My dogs are destroying my home.?

Question

I have 2 dogs one is a Pekingese the other a silky terrior. They were born a day apart. I love them both very much. They are destroying my home. They eat anything and everything they can put into their mouths. They have ripped my couch apart including the pillows. They will eat a milk jug if they can get to it, lotion bottles. They have plenty of toys and chew things. I bought a brand new bags of female items and left it on the kitchen table while I took a shower and when I came into the living room they had gotten them and ate most of them and tore the others into shreads. I don't know what to do to keep them from destroying my house when I leave for work. While I'm home they just lay by my side and sleep. They of course follow me everywhere and while I'm trying to walk they fight under my feet and sometimes make me fall. Please help and give me some ideals to help. This is an every day occurance. I can't even bring company home because I don't know what I am going to open the door to. It is litterally that bad... Help

Answer 1

crate them when you can't watch them.

It's sad that you have allowed them to get this far in destroying your home.

Answer 2

Try to increase their exercise more. Pick up the pace when you walk and/or walk a little longer.



Crate both dogs, give them special toys they only get when they are crated, like a kong stuffed with peanut butter. You can freeze it so it lasts longer.



The silky has really bad separation anxiety and that isn't really my area of expertise. All I can suggest is a ton of exercise and something in the crate to keep her busy. When you leave don't make a fuss, don't even acknowledge that you're taking off, just crate them and walk out. Try leaving a radio or the TV on, too.



When you have a free weekend you can try easing the dogs into being crated for long periods of time. Start with just a couple minutes, giving them some time to sit there quietly, and then come in and praise the living crap out of them for being so good. Increase the stretches to 15 minutes, then 30, 45, 60, etc. A dog that can stay quiet for an hour will probably stay quiet all day.



More exercise is probably going to be the biggest help. Get that dog too tired to make a huge fuss. ;)

Answer 3

Getting two puppies at the same time is a HUGE mistake. They feed off each others ill behavior. If you had only one, you'd see the change almost instantly. Because you have two, you need to tackle it from a one on one angle. Kennel your dogs. Kenneling is very important. It'll also prevent them from being able to destroy everything when you're not around. Don't turn your back on them either. If you need to take a nap, kennel them. Don't give them freedom without supervision or the problems will continue. Also, setting up a digital camera to record what happens when you're not around will help you to figure out who is the mastermind. I had this problem and blamed both my puppies. After hiding a camera for 20 minutes each time I left, I figured out it was only one initiating the destruction and the other followed by boredom and curiosity. So, I started to leave the well behaved puppy free and the other kenneled. When alone, nothing happened! If I reversed it, the bad puppy would destroy everything even without the other one to play with. Once you know who it is doing it, or creating the problem, you know how to work with them to stop it. Increasing exercise, getting new distracting toys for them, more kennel time and less freedom etc. Increasing exercise for the bad puppy will help make it more tired and less likely to use it's energy towards killing everything. Also, if nothing else seems possible, some dogs act out because they are truly meant for a one person only home. Serious, once they're alone, they are angels. Some need mood control medicines from your vet to dumb down their anxiety issues or whatever it may be.

Answer 4

1. take them for a 30 min walk two times a day

2. teach them basic commands

3. crate and potty train them

4. punish them when they chew

5.dont let them in a place they can cause harm to things

6.Hire a trainer

7.Go to an obediance school/class

8. Work with your dogs

9. Enjoy the peace!



Tip: If they are puppies, this is there mouthing/nipping/chewing/biting stage and they will outgrow this stage at 3-4 months old. If not puppies, get help.



Hope i helpled

Answer 5

Are they getting enough daily metal stimulation & exercise? Even toy breeds need taken out & about & daily exercise & you have a terrier also which are high energy smart working bred dogs so their needs are even higher then other small breeds. I would be taking them for a morning walk & penning them or at least confining them to only parts of the house most appropriate & where the least amount of damage is possible. I use baby gates to close off areas. For short outings crating is fine but I think it's wrong & cruel to crate a dog for any longer than 3 or 4 hours maximum at a time.

Make a routine & stick to it that includes daily exercise, training, feeding times, crate time, pen time(or confinement to room/s) & free time. Dogs that know what to expect are generally easier going, less anxious & therefore less destructive. Just a simple routine of feeding them as soon as you wake then a walk around the block & then 10 mins of general obedience training finished off with a game of fetch or tug before you start your day will set both you & your dogs up to have a far better day. Then confine them to either a pen or room/s & go to work, when you get home just some basic play or a quick trip down the shops in the car will do most days. Make time for longer exercise or outings at least 3 times a week to say an off leash park, beach/creek/dam, obedience club or a play date with other friends dogs & you'll find the shorter daily walk & training will get them through quite well on your busier days. It only take say 45mins in the morning to do the whole routine & it will be so worthwhile I can assure you the dogs will be less destructive.

Now for when they are home get a sand pit & hide treats in it to encourage them to use it, a kids wadding pool & a elevated platform to just chill out & feel important from can really help too. Also take up ALL their toys & only put out a couple each day & change them round each day so they don't bore of the same old toys.

Also big meaty safe bones are great to help keep them happy too, just make sure to watch over them when feeding any bones to start with until you learn whether they are sensible enough bone chewers to be left unsupervised with 1. Never leave them unsupervised with littler types of bones though as they can choke if they don't take their time with them. That said my dog are all(whether they be toy breeds or giants) are feed bones from the very start & I have NEVER had not 1 issue over 30 yrs & uncountable amounts of dogs but I do know of dogs who are not bone safe. So first find out what type of bones suit your dogs before leaving them unsupervised & NEVER EVER feed cooked bones they can be deadly, no doubts there.

Also some people find small breeds do better if left with access to say the laundry & a part of the back yard so they can pick & choose where they want to be. Can be a problem with bad barkers though so you need to leave & sneak back a few times whenever you change a dogs routine just to check how they are coping etc.

Answer 6

This pup is not exercised enough, so it needs to create fun of its own. You need to throw a ball outside a LOT and always have it focused on learning, or performing an activity. Throwing around a ball and teaching it how to bring it back is great for that, cause you can do it virtually anywhere. If any puppy is not focused on an activity for an extended amount of time, it will get bored and make its own fun. Right now, I suggest a bunch of activity, training it, potty training it if it isnt, and this dog seems to like to chew and bite, so get it a lot of bones and rawhides.

Answer 7

The dogs are looking for mental stimulation, a walk is not mental stimulation, they need training!



The silkie terrier is probably more of the problem than the other since terriers are quite smart. You need to give this dog mental stimulation, play ball with it or get it into agility. If you do not have time to give the dog the mental stimulation it needs you should not keep it because it will get worse.



I would say to crate it when you are away, to stop it from destroying things, however you have said it barks, so you must deal with the barking too - unless you want to get the dog debarked - you should get one of the collars that sprays citronella when it barks.



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Answer 8

Are you walking these dogs? ALL dogs, regardless of size, require a DAILY walk. If they do not get it, they will tear your home apart.



Also, I would recommend crate training your dogs. At least until they are well behaved enough to be trusted to have free-roam while you aren't home.

Answer 9

Put them in obedience school or... have a private trainer come over and help train or if you don't have enough money hit the books and web and see how to train your breed of dogs!



Best of luck

Answer 10

i would say if your situation is as serious as it sounds and this is just me but get a dog trainer they can really help just as long as your willing to try because dogs try to make themselves the man of the house.



hope i helped

Answer 11

yep they do that if not trained, exercised and supervised

take to trainer

crate when you can't supervise

Answer 12

i have heard that you can spray everything in a citrusy( oranges) smell. dogs hate that smell.