This is sad for me

my puppy has you know on the last post is a schanuzer mini, 3 months
and 15 days, it live inside the house since i get (2 months). i love
it so much, but...she is a mosnter jeje she destroy my chairs, stairs
carpet, room carpet, etc.. thats because i cant be 100% behind of her.
and i work 4 hours in the morning , i cam back 2 hours to eat, and
went to work 4 hours in the afternoo, so she is alone in the house in
that time that im working and i ithink is the time when she converts
in hulk.

im thinking in keep it outside the house (backyard) the time that im
out but i feeling guilty.


i know maybe nothing happend, the backyard is clean adn big.

what can i do? or you recommend?

in mexico not exists the pets care...

Daniel Coronado wrote:
This is sad for me

my puppy has you know on the last post is a schanuzer mini, 3 months
and 15 days, it live inside the house since i get (2 months). i love
it so much, but...she is a mosnter jeje she destroy my chairs, stairs
carpet, room carpet, etc.. thats because i cant be 100% behind of her.
and i work 4 hours in the morning , i cam back 2 hours to eat, and
went to work 4 hours in the afternoo, so she is alone in the house in
that time that im working and i ithink is the time when she converts
in hulk.

im thinking in keep it outside the house (backyard) the time that im
out but i feeling guilty.


i know maybe nothing happend, the backyard is clean adn big.

what can i do? or you recommend?

Puppies need to chew to exercise their teeth, just like babies. Give her
some toy for chewing, make sure you praise her when she uses it, and
hope for the best. Someone around here bought a sofa at a garage sale
for his German shepherd puppy. I am told that by the puppy was a year
old, the sofa had completely disappeared. But it only cost five dollars
or so.

"Daniel Coronado" wrote in message
...
This is sad for me

my puppy has you know on the last post is a schanuzer mini, 3 months
and 15 days, it live inside the house since i get (2 months). i love
it so much, but...she is a mosnter jeje she destroy my chairs, stairs
carpet, room carpet, etc.. thats because i cant be 100% behind of her.
and i work 4 hours in the morning , i cam back 2 hours to eat, and
went to work 4 hours in the afternoo, so she is alone in the house in
that time that im working and i ithink is the time when she converts
in hulk.

im thinking in keep it outside the house (backyard) the time that im
out but i feeling guilty.

Can you confine her to a smaller area such as a kitchen? You can use baby
gates.
If not, you can use a crate to contain her.
Alison

Thanks

i will buy some of those Kong toys and test.






On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:42:50 -0400, Gus Gassmann
wrote:

Daniel Coronado wrote:
This is sad for me

my puppy has you know on the last post is a schanuzer mini, 3 months
and 15 days, it live inside the house since i get (2 months). i love
it so much, but...she is a mosnter jeje she destroy my chairs, stairs
carpet, room carpet, etc.. thats because i cant be 100% behind of her.
and i work 4 hours in the morning , i cam back 2 hours to eat, and
went to work 4 hours in the afternoo, so she is alone in the house in
that time that im working and i ithink is the time when she converts
in hulk.

im thinking in keep it outside the house (backyard) the time that im
out but i feeling guilty.


i know maybe nothing happend, the backyard is clean adn big.

what can i do? or you recommend?

Puppies need to chew to exercise their teeth, just like babies. Give her
some toy for chewing, make sure you praise her when she uses it, and
hope for the best. Someone around here bought a sofa at a garage sale
for his German shepherd puppy. I am told that by the puppy was a year
old, the sofa had completely disappeared. But it only cost five dollars
or so.

I agree with Aliison. Confining the puppy to a small room such as a
bathroom or kitchen might be good. Better yet, a good crate. Crate
training early in a dog's life can really be helpful on many levels, and
the dog will come to view the crate as it's "home" and feel secure
there. Also the chew toy thing is good. Another thing to keep her busy
is to put some small treats such as dog biscuits in a plastic bottle
(such as a plastic soda bottle or water bottle) leaving the cap off.
The treats should be small enough to pop out of the bottle top with a
bit of shaking, but it should still be a challenge for the dog to try to
knock the bottle around in it's quest to get the treats out. Worth a
try!

