Need To Moan About My Dog (sorry)

[angeleyes]

hi, dont get me wrong i love my dog (meg) to bits, she is obiedient (sorry sp) and she is brilliant with the kids, but the little bugger insists on chewing things all the time!!! she is still a puppy as she is only about 9 months old, and i understand thats what puppies do, but i am fed up with it :angry-smiley-005:, on sunday i set Leahs bouncy castle up, i stood there for about 35 minutes, with a foot pump, then it went cloudy, so i told leah, we would have our dinner then go back out, but when we got back out the damn dog was laid on it chewing the corner, now it is ruined :ac39: , not only that, she has chewed a hole in the wall, leahs bike handles, the list is never ending, i dont want to find her a new home, but if this carries on i will have to, because we cant afford to buy leah nice summer toys, for meg to ruin them!!!! She has got her own toys, to play with!!!!!! sorry it is so long. x x

[Ravenfire]

Hi. I know how frustrating it is as my puppy (5mths old) is just the same. We just have to make sure he is never left with anything he can chew and we have to block places off as well. What sort is your dog?

[christine]

We are in the process of getting either a 5year old dog or a puppy,this is instead of having another baby,husband thinks it will be alot easier having a puppy :help2:

[Ravenfire]

We decided to go for a puppy as we have a three year old and tbh I was happier knowing that we had a young one that we were training from the start. We had dogs at home from the RSPCA when I was young and whilst two of them were lovely they came with problems and I think they would have been hard work with kids. Whilst I dont think they would ever have hurt them they needed a lot of time and attention.

Whilst a puppy does as well in some ways its easier I think. I know my puppies temperament from the start, we decided to get a pedigree, again which if you go through the proper procedure means that you should be fairly assured of a good dog.

A lot of people make the mistake of getting the wrong dog to fit in with their family. For example a neighbour of mine got a German Shepherd puppy (1yr old) from a sancturary then gave it back several days later (which I was livid about) because she didnt realise what hard work they were, how strong and that they would need to be exercised so often!

What sort are you thinking of Christine?

[christine]

Not quite sure yet,we have seen one at the sanctuary Clive hes a greyhound,he has been really badley mistreated.
He does'nt bark,he was shaking when the guy brought him out to see us,the girls were really good with him,I have never seen a dog with so much sadness in his eyes and I have to say I have got abit of a thing for him.
We have had three visits so far but we don't know if hes the right dog for us.
Hes five years old and I don't know if we got him home what he could be like with the girls so it's like do we get Clive or go for a pedigree puppy at least then we can train it to be okay with kids.

[angeleyes]

:Hello2: meg is a doberman/collie/spaniel..... she is so lovely, but even, when i pick things up and make sure there is nothing around for her to get, she starts on the walls!!!!! :ac39:

[Ravenfire]

Hi. The reason I asked is because I know that some people have the dog crates that the dogs go in when they are out. We always put our puppy (who is a cavalier king charles spaniel into the kitchen when we go out as its very large and tiled, so easy to clean, however, I must admit that if he chewed anything and everything I would be tempted to put him in his crate as its very large. It might be worth looking into obedience classes to see if they can help or otherwise speaking to your vets.

That is some mix..lol..what size is your dog?

[angeleyes]

:Hello2: she is a medium size, also she is shut in kitchen when we go out, its that room that has most of the wall damage!!! i think we are going to have to look into training, coz as i keep saying other than her constant chewing she is the best dog, we couldnt ask for a more well behaved dog!!! especially towards the girls :crossfingers: things get better soon x

[Ravenfire]

When I was younger we had a dog from the RSPCA and she was exactly the same. Thankfully she did eventually calm down and she was a lovely dog.

[lizzie]

Hi

Our dog is nearly 3 years old now and some times still chews things i thought he'd never grow out of it but he has he chewed everything from kids toys outside and in to the blooming sofa but we told him off for it and brought toys for him , they do grow out of it just time

hope things improve for you

[Girlzmum]

As a child I had a dog called Chewie!!!!! She chewed everything in sight until she was about a year old - I know it might sound daft but could the dog be teething? Probably wrong but hey, worth a try!!!!