Hello!
We adopted a puppy a little while ago. He was found in a bucket with his brother riddled with worms and malnourished around 6/7weeks old. Really sad.
We fell in love when we saw him, and although we weren't really planning on getting another dog (we have a 2.5yr old jack russell cross), we decided that he was just too adorable to not adopt! (We obviously spoke about it etc).
Our cross was an amazing puppy. Yes, he took a little while to toilet outside like lots of puppies. But apart from that he was easy. We could be happy when he was old enough to leave him to pop into town etc and he'd just sleep. We did crate train him although he's not in a crate now. But yes, he's a perfect dog in our eyes, in regards to behaviour! No chewing etc etc when he was a puppy nor now.
So fast forward; we've adopted Oliver, he's a lurcher but not sure 100%! We took him to a 8 week puppy course- as we knew he'd need a little bit extra. We even paid for him to see a dog behaviourist as from an early age he really showed separation anxiety.
He's now about 8 months old- and we just cannot leave him at home for ten minutes. And when we do we just have anxiety as we know we will come back to carnage.
We tried crate training but he absolutely hated it- the dog behaviourist said it might be because he was found in a bucket with a lid on... but unsure.
He's a big dog too. But the thing we are finding difficult the most is the destruction! He will get hold of anything and he will destroy it- we understand that perhaps this is due to him worrying?? As he doesn't chew anything he's not meant to when we are home.
My partner luckily works from home so he really is hardly ever left alone. We tried to do the whole; ten minutes alone, fifteen alone.... so forth. We didn't just leave him for an hour and wish for the best.
So far he's chewed the bottom of the stairs, the bottom of the door, ANYTHING from the sides of we have forgotten to move it. Remote controls, the sofa....
We have tried to leave meaty bones but surely we can't do that every time we leave?? It'll get v expensive? Unsure...?
We also walk him before we go out anywhere- but sometimes this is a pain if you just want to pop to Sainsbury's quickly!
Our jack cross is so easy, I know all dogs are different, I get that. And I wasn't so naive to think our lurcher would be the same! But we
Just don't know what to do? Any tips would be much appreciated.
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littlepeaegg · 16/05/2019 20:13
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