Comments on: My 1 year old Great Dane is home alone during the day – what can I do to avoid her tearing up stuff? http://largebreeddogs.net/my-1-year-old-great-dane-is-home-alone-during-the-day-what-can-i-do-to-avoid-her-tearing-up-stuff.html Tue, 21 Jun 2011 23:45:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Julie http://largebreeddogs.net/my-1-year-old-great-dane-is-home-alone-during-the-day-what-can-i-do-to-avoid-her-tearing-up-stuff.html/comment-page-1#comment-12515 Julie Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:14:08 +0000 http://largebreeddogs.net/my-1-year-old-great-dane-is-home-alone-during-the-day-what-can-i-do-to-avoid-her-tearing-up-stuff.html#comment-12515 I have a beautiful and wonderful 18 month old Great Dane who loves to chew. I give her plenty of chew toys as well as empty plastic bottles to occupy her time. At first she would only chew on shoes, hats or books when I left her alone..( no more than a couple of hours). Now, she has started chewing them up at night when I'm sleeping. She gets plenty of exercise during the day. I take her on walks 3 or more times a day for at least 1/2 hr at a time. During these exercise times, she will run and play. She has a very comfortable bed for sleeping on at night and her toys are always near. If I forget to put everything up and away from her, they are destroyed by morning. I have never caught her in the act, so I don't know how to get her to stop. We spend every day together and I know that she has separation issues if I need to leave her alone. I usually take her everywhere with me, but some times it isn't possible. I try to leave her with a sitter when I do have to go out. I don't know what to do... I have a beautiful and wonderful 18 month old Great Dane who loves to chew. I give her plenty of chew toys as well as empty plastic bottles to occupy her time. At first she would only chew on shoes, hats or books when I left her alone..( no more than a couple of hours). Now, she has started chewing them up at night when I’m sleeping. She gets plenty of exercise during the day. I take her on walks 3 or more times a day for at least 1/2 hr at a time. During these exercise times, she will run and play. She has a very comfortable bed for sleeping on at night and her toys are always near. If I forget to put everything up and away from her, they are destroyed by morning. I have never caught her in the act, so I don’t know how to get her to stop. We spend every day together and I know that she has separation issues if I need to leave her alone. I usually take her everywhere with me, but some times it isn’t possible. I try to leave her with a sitter when I do have to go out. I don’t know what to do…

]]> By: Dave http://largebreeddogs.net/my-1-year-old-great-dane-is-home-alone-during-the-day-what-can-i-do-to-avoid-her-tearing-up-stuff.html/comment-page-1#comment-11691 Dave Mon, 24 Jan 2011 01:37:19 +0000 http://largebreeddogs.net/my-1-year-old-great-dane-is-home-alone-during-the-day-what-can-i-do-to-avoid-her-tearing-up-stuff.html#comment-11691 I love the first post... So helpful... Good thing he's unemployed otherwise he wouldn't be able to have a dog... I personally think your dog just likes to chew things so I would try the lots of toys idea. Our Dane puppy loves to chew things but only rarely chews anything other than her toys or my wifes heels... Haha I love the first post… So helpful… Good thing he’s unemployed otherwise he wouldn’t be able to have a dog… I personally think your dog just likes to chew things so I would try the lots of toys idea. Our Dane puppy loves to chew things but only rarely chews anything other than her toys or my wifes heels… Haha

]]> By: Jon http://largebreeddogs.net/my-1-year-old-great-dane-is-home-alone-during-the-day-what-can-i-do-to-avoid-her-tearing-up-stuff.html/comment-page-1#comment-1172 Jon Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:29:30 +0000 http://largebreeddogs.net/my-1-year-old-great-dane-is-home-alone-during-the-day-what-can-i-do-to-avoid-her-tearing-up-stuff.html#comment-1172 You don't deserve to own a dane. dane's need to be with people as often as possible. most dane rescues and reputable breeders would not even allow one of their dogs to go to a home where nobody was home and the dog was left in a 10x10 kennel (not to mention sharing that small space with another dog). i have 2 danes and if i left them as often as you did they would act up too... especially with only 15 minutes of play before you leave them all day long!!!! try a 2 mile walk in the morning if they're going to be left a lone all day. 15 minutes in the morning is ok if you do an hour in the afternoon and another hour in the evening. 15 minutes all day is not nearly enough exercise for a dane especially if you want them to NOT be destructive when left alone for the next 8 hours of the day. you should be ashamed! let me guess, you wanted a great dane to show off how big it is? you obviously didn't want a dog to love and spend time with. great danes are people dogs, and they are big and require room to live... not a 10x10 kennel. i wouldn't put a lab in a 10x10 kennel let alone a great dane!!!!! here's the answer to your problems and the answer for your dog to stop being so destructive.... find it a better home than yours!!!!!!! i'll take it and i promise i will rid it of it's separation anxiety. You don’t deserve to own a dane.

