I have recently bought a puppy/dog (under a year but not sure how old) from a rescue centre, he really is quite good except from 2 things one he keeps peeing up bags, black bags, carrier bags, laundry bags, luggage bags even hand bags. The other thing more seriously he keeps chewing through wires, luckily none so far have been plugged in but it could be very dangerous if he carries on, he is very nervous of us still so it is hard to punish him any advice would be appreciated.
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If you carried something small like one of those old black cases that holds camera film and filled it with some coins you could still use it out. Better than him getting electricuted.
As suggested if you catch him in the act, (we used a coke bottle with pebbles in it, the noise startles them) I confess to telling ours to F*** off if caught chewing just be consistant with what you decide as a deterant Oi, No, ARrrrrgh whatever . After the event is no good, he will have forgotten as soon as he did it. If there is a particular place he favours smear Vick's sinex on the item does no harm, makes their eyes water....................
And dont listen to MOG, Bailey wants a playmate............Get him into a training class if nothing else to get him socialised. It will also teach him some manners in dog world and the human one : )
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Progress Dog training Sidcup as recommmended by German Shepherds ; )
Just looked at the picture again, I'm guessing a bit here but he could be teething.!
Get him a teething toy, Kongs are the best but expensive. Small bones, (please do not cook them) chicken carcass will keep him occupied, once again dont cook it. The bones only become brittle when cooked.
The chewing may also be a boredom problem, with Kongs you can fill them with treats and watch them work it out.
1. I leave her with a few treats in an empty card box (cereal, toothpaste or whatever) when I go out and she has great delight in shredding it to get at the treats and it distracts her from me going. Ok so it's a mess, but it goes in the recycling bin afterwards anyway. Never had much success with 'Kongs'.
2. To keep her away from wires etc. when she was young, I bought some plastic coated wire panels approx 50 x 70 cm from Homebase or a Garden Centre and tied three together to act as a fence around precious (you must not touch) areas. They weren't that expensive and fold up for storage.
The worse she will do now is shred a tissue if she finds one.
Sorry Sadie, I missed the peeing thing last night!
If I'm right and he's still a baby he will not have bladder control yet, therefore will only go 2 maybe 3 hours before wanting to go out, look for the signs :excessive circling, with nose down and arse up, after a drink/meal take him to the garden after exercise he will want to go.
We were woken every 2 hours by Bailey at 3 months, one suggestion if I may? Crate training............all dogs love a den get him a crate it will teach about where and where not to mess, when he wakes from a kip straight outside he goes and when he does, plenty of praise. He'll soon associate going outside for a dump/wee is a good thing. If like Bailey he loves his crate he'll go there when he wants a bit of piece and quiet, cover it with a blanket he'll turn into his safe place.
Obviously when you are not watching, but what I'm asking do you when you go out leave the dog in the lounge?
or has he done when you've just left him briefly to put the kettle on?
'The dog is punishing you for leaving it?
Just my opinion ; )
A dog is a social animal, it runs in packs it looks to you for leadership and guidence. It wants you to be pack leader if you dont take it up he will lead you. It has to taught our ways, leave it to it own devices it will run you ragged. I got told before I bought Bailey 'There is no such thing as a bad dog only a bad handler' and if you cant put the time in get a cat!
Your assumption that SJs dog is punishing her for leaving him alone is probably wide of the mark, they simply are not clever enough to hold a grudge. I've corrected my dog many a time, we both work so he is left, he sleeps downstairs in his crate but the door is unlocked, but never once has he trashed our house. some very minor damage when he was 10/12 weeks old (chewed a frame)
Boredom or as SJ says new carpet where the dog slept, is the more likely reason is the sleeping area has been covered. Whenever Baileys bedding is replaced we always leave the old stuff in there to get his smell on it before removing it. The new carpet has been touched by many people and has so many new smells on it and as well as that someone's laid it on top of his bed.
Recall training, try putting her on a lunge line 10/20 metres (not one of those awful extending leads) unless your dog is no bigger than a Yorkie! Whatever is your dogs favourite toy, remove it from circulation it becomes a training aid and not a toy. When calling you dog use a ridiculously hi pitched excitable voice to call her when she gets there play tug and after a few seconds let her win a play with the toy, but get it back and put it away. Repeat two or three times every session. You have to make yourself more attractive than whatever your dog has seen. Give it a try, as you said theres not much better buzz than enjoying your dog! Well just one, doing the training yourself ; )
Trust me he will suss you out straight away, and realise thats what he has to do to be let out. Eventually he will realise that it his little bolt hole, his little sanctuary away from the hustle and bustle of the house and disappear at his leisure. Good luck. ; )
i think the cage ,especially for a small dog is a great idea ,familiar smells and noises such as a clock/imitation heartbeat and radio left on can be helpful ,also company in the form of another dog, for practicalities sake an enclosed space sounds good but stick with him ...what a beautiful dog
http://www.doglistener.co.uk/fearful_dogs/separation_anxiety.shtml
Hope this and some of what I said will help.
By all means lead him to it, put his favourite treat in there, maybe a chicken wing or something. Just dont shut the door he will be suspicous at first, once he realises there's something in there he'll be
tempted, it a case of what is stronger his fear or his hunger. Judging by his reluctance to go near it, I wouldnt try to put him in there tonight, he will scream the house down you will go and let him out because of the neighbours and all will be lost. One potential way
around that is to put his crate in
your room, not something I would enjoy but he will be calmer because you are there, but then you have the challenge of moving his crate back downstairs. Dont give in to him ; )
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Thanks for your comments, we are certainly aware that we have failed to train our Tibetan Terrier as we should have done. Unfortunately I made the decision to buy what I now call my Tibetan Terrorist having rescued and taken in one of my Grandaughters who had got herself into a bad place, making my wife ill. I made the decision to buy Tootsie who is now a much loved member of the family hoping that it would help us to settle down, which I'm pleased to say we have done.
I would be interested to know what a lunge line is, and what the advantage would be.