The chewing phase can last up to a year or year and a half or more, so the end of teething is just the beginning. The best thing to do is to manage the environment to limit her access to things she's not supposed to chew, supervising her when you can and confining her when you can't, and to continue providing plenty of appropriate chewables and redirecting her to those. In the meantime playing trading games can help overcome the keep away game she's obviously enjoying very much.
Chewing everything now at 7 months
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I dont know about claustrophobia in dogs. What does she do exactly when you crate her? Have you crate-trained her at all?
Also, I would not use any physical punishment, either. What I did w/Kodee (although he's 10 mos and doesn't chew on everything, he does swipe stuff that doesn't belong to him and try to chew on it). Rather than punishment, and concentrating on "no", I would start working on a command to teach her what she should do instead. Kodee knows "off" (which means get off of whatever/whoever you're jumping on), and "leave it" (meaning don't bother whoever/whatever you're getting ready to bother), and also we are working on "out. (drop whatever you already have in your mouth)."
It seems to me the best way to get them to "stop" doing something is to tell them to "do" something else. Hope this is helpful. I just think physical punishment will destroy your bond, which is the whole fun in having a dog, IMO.
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Also, I would not use any physical punishment, either. What I did w/Kodee (although he's 10 mos and doesn't chew on everything, he does swipe stuff that doesn't belong to him and try to chew on it). Rather than punishment, and concentrating on "no", I would start working on a command to teach her what she should do instead. Kodee knows "off" (which means get off of whatever/whoever you're jumping on), and "leave it" (meaning don't bother whoever/whatever you're getting ready to bother), and also we are working on "out. (drop whatever you already have in your mouth)."
It seems to me the best way to get them to "stop" doing something is to tell them to "do" something else. Hope this is helpful. I just think physical punishment will destroy your bond, which is the whole fun in having a dog, IMO.
Taking toys out she IS allowed to play with and playing WITH her for large amounts of time each day.
Generally my dogs chew when they are bored. And they grab chew things they KNOW they aren't allowed when they are bored (see the common link?). Me tearing after them and yelling well, is NOT boring!!!!!
Even negative attention can be more fun then nothing when they are bored.
I decided a long time ago that waiting until they get in trouble to then yell and correct was frustrating for me and NOT working. The key problem/issue was the 'me waiting until they did wrong.
What ended up MUCH better was me sitting down, using my vast brain
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and being PRO-ACTIVE to come up with ways to interact with my pup and prevent the bad behavior from even occurring.
With the idea that BOREDOM is leading the problem, me coming up with a way to plan my day to INCLUDE my pup and stimulate them both mentally and physically was key. Taking her on all my car rides and errands. Leaving early for all of those so I could include a stop at the park for a rousing game of Chuckit, or a swim in the lake for the pup. Walking around Main St for meet and greets with strangers.
DOG CLASSES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Weekly organized activities to learn and meet other people/dogs who are involved in this 'dog' thing.
A good dog is a TIRED dog, so way upping the exercise (and I don't care if you are having him run 20 miles a day right now, that's not enough for him right now or he'd be not getting into so much trouble.).
Generally my dogs chew when they are bored. And they grab chew things they KNOW they aren't allowed when they are bored (see the common link?). Me tearing after them and yelling well, is NOT boring!!!!!
Even negative attention can be more fun then nothing when they are bored.
I decided a long time ago that waiting until they get in trouble to then yell and correct was frustrating for me and NOT working. The key problem/issue was the 'me waiting until they did wrong.
What ended up MUCH better was me sitting down, using my vast brain
With the idea that BOREDOM is leading the problem, me coming up with a way to plan my day to INCLUDE my pup and stimulate them both mentally and physically was key. Taking her on all my car rides and errands. Leaving early for all of those so I could include a stop at the park for a rousing game of Chuckit, or a swim in the lake for the pup. Walking around Main St for meet and greets with strangers.
DOG CLASSES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Weekly organized activities to learn and meet other people/dogs who are involved in this 'dog' thing.
A good dog is a TIRED dog, so way upping the exercise (and I don't care if you are having him run 20 miles a day right now, that's not enough for him right now or he'd be not getting into so much trouble.).
The playing with them with their toys and such really will help. And if you keep at the redirecting to their toy instead of your shoe for example and exercising there will be a day where pup will know to grab its own toys to play (hopefully!).
I thought Kelso would never reach the point where he would know his own stuff, but using all the advice like above...now at least when I am doing laundry or something he will go grab his own toy to chew on instead of playing tug with my laundry!
Just keep at it!
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I thought Kelso would never reach the point where he would know his own stuff, but using all the advice like above...now at least when I am doing laundry or something he will go grab his own toy to chew on instead of playing tug with my laundry!
Just keep at it!
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