Emma

Thanks, i will look for a crate, i always think that use a crate for
many hours will be bad for the dog but a lot of people told me that I
must use a crate.

thanks

-----Original Message-----
From: ]
Posted At: miércoles, 24 de febrero de 2010 12:24 p.m.
Posted To: rec.pets.dogs.behavior
Conversation: Dog outside or inside
Subject: Dog outside or inside

I agree with Aliison. Confining the puppy to a small room such as a
bathroom or kitchen might be good. Better yet, a good crate. Crate
training early in a dog's life can really be helpful on many levels, and
the dog will come to view the crate as it's "home" and feel secure
there. Also the chew toy thing is good. Another thing to keep her busy
is to put some small treats such as dog biscuits in a plastic bottle
(such as a plastic soda bottle or water bottle) leaving the cap off.
The treats should be small enough to pop out of the bottle top with a
bit of shaking, but it should still be a challenge for the dog to try to
knock the bottle around in it's quest to get the treats out. Worth a
try!

Emma

"Daniel Coronado" wrote

Thanks, i will look for a crate, i always think that use a crate for
many hours will be bad for the dog but a lot of people told me that I
must use a crate.

Daniel, crate training is all the rage just now but was never intended as
far as I can tell for more thn pretty much overnight use.

Do not use this in replacement of training all day long. You cant for
example crate the dog for 9-10 hours during daytime while at work.
Definately not also for 8 hours or so at night.

I have slowly learned that a crate isnt a horrible thing for a limited time
or reason.

Here's my though process. Apple-dog, new and soon to come home may be more
comfortable at night for the first few days in her 'safe home crate' until
she feels better. She has been trained that this is a safe stress free spot.
After that, ther door will be open when Don says it feels right (Don knows
dogs better than I do). Once she picks a spot, we add blankets to the
floor there. No more crate.

I understand that many use crates, but Don doesnt like them and I don't like
the idea mostly because we have seen them overused. My Mother-in-law (May
she rest in peace) made that mistake. She got a Rottweiler pup when she was
70 after her husband died then couldnt control it so it lived in a cage 20
hours a day for 7 years. Sadly, we were in Japan for most of that and heard
later after the MIL died on what had been done. It was too late. I have
and will ever have, an aversion to crate training after that even if I know
there is a responsible use that is done right.

'Bear' (the MIL's rottie) sadly had to be put down. A sweet natured pup by
personaility, too many years passed. He escsaped while they were clearing
the house after she died and being totally unsocialized, attacked a 14 yo
kid on his way home from the school bus. (kid BTW is ok thank you God!).

If if hadnt been for the damn crate misuse, he was a fine dog. Ok, so I am
opinionated. Please, use the crate *responsibly*. It's not a replacement
for training.

On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:23:50 -0500, "cshenk" wrote:

"Daniel Coronado" wrote

Thanks, i will look for a crate, i always think that use a crate for
many hours will be bad for the dog but a lot of people told me that I
must use a crate.

Daniel, crate training is all the rage just now but was never intended as
far as I can tell for more thn pretty much overnight use.

I disagree. I see no reason to crate dogs overnight, but I would
certainly crate a puppy when I wasn't home to supervise it. Crating
also helps in the housebreaking process, since a crate mimics a den
and most dogs will avoid soiling their dens. Daniel apparently has
breaks in his workday, rather than working 8-10 continuously, so he
can let the pup out of the crate and take it outside, play with it,
etc. during that time.

Daniel Coronado wrote:

Thanks, i will look for a crate, i always think that use a crate for
many hours will be bad for the dog but a lot of people told me that I
must use a crate.

thanks
snip

Crates generally work better than many people expect, but they do need
some care. If you have a puppy, it needs to learn that the crate is not
where it can relieve itself, but it needs to go every few hours, so you
should not leave it alone in a crate all day. Someone will need to be
able to let it out for at least fifteen minutes at least once every four
hours.

--
Bill Clodius
los the lost and net the pet to email

At this thime i use a crate to sleep in the nigths, some nights I take
it outside to "pee" in the 2 or 3 am,..... in the day im leaving in the
bath with the babygate...

-----Original Message-----
From: William Clodius ]
Posted At: jueves, 25 de febrero de 2010 07:55 p.m.
Posted To: rec.pets.dogs.behavior
Conversation: Dog outside or inside
Subject: Dog outside or inside

Daniel Coronado wrote:

Thanks, i will look for a crate, i always think that use a crate for
many hours will be bad for the dog but a lot of people told me that I
must use a crate.

thanks
snip

Crates generally work better than many people expect, but they do need
some care. If you have a puppy, it needs to learn that the crate is not
where it can relieve itself, but it needs to go every few hours, so you
should not leave it alone in a crate all day. Someone will need to be
able to let it out for at least fifteen minutes at least once every four
hours.

--
Bill Clodius
los the lost and net the pet to email