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I can use some advice please... Ok so Coco is the most wonderful little girl ever. She just has one problem. I can't leave her alone in a room for too long because she chews up the corners of the carpet. She does great in the kitchen but I would love to give her more freedom since she's potty trained. Like yesterday my b/f and I went out to lunch and I let her have the house. We were only going to be gone for a couple of hours but when we came back, she had chewed up a few corners of the carpet in different rooms. What can i do? |
I don't know what to tell ya Nobie. You saw my carpet in the hallway at the bottom of the stairs ... all chewed up by Codie and Katie! They just love to chew on the carpet, who knows why! But please don't be mad at my little Coco bear -- she's just so darn cute and loveable! :p Coco, Auntie Jen said that you can chew on anything you like! :p |
I would continue to keep her confined and give her chew toys to chew on. My dogs went through this too and chewed up my area rugs but they also outgrew it. You just have to keep her confine untill she outgrows the destructive period. |
I'm having a similar problem. He dosen't chew up everything but will soil the carpet on purpose to let us know he's mad at us. Do you have toys laying around for her? |
I feel sheepish giving you advice, because you always have such great advice of your own to give! However, Bitter Apple has worked well for us on carpet and cable wires and such. I only have to spray it on the item one time and my Yorkies seem to have memory that it was sprayed on that particular object and stay away from it forever (so far...LOL) |
Did you try deoderant or the bitter apple stuff?? I heard it works... Good luck! |
If no one else is home, then why does such a small doggie need that much freedom? I don't suppose bitter apple spray works at all? |
I know she hates bitter apple, but the problem is I don't know where to spray it. The little crapper will find a new place to chew. So do I need to spray alllll my corners?.lol..She is so not destructive either, this is the only thing that she does that is so out of character. She is quiet and playful and just sooo well behaved. She has sooooo many buddha bones, chew toys, stuffed animals, jungle gyms. I lay them alllll out for her. I guess I can try to spray every corner. She is almost 10 months old, but she's already got her adult teeth, so she really shouldn't be chewing on stuff like that anymore right? Karen, your question is very valid. I know she doesn't need that much space. I would even just love to have her in my room. She's a good girl. Now that it's winter I feel guilty leaving her in a carpet less kitchen. It's warm but I keep thinking she'll be more comfy with some cozy carpeting and my bed to lay in while I'm out or at work. I guess I just feel guilty for leaving her so i feel like if I give her some extra space, she'll run around and play more until I get home. |
Bitter apple is the key girl. Bella was doing the same thing to the carpet enterance into our kitchen and we couldnt get her to stop so we sprayed bitter apple a few times and she's never tried it again. |
Yeah, Over here, we can get some spray which doesnt taste nice so they dont chew. It doesnt smell and it doesnt stain carpets of couches, etc. |
dont feel bad, you gotta see my carpet, look like a racoon came in and ate it. i have a big tub of plaster covering it. looks pretty stupid in my livingroom |
Bitter apple is how i broke Gus of that. The first few time I caught him I would spray some on my finger and put it in his mouth. But he would go back to the spots he had already damaged and do even more damage. So I spraied the damaged parts heavy and he never did it again. After putting in new carpet I thought he would damage it but he lost interest and we never had the problem again. |
Oh, I know she's a good girl. I think they just get bored and find something all of a sudden that didn't occur to them before like the corners of the carpet. You might have one that never chewed anything, but then one day something is chewed up and it seems so out of character. I don't think they really are out of the chewing stage until they are past two. I wish I could remember, but you do forget those things after so many years! :D It probably won't be all that much longer before you can leave her with the run of the house. |
for two days now, lexi has the run of the house.. what else can she possibly do, eat more carpet, who cares now..its just carpet..im done getting aggrevated over it.. life is too short... |
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Everything in this house is either chewed or marked. Even the rockers have been chewed off the wooden rocking chairs.I just give up...no sense replacing everything since they will just do it again , and we really do need new carpeting ! :eek: :eek: |
None of mine would go near anything with Bitter Apple on it. They would head in another direction in a hurry! :D |
I will have to just spray my carpet with bitter apple and hope that she doesn't find any other corners. I caught her trying to do it a couple of times this weekend and I gave her a stern NO! and hopefully she will also keep that in mind. I just feel bad for having her in the kitchen but maybe she just likes it there better. :rolleyes: |
I would tell you to try the bitter apple stuff and if she continues to try it I would contain her....if you don't like her in the carpet less kitchen you could try getting a rug or something she can lay on that is warm!! She might grow out of it and then she can have more freedom!! |
I hope she grows out of it. You know the funny thing is, she doesn't do it at my parents' house. I leave her in my old bedroom when I visit and she's just the best little girl. It's only at my own place..haha...she's really trying to stick it to mommy huh..lol :rolleyes: |
Maybe she just likes the look of fringe! :D Thank goodness they eventually grow out of this stuff or we'd all be certifiable! :eek: |
If you can't get Coco to curb her carpet appetite, you could always get a big dog bed to keep in the kitchen. You could throw a fleece blanket on it so that she can burrow if she wants to. My mom has one for her lab, and Olivia takes up a small portion of it, so it's almost as good as a bed! Isn't it frustrating with the furbabies- if only they understood the freedoms they could have if they would just behave! |
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Haha, they alllllll have a poop compartment, especially when you have company over and in the corner of your eye you see a cheetos size black thing. AND IT'S RIGHT IN THE LIVING ROOM, NOTTTT ON THE PAD, BUT ON THE FLOOR. yea I'd say they alll have that compartment where they hold it in, and release when the time is appropriate. ;) |
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Do you think it's just nerves from being alone? Maybe she doesn't like having too much space to herself? I don't know, just a thought. Bitter apple never worked for us, Tucker loves it. The stick deodorant is better, but like you said, you have to cover the whole carpet! |
I know it's just anxiety or nerves from waiting for me to come home. I guess too much space scares her since she's been used to smaller spaces since I brought her home. I crate trained her and slowly went from crate, to bathroom vanity area, to kitchen. She loves the kitchen, never does damage or gets anxious. I don't know why I'm so anxious to give her more space if obviously she doesn't want it. You think that's what it is? That she's just comfy having a smaller space? My kitchen is huge too. It's the size of a large bedroom. |
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How else would they let us know how angry they are about being left ? They seem to either trash the house or pee and poop where they know they are not supposed too. :mad: Mine just totally ignore the bitter apple spray like it was not even there.... :rolleyes: |
Oh when I'm not there, her pee and poo is in the correct spots and her food is eatten and toys have been played with. ALMOST an angel, until I see a piece of carpet padding hanging down her chin, while she gives me an innocent look. It's always a random corner too. It's when the guests come over that she decides to show us all her talents of holding poo and releasing poo in plain sight. :mad: |
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