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    sydneycj Posts: 13, Reputation: 1
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    Jan 29, 2008, 03:10 PM
    My family dog
    I have a boxer that is 1 1/2 yrs old. Whenever I leave the house for at least 2 hrs or longer he seems to chew on things. I have given him bones to chew on but he still insists on tearing my things up. How do I get him to stop? Does anybody have any suggestions?:confused:
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    Jan 29, 2008, 03:48 PM
    You can try buying him a roomy cage and putting him in that when you leave and you can also use that as a punishment if he is bad. Dogs love to be put in there place trust me I've had 3 amazing dogs!
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    Jan 29, 2008, 05:40 PM
    Try putting cardboard on the places he chews then he'll be confused and stop.
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    Jan 30, 2008, 06:13 AM
    Sydney, you need to crate train your dog. It is the only way you are going to keep your dog from destroying your home when you are not around. You cannot train a dog to stop doing something if you aren't around to correct him. When you come home and the damage is already done, getting angry with him or punishing him doesn't have any effect on him except to train him to be fearful of you when you walk in the door. To stop negative behavior, you have to remove whatever temptations are around. He is a young dog and what he is doing is simply creating his own fun when no one is around to play with. If you are gone for the majority of the day, if you can afford it, you may want to consider finding a doggy day care facility you can drop him off at in the morning. He will be able to play with other dogs, get the exercise he needs, and be too tired to create havoc in your home at the end of the day. If you can't afford it, you need to crate train him, leave him with a kong (a tough toy you can find in any pet store) stuffed with a little peanut butter and treats to keep him busy. If you are gone for most of the day, find a dog walker to take him out for a potty run and exercise in the middle of day. For crate training tips, please take a look at labman's sticky at the top of the dog forum, which I have linked here: https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/dogs/i...tml#post251802
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    Jan 30, 2008, 06:49 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by RubyPitbull
    sydney, you need to crate train your dog. It is the only way you are going to keep your dog from destroying your home when you are not around. You cannot train a dog to stop doing something if you aren't around to correct him. When you come home and the damage is already done, getting angry with him or punishing him doesn't have any effect on him except to train him to be fearful of you when you walk in the door. To stop negative behavior, you have to remove whatever temptations are around. He is a young dog and what he is doing is simply creating his own fun when no one is around to play with. If you are gone for the majority of the day, if you can afford it, you may want to consider finding a doggy day care facility you can drop him off at in the morning. He will be able to play with other dogs, get the exercise he needs, and be too tired to create havoc in your home at the end of the day. If you can't afford it, you need to crate train him, leave him with a kong (a tough toy you can find in any pet store) stuffed with a little peanut butter and treats to keep him busy. If you are gone for most of the day, find a dog walker to take him out for a potty run and exercise in the middle of day. For crate training tips, please take a look at labman's sticky at the top of the dog forum, which I have linked here: https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/dogs/i...tml#post251802
    This is great advise. Nice answer. My dog was the same way. It took some time to train him.

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