dane’s need to be with people as often as possible. most dane rescues and reputable breeders would not even allow one of their dogs to go to a home where nobody was home and the dog was left in a 10×10 kennel (not to mention sharing that small space with another dog). i have 2 danes and if i left them as often as you did they would act up too… especially with only 15 minutes of play before you leave them all day long!!!! try a 2 mile walk in the morning if they’re going to be left a lone all day. 15 minutes in the morning is ok if you do an hour in the afternoon and another hour in the evening. 15 minutes all day is not nearly enough exercise for a dane especially if you want them to NOT be destructive when left alone for the next 8 hours of the day.

you should be ashamed!

let me guess, you wanted a great dane to show off how big it is? you obviously didn’t want a dog to love and spend time with. great danes are people dogs, and they are big and require room to live… not a 10×10 kennel. i wouldn’t put a lab in a 10×10 kennel let alone a great dane!!!!!

here’s the answer to your problems and the answer for your dog to stop being so destructive…. find it a better home than yours!!!!!!!

i’ll take it and i promise i will rid it of it’s separation anxiety.

]]> By: StealthBunny http://largebreeddogs.net/my-1-year-old-great-dane-is-home-alone-during-the-day-what-can-i-do-to-avoid-her-tearing-up-stuff.html/comment-page-1#comment-403 StealthBunny Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:33:41 +0000 http://largebreeddogs.net/my-1-year-old-great-dane-is-home-alone-during-the-day-what-can-i-do-to-avoid-her-tearing-up-stuff.html#comment-403 Your Dane is still barely out of puppy-hood and needs to be kept occupied. Boredom is the usual cause of destruction. There are many toys available that are interactive and make the dog think, such as toys that are filled with treats that the dog has to do something with to make the treats come out, or toys that have toys inside them. I'll list some examples below. Other ideas is a Kong toy filled with peanut butter or a dog biscuit wedged in it. You are basically looking for something that will occupy her mind and keep her busy. Good luck! Your Dane is still barely out of puppy-hood and needs to be kept occupied. Boredom is the usual cause of destruction. There are many toys available that are interactive and make the dog think, such as toys that are filled with treats that the dog has to do something with to make the treats come out, or toys that have toys inside them. I’ll list some examples below.

Other ideas is a Kong toy filled with peanut butter or a dog biscuit wedged in it.

You are basically looking for something that will occupy her mind and keep her busy. Good luck!

]]> By: Sarah P http://largebreeddogs.net/my-1-year-old-great-dane-is-home-alone-during-the-day-what-can-i-do-to-avoid-her-tearing-up-stuff.html/comment-page-1#comment-389 Sarah P Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:33:40 +0000 http://largebreeddogs.net/my-1-year-old-great-dane-is-home-alone-during-the-day-what-can-i-do-to-avoid-her-tearing-up-stuff.html#comment-389 Don't spank your dog! I can't believe nobody else was annoyed by that answer. She is just trying to occupy herself. She also might have some separation anxiety because she LOVES YOU so much and it's hard for her when you are gone. The best bet would be to talk to your veterinarian, about things that are safe to be left with her when you are gone, etc. Don't give up on her either. If everyone gave their dog or cat away whenever a problem like this came up, then nobody would be able to keep their pet! The good news is that with age this will probably improve. In the meantime, getting there is the goal, and you can do it. Maybe she is just going to be like that, and you'll have to only leave things with her that you don't mind having destroyed. You can buy things cheap at Goodwill even, if it's the cost that worries you. Just don't give up on her. Don’t spank your dog! I can’t believe nobody else was annoyed by that answer. She is just trying to occupy herself. She also might have some separation anxiety because she LOVES YOU so much and it’s hard for her when you are gone. The best bet would be to talk to your veterinarian, about things that are safe to be left with her when you are gone, etc. Don’t give up on her either. If everyone gave their dog or cat away whenever a problem like this came up, then nobody would be able to keep their pet! The good news is that with age this will probably improve. In the meantime, getting there is the goal, and you can do it. Maybe she is just going to be like that, and you’ll have to only leave things with her that you don’t mind having destroyed. You can buy things cheap at Goodwill even, if it’s the cost that worries you. Just don’t give up on her.

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