Any one got any advise on how to stop a dog destoying the house when you go out.....i have considered a cage but   are they a good idea.   are the cruell for the dog...
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dont get me wrong i know animals chew and some grow out of it and otheres dont...one of my other dogs chewed through a concretre wall at a flat we were renting....!!!!
my great dane pupy will destroy so much when im out like books ,  nappies, anything out of the bin on top of units and  anythin he can get his mouth around.  i leave him with his kong toy which he can do so quickly now and his bones  and toys but he still destroys .

he doesn't chew when were in the house only when were out...  any one got any tips to stop this

Consider what is worse, a dog caged (for a LIMITED time) to prevent destruction, aid alone training and house training OR a dog that electrocutes itself by gnawing through a live wire or dies from torsion after eating all the fire retardant foam from your sofa etc etc

Just a thought!

Get it crated, i really regret doing this with my girl (Dane) she has totally destroyed my house, you name it she's had her teeth round it.
My girl was alone for 40mins once and in that time she pulled my landing carpet up and chewed all the underlay to bits along with a few skirting boards!
:D

I have a young female pup who loves to chew I put her in a cage in the evening (she goes in herself when shes ready for a nap) and when I go out. Until they stop chewing things it is wise to do this. My other dog who is a little older had the freedom of the house and wrecked most of my furnitre and cost me a fortune in vets fees because he liked eating wires.

you dont realise howmuch a dog can destroy  till you get one when i got my first dog i always said he wouldnt destroy.........  how naive of me i know they stay in the garden when im out so there s no problem with them.
and  with  such a big dog u do not realise how big he is till hes nicked your steak.... for your tea

Hi Tracey have a look Here They say they do crates for Giant Breeds.

liberty :)

Beat me to it that is the ones I was thinking of:D :D :D

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thanks for that

Liberty,

I bought mine second hand but that's where my friend bought it from.
The biggest ones are okay for my Mastiff.
D4wn

Glad I could help out Dawn!! They're usually cheaper second-hand, if you can get one. Mine is tucked away in the garage, awaiting next pup some time in the future; I think they're brilliant :)

liberty

It can be difficult to find crates big enough for a dane, but there are several companies that do them at a reasonable price advertising in the dog papers.

Sorry it's taken me so long to reply to you!  I'm sure crates are a good idea but I'd never dream of putting "my baby" into one.  He'd give me hell!!!  When I first got him (only 5 months ago), he used to eat things just to punish me for leaving him (or so I thought!!).  The best advice I was given was to give him a kong to chew, put some article of your clothing in his bed/near him and leave the radio on.  If the radio doesn't work, put on the telly but make sure it's something decent and not Kid's BBC!!!  The piece of clothing should be something that you've worn a couple of times so that it smells of you.  I found that this settled my dog down quickly and now he's as good as gold when I go out. 
If this method doesn't work, try putting a clock (one that ticks) into a stuffed toy and put it into his bed next to him!!  Sounds crazy but it's supposed to be excellent for the younger pups!!
Anyway, I hope you find a solution that you and your dog are both happy with.

What happens with babies nowadays? Are they never put in playpens to keep them safe or are they just given a bottle, a video and a woolly jumper :D

By all accounts, some mothers put their babies in front of a telly all day to keep them quiet!!  At least I walk the dog!!

More likely they are given a baby PC LOl :D

tracey

Most folk on here are familiar with how bad my danes have been. Willis chewed everything in sight, even when I was there with him! Phoebe is even worse, she pulls up carpets, chewed the conservatory, chews walls, doors, the lot. On her return from Grace's (she in season so she's with her breeder) she will be welcomed home to a crate.

Willis has stopped chewing now and can be trusted, but she is clearly possessed by the devil, and I cannot face coming home to more destruction.

I used to think crates were cruel. This was when they had just become the 'in thing'.
I said I would never put my dog in anything like that.
Well, over the years my lovely dogs have eaten sofa's, toys, clothes, cd players, remote controls (batteries included). Oh!!!!  And the occassional WALL.
I now have a giant crate for the Mastiff, another for the Bullmastiff and a medium one for the JRT's.
They seem to go through fazes (sp) where for a few weeks they chew and then for a few weeks they are alright.
I, for the first time in years, now have an almost tidy home.
I tend to crate two and leave two out alternately.
It works for us.
D4wn

P.S. Recently I thought I'd cracked it. No destruction for months. Clever sod, I put new (12.99yd) lino down. It's now outside waiting for the council to collect. It lasted 6 weeks, just over the christmas.
Get a crate it will save you so much grief. It doesn't take long for them to get used to it.

We didn't get a crate for our lab and are now wishing we had - is it too late to start crating him at 16 weeks and will it take him longer to get used to it at that age?

It's never too late to crate train - my oldest girl was 9 before she ever saw a crate - and she LOVES it :)

I bought a cage from E-Bay, 2 door, folds flat when not in use and has a plastic tray in the bottom, its worked for my dog (dalmation) and it was only £50.00 for her size. Make sure you get the right size for an adult dog though.