Comments on: Destructive Dog – Tips For Preventing Damage

By: Sammie@LabSiteHQ

Sammie@LabSiteHQ — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 08:17:49 +0000

Hi Jim, I’m sorry to hear your pup is struggling. It sounds like you would benefit from a visit from a professional canine behaviorist. You can find our more about why we recommend this, and how to find someone, in this article https://www.thelabradorsite.com/does-my-labrador-have-separation-anxiety/ but in short, they will be able to help you identify triggers for her worries, and make a step by step plan to rebuild her confidence gradually. I do hope you’re able to find someone in your area who can help – it really can make a world of difference. Best wishes,
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By: Jim Douglas

Jim Douglas — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 14:30:22 +0000

Help! I have a 7 year old black female American field trial. She has just developed separation anxiety and has chewed our doors to the bedroom and dug into the carpet

She has also gotten anxious when we are in the car headed to the beach (hours)
At night we end up taking the dog with us to dinner (stays in car with ventilation)
We have given her a daily sedative but does not help

By: Meg Austwick

Meg Austwick — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 08:10:30 +0000

In reply to Arati Agnihotri. Hi Arati, we have an article on the best indestructible dog beds that you may find useful. Hope this helps!

By: Arati Agnihotri

Arati Agnihotri — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 17:02:41 +0000

Hi Pippa,
Your site did hep with some useful tips for us as new Labrador owner. Our white Lab 8 months now is a heavy chewer. We hates the crate so we leave him in a pay pen at nights. He was doing good till now but last few days he has been ripping his own bed. We replaced the first when he totally ripped leaving the filling out. We got his another which he ripped it too. Can you advice what do we do to him to stop ripping and tearing things?

By: Cathy

Cathy — Tue, 22 Oct 2019 21:41:53 +0000

Could someone please help? I have a 15 month old black lab. He is a chewer even thought he gets lot of exercise and attention. Winter is coming and I have not found any outside dog houses for him for when he needs to stay outside some. Please could someone give me an idea on what to do? I know he would chew plastic or wood dog houses. I would not be able to trust him with those. Surely someone has had the same problem. What to do please? Help! I can not leave him in his outside cyclone fenced kennel without being protect from the winter elements. He would chew a blanket up in a heart beat. I need something that is totally chew proof that he can retreat to and stay warm. Thanks for anyone’s help. Cathy

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 04 Oct 2018 04:56:20 +0000

In reply to Lynsey. Did your pup end up chewing more as she got older?

By: Ruth Robertson

Ruth Robertson — Sat, 03 Feb 2018 20:22:04 +0000

Our black labrador puppy called Jen she chews the furniture and the walls we have got a a lot of chew toys we also play with her, she is only left in the study that has a dog gate only for 2 hours when we are both working I only work 3 days a week for 2 hours which are Mondays,Wednesdays and Fridays from 8 am to 10 am so she is never left to long and I take her out for walks 3 to 4 times each day so she doesn’t chew as much.

By: C

Thu, 28 Dec 2017 19:35:12 +0000

Hi Pippa,

I hope you can help. We have a (nearly) 2 year old who has destroyed my furniture. He has chewed about 12 times since we got him at 14 months. But twice in the last 2 days and its been bad!.

He didn’t appear to have been trained in much before we got him. Would a crate be suitable. He is left Am and PM with an hour or 2 dog walker in the middle

I feel he will hate it as much as I would in doing it but we rent and we really need to solve this issue 🙁

By: Shannon

Shannon — Sun, 24 Dec 2017 17:40:55 +0000

So what advice would you have for a lab who is going to be 6 years old and has chewed through his crate, chewed through all his Kong toys, and still is destructive. We have tried everything you’ve mentioned, everything our vet has recommended and this lab is still destructive. I’ve had labs all my life but never one like this. Any suggestions?

By: chloe

chloe — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 21:33:19 +0000

hiya, My dog is bella she is a black Labrador she is just over 1 year old, her nick name is bella the destroyer. I cant think of one thing she hasnt eaten ( daz washing powder, saw dust, straighteners, hair dryer, makeup brush, clothes, lamps, letters, driving licence, photos, her bed and the clothe dryer witch was turnd on at the wall and am so shocked she isnt dead) from day 1 she has always destroyed everything in her path. She is toilet trained and she stays in the crate (witch dosent help anything as she pulls things in and sticks her paws through to get something to chew and destroy , i have no Ida how she dose it) anyway me and my family love her lots but this chewing thing is getting to much she is soooo giddy and we have to think about the bigger picture, we really dont want to get rid of her but she is really leaving us no other option, we are constantly yelling at her and i want her to be happy, can someone pleas give me some advice im 14 and im scared that we will have to rehome her.