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lippy2589 New Member  Posts: 3 |
posted 01-06-2004 03:22 PM
 
I have a six year old dog that for the last 2 years has been biting the wood around doorframes and around the windows. She moved in with me this summer and is focusing primarily around the sliding glass doors to go out to the patio (she lived with my parents previous to this). She chewed up the wood approximately 4 months ago and just started doing it again this last week. I have read some articles saying it could possibly be separation anxiety or boredom, which I completely spoil her. But I am not really sure the next step I should take. I am only renting at the house this is happening too and I feel horrible that his patio doors looks so horrible and she is still doing chewing. I tried the Stop Biting spray that you can get at Target - but it seems she doesn't seem to care that it is on there. Is there any other measures that anyone can think of. Also - she will scratch down the door if locked in and she has never been kenneled and would think she was being punished. I also read that you are only supposed to have muzzels on a dog for up to 20 minutes - which wouldn't work while we were away at work. Any help would be greatly appreciated!! IP: Logged |
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NewLabOwnr Member  Posts: 169 |
posted 01-06-2004 03:56 PM
Do you see your dog doing this or is it more a you come home and wood is chewed thing? The only thing I can suggest is to make sure she has plenty of things to chew on. A lot of older dogs could care less about toys, but it seems your needs somewhere to vent out the chewing thing. If you could catch her in the act it would be best because then you could correct her and show her something acceptable to chew on. Other than that I don't have any suggestions other than blocking her in a room which might not even be feasible. Good luck! IP: Logged |
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lippy2589 New Member Posts: 3 |
posted 01-06-2004 04:44 PM
She has actually been doing it whenever we are gone. Twice it happened when me and my two roommates were at work, the third time it happened on New Years Eve when we were all gone. She has a lot of stuffed animals to play with - she actually has an abundance of toys that she can play with. One of them was actually right next to where she was chewing today. She actually still loves her stuffed animals - we play catch with them all the time. She is such an angel - I don't know where her obsession with this came from. Not to mention she didn't do it the first four years and nothing major changed for her to start in the last 2 years. IP: Logged |
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Karriesue Member Posts: 277 |
posted 01-06-2004 09:36 PM
Try bitter apple and spray it around the frames where the dog chews. It is deterrent and supposedly tastes really bad. I think it might work. If not then crate training her would be your best bet. There might be an article on crate training on this site or just search the internet for info on how to do it. I have crate trained my dogs as pups and it has turned out extremely well. They love their crates and go into them to relax, chew bones, and play. It is a great option. Good luck! IP: Logged |
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Jamiya Member Posts: 1392 |
posted 01-07-2004 09:36 AM
I agree - crate training is a good idea. I wish we had Nala's crate out where she could go in it if she wants to. We have it in our bedroom because I was afraid of her hurting herself trying to get to the cats, who I know would tease her by standing just outside the crate and meowing at her. As a result, she can't go in the crate just to rest or chew a bone when we are home. She only goes in at night or when we go out. We also can't leave a bed in her crate during the day because she gets bored and shreds it. It doesn't matter what other exciting things we put in there with her - she will always shred the bed first. At night she is good and doesn't eat the bed.
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ahoycatfish Member Posts: 151 |
posted 01-07-2004 11:22 AM
I used some of that spray too to keep dogs and cats away, but it wasn't the stuff to keep them from chewing. I used it to keep my dog away from my bird, she didn't really care about it and just went around it. Maybe you can use that to keep her away from the area. Do you give her bones to chew on?? Maybe if she has something to chew on she will stop. And when she chews the wood make sure to tell her no so that she knows that she shouldn't do that. I hope that this helps!! Ashley [This message has been edited by ahoycatfish (edited 01-07-2004).] IP: Logged |
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lippy2589 New Member Posts: 3 |
posted 01-07-2004 12:16 PM
The thing I am afraid of with the kenneling is that she wasn't introduced to it at a young age and I don't think even if I introduce it slowly she will fall for it. I am afraid she will hurt herself tremendously even trying to get out of it. We have it in the basement right now unused with bedding in it because I don't think I could find anymore room in my bedroom. The only thing I can think of is that since it is the middle of winter we aren't going out walking as much because it is sooo cold outside. She could be just getting stir crazy and acting out because she is bored. However, she did bite doorframes going into my parents bedroom back home. My guess is because she was looking for them - which puts me back to separation anxiety... I did buy some bitter apple, I am going to see if it works better than the Stop Bite that I bought at Target. I do give her bones - she has some lying around the house - but she only eats them so far and then she wants nothing to do with them anymore  IP: Logged |
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Jamiya Member Posts: 1392 |
posted 01-07-2004 12:48 PM
Maybe instead of crating her, you could gate her away from the windows? There are some play yard gates now that are pretty big and versatile.
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