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How do I stop my 7 month old puppy from shredding dog beds?
I put a foam pad in her crate and she shredded it . Now she sleeps on towels. She has not touched the two dog beds in the den. However the outdoor beds are a problem. She took the stuffing out of one and chewed on the other bed. For a while I kept putting the stuffing back in. The other two dogs do not seem to mind. Since the weather became cold last week, I put a new bed in one of the dog houses and new bed on the porch. She shredded both to usless pieces. I put bitter apple on them, but it did not prevent having clusters of fluff all over the lawn. She shreds soft toys, so I take out the squeakers, This helps them last a bit longer. I have told her "bad" and shoved bits of stuffing in her face several times in the past few months. I can't catch her in the act! She only likes to chew fluffy toys, sticks and rawhide. This is getting expensive!
She gets exercise by weekly outings to the creek, running around the half acre yard with the other two dogs, chasing squirrels,birds, and every one who walks or drives by, and playing ball every day. I imagine she may be bored. Sometimes the other dogs get tired of playing with her.
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
More than likely your dog is bored, you need to walk her and exercise her daily. Dogs are usually only destructive when they have too much energy built up and are bored
- Anonymous5 years ago
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
3. Intact Underwear. Puppies chew! You can count on at least 10 mismatched pairs of socks and a variety of unmentionables rendered to the "rag bag" before a puppy cuts all its teeth. Shoes? yes, puppies like to chew them also. Expect holes in your carpet (along with urine stains), backs and pages missing from books, stuffing exposed in couches, and at least one dead remote control. No matter how well you watch them, it will happen. This is a puppy's job! An adult dog can usually have the run of the house without destroying it.
Puppies chew everything including there own toys! My dog still at age 10year still gets into things she NOT suppost to!
- Bonzie12Lv 71 decade ago
My dog did the same thing when he was that age, however, he grew out of it. I think he went through about 5 beds until I stopped buying them for him and waited until he grew out of the chewing stage. He now has several different kinds of beds that he sleeps on and doesn't chew up any more. He also stopped chewing up his soft plush toys and now carries them around with him and plays with them the way they are suppose to be played with. He will grow out of this stage. Just keep giving him toys he can chew up and destroy and keep the stuff you don't want damaged out of his sight and out of reach. I ended up getting him his toys at the dollar store. Didn't care if he destroyed them in a day or two as they were inexpensive and he got the same enjoyment out of destroying them as he did the more expensive ones.
