AussieDog Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 I just noticed I hadn't seen my puppies for a good 10mins - they usually are joined to my hip. I wondered outside only to find them both lieing in the dirt (the grass is long dead) chewing on my book - ironically titled "Don't Shoot The Dog!". It's come to the point that if ANYTHING is lost in the house, the first place we look is in the backyard - nothing is safe. The other day we came home to find they had pulled a dozen DVD's OFF the bookcase, chewed the cover, chewed the insert and in one case got the dvd out and chewed that. Besides not leaving things out, anyone with any suggestions to stop this naughty behaviour. Everything is taken - shoes, clothes, kids sofas, hairbrushes, beauty products, pillows, blankets - anything they can fit out the doggie door (which is big enough for a 3y/o to crawl through) goes. They have tons of toys - kongs, teddy's, ropes, things hanging off the pergola, bones to chew - treat puzzles, ice blocks. They are taken for walks, runs - plus at the moment i'm home for the best part of the entire day. They just are super naughty! HELLLPPPPPPP please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirty Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 They are puppies. :rolleyes: What breed are they? Perhaps you need to consider keeping them outside for longer, so they have less opportunities to be naughty! And when they are inside, perhaps they can have restricted access - buy a baby gate and confine them to just one or two rooms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Best of luck, i have a 4 year old who STILL does that!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieDog Posted January 26, 2007 Author Share Posted January 26, 2007 They are puppies. :rolleyes: What breed are they? Perhaps you need to consider keeping them outside for longer, so they have less opportunities to be naughty! And when they are inside, perhaps they can have restricted access - buy a baby gate and confine them to just one or two rooms. I know they are puppies which is why I don't get mad or smack them when they chew everything. They are both Heeler X's. We have tried the restricted access while we are home, but both of them jump straight over the gates. We have used both the kids ones and a dog pen - both of which are up to 1m in height - both dogs can get over. They are locked outside for a good couple of hours each day - thats when they catch up on there digging, barking and chewing of all our plants. I understand they are puppies, and that two puppies equals more naughtiness, i spose i was just venting and to see if anyone else has these problems with there pups and to hopefully hear that they grow out of it. But thank you for your suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieDog Posted January 26, 2007 Author Share Posted January 26, 2007 Best of luck, i have a 4 year old who STILL does that!! Oh joy. Actually Terrorbull i was reading your posts last night about your pups "consuming" items. I know it's very serious and dangerous - but it did make me laugh out loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Net Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 I've always had puppies who chew, dig, bark, run around like crazy, jump, etc, etc. Its exhausting I know, but hopefully they will soon grow out of it. Maybe they are ready for "puppy school". LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack@sandysmum Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 (edited) We ended up making a pen for Jack to go in whilst we aren't home...... the only thing he chews now is logs of wood....... the worst thing he chewed was the trailer attachment that goes from the boat trailer to the car, it was fixed once then he did it again, we are also just recovering some chairs that he decided to chew and he is only seven months! Edited January 26, 2007 by Jack@sandysmum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoemonster Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 :rolleyes: If I lose anything I check the dogs cubby house first! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Best of luck, i have a 4 year old who STILL does that!! Oh joy. Actually Terrorbull i was reading your posts last night about your pups "consuming" items. I know it's very serious and dangerous - but it did make me laugh out loud. Wait till you have to take your dog to the vet to get a pink blankie out of his bum - Then tell me how funny it is!! :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack@sandysmum Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 (edited) Wait till you have to take your dog to the vet to get a pink blankie out of his bum - Then tell me how funny it is!! :rolleyes: OMG what happened?? Edited January 26, 2007 by Jack@sandysmum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambervale Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 (edited) [ Wait till you have to take your dog to the vet to get a pink blankie out of his bum - Then tell me how funny it is!! :rolleyes: edited to apologise Terrorbull. I am sure it wasnt funny but I just cracked up when I read that! Edited January 26, 2007 by Ambervale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOE Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Wait till you have to take your dog to the vet to get a pink blankie out of his bum - Then tell me how funny it is!! :rolleyes: OMG what happened?? Atlas would have ate it of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livi Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Wait till you have to take your dog to the vet to get a pink blankie out of his bum - Then tell me how funny it is!! :rock you must admit...once the panic subsides and the dog is OK, that is almost worth the vet bill funny :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asal Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 maybe ill get flamed for saying it but until they are through the puppy phase have you thought of buying a pen that you can put them in when your busy and unable to supervise them? the cost of the pen is nothing compared to the total you will discover their growing up antics have cost you in destroyed things. i know we were pretty shocked when we added up ours to find neiger had chomped his way through $3,000 worth if we wanted to replace what he had destroyed. not forgetting the cost of vet bills when they get into something dangerous, a friends puppies screams found he was impaled on one of the lounge springs. goodness knows how he manged to tear one end free and it went through his lower jaw comming out under his tongue. they had to dismantle the lounge and take him spring and all to the vet. another decided the sheepskin rug was delightfull. result belly and intestines full of wool. the only way to save him was surgical removal of all of it and there was more than a bucketfull came out. a nice snug 12 x 10 run with roof sounds amazingly cheap by comparison. far safer for them too. even if you will want to onsell it after they have finished the puppy phase and become model citizens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Wait till you have to take your dog to the vet to get a pink blankie out of his bum - Then tell me how funny it is!! :rock you must admit...once the panic subsides and the dog is OK, that is almost worth the vet bill funny :rolleyes: No way My poor boy (vet asked me about it last week, i didnt see my normal vet, and when i took him in she looked at his record - Asked me, very serious - Then stopped, said "oh shit, i cant do this" and left the room laughing OP - My dear boy, as i said, eats EVERYTHING, he had a pink blankie he was sleeping on (my old one)and started to eat it - I came home from work with it hanging out his bum, so i had to take my big tuff MALE BULL TERRIER to the vets with a pink blankie hanging out of him... Not a dry eye in the place, they were all in tears laughing at him - and to make it worse... 3 people from work where there, as well as one of my pet sitting clients *sigh* Bloody dogs!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gretel Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Terrorbull there is no doubt about it - your dog is a classic!!!! :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTD Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 (edited) Maybe a book in the making :rolleyes: "the Adventure of Atlas -one very tough Bull Terrior " Edited January 26, 2007 by magthedag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 :rolleyes: Ci has been bugging me since i joined here to do that. Dont have it in me to do that My poor boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTD Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 think of the $$$$ can pay his own vet bills then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 He will prob just eat the book before i get a chance to release it :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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