Hi, I'm new to this group and I am in need of some desperate help! I
have a male german shepherd who is 1year 4months old. He is a great
dog, and very smart. However the problem is that he chews up my kitchen
floor. (I have those tiles that just peel and stick.) I keep his cage
in the kitchen so it is easier to clean up the hair he leaves behind.
Jake (the dog) is not in his kennel often, just when we leave. He is
certainly not an outdoor dog. We have even moved his cage to another
room and he pulled up the carpet. I don't know what to do with him! He
has gone through several "kong" balls and chew toys. He has also chewed
up this metal cage and 2 rugs. Now, this isn't something that he does
just when he is in his cage and we are away. He does this even if we
are in the next room and he is out roaming around. If anyone has some
suggestions I would love to hear them. Thank you!

-One irritated owner-

wrote in news:1167250939.464803.143980@
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Hi, I'm new to this group and I am in need of some desperate help! I
have a male german shepherd who is 1year 4months old. He is a great
dog, and very smart. However the problem is that he chews up my kitchen
floor. (I have those tiles that just peel and stick.) I keep his cage
in the kitchen so it is easier to clean up the hair he leaves behind.
Jake (the dog) is not in his kennel often, just when we leave. He is
certainly not an outdoor dog. We have even moved his cage to another
room and he pulled up the carpet. I don't know what to do with him! He
has gone through several "kong" balls and chew toys. He has also chewed
up this metal cage and 2 rugs. Now, this isn't something that he does
just when he is in his cage and we are away. He does this even if we
are in the next room and he is out roaming around. If anyone has some
suggestions I would love to hear them. Thank you!

-One irritated owner-



How much exercise and training are you giving him on a regular basis?

Tara

On Dec 27, 12:22 pm, wrote:
Hi, I'm new to this group and I am in need of some desperate help! I
have a male german shepherd who is 1year 4months old. He is a great
dog, and very smart. However the problem is that he chews up my kitchen
floor. (I have those tiles that just peel and stick.) I keep his cage
in the kitchen so it is easier to clean up the hair he leaves behind.
Jake (the dog) is not in his kennel often, just when we leave. He is
certainly not an outdoor dog. We have even moved his cage to another
room and he pulled up the carpet. I don't know what to do with him! He
has gone through several "kong" balls and chew toys. He has also chewed
up this metal cage and 2 rugs. Now, this isn't something that he does
just when he is in his cage and we are away. He does this even if we
are in the next room and he is out roaming around. If anyone has some
suggestions I would love to hear them. Thank you!

-One irritated owner-

Is this your first GSD? have you had him from a puppy?.....You need to
teach him what is acceptable and what isn't. You said he is roaming
around the house chewing on floors and carpeting...you need to keep him
supervised at all times, that means no roaming around the house for
starters. 16 months old is still a puppy for a GSD,..make sure he has
lots of his own chew toys and redirect him each time you catch him in
the act, if your keeping him with you at all times then he can't chew
on anything not allowed....trying to correct him after the deed is done
will do no good......if he is chewing on his metal cage then get him a
much heavier cage....the crate I use for my 10 yr old GSD is very thick
gauge and large enough for a Giant breed. No way she is chewing thru
that if she tried....even at 10 yrs old my girl can destroy a large
stuffed toy in minutes lol..
What are you doing to work his mind and body? GSDs are very intelligent
and love to work. Is he in training at all for obedience or any other
type of venue? If not, you really need to be ob training and exercise
his mind and body....some dogs will chew out of boredom.....GSDs do
best with a job to do.
there is a couple good trainers that read this board (that I know of) I
am sure they can offer good detailed help.

Tara O (The New Tara)

In article . com,
Tara wrote:
there is a couple good trainers

And on that note, plonk goes everybody posting from AOL.
--
Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis -

Sending more troops into a war is properly called an "escalation."

On Dec 27, 12:49 pm, (Melinda Shore) wrote:
In article . com,

Tara wrote:
there is a couple good trainersAnd on that note, plonk goes everybody posting from AOL.
--
Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis -

Sending more troops into a war is properly called an "escalation."

LOL on another side note....where is it written that AOL posters cannot
post here? It is a public dog themed message board is it not? plonk
Tarot Tara

on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 20:56:25 GMT, "Tara" wrote:

LOL on another side note....where is it written that AOL posters cannot
post here? It is a public dog themed message board is it not? plonk
Tarot Tara

It's not that you are posting from AOL, it's that you just insulted most of
the dog trainers who post on this newsgroup. Those were fighting words,
but surely you knew that?

--
Lynne

http://picasaweb.google.com/what.the.hell.is.it/

"Tara" wrote in
ps.com:

LOL on another side note.

Well, if we're in side note mode, what *I* want is some
Huskytainment. Hint hint, Melinda.

...where is it written that AOL posters cannot post here?

Nowhere!1!!!

It is a public dog themed message board is it not?

No, it is not!1!!!

plonk Tarot Tara

Be careful where you aim that thing. You don't want to atomize
yourself. Or do you?

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Shelly
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http://esther.cat-sidh.net (Letters to Esther)

It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with
potatoes.
-- Douglas Adams

on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 21:02:50 GMT, Shelly wrote:

Well, if we're in side note mode, what *I* want is some
Huskytainment. Hint hint, Melinda.

What I don't understand is why Melinda doesn't go out and rile up those
Huskies for us!

--
Lynne

http://picasaweb.google.com/what.the.hell.is.it/

In article ,
Lynne wrote:
It's not that you are posting from AOL, it's that you just insulted most of
the dog trainers who post on this newsgroup. Those were fighting words,
but surely you knew that?

It's not that it was insulting, but that these people are
here just to **** all over the place and that they aren't
otherwise worth reading. It's always been true that folks
posting from AOL are a little more, uh, "limited" than the
rest of the community but this business of running over here
to stalk Janet and make a stinky mess for everybody else is
beyond just being a little slow. So, screw 'em.

snow!
--
Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis -

Sending more troops into a war is properly called an "escalation."

on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 21:06:49 GMT, Lynne
wrote:

on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 21:02:50 GMT, Shelly wrote:

Well, if we're in side note mode, what *I* want is some
Huskytainment. Hint hint, Melinda.

What I don't understand is why Melinda doesn't go out and rile up those
Huskies for us!

oh she's clearly a dog abusing thug. There's a furry head at the door who
wants IN.

--
Lynne

http://picasaweb.google.com/what.the.hell.is.it/