Please any advice

[Judith]

I am blessed as my two have never been chewers, they have never been crated and had the run of the house downstairs and I can leave anything down there, I do think dogs need to be walked and visit different places to fulfil them as dogs and I try to do this, we have about twelve places we visit regular so I just change places from day to day, but Bella's face is priceless when I let them out of the car to a brand new place she is so excited, so when we get home they have got rid of all the frustration and pent up energy which I think shows itself in chewing and destruction, I always try to put myself in their heads and try to look from their perspective to see what they would most like to do and what they are really missing , long hours in a crate and half an hour play in the yard must be like having a fish in a little bowl, just my opinion.

 

[MyBuddy]

Inside of Blackies crate there's carpet since there's no tray and he loves biting it and since I am going out tonight and I'm going to leave him in his crate in the house by himself and I don't want to come back to a chewed up carpet and him eating it, so I was wondering if any of you know how to stop him from biting it while i'm gone or can you guys think of a simple homemade crate tray Idea.

Sorry that I didn't see this sooner but it sounds like it worked out for you.

I've had the same experience as you have with the carpet. One day Buddy had scratched/chewed at it so much there were pieces of pile carpet all over his crate! That was the last time I left him alone with it in there. He slept with the piece of carpet at night but if I had to leave the house, he was crated with nothing but the safest toys. I didn't like that it seemed uncomfortable for him, but the alternative was worse. I wouldn't dare leave him in a dangerous situation where he could ingest something that he shouldn't.

I was starting to leave him out of his crate for longer and longer periods of time until he was only going in his crate at night when we all went to bed. Eventually, it was iceman who encouraged me that it was time to end that too. Buddy was ready! It was I that was 'stuck in a rut'. I never gave it much thought until then. Once I did, Buddy has slept by my side of the bed ever since! Never a problem.