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What Can I Do To Keep My Puppy From Tearing Apart The Carpet In My House?
I have tried using the spray that they sell at the pet store, but he doesn’t use his teeth to tear apart the carpet, he uses his paws and digs at it. He has shredded a lot of carpet and I want to keep him from shredding more of it.
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7:45 pm on December 13th, 2009
Dogs and puppies that are doing destructive behaviors have an underlying problem that the owner needs to discover and deal with in order to be able to stop or change the behavior.
Some questions for you:
1. How old is the puppy?
If the puppy is less than 3 months old, then you need to just put the puppy in a safe place whenever you cannot be with him. This means a bathroom or a crate that has enough room for him to turn around in and has fresh water provided. In fact, for any dog or pup that is doing this behavior I recommend the crate method to keep him from doing anymore damage, but this is just one of the things you should do.
2. How long have you had the puppy?
If the puppy has been doing this a long time, you will have to spend and equal amount of time working with him to stop it.
3. Have you gone through obedience training with the puppy?
If not, do that right away. The pup needs to know who is boss, and that would be you, right?
4. What breed is the puppy?
Certain breeds have a higher energy level and are prone to destructive behaviors if not allowed enough constructive activity, such as rough play, long walks, and training sessions.
5. How much time each day do you spend walking and playing and training the puppy? Self explanatory.
6. If he does this with you in the room, what do you do? Do you just ignore him? Do you yell at him until 30 seconds later when he does it again, when you yell at him again? Obviously whatever you have been doing, it is not working. You need to get up and remove him from the area he is digging on, put him in his crate when he does this. If he can figure out that he loses his personal freedom as a result of the behavior, he will finally start to try and change that behavior because most dogs don’t like to be taken away from the family pack and isolated. Make sense?
Good Luck!
11:07 pm on December 13th, 2009
Does he have toys to play with? My pittbull used to do the same thing, but I went and got some cheap stuffed animals and started playing with her with them, and now she doesn’t tear anything up. Well just her toys…. which is better than my house!LOL
11:43 pm on December 13th, 2009
Puppies tend to dig things up and even bite furniture when they are bored. They are like children and don’t know any better. They have to be taught that you don’t like what they are doing. Play with him and watch what he does. Keep them company and give them a bone to chew on. Reward them when they do something good.
2:15 am on December 14th, 2009
teach him not to do it, it will take a while but it is worth it in the end and also put gates up then it will stop him from getting into certain rooms, you will only have to keep them up until he is tought properly though. also him him lots of toys because then he can chew on them.
8:54 am on December 14th, 2009
Squirt bottle and every time he goes to chew the carpet throw the bottle at him.
3:31 pm on December 14th, 2009
give him something worthwhile to shred so he won’t have to resort to the carpet. If you give him enough of it he will be completely occupied. Another way is to just tell him that ripping carpets are bad and punish him. Hopefully you have insurance.
rampaging puppy…. lol
10:06 pm on December 14th, 2009
OOOO boy.
I bet you have a berber carpet.
Sorry, worst selection with pets.
If the runners are not too long, just a frizz, carefully separate the fibers and tie in a knot flush to the pile. Trim off the frayed ends.
If a long runner is pulled, you can have it repaired by a professional carpet mechanic. (UK & Australia=Carpet fitter).
Keep his nails trimmed as short as possible. Animals/birds scratch so as to “trim” their nails naturally.
3:52 am on December 15th, 2009
S U P E R V I S I O N…
9:22 am on December 15th, 2009
try going to the pet store and buy him a toy to chew on scratch on. or play with him so that he wouldn’t have the energy to scratch on your carpet any more
9:35 am on December 15th, 2009
put some shoes on his feet or maybe some paw mittens.
11:22 am on December 15th, 2009
Theres a product called “pet no” it works AWESOME. its a spray that you spray in the areas you dont want your pet to go to, I used it for ALL my animals and it has worked everytime. You cant smell it once its down out the dog can. Theres no harm in it and it has never caused any problems with my animals. you can buy it at any local pet store or large chain.
11:33 am on December 15th, 2009
Well I would scwirt him with a scwirt bottle also when he does it teach him what “No” means if he doesnt stop put him in a crate for like a half an hour it should learn not to than! Also get him a chew tow or a fuzzy one would be really good since he likes the carpet and the carpets fuzzy too that should do the trick!!! hope this helps
3:34 pm on December 15th, 2009
make a little dog house outside
10:18 pm on December 15th, 2009
my suggestion is to give him a bunch of chewy toys and bones to keep him busy and not wanting to dig up the carpet..i know how you feel….my puppy does the same thing…if i put him in a room alone he goes crazy…he hates being locked up, so i always have him out running around my house when im home ( hes potty trained ) and he hasnt done anything bad for a pretty long time….just dont lock your dog up in a room! my dog has gone to extremes from tearing up the carpet to the blinds! ugh! thank god he stopped! just scold him if he keeps tearing the carpet up!!!
10:55 pm on December 15th, 2009
Tough situation… I’d try buying a scratch post (usually for cats). They have carpet on them so maybe he’d rather scratch that instead of your carpet!
More expensive is the tile floor option. But I think the first one could work. Good luck anyways!
12:23 am on December 16th, 2009
buy him a muzzle
4:18 am on December 16th, 2009
get hardwood floors.
5:49 am on December 16th, 2009
he’s bored – instead of thinking measures to prevent it – think of measures to redirect his attention. Try a puppy kong – stuff it with treats or peanut butter they love it – rope toys – word of advice tho – a lot of ppl complain toys don’t work – thing is dogs won’t just go and play with a toy – u need to introduce it to them – play with the dog with the toy for a while until he develops a liking towards it. try bones – the granulated ones since rawhide might be a bit tough of the puppy teeth right now
10:30 am on December 16th, 2009
use a spary bottle and squirt him evey time he goes at it. dont kick him or put him outside that is crule..another way to not be mean is to tap him on the bottom a little not hard and tell him no and put him in his cadge……. that helps a little
10:37 am on December 16th, 2009
shoot it.
actually, squirt it’s eyes with acid.
perhaps you could drill holes in it’s teeth.
lol
11:45 am on December 16th, 2009
Kick him
3:22 pm on December 16th, 2009
wallop it!
9:04 pm on December 16th, 2009
A piece of wood three feet long, 4inchesx 3 inches thick swung at high speed and connecting with the head should solve all the problems.
However, if that is not a choice. Half an ounce of lead, inserted at high speed in the left earhole could be the answer.
11:18 pm on December 16th, 2009
If your puppy tears your carpet then there is something wrong with it.
3:09 am on December 17th, 2009
Everytime he/she does it you need to take it to the spot it ripped or chewed.
Hold his face by the area so he can see it then yell at him saying no.
Then lock him in his kennel or outside for a little bit.
If you keep repeating this it will eventually learn.
4:58 am on December 17th, 2009
o shoot!! i have the same problem, none of the pet store stuff works…mine bites the carpet and pulls..she diggs on the walls of the room she sleeps in..tears up everything!!!
im gonna stick around & keep checking this question…
5:44 am on December 17th, 2009
I would say to keep him outside in the backyard, that way theres no damage to your house and you can still have fun with him outside =]
11:30 am on December 17th, 2009
Put tabasco sauce on the carpet to deter the canine.
1:55 pm on December 17th, 2009
u should take him to a trainning class
6:34 pm on December 17th, 2009
advertise him
7:41 pm on December 17th, 2009
u cant really help from ur dog tearing up the carpets..u can only declaw cats..lol, but train him by saying no…and give him time outs and when he starts learning give him a treat or something