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Originally Posted by FirstYorkie Dougal&Little already gave you good advise about the biting aspect.
As far as the destroying things, I'd do 2 things.
First, when I couldn't keep an eagle eye on him, I'd contain him in an area where he couldn't do so much damage (maybe the laundry room? Or, teach him to like being in a crate?).
Second, this dog sounds like he has a very strong need to CHEW. I would keep chew toys around at all times. I realize they won't last long, but I'd rather he chewed up toys than my house! I'd give him frozen, stuffed kongs. Many people on this list dislike rawhide, but I'm not one of them unless he's really tiny. I'd give him lots of bones to chew on (rawhide or otherwise). If you're feeding him soft dog food, I'd switch him to kibble.
You might also do things to make his food last longer. There are fun toys for sale at the petstores that make the dog "work" to get the food out. Or, toss some of his kibble out in the yard so that he has to search to find it. Get the idea? |
This is what we did too when Chachi went through his destructive period. We always made sure he had plenty to chew on. He would chew things up rather fast so I was always replacing them. We would freeze his kong with yoqurt in it. Chachi outgrew that period but there are still some times now where he will want to chew on something he is not supposed to. Good luck