BrooklynMom
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So, Brooklyn has never been a chewer. She is 7 months old now, and we have gotten away with really good potty training and a non-chewing pup. She has been an overall well trained and really good dog.
Well, that was until 3 days ago and suddenly all hell broke loose...chewing everything in sight. Now, she was just desexed on Wednesday...could this have anything to do with it? Obviously she cannot exercise like normal, so she might have pent up energy, but my husband and I are going crazy...we cannot turn our back for one second!
So far...she has eaten off two corners of our 200 year old antique dining table (in like 3 seconds flat when we caught her!), bitten our computers, books, chewed of part of the coffee table corners, ruined the edge of our Jonathan Adler velvet benches, chewed the bottom of the couch. And just to note, seriously this stuff happens in like a second because I am not letting her wander without me or have unattended access or free run...I blink, and she is going for it and manages to do damage really really fast! I am usually right there, and bam, she just does it. And I cannot get her to stop either.
Then, last night, my husband was putting her to bed (right after she had just pooed and weed), in her normal space all cozy with a hot water bottle...and she just looked at him and peed! Right in her bed! Ugh.
I just don't understand this behavior. Help! I am doing training with her a lot to get her mind exercised at least, but she is just being...well...a bad dog!
What happened?? She never used to be like this, in fact I could just let her hang out while I took a bath, and she would usually just entertain herself or curl up and sleep...now in the last few days, I cannot even blink without destruction.
Well, that was until 3 days ago and suddenly all hell broke loose...chewing everything in sight. Now, she was just desexed on Wednesday...could this have anything to do with it? Obviously she cannot exercise like normal, so she might have pent up energy, but my husband and I are going crazy...we cannot turn our back for one second!
So far...she has eaten off two corners of our 200 year old antique dining table (in like 3 seconds flat when we caught her!), bitten our computers, books, chewed of part of the coffee table corners, ruined the edge of our Jonathan Adler velvet benches, chewed the bottom of the couch. And just to note, seriously this stuff happens in like a second because I am not letting her wander without me or have unattended access or free run...I blink, and she is going for it and manages to do damage really really fast! I am usually right there, and bam, she just does it. And I cannot get her to stop either.
Then, last night, my husband was putting her to bed (right after she had just pooed and weed), in her normal space all cozy with a hot water bottle...and she just looked at him and peed! Right in her bed! Ugh.
I just don't understand this behavior. Help! I am doing training with her a lot to get her mind exercised at least, but she is just being...well...a bad dog!
What happened?? She never used to be like this, in fact I could just let her hang out while I took a bath, and she would usually just entertain herself or curl up and sleep...now in the last few days, I cannot even blink without destruction.