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01-17-2013, 10:42 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: United States
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| Help please. She's eating the house Trixie is around 8 months old now and we are at our wits end with her. We can't let her roam the house because she's still not fully potty trained. Even with newspaper and a pad out she will still find a spot on mom's rugs to squat without any warning. So, we keep her in a gated hallway by the laundry room when we are away or can't watch her closely. The problem is she is eating the room She has chewed on every door frame, the wooden doors themselves she has even tried the wall paneling. I have tried everything I can think of to get her to stop. I gave her a brand new toy last night and this morning Mom wakes me up fussing she caught her chewing on the door to the garage. We used very thick plastic baby gates to cover most of the wood in her room but she still seems to find a place to chew and we're running out of plastic to cover the area. I would put her with Xena in the kitchen but they still fight for dominance half the time and if she chews on the cabinets Mom will try to give her away. I don't want to take that chance. She's not just chewing her walls, I have to replace her toys every other week. I am fine with that if she would chew up her toys and not the wall I would be so happy. I have tried the no chew bitter tasting spray, new toys, giving her raw hides to chew on. Nothing seems to be working. How do I get her to stop chewing on all the wood in her room? Any advice would help greatly. Also, when do puppies stop teething? When can I expect her to get past this stage? Xena is 7 months, she chewed the door frame once and then never again has she even tried, the kitchen cabinets are safe. So I don't understand why Trixie is so determined to find wood to chew on. |
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01-17-2013, 11:01 AM | #2 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: New City NY USA
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| My yogi helped redecorate by chewing wallpaper off the walls so I understand what you are going through! Try a puppy playpen so no access to walls or door frames. Also seek out other chewys like bully sticks and Himalayan dog chews as mine loves these and has stopped eating walls for now!! |
01-17-2013, 11:41 AM | #3 | |
Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas
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I had a puppy chew off the wall paper in the master bath....thank God it was an area about 4" x 5".....and he didnt eat the wall itself. I have had them chew up the corners on custom made cabinets in my kitchen....the list goes on and on....FINALLY, I learned you can not block off a puppy in a room...you must get a play pen or an x-pen, set it up on pee pads, away from walls, cabinets, furniture, etc.... and put that rascle in there when you can not be watching her constantly....and get the chewies mentioned in the above post....my dogs love those....BTW, I have ruined expensive wicker furniture, spraying legs and arms of chairs and sofas, with that bitter apple stuff trying to keep the babies chewing stuff up..... Last edited by Yorkiemom1; 01-17-2013 at 11:42 AM. | |
01-17-2013, 12:10 PM | #4 |
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| Yorkiemon1 nailed it. Confinement to a pen or crate when you can't watch the dog. I'd ad that probably one wants to be sure that puppy is getting a lot of physical exercise, some training, good rugged play sessions and interactive one-on-one in order for the little one to have some work and achievement in life and play in life and have a chance at real connection with you, his person on top of everything else. When that kind thing isn't mentioned in a post, we can't know if the dog is getting outside and walked frequently or played with a good deal or anything but where you have a dog chewing a lot, part of the problem can be boredom and just chewing to do something as that one little room is boring for long periods of time. Usually when a dog is well exercised and has a lot of interaction with its family, it learns to just nap and relax when they are away, busy about the house with other things and store up energy for when the family is available. haha. So, just wear that little one out in walking, exercising, playing, training in addition to the adding the chewing toys and kongs filled with kibble, etc., if you aren't already doing that. If you are doing all of that with the dog already, just ignore this post as it doesn't apply but just wanted to add those thoughts in case the dog has a pretty sedentary life!
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01-17-2013, 12:49 PM | #5 | |
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01-17-2013, 03:37 PM | #6 |
2+2=4 X the Love ♥ Donating Member | I remember those days, so not fun ! This is why a cage train my pups.... All four of them were cage trained which cut back on the amount of chewing they did. Because when we were no home they where in their cage. When we were home we leashed trained them which allowed us to catch them in the act and correct them on the spot. When no caged or leashed we watched them like a hawk. There were many occasions when we got distracted thinking the kids would be on puppy duty and they would not always be aware of their whereabouts. Which allowed them to seize their opportunity to chew. Mostly on my baseboards sometimes on my kitchen chairs. When we got our first pup over 25 yrs ago we didn't know about cage or leash traininig and that dog age through everything inludig the walls, drywall and wood stairs. Even the wooden suport beam in ou garage. You name it he chewed/ate it. I will never ever try not to cage train a pup again. I defiantly have less havoc and damage done to my home because of it. It is not too late for you to cage train your pup and defiantly never too late to start leach training also know as (umbilical cord training). There are tips on both on my site if you care to take a look.
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