8 month old still messing/destroying house!
We have an 8 month old German Shepard, American Pit Bull mix who we adopted at a local pet store on adoption day. We originally bought a crate for him (Miller) and from the get go he HATED the crate. There has never been a day since we've had him at 7 weeks old that he didn't make a huge, nasty mess in his cage. After 4 months of constantly cleaning the cage out, surrounding walls, and farwar places (ECK!) :eek: we gave in and designated the smaller guest room which was a HUGE mistake. We kept the crate inside the room open for him to go in and out. But I think that only confused him more. He then deficated in the cage still, and in surrounding areas. Now we resorted to letting him have the run of the house and he completely destroys EVERYTHING. Brand new shoes (bought three pairs of brand new shoes in ONE WEEK!), pillows, the couch, mail... everything and naything he could get his mouth around. We tried kongs, frozen kongs with peanut butter, chew toys, chew ropes, rubber toys. He still destroys the house. Everyone keeps saying one day he will eventually just stop. Well... I'm still waiting!
He has had puppy, beginer, and intermediate classes. He know a lot of tricks, both from puppy school and things we've made up at home. But he still soils when we leave for work. We allowed him in our bedroom at night, and there has only been one mess when we first got him at 7weeks old. And that's it! He can go the whole night with no mess, and won't touch anything in there now either. But will mess everywhere and tear the house up when we're gone. :mad:
He is a very gentle and sweet dog, but his messing has to stop!
HELP!