Jackson tends to chew when he's bored. Like, this week it rained all day on Thursday and he did not get any outdoor exercise on Wednesday so after two days of being cooped in the house, he starts finding all these little things. Thursday night I swear I took like 20 things out of his mouth. First, it was a pen cap. Then it was a lid from a bottle of water. Then it was a plastic piece from a kids toy. Then he chewed off Barbie Doll's arm. I was like OMG! That's what happens when he doesn't get his exercise in... so I just wear him out. Generally, we go for a 1-2 hour walk per day and if we don't get a walk in, we go to the dog park. Then at home we play fetch outside for about 15 minutes (and we live on a STEEP hill so I make him run up hill). Indoors we do between 10-30 minutes of mental stimulation stuff, so clicker training every night. With just that stuff, he's content to lay around more and not find every little thing to chew. He only chews when he's bored. So anyways, I guess my point is, how much energy is he getting out during the day? |