please help, i dont know what else to do...
 

Aerie has been doing really good but recently my kids have been playing with him more and more and now he is just hyper all the time now.he is starting to chew on everything except his own toys. i have caught him chewing toys, shoes, my kids pajamas, blankets, and just about anything you can think of. i started putting him in the kitchen and putting up baby gates because of this and now he has started getting into the trash and shredding it all over the kitchen. i walked into the kitchen last night and he had chewed on one my my good rugs. i was so mad but i didnt get onto him. i took it away, told him very sternly "no" and put him in his crate. he didnt mess the rug up so i layed it back down and sprinkled them with ground red pepper, thinking maybe that would deter him from trying to do it again. he was good the rest of the night so i let him sleep with me last night. i got up this morning and put him in the kitchen and went to tend to my kids. when i went back into the kitchen there was my rug, crumpled up in front of his pet-bed and bits and pieces of it scatterd across the floor. apparently the pepper did not work. my rug is ruined. i amagain very angry at him. i have had to throw the rug away and my husband is very upset about it too. i dont know what to do. my husband says that if he continues to chew things, we will have to get rid of him. i dont want to but i dont know how to make him stop it. please help me. Aerie is very hard headed and resist any training i give him. i desperately need some advice..

How old is he? Do you have chews for him? IMO if you leave them in a room as a puppy with nothing to do they will get themselfs into trouble. Do you crate him when you are gone?


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Tell your Husband chewing is what puppies do and he will grow out of it

You didn't mention the age of your puppy. Puppies chew and chew.
They are teething and unless they have hard things to chew on they
will find something else. They don't understand it's not their's. I would never use red pepper! I would think that would do some damage to the throat IMO.
I would try bitter apple spray, it worked for my pup.
Have you tried bully sticks? I understand they supply lot's of activity
for chewing. I would also buy white natural bones for chewing. Just
be sure to get the small ones so his mouth will go around them.
To make you feel better Buddy chewed up 13 throw rugs. Corner's were
gone on every single one. That's a natural thing for them to do. It is
up to you to see that he chews what is his. I would not punish him
either by using the crate. The crate is suppose to be his comfort zone.
If you use it for punishment he will not want to go in it. This will
pass, just be patient. Please don't punish you pup for doing what comes
natural to him. If he dosen't have the proper things to chew on he will
chew on what's available, unfortunately.

well he is 6 months old and he has plenty of toys to play with. i have bought him balls, bones, stuffed toys, and ropes with knots in them and he has the entire kitchen to play in. he just doesnt play with his toys. he would rather chew something of value rather than something like his own chew toys. and he didnt used to chew on anything. all of a sudden he is sooooooo hyper. and no we dont crate him when we are gone, he runs around in the kitchen. he has his bed, toys, open crate, food and water bowls, and his puppy pad in there. we have baby gates up at both doors to the kitchen to keep him in there.

Puppies are like children. You know how kids go thru that "touch everything phase" and you're constantly saying "don't touch that...dont touch that!"....well puppies go thru that too. If you dont want anything valuable to break while you're not monitoring your puppy...then you shouldnt put anything of value in the kitchen...kinda like you would do with a child. Give it time..this too shall pass.

Go to Pet Smart & buy him a chewing Kong fill it with peanut butter they love it, this worked with my babies. They didn't want to chew anything else. ;)

Agreed. At 6 months old he is still a puppy and puppies chew. Just be glad he isn't bigger. When the doberman was a pup she was is the same way. Good god, and I swear she knows the value of my clothes because she always seems to chew up the most expensive items.

The good news is, she's past the chewing stage and one day you're dog will be too. No matter how mad I was at her (and trust me...I got mad!) I could never give her away for doing what dogs do. Although I did make my boyfriend promise to take me on a shopping spree to replace all of my destroyed clothes.

When you're home, keep your dog in eye sight. This way you can "catch him in the act". If you're not home, either take away anything he could chew or put him in a kennel. If you're punishing him for something he chewed hours ago, he won't get it.

Also make sure he is getting enough exercise - he could be chewing out of boredom.

When my boy was a baby I had to PEN train him. He started chewing on my baseboards and that was a big NO NO. So I PEN trained him and kept the large PEN in the kitchen. They are small puppies anyways and this is acutally alot of space for such a small dog. They don't need roam of the whole house until trained. Make sure when you let him out of the PEN you are with him at all times and you correct him immediatly.
Make sure he has lots of chew toys and when you correct him give him his toys.. These little dogs are very smart and learn easily if you are the pack leader. :D

Your dog sounds bored. My girl gets TONNS of excersize everyday and she rarely misbehaves, because i tired dog, is a happy dog. If a dog is bored, he will try to occupy himself. Before you leave the house, you should take him for a 10 minute brisk walk or a jog. Then he'll just sleep while your gone! Yorkies are energetic dogs, originally bred as ratters they need excersize.

My Lucie is 7 months, and has been a little chewer from day 1. She likes tugging on blankets and rugs as well, and I realized that it is because those things have more weight on them so she can tug, almost like playing tug o war by herself. She only really wants her toys when someone will play with her.
Do you have a "wubba kong"? I have 2 for Lucie, they seem to be her fav. to chew on, and bully sticks occupy her teeth for quite awhile.
Maybe keep your good things out of his area when you aren't watching him so he can't chew, and let your kids know that they can't allow him to chew and play with things that he isn't supposed to when they play with him.

Personally, I would leave him in a crate while you're not home. Any dog I've ever had, I've always locked in a crate while I am not home for the first year and it helps alot! That's their security, they don't mind it if you start them young. It makes them feel safe & secure and know that's their place to go... you can't give them too much free roam to start. The kitchen may be too big/overwhelming for him it sounds like, and if he's bored with nothing to do, he's going to chew things.

He is just a baby, and like a baby he needs to be watched and taught right from wrong. My girls would try to chew anything, towels, wooden chairs, table legs, but like someone mentioned only the "good stuff":rolleyes:
I work from home so when they were out and about I was able to keep an eye on them and tell them " no no" when they went to chew at something.

If you are not around try to crate him or get an ex-pen, it is great for keeping a puppy out of danger. You have to stop him from chewing everything otherwise he could try to chew an electrical cord or something equally dangerous. Just remember, he is at his baby stage and taught right from wrong he will eventually grow out of it.. My girls liked kongs when they were puppies, or the planet dog treat balls, they still love the planet dog treat balls, keeps them occupied for ages. Make sure that whatever you get the little guy, that he cannot get big chunks out of it. The Kongs and the Planet dog treat toys, are great for strong chewers, the planet dog is guaranteed as well, so if your puppy rips it apart they will replace it. Can you tell I love these toys.:rolleyes:

Don't worry, he will eventually grow out of his chewing everything in sight stage. Hang in there.

~Tammy

thanks for the good advice everyone...:)

You need to buy him a kong, and if you can't be watching him when he's out, put him in his crate. My little girl is 6 mos. she's going through the chewing stage also. Hubby is wanting me to let her sleep in the family room at night with the other 3 dogs. I said NO WAY. I have caught her chewing on computer cords, tape from where the other dogs chewed on the couch(my $3500 leather sectional is ruined), and a few other little things, and she has chew bones out. The thing is, I'm with her, and I tell her NO as soon as I catch her doing it. Of course it's upsetting, I've had cabinets chewed, microwave carts, wallpaper, etc etc. but, they do outgrow this around a year. They are just babies, and it's not their fault, it's our fault as their owners...