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Post by jonnyg on Dec 24, 2010 13:44:14 GMT -5
we have had our sasha for in year in jan shes been very good comes back when you shout her is fine with other dogs and children everything about hers has been great
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she ate our sofa my girl friends boots and a few other little things..
we had to buy her a cage for when we went. out but the first one she ripped open all the bars and got out so now we have a good strong one but we dont want here to stay in it forever how can we get here out of her furniture fettish
thanks john
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Post by jonnyg on Dec 24, 2010 14:16:15 GMT -5
heres a few doggy damage pics   |
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Post by loverocksalot on Dec 24, 2010 22:51:00 GMT -5
Gee OMG I would keep her crated.
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Post by catstina on Dec 24, 2010 23:16:14 GMT -5
I would definitely crate train her and keep her in her crate when you are away and at night!
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Post by pitbullpassion on Dec 24, 2010 23:38:55 GMT -5
It is separation anxiety ... not b/c she likes the taste of sofas! Google 'Separation anxiety' and there are lots of great way to combat the problem! Behavior modification and sometimes medication! Good luck!
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Post by maryellen on Dec 25, 2010 9:02:44 GMT -5
omg she ate the leather couch?? some dogs are power chewers and chew when they are bored, definitely crate her when you are not home and remove all items from the floor that she can get to. give her more exercise to tire her out too. my dog was crated until he was 5 as he would eat everything too , i dont crate him anymore but i still keep items out of his reach just in case
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Post by jonnyg on Dec 26, 2010 6:53:46 GMT -5
cheers guys were going to keep her caged for the future but were hopeing to get her out of it asap
going to look it up on google
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Post by michele5611 on Dec 26, 2010 11:59:35 GMT -5
My girl has seperation anxiety....you can try calmshen, rescue remedy, or the DAP spray and or plug in.
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Post by marc on Dec 26, 2010 12:54:12 GMT -5
My girl has seperation anxiety....you can try calmshen, rescue remedy, or the DAP spray and or plug in. Have you used yet calm Shen? Does it work? |
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Post by Dave on Dec 26, 2010 15:02:46 GMT -5
When I was dealing with Jackson's separation anxiety, I used crating, exercise and lots of it, and raw diet to combat it.
Raw Diet? you ask. Yup... I don't think it was coincidence that taking him off kibble and giving him something he needs to chew helped bring an end to it. But I don't think just that would do it.
I bought a treadmill for him, he loved it. It allowed me to exercise him at any hour, in any weather. Plus, use a heavy duty wire crate. I had to use thick cable ties and carabiners to hold the seams together.
You also need to make the crate a favorite place. Feed her in it, give treats in it, special toys for only the crate. Make it her getaway place, but never use it for punishment. No need to get her out of it, it's a way to keep her safe, and your furniture in one piece. Just make it a place she likes to be.
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Post by michele5611 on Dec 26, 2010 19:49:05 GMT -5
Harley was able to get out of the wire crates but since I got her the vari kennel she has not tried to escape it (fingers crossed she never does) Not sure if this would help your dog or not.
Harley was not much of a power chewer just more anxious about trying to get out of the crate and she found it easier to pop the clips and get out of the wire type than the plastic vari kennel where the only wire part is the door.
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Post by michele5611 on Dec 26, 2010 19:51:08 GMT -5
My girl has seperation anxiety....you can try calmshen, rescue remedy, or the DAP spray and or plug in. Have you used yet calm Shen? Does it work? Marc I never did try the Calmshen simply because I did not want to give Harley anything extra because of her kidneys. I have heard great things about it though! |
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Post by Dave on Dec 26, 2010 22:23:02 GMT -5
Harley was able to get out of the wire crates but since I got her the vari kennel she has not tried to escape it (fingers crossed she never does) Not sure if this would help your dog or not. Harley was not much of a power chewer just more anxious about trying to get out of the crate and she found it easier to pop the clips and get out of the wire type than the plastic vari kennel where the only wire part is the door. I never could get my dogs to want to use a varikennel. They all like the wire ones. Very strange... |
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Post by jonnyg on Dec 28, 2010 15:02:16 GMT -5
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Post by michele5611 on Dec 28, 2010 15:08:49 GMT -5
As I mentioned above the DAP also comes in a spray. I spray it in Harley's cage about 10 minutes before she has to go in it.
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Post by lovemybully76 on Dec 28, 2010 19:51:23 GMT -5
Bella did the same to our couch, but luckily the couch is fabric and she chewed on the corners. I was able to sew it up with upholstrey thread. Petsmart recommended spraying bitter yuck on the couch, but everytime we touched the couch it would be on our hands. She has subsided from eating the couch, but I think it was separation anxiety.
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Post by maryellen on Dec 28, 2010 20:15:06 GMT -5
if you just tossed her in the crate and didnt teach her it was a good place no wonder she broke out of it. you have to gradually get a dog used to a crate, and make it a GOOD place for the dog to be in. not buy a crate, put dog in crate, shut door and leave.
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Post by michele5611 on Dec 28, 2010 21:47:40 GMT -5
Maryellen points out the importance of making the dogs associate the crate as a good place...so true!
Harley has true seperation anxiety and unfortunately has to be crated when we are not home. Leaving her out of the cage only resulted in more damage to not only the house but herself. I have tried every and anything with her.....tried gating her in the family room-disaster, tried giving her run of the house-disaster! Crating her is a neccessary evil!
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Post by jonnyg on Dec 29, 2010 14:32:28 GMT -5
i wolud never just stick her in a cage and leave!
we left the door open while were in and put treats in for her to get on her own accord
she did the damage because she has realy bad panic attacks
we love our dogs like our children and take as much time whit her as we do with the boys
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Post by maryellen on Dec 29, 2010 14:49:32 GMT -5
dogs dont get panic attacks...
treats alone in a crate with door open wont work, you can feed her in her crate to associate good things= crate, start out with door open, feed in crate a few times.. then once she is comfortable with that, feed in crate with door closed a little, do that a few times.. then feed in crate door closed little bit more, etc.. keep slowly working on it, worse case is you have to get a vari kennel if she keeps breaking out of the wire crate.. also, this breed needs a ton of mental and physical exercise- not enough exercise = pent up energy in a hyper dog = destruction ....
more exercise mentally (www.bustercube.com or other mind game toys) and more physical exercise- walks,, obedience training, jogging, etc.... will tire her out more and she wont have all this energy and not know what to do but eat your furniture...
also , some dogs are just power chewers and destructive... if she isnt getting enough exercise mentally and physically she will destroy the house and break out of her crate....
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