Our boy Riley is a 10 month old chocolate labradoodle. We also have
a
female 2 year old german shepherd named Lexi. We are having a
problem
with Riley chewing anything and everything and this all started about
one month ago. We tried to leave Riley loose in the house because
Lexi
was loose and we have never had a problem with her destroying
anything. We thought they would at least play with each other if
they
got bored. However, after he ate a sneaker, then chewed the frame on
our box spring mattress, we decided we better crate him. He has all
kinds of chew bones, hard balls, etc. in his crate. He has figured
out
how to unlock the wire crate, so now we are using a heavy duty
bicycle
lock to keep it closed. When he got out, he chewed a wooden cue
stick
holder that is mounted on a post in the rec room, the arm of our
couch (cloth),
a wooden coaster holder and a tube of polysporin. We have tried
using
a kong and putting Cheerios in it while he is in the crate and well
you
guessed it, he has chewed the kong to the point where he was breaking
it into little pieces and eating them. The same with a hard plastic
ball that had a hole in it for putting treats into. He destroyed it
as
well. He has chewed the arm rest in our van.
The dogs are home alone for about 3 hours in the am and about the
same
in the pm. One or both of us is home at lunch at which time they are
taken outside for a play session for about 3/4 of a hour. Often one
of
us is able to stop in mid way through the morning as well to take
them
outside for a play. They get fed twice a day, about 6:00 am and 6:00
pm.
We love Riley dearly and we don't want to break his fun loving spirit
as he is such a joy when he is not destroying things. We would
appreciate any suggestions from anyone.
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