I could just cry

[x19er]

I sympathise with you. Dino did much the same. He was fine for months and months so we got the new hall carpet I'd been looking forward to for about a year, then a couple of months after it was down I came home and he had ripped some of it up - it's so disheartening. It turned out somebody had came to the door when I was out & rang the bell & hammered on the door - could this have happened with Kaybie? We went back to his usual routine the next day and he has been fine since. Glad to hear Kaybie had no ill effects anyway.

 

[atlasmom911]

Atlas was about 2 1/2 yrs old before he could be trusted to be out of his crate when we were not home.

 

[Kaybie's Mom]

I sympathise with you. Dino did much the same. He was fine for months and months so we got the new hall carpet I'd been looking forward to for about a year, then a couple of months after it was down I came home and he had ripped some of it up - it's so disheartening. It turned out somebody had came to the door when I was out & rang the bell & hammered on the door - could this have happened with Kaybie? We went back to his usual routine the next day and he has been fine since. Glad to hear Kaybie had no ill effects anyway.

My dad asked the same thing. I am wondering if maybe someone outside was taunting her or something upset her to make her go nuts like that out of the blue?????

 

[x19er]

It's frustrating not knowing what's happened. Maybe if somebody has upset her it'll be a one off and she'll settle down again soon - fingers crossed.

I don't know about where you are but certainly over here some of the couriers bang on the door like they're trying to come through it - they are so impatient - I know you can't stop somebody hammering on the door but what I do now is if I'm out I disable the door bell just in case!

 

[JetsMom]

Jet has severe crate anxiety and can not be crated. He has run of the house and does great now. He has had his moments though, He destroyed a new lazyboy about a year ago, and by the looks of the chair he had a great time doing it. Now a days, he is happy with his own toys and leaves everything else alone. He is 2 1/2 now

 

[entelekia]

Don't feel bad. Laika is 5 years old, goes to daycare 2-3 times a week, we go rollerblading in the mornings, and she STILL needs to be crated. I think too much freedom causes her anxiety. I tried baby gating her in the kitchen and she would pee all over the place, go up and WALK on the counters, tear stuff apart and scream her lungs out (my neighbors told me). When she's in her crate, she's fine. The way I look at it is, if she's behaving in this frantic way when she's out of the crate, she can't possibly be happy. I think too much room to roam means more responsibilities in her head, when she's crated she doesn't have to "worry" about too much.

Or maybe I just have a psycho dog.

Either way, I have a feeling she'll be crated for a loooooong time to come.

 

[cammochick]

well i have two of the little babies , both just two and almost the same age, they keep each other company most of the time , when they are not fighting that is. We live on 7acres, so my babies have plenty of room to run and play.and swim. which i think relieves there boredom and distructiveness. My husband would never allow my dogs in side. But the odd time they sneak in, yes they run straight for trouble. so i could imagine what you are going through. I must admit if i have been busy with work and havnt given them the ut most attention, they begin to start gettn in to things outside and makn a mess, shredding plants, chasing chickns, rounding up goats together and worst of all getn into my husbands shed and pulling out things and bringn them up to the house. Rope is there favourite. so now we have given them a long bit of there own to play with, they spend hours playn with it. I found the best way to relieve this distructive boredom is give them all your spare attention, allways have things to amuze them and place these items in there area, and i always give my dogs a bone or pigs ear each to occupy them(seperately of course or they fight) i dont crate mine, but at night they toad hunt and chase snakes so at 7pm they go to bed with a treat in their snug dog trailer which is really big . When im at work or go out, they have big day runs, one each side by side, i cant put them together anymore as they fight. In these dog runs i have slinged up stockings from one side to the other, any many dangly toys hang from it, also i give them a piece of rope each and a bone. sometimes i put something different in there like a empty box , something that makes them curious. All of this i found has helped me alot, and i cant really say i have destructive boxers , my last boxer was , but i learnt alot from her. So Consider trying something like , i beilieve theres usually a reason a boxer does a naughty thing like yours did.
goodluck

 

[icatcher]

Hi

Although I am not an expert - far from it - this I have learned and it would apply here:

1) You say your Dad crated the dog when he saw what had been done. The crate should never be used as punishment. It is the dog's sanctuary - the safe place where they will retreat to feel secure. We rescued 2 BRLA dogs - bonded since pups, and they do very well in their crates at night. Crating should be a positive experience complete with a thank you treat for co-operation.

2) A bored dog is a destructive dog. Always crate your dog when you are going out until you have built a trust - then, if possible, leave the dog(s) in a single room where their crates are located. Leave toys - a kong with cheese or peanut butter will occupy the dog(s) for quite awhile. Turn on a radio or a tv in another room so that they may feel that someone is home and they are not angry/afraid of being home alone. Never feel bad about crating your dog - you are doing it a favour by keeping it secure and by not allowing it to get into trouble.

We keep our dogs' crates in our "bonus room" which is also where I keep my guitars, computer etc. Even though they've only been with us for 6 weeks, we're now at the level of trust where we can leave their crate door open when we go out - as long as the bonus room door is closed. The tv is on for them, they are allowed up on that 1 couch in the house, they have toys, water and a clear view of the front door. But this has been on a trial basis of a few 4 hour experiences out of the crates and so far they are fine. Whether it is because there are two of them (as opposed to a sole, lonely dog) they don't seem to be bored or unhappy. Greetings are always praise filled and treats abound

So, keep your dog safe and out of potential trouble by crating them and making it a positive experience until you've built that trust, and even then limit how much they can roam keeping in mind external factors like ringing doorbells etc. Pee before crate, treats and toys in the crate, welcome and praise coming out of the crate, and pee after the crate should keep your dog from being afraid of a crate and the security and protection that it offers.

Hope this helps

Dana and Brenda
Dad and Mon to Muffet and Diesel
Forever remembered Jackson and Jazzy

 

[warmellie]

We leave Lucas uncrated but lock up Zeke. Well, this past Halloween, I had put all the old candy on the couch in a bag. We had a baby gate (which closed and latched would have kept Lu out of the living room) at the old house and I accidently left it ajar.

Well, when we got home, Lu had helped himself!! There was candy wrappers and sticky goo all over the place. Luckily, all the chocolate was already gone before he got to it. It was just the hard candy nobody wanted. (except Lucas, apparently.)

I have found even a trustworthy dog has moments. Lu is a reformed counter surfer, but, bananas or a loaf of bread are too tempting to resist. Those two items are his downfall every time. Occasionally, he has to earn his way back out of the pokey, during times we are away.

 

[chiro972]

I have to keep my baby in the crate when we are not home. I hate it but if we don't then every once in a while she will get a wild hair and go on a similar romp. I think it's just in their nature. Fortunately, I get to go home at lunch and the kids let her out about an hour after I leave for lunch so she never spends all day in there.

She hated it at first, but now she just goes right in. We never use the crate as punishment and always reward her for going in. If you don't leave her in it all day long, you might want to think about making the crate a regular thing when you are gone.