After letting Mr. N run around and some errands, I came home to discover a pile of brown stuff on the floor. At first I thought Onyx threw up and I was concerned. I looked closer and he had chewed the baseboard as well as inflicted some damage on the door. How he managed to do that with that tiny mouth of his astounds me. His teeth are like toothpicks. They're so small!
For the first two weeks, Onyxx stayed in the crate while we were gone as well as at night. One night he pitched a total fit and squeaked the entire night. He basically sounds like a very high-pitched squeaky toy. I talked to the rescue and they said that because he was older, housebroken and non-destructive(!), he could be out of the crate.
This was the first time he was home alone (normally Mr. N is with him) and I guess he freaked out. The next day, Mr. N stayed home with him and everything was fine.
Any suggestions for fixing the baseboard? What has your dog destroyed?
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ReplyDeleteMy Human said that once my older, now over the rainbow, Flatcoat brother, ate through the metal door on their camper when they stopped at a new campsite and left him alone while they shopped for fresh supplies. He too was a none destructive older dog. Oh yes, he escaped out the door and they found him wandering around the campground when they returned.
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DeleteWow...plaster and paint i guess for the baseboard. As for Onyxx, well don't leave him alone? None of our dogs was too destructive, but I remember a similar incident years ago when we had just rescued Tino - he slept in the downstairs hallway. One night we had to take Sally to the emergency vet and left Tino alone. He did not like it - there wasn't too much to tear up, but he left claw marks on the wall he tried to scramble over to get upstairs.
ReplyDeleteOnyxx is going to have to go into the kennel when we leave. Sometimes I can't handle both dogs at once.
DeleteOh boy! Now that is some mischief! Sherman once chewed the bottom of a chair when he was puppy, but as far as I know neither of them have ever chewed a baseboard.
ReplyDeleteCount yourself lucky! It's beyond my dog comprehension. Mr. N has never chewed anything. *knocks on wood
DeleteWe are good dogs over here, no destruction. I bet he was sad and mad you left him behind. Sorry no tips other than replacing the whole baseboard.
ReplyDeleteHe probably was sad... but he has no recall!
Deleteoh my gosh, that is a huge hole in the baseboard...especially for a small dog. My hubby used bondo to repair the door jam that my cat scratched. Not sure if that would work here though.
ReplyDeleteWe're looking into a wood epoxy. Seriously though. It's about the size of his face!
DeleteHoly crap! Our first dog used to do that to window sills and door frames. Sand it down as smooth as you can, then use putty - you know, they stuff for drywall repair? Let that dry, then sand it, too, till it looks the way you want. Then paint.
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How did you break your dog of the habit?
DeleteDina is fairly good at being alone. Occasionally come to find a shoe dragged out of place but it isn't chewed. Shoes were a fave during g puppy hood though.
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Mr. N has never chewed anything so our place is not terribly dog-proof.
DeleteOh wow, he sure was busy!! He must have been exhausted by the time he finished that DIY project! :) Poor guy, he must really love having Mr N around :)
ReplyDeleteI think the worst thing I've destroyed is the blinds, but that wasn't my fault cos I was just trying to protect the house from the noisy gardeners across the street! Oh and I did have a few accidents with the screen, those flimsy things - that's getting replaced this week, so I've gotta be more careful now apparently! :)
Good luck with the repair
Wags to all,
Your pal Snoopy :)
I'm sure Onyxx has a good story as well. He probably was trying to tunnel his way out of there.
DeleteOh no! Rudy was the most destructive puppy we've ever had. The list of things he destroyed is too long to post here :-( Thankfully, he grew out of that phase!
ReplyDeleteAnything particularly horrific?
DeleteOur two shepherds destroyed the frames and baseboards around FOUR doors while we were gone just a few hours. This was in July and we haven't fixed it yet. I told my Doggy Daddy that's what I want for Christmas. In our case, I think a beeping low-battery warning on a key fob set them off. Beeping scares Mia.
ReplyDeleteWow. Four doors? Do you have any intact ones left?
DeleteThe joys of foster dogs! I've had quite a bit of damage done with a few of mine, none to the house unless you consider peeing on my relatively new carpet which thankfully doesn't show the stains. But it also makes it harder to find where they've gone!! Oh, there are scratches on paintwork that I'll touch up sometime in the future too. I'm going to stop thinking about it now before I depress myself and refuse to foster any more!! I hope Onyx doesn't do any more damage and you can fix your baseboard cheaply and easily.
ReplyDeleteMe too! I think after Onyxx, we're going to take a long break from fostering.
DeleteWhen our dogs were puppies, their favorite thing to chew on was wood. Conveniently (not), the room we kept them in had pine walls. There was a lot of chewed up edges, and eventually we had to have our carpenter replace it. We also had furniture legs with chew marks on them. Now we're thinking about getting a puppy again....are we crazy? :)
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Yup. Crazy! I can't even imagine having a puppy...
DeleteWhile it sounds harsh, I have learnt not to take anything the shelter tells us about Donna at face value. Not that we don't trust the shelter, the dog is essentially trying to adopt to a new environment very different from the shelter, so certain things the shelter said Donna doesn't do, Donna did anyway. I just try to take it as all part of her adjustment, even though it is very upsetting to come home to see destruction in the house! *my heart goes to you* So we are always careful to prepare for all eventualities, as much as we are able to or have the heart/energy to :P Haha!!
ReplyDeleteAnd Donna isn't half as destructive as Onyxx is!! I hope Onyxx didn't damage her mouth, gums, teeth etc from the chewing!
And sorry about the baseboard and the floor. I feel your pain.
Well he's only destructive when he is left alone (without Mr. N). Normally, we can trust him in the house. Not around food though.
DeleteHis mouth seems fine. He tears through food like crazy. We haven't gotten around to fixing the baseboard yet.