chewing the house apart?

Well this is one of the reasons I like to crate train. Dogs are individuals and really should only gain freedom of the house based on their individual ability to be reliable. If your dog is behaving destructively then I'd say his training, for his needs, haven't progressed to the point where he should be allowed that much freedom. It's not a reflection on the dog's intelligence or even a reflection on your own ability to train. Just like there isn't any one way to train that will work the same on every dog, every dog shouldn't be expected to learn in the same manner or rate.

I'd just give it more time and reinforce his training until he's reliable, or examine other methods to better communicate or motivate him. GL

ADDED:

I understand the goal. I also understand it's a mistake to rush a dog into being reliable before they are capable of it. Again, just allow the dog to progress at his own rate and keep training in the meantime. It's better for you and the dog in the long run :)

P.S. It doesn't sound like seperation anxiety. It just sounds like he's not ready. However there's a book I'd recommend that will help you identify stress signals in dogs and I think it's a good read for anyone with a dog. It's not even expensive. Here's a link

http://www.dogwise.com/itemdetails.cfm?ID=DTB527

Teenagers.......some can't be left outta the crate yet.

We have had a couple that were just awful teenagers. Good dogs, but tried our every last nerve. We had one that destroyed a leather couch while I was in the bathroom.

If you have 4 Danes.....not sure what else I can offer you, except I have been there and done that. Sounds like he might be a couple months away from being crate free. With 4 Danes, you probably will need to keep a crate around anyhow.

I have 5 Danes with a new 4 month old puppy.

I love our crate trained dogs. LOL

Good luck

j

10 Months, he is teething. Our 18 month old dane puppy chewed thru a couple of rope pull toys a week at that age. Getting them wet and freeze them. When you find him chewing something he shouldnt be, give him one of the frozen ropes.

We also discovered the Rubber Jacks (look like big rubber jacks like kids play with), and KONG makes a pretty un-destructable bone. Those are chew-ables as well.

Now, if you are gone and he is chewing, you should really be box training him. We have a big cage, like 6'x4' that we put ours in if we are going ANYWHERE. We have a good thick bed for him to lay on. It keeps him out of trouble while we are gone. ----- During the day when we are home, he'll go in and hang out in his kennel as well.

Best way to stop the destruction is to kennell the dog when you are gone, and keep an eye on the dog and be in the same room when you are home.

BTW, Even with keeping an eye on the dog, we've got 2 chewed couches, a hole in the rug, chewed dresser, and a couple palm trees that he went at out-side. ;-) So, there's some things you just cant help. heheheh.

Crate training (and use) is a godsend; but it will never SOLVE the the problem, just helps manage it.

You need to find a very good obedience class! To me a "good class" is defined as offering ON and OFF leash control, plus PROBLEM SOLVING. You need to search until you find just that. And, no, the classes at Petsmart won't even come close to solving real problems.

Start by talking to people in local dog clubs. Your vet and/or nearest shelter might be able to help you locate a club. You don't want a "puppy socialization cookie class" (and there are lots of those out there). You have a serious problem and your want a serious class that can fix it. Don't settle for less. A lot of "trainers" fail and bail; you want someone who can get the job done. Get references. One site you might wish to check out is: www.koehlerdogtraining.com. They might be able to refer you to someone in your area.

You don't have to put up with having everything you own destroyed. And your dog shouldn't have to spend so much time crated. There are people out there who can help you solve the problem. Find them. Good luck.

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Hi,

You can't leave him alone unsupervised or not contained in some way until he is totally not chewing. Sometimes it takes some dogs longer than others. See these two pages on my website about destructive chewing and Separation Anxiety, they may help.

http://www.standardpoodlesusa.com/chewing.html

http://www.standardpoodlesusa.com/separation-anxie...

Dont leave him! Turn the TV or Radio on, Maybe some soothing music, oh and I always tell my Boxer before I leave the house, "Be good Mia, dont let any bad people in the house" It's worked so far!

I think you need to cage train him, if its seperation anxiety it'll be really hard to over come, if you put him in a cage he wont be able to chew anything. You should also try lots of chew toys and let him know what he is and isnt allowed to chew, punish him if he chews on things that arent his, if your going to cage train him, dont disapline by putting him in the cage, he shouldnt be afraid of the cage.

It's called a crate. Works every time if used properly.

OK, then its even simpler, Put him back in it. He doesn't need to move around when your gone.

That is the EXACT same as my dog exept he chews my pool toys my advice get him a muzzle that still alows him to drink and pant a little but nothing can fit in his mouth my dog WAS the exact same but we got him that muzzle and he never chewed since!