My dog has toys of his own, runs every night but still shreds everything in sight when I leave (anxiety). Help?

Exercise and training are great. But puppies haha alot of energy so he probably needs extra exercise while he's young. Also puppies teeth and of course go thru a chewing faze.

Sounds like you let him have free reign of the house when your gone. You should really consider a crate. It's not cruel - dogs actually like being in their "den." Give him some safe toys and you won't have to worry about what he's getting into while your gone. Including things that found be harmful to him.

Kings are great, especially if you film it with peanut butter and freeze it. I also like marrow bones from the butcher - but I only give these to my dogs when supervised due to an incedent I had once.

As I mentioned most likely it's just a faze but these are some ideas to help you get thru it with a little sanity! Good luck!

Well if I knew the answer to your question, my dog would not tear up my house, too. I have the same issue to lesser extent. My dog is clawing the wood off the door frame and clawing up the carpet when I'm not home. She has completely ruined the door frame and one area of carpet. She has not bothered one other thing but those. I can buy a piece of acrylic to cover the carpet where she's clawing it, but not sure what to do about the door frame; I have to open and close it, so I can't block it. It can't be good for her claws either. She has toys galore and Kong, too. She cares nothing for them; all she knows is that when I leave, she is alone and she is terrified until I return. It's really pitiful. I bought the "happy juice" at the pet store. No help at all. Not one tiny bit. I don't want to drug her to get her to relax. I think that's horrible. (Shame on Suitcase) That's like giving your kids Benadryl to get them sleepy. Your dog is a puppy, so he may grow out of it. My dog is already an adult. Best of luck.

I have the same problem with one of my dogs. He's so attatched to my boyfriend, and when we leave he always finds something to chew up. You are right when you say that it is due to anxiety. Your dog is not happy that you leave him at home, so he tears everything up. We actually had to find a house with a backyard, and we just put him outside when we leave. If you don't have a backyard, my only suggestion would be to put anything up that he might be able to chew.... which really can only go so far. Try finding something with a bitter taste that is harmless to dogs like vinegar and put it on a couple of things. I'd like to see what other people suggest!

try introducing your dog to a crate..

when your home for like a week then eventually work him into the crate like 30 minutes b4 you leave so he has no anxiety b4 u leave and the dog should be good. just don't lock him/her in it and leave though it would be a bad experience imagine lots of anxiety and being locked up?

good experiences associated with crates will bring comfort and balance.

Crate and kong. I just solved your problem.

Find a large crate, old blanket and buy an X-treme Kong. Place dog in crate, and fill Kong with PB, and place with dog.

I had this problem with my lab. She hasn't chewed up anything since.

They make dog toys called kongs. they are bubble shaped and you can fit a treat inside of them.

here is a picture.

http://www.fundog.co.uk/pics/kong.gif

I think they float too so your dog can play with them in the pool.

I recommend this dog training course: http://www.goobypls.com/r/rd.asp?gid=572

. It has fantastic videos on dog training. It explains good, gentle, simple and effective techniques to stop stop unwanted behaviours of your dog. I recommend it.

Cheers ;)

Possibly get him on a methadone program, that way he'll be too stoned to have that excess energy.