It is possible that his meal times are too far apart 12 hours is a long time to wait when you are only 10 months old is it possible to adjust the times i.e 8am and say 4pm i find this suits my 2 year old boy. this works well for him toilet and sleep wise, with play and or walk times in between hope he settles soon. milly*
----- Original Message ----- From: magooandcompany To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 12:14 AM Subject: [labradoodles] Riley's Destructive Chewing 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.20/664 - Release Date: 2/02/2007 3:42 PM
