Puppy destroying her bed

corbinam said:
I would suggest taking the bed out if her area until you know she can be trusted not to eat it. She will be just as happy with an old towel and you can rest easy that she won't ingest something that could cause a serious blockage and cost you a lot of money.
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This is what I would do as well.
 
Birch used to eat his bed as well. I ended up taking it out as he just kept destroying them and I have taken out too much bedding over the years to be comfortable. I didn't even out a towel in because he would shred that too.

I got him a kong bed a couple months ago and so far so good, no bed eating. Birch is almost 8 months.
 
My pups always preferred hard barren floors to anything I would consider comfy. I think it's because the floor is cooler. But, I still keep a comfy hospital blanket in the crates. No chewing on them so far..
 
Been there, Done that.
I gave up on the bed. I had a old robe that Miss Sadie loved. The zipper on it broke. I cut the zipper and pockets out and she sleeps on that and there's no chewing it. She loves it.
 
pixgal said:
Been there, Done that.
I gave up on the bed. I had a old robe that Miss Sadie loved. The zipper on it broke. I cut the zipper and pockets out and she sleeps on that and there's no chewing it. She loves it.
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that's a great idea- smells like mom:smile2::yes:
 
I would definitely not get a new bed until you're sure she's over this phase. Why waste the money... not to mention the risk of a blockage. Like Dr. Shelli said, I would even be concerned about leaving a towel or blanket around when you can't directly supervise her, as that could also cause a blockage, if she decided to chow down on it.

We crate-trained Lerwick, and he was confined to his crate at night and any time we couldn't directly supervise him. We did not have a bed/pad, or even a towel, in Lerwick's crate until he was housebroken, and when we did finally put the crate pad in, he didn't bother it... at first. Eventually he started dragging it out of his crate when he felt like being a brat, but even then he didn't chew it up.

Now, the arm chair... that was another matter. :rolleyes2: I had to wrap an old bedsheet around the chair to keep him from going after it. Something about the chair's fabric made it really satisfying to destroy, I guess. It's the only piece of furniture either he or the cat have ever really bothered.

Good luck... and I hope your puppy learns quickly that beds are not for chewing! Incidentally, Lerwick is no longer confined to his crate at night or when we leave, and he never, ever sleeps on the pad in his crate, or the pet bed out in the living room. Fortunately, the cat has taken up residence on the pet bed, so at least it wasn't a total waste. :rolleyes2:
 
Well Darla is now sleeping on an old throw instead of her ripped up bed. She has tried chewing on the throw too, but she can't swallow any of it, she just makes it damp from the chewing.

I don't tell her off for chewing it as I never catch her doing it. Is this right, or am I letting her know she can chew on any other type of throw like material such as furniture? She never has access to the lounge without supervision (both times she peed on the carpet too when she doesn't ever pee in the kitchen with a Lino floor), so I know she can't destroy anything, yet!!
 
Chinchi said:
Well Darla is now sleeping on an old throw instead of her ripped up bed. She has tried chewing on the throw too, but she can't swallow any of it, she just makes it damp from the chewing.

I don't tell her off for chewing it as I never catch her doing it. Is this right, or am I letting her know she can chew on any other type of throw like material such as furniture? She never has access to the lounge without supervision (both times she peed on the carpet too when she doesn't ever pee in the kitchen with a Lino floor), so I know she can't destroy anything, yet!!
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Dogs don't "remember" what they did. So if you yelled at her for chewing the throw but didn't say anything while she was doing it, she would have no idea why you were making loud angry noises.

However, if she's still chewing on the blanket, I would remove it. She has to prove that she won't chew on things. Give her a couple toys to chew on and hopefully she'll realize that it's okay to chew on those things, but not blankets/beds/etc... Once they get into the habit of chewing something, it's really hard to break them of it.
 
She will probably out grow chewing apart her bed, but in our case it took almost two years. We took away the bed, but then she discovered that comforters, pillows etc contain fluffy stuff. She didn't eat it just pulled every thing out, now close to two years later she is finally behaving. Just don't turn your back.:wink2:

Becky Mom of Bristol, Charlotte and Phoenix
 
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