls but I guess those toys are for two. I even found a chewed up coke can the other day!! I think the answer here is more excersize - god knows I could do with it too!! Thanks again to everyone who's offered their suggetions.

Hi everyone.... I'm new here. I have a seven month old australian shepherd and she's OUT OF CONTROL! Hubby has a project car, and as you can probably imagine, it's in bits in the yard that Jess owns. She has last night, chewed part of the roof lining (the bit that runs down the door pillars) which is very expensive to replace and he's hopping mad, threatening to be rid of her. Has anyone got any suggestions as to products I could use to keep her away from the car? She's going to be a good dog if we can only survive the puppyness - any hints or tips to steer her away from what we see as distructive behaviour, but to her is a way to relieve the boredom when we're all in bed? Anything would be helpful....... Thanks, Sherridin.