We also take the time to put everything we don't want chewed away or where she can't get it, she then in turn finds something else and completely destroys it. My husband has lost expensive laptop equipment because she found a way to get it.
She was abandoned by her mother a few months ago. Her mother is a jet black lab, but she is a chocolate lab. Most people wouldn't believe she is a puppy because she is almost as big as our pit bull/dalmatian mix.
We cannot afford ANY dog training classes due to my husband losing his job, that option is no longer on the table.
Any help is appreciated.
We also think this "do not reprimand your dog, give them another chew toy and then praise them for taking to the new toy" stuff is b.s.
Thanks
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Can you afford to buy her a box muzzle to put on her when you can't watch her and when you turn her out in the yard for bathroom breaks?
It will stop the chewing & if you get one with a stool guard on it, she won't be able to eat feces. She can pant and drink water fine with this type of muzzle on.
It will stop the destruction until you can train her. A box muzzle should be under $20.00.
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- you should have crait trainer her then you would not be in this problem. crait train is the best way because when you can not super vise your dog you put her in her kennel and then she does not chew on anything or get into trouble. and second labs r a high energy breed you need to run with her like jogging every day to tire her out and her eating poop she probably has a vitamin problem so she is missing something in her diet or her food. what kind of food r you feeding her ? and reason your lab is not listening is because she has alot of built up Energy from not being excersize every day so she is going crazy beause of that. labs r a high strong breed thay r a smart breed if you work with everyday other wise when you don't work with them this is what happened s as you are explaing. and maybe if everything fails maybe its time to find a new home for her if you can not afford classes for her. and don't get a dog till you and your husband r more financially better.
- My puppy constantly chews as well and i know if i left her alone in the house she would eat everything so i came to the conclusion to get a crate and she only chews her toys, she whined and barked for a while but she also sleeps in there at night and she now sleeps/plays quietly. However, you have other dogs so that might not be an option for you as it's unfair to crate her and not the others. You may have to get a trainer/behaviourist as a last resort as she clearly thinks she's the pack leader and dominant over you and the other dogs. Get Ceaser Milan in he's great. Sorry i don't know what else to suggest my personal opinion would be to crate her then you won't have any destructive behaviour.
Good luck! :) - First off this dog should be crate trained...that would solve many problems. I have a dog who did the same thing and after being crate trained the problems stopped. When in bed or away she is in her crate. This eliminates chewing issues and also accidents in the house. We give her tons of bones and toys to chew on when she is crated, then she isn't completely bored. When taking the other dogs out crate her, when going to bed crate her, when gone crate her. Crate are good things because it simulates their natural dens and once accustomed to it she'll learn to like it. Just don't used the crate as punishment. Slowly get her used to it and show her its a good thing.
Secondly, she sounds as if she is going through that "adolescent" stage. Because dogs age much faster their adolescent stage is usually around 6-9 mo. They can be complete terrors if they want and ruin everything. Some dogs go through this stage for months and some 1 or 2 days. I've had both. Just be consistent with your dog and show her that you are the leader and what you say goes. - Wow, so you cannot afford to have the dog trained, have been unable to do so yourself to this point, but feel qualified to say in advance what advice you will and will not accept as valid?
Dog training is simple. There are TONS of variations that will work, but the effective training is ALWAYS based on the same themes.
1) We must earn a dog's respect through the rules, boundaries, and limits we set in the house and other rituals and routines to teach them their place in the family's social structure. This is different from obedience training, and it's a step alot of people miss out on. There is no point in trying to train a dog that has no desire to do what we ask, and to avoid making us angry. This is called pack structure groundwork, it's different from obedience training, and it resolves ALOT of behavioral problems just by itself. You cannot liev with every dog in the same way. Some dogs have the right mindset that they can be allowed to roam the house un-supervised and join you in bed. Some dogs need to be supervised or crated at all times, and to spend most of their time on their own feet.
2) We must gently guide a dog through the stages of obeying a command and do enough repetitions of each concept so that the dog understands what we want.
3) We must gradually introduce heavier layers of distraction into the environment, so that the dog becomes more skilled at focusing on the handler and obeying in a variety of situations and circumstances.
4) At some point, a dog will be in a situation where it choses not to obey because it is more interested in doing something else. Now it's time for physical and verbal corrections. The type and manner of correction varies depending on the dog and owner, but the point is to get the dog's attention and create a reflex wherein the next time it is introduced to that situation, it instinctively obeys in order to avoid being corrected.
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2) We must - Puppies need a lot of training n you need to find time. What you can do Is get a crate n put her in with a toy n leave the room see wat here progress is . Then u can get a camera n record her wen she is alone in a room . Keep on taking her out ever hour until she gets it. Eating poop is sumthing u can't really stop her for doing, just keep feces away from her as possible. Oh n for the recording her alone , see wat she does leave a lot of chew toys around the room and the instant you see her trying to bite anything not chewable get in the room and make a Loud noise. Do this over n over. Rember wen they r puppies try to keep them in one room till they get properly trained
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