Help! Cowboy is destroying

[cowboy_0215]

Originally Posted by jwash

At 8 months of age, one would expect this cutie to be better controlled. I wonder if he is trying to get to the other pets? Are they within hearing distance, like right outside the door? Are you sure the kitty is just playing with him and not encouraging some bad behavior? Usually when mine get destructive, now that they are young adults, over a year old, they get into trouble when they are either bored or unhappy, needing attention. If you could create a situation using the crate (smaller) for time out and reward with more room, etc. by being good, it might work. I spend most of my time with my two but the other day Lacey decided I wasn't giving her enough attention and I heard this "different" noise. I imagine I was on this website at the time. Sure enough, she was tearing up my wallpaper in the hallway, just having a ball, ripping it to shreds. Sometimes mine also need to know I am the boss, not them. I use scolding and timeout when this happens.

Well He has done really well except for these 2 incidents. He was not destructive when he was really young. I got him at 9weeks old. He used
pee pads and went outside as well. He started tearing up the pee pads so I quite using them. Now he just goes outside. Well the other dogs
are out back which is no where near the bathroom he is gated in. I don't know
about the cat. She was on the loveseat asleep for most of the am. I just don't know what his problem is. Except, I just thought of something. We have been having some mice problems in the walls. We have not seen any in the
house but have heard them in the walls. We live out in the middle of nowhere. Mice and rats have been terrible in the fields this year. Could he
have heard them in the wall. Do you think this would provoke him to do
something like this??I am really trying to figure it all out because I need an
excuse for dad when he gets home!!!!!!!

[Kenzies Grandma]

I wouldn't be surprised at all if it's the mice. Yorkies are great little mousers you know, my Tori would try to dig through the fireplace wall when she smelled a mouse in there. He probably thinks he's just doing his job.
I'm afraid I don't have any suggestions on how to stop him though except to get rid of the mice.

Kathy

[RowdysMom]

I wouldn't at all be surprised if it were the mice in the walls!!! I had a Jack Russell who "told" us we had something in the attic (turned out to be a squirrel) - he would stand under the noise, jump up and bark. I guarentee you that if he were closed in a room and he heard that noise in the wall, he would have chewed COMPLETELY through the wall I have no doubt. I bet that is exactly what is going on!!!

[milliecorrales]

and get the plain old stick deodorant/antiperspirant. And you can use it on the walls, rugs, furniture, etc. I used it for my boys (saw it on You Good Dog You) and every one that has tried it says that it works!

[yorkieusa]

Originally Posted by cowboy_0215

Well He has done really well except for these 2 incidents. He was not destructive when he was really young. I got him at 9weeks old. He used
pee pads and went outside as well. He started tearing up the pee pads so I quite using them. Now he just goes outside. Well the other dogs
are out back which is no where near the bathroom he is gated in. I don't know
about the cat. She was on the loveseat asleep for most of the am. I just don't know what his problem is. Except, I just thought of something. We have been having some mice problems in the walls. We have not seen any in the
house but have heard them in the walls. We live out in the middle of nowhere. Mice and rats have been terrible in the fields this year. Could he
have heard them in the wall. Do you think this would provoke him to do
something like this??I am really trying to figure it all out because I need an
excuse for dad when he gets home!!!!!!!

Oh, no! The dreaded mouse! That's gotta be it! Whenever I would let Muffin out in the garage in the winter to use the pads, she knew immediately if there was a mouse out there. She could smell them! She could hear them! I grew to hate mice, because she would forget all about using the pads and just corner the mice! Thank goodness there weren't that many of them, but when there was I could just forget about her making a quick trip of it and I didn't want to leave her out there very long because it could be really cold sometimes.

[milliecorrales]

Well I live in an apt in the city of Anaheim, home of the world famous and playoff winners (ANGELS) against the Yankees(sorry had to get that in) and my boys have brought me twice, two live baby possums, a dead muddy rat and a live baby bird. Can you imagine if I did live in the country? LOL