About Destructive Dog Chewing & Digging

• Raising a puppy: Training your puppy what to chew

  March 31st, 2011

  The dog is a social and inquisitive animal. He needs to do something, especially if left at home alone. What would you like your dog to do? Crosswords? Needlepoint? Watch soaps on the telly? You must provide some form of occupational therapy for your puppy to pass the day. If your puppy learns to...

• "How do I know if my dog is bored?"

  Answered by corinne

• Dog behavior solutions: Digging

  March 31st, 2011

  Dogs need to dig. There are a dozen good canine reasons for digging: digging warming pits and cooling hollows, excavating feline feces, grubs, roots and rodents, digging to escape, digging out of boredom,...

• Dog behavior solutions: Chewing

  August 4th, 2009

  A single chewing mistake can be extremely expensive. I think the Canine Chewing World Record belongs to a Manhattan Malamute which destroyed over $15,000 worth of furniture and...

• The dirt on dogs who dig

  June 29th, 2009

  If your lawn or yard looks like a buried treasure hunt, your dog's digging problem is probably out of control. Cementing in the entire yard is one solution, but there are other options. The dirt on...

• "How can I stop my puppy from chewing everything in sight?"

  Answered by Nicole Wilde

• How to stop dogs from destructive chewing

  May 15th, 2009

  Is chewing a destructive behavior? Here's the simplest answer: Only if he's chewing on the wrong thing. So give him something that's okay to chew. Puppy chewing is an important part of the teething...