Take It Slowly. . .
Rusty was left alone in the house when he was only 3 months old. At first, I confined him to a room, and he ripped up the linoleum!!!! I then got a neighbor to come over about 3 times daily to let him out. After that, Rusty was great, never destructive, and never bothered anything. Today Rusty will sometimes get mad, and tump over the trash, but that is about it. Casey was another story. I left her inside when she was 2 and 3 years old, and she was destructive. She would chew up plastic things, remote controls, CD's, picture frames, books, and lotions. I started leaving her outside when I was gone, with a heated doghouse, and letting her back inside when I was there. Now, at 7 years old, her behavior is random, most of the times she is good, but every once in awhile I will find a tube of cream chewed up on my bed!!! She never got into food, just odd things. Now I keep my bedroom closed and my entertainment room closed, or leave her outside. Rocky and Saddam are still very destructive at age 2 years. One day I left Saddam in the kitchen with Casey and Rusty, he shredded the trash, and knocked and broke pots on the stove. Rockey was left for about 1 hour and shredded a down comforter, and a quilt. My advice is to leave your animal in one room for short periods of time, for about 1 or 2 hours, and see if there is any destruction. Some dogs, like Rusty, will not bother anything. Other dogs, like Saddam, have to either be crated or put outside to avoid disaster!!!! Good luck!!!!!!!!
