Lacey the pit

[my_altered_life]

We're having serious problems with Lacey, our 5 month old pit bull. We're at a loss at this point on what to do. She's destroyed into the quadruple digits of our belongings, and we are lower-middle class to begin with. We've given her everything she needs, she has toys, a bed (well, up until tonight), vet care (recently 130 dollars) and goes to the

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[chiska]

Mick definitely can't be crated. We used baby gates and other blockades to limit the area that he had. It worked great.

You can't discipline her unless you catch her actually doing it. I came home to several disasters, but without catching him directly in the act, there was nothing much I could do about it.

But what we did do was baby proof the area as much as possible. I also kept a leash on him all the time when we were home and kept him in my sight.

Other things that worked was keeping him mentally active by adding tricks to the regular training. Amp up her regular training. We took away all his toys and his bed. He got them supervised only - and when he started to destroy them, they were taken away. I did get him a sturdy bone to help with that chewing teething phase.

Good luck!

[my_altered_life]

We've tried keeping her mentally active. We rotate her toys, we've tried giving her a kong with peanut butter in it (not only did she destroy it in one day, she didn't like peanut butter and we had to stuff treats inside instead). And just today, we went through her training, and are working on doing things other than basic commands that she has all down. And she still destroyed her bed and our draftguard. Its so frustrating, we just want to know WHYYY.

[chiska]

No toys. Nothing without supervision. Poor Mick couldn't sneeze without asking permission first. His life was so ordered and scheduled. She might need more structure? Of course, eliminating any possible health issues is important. When we did training, we did it constantly during this time. Its alot of work 0 we also walked him several times a day and wore him out chasing his ball.

What kind of Kong did you give her? He has the biggest one possible, and it is black. He has put some little knicks in it, but he hasn't been able to destroy it.

[iansgeisha]

Why.. because she is a 5 month old pit bull puppy that needs a lot of mental stimulation and is teething.

My dog went through $200 worth of BRAND NEW shoes, our couch, a book case just to name a few.

Do you have a yard? Does she have access to it? taking her to the dog park for an hour a day is not enough exercise for this highly energized breed. They were breed for stamina and determination. Their minds are active and need stimulation. Add the teething stage, and walla, you no longer have a dog, you have 4 legs of destruction.

[my_altered_life]

LOL, no we have no yard. We're in a town house.