How do I make my dogs stop destroying things while we are gone?

put them in like a kennel. since you arent gone for too long they should be fine if you do that

You don’t say how old these dogs are…I’ve had dogs that could not be trusted alone until they were past 2 years old…but had another one who was fine at 5 months old. Since you are rarely gone very long, then I suggest you crate them. Put the crates side by side so they know they are not alone…

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Right there and then you have to call it to his attention that what he did was wrong. You can continue to let it happen without some type of time out. Then possibly once you tell him that what he did was wrong, grab a favorite toy of his give to him to play with and take it away temporarily. Since he is an animal is different than a child, you have to make him see a relationship with what he has done and the taking away of his favorite toy. Good luck, hope it works.

If they’re puppies, Well they need to teeth on things, Get them chew toys. If they’re not pups, Then consider getting some chew toys and putting them in a crate. -Dogluver.

It sounds like your dogs are not getting enough excercise or stimulation. Yes, they have eachother, but if you do not excercise your dog daily, they get bored and chew things up. Do an experiment. Take them on a 30-45 min walk every day, and they will probably be to tired to destroy anything. They need to get out of the house to experience different smells, this is what stimulates dogs. I hope this works! It worked for my sister’s Aussie and my boston terrier, so it should work for you! Introduce toys and treats on their walk, even if you just walk them around the block or to the local park, the different scents will stimutate them and they will be much happier dogs. Good luck!

When you have to leave the dog alone, just Crate him or her. Your dog will be safe in a crate and will not be able to cause damage to your house or hurt him or herself when you aren’t home. Just type in Crate Training Dogs and go to the link that says Inch.com. That is a great site, that will tell you exactly what you need to do to crate train your dog.

O.K. , I saw this one about 6mo. ago on that dog ladies show, that speaks w/the proper English accent. I cant think of her name, but shes great,, she can make a dog do anything. Anyway, what you do is , without going out of town, you make like you are. Over a period of 5-6 times your going to grab a couple of bags-suitcases (empty) and go away for a short (small) amount of time, say 4-5min., the point here is, to return before the animals emotions get out of control. Leave the house again, for say, 10min. Returning each trip to reassure the dogs, that you are actually coming back to them. Next time leaving the house for 20min. Repeat this on and up to4-6 hrs. of seperation. On another subject, if you dont have a doggy door so the pets can go out, that couldnt hurt, to get one.