dog deterrent

We adopted a dog from the local shelter 3 months ago, and she’s great, except for one thing. She destroys EVERYTHING. We’ve had dogs our entire lives and we’ve never had one like this so we don’t know what to do. We got chew deterrent spray but it’s not doing anything. She has plenty of toys, including an interactive kong toy filled with treats, but she STILL destroys everything. Our tables and chairs are ruined, as well as three dog beds (hers and the two that belong to our other two dogs). One of my parents is, understandably, getting really really frustrated, while the other one just tries to hide it and pretend it’s not happening (not very responsible behaviour for a parent if you ask me). It remains though, that our house, and by extension, our family is getting destroyed by this dog’s destructive behaviour. She gets lots of attention and exercise too (though she could stand to get walked more often. I can’t do it as i’ve injured my ankle but my parent’s take her.)

What do we do? We’ve tried distractions and deterrents, but she waits until no one is in the room to destroy, so we have no chance of catching her and telling her off…My Dad wants to banish her to the garage forever because she isn’t improving (just getting worse), but even i know that that’s not the answer, she’ll just fester in her bad habits and it will get worse, but i also know that this is completely unacceptable behaviour that we can’t seem to fix, and his idea is starting to look like the only option. Given that we’ve tried everything we can think of, what else is there? I’ve suggested crating her when we can’t watch her, but my Mom (who is trying to hide all the destruction and lets it happen rather than addressing it) is completely against i, as she thinks it’s cruel. I think that while it won’t train her to stop destroying, it will at least prevent her from doing it, but she won’t hear of it.

What else can we do to stop this destructive behaviour, especially as she only does it when we’re not in the same room to watch her (ie: when we’re sleeping). We’ve tried everything we can think of, and it’s driving at least two of us crazy.

ultrasonic dog

i have a few mice and i have tried the live traps but they don’t work anymore its as if the mice figured out what they are. i refuse to use glue traps and the snap traps for various reasons. i am wondering if these ultra sonic ones work and if the bother dogs. thanks

neighbors barking dog

I feel a little guitly as mine and theirs dogs use to bicker on at each other for ages on end. He died of a heart attack caused by the barking and literally died midway through a bark. How could this of happened?

dog deterrent

So I’ve discussed with a couple of vets and the most recent vet wants to do a biopsy.
This is what’s going on:

Since November my dog has been licking an area of her leg and will lick it raw. We keep a cone on her so she won’t. Whenever it fully heals we take the cone off but after a few days she starts up again.
The first vet we took her to said that it was habitual and we had to keep her better occupied. Since then I’ve been giving her lots of chews and she gets fed from a kong wobbler. I was already walking her every day. But the problem wasn’t going away. She also said to try benedryl (nothing) deterrents like bitter apple (I didn’t have any so tried lemon juice) and that pepper arthritis cream. Anything I put on would slow her down at first but she’d get used to it and actually made her want to lick more (she likes to clean herself).
So the second vet I discussed with said to try hydrocortisone cream. Again, anything we put on she just wants to lick off so it didn’t help. This vet also mentioned that boredom licking is usually lower down (her spot is above the elbow)
The third vet I asked again didn’t agree with the boredom licking. She’s not sure what it is but wants to do a biopsy. The estimate I got for this was 0 and I am very hesitant to pay for it because I feel like nothing will show up. BTW, there’s no lumps or anything. So, should I do it? I really don’t want to have her be a cone head the rest of her life but is it likely that something will come up on it?
I’m only 17 and only work 10-20 hours a week so spending that much is a bigger deal for me
My parents just paid for her tooth removal which was around 0 and they’re low on money until my dad gets his bonus in september so I can’t ask them.
She is 9 years old and we’ve had her for 6 years. She’s never lived outside since she’s been with us. When she was like 4 or 5 she did have a licking problem but I think it was lower down and she stopped after it healed.
All the consults have been free b/c the first was during her exam and included a follow-up, the second was with my teacher in my vet assistant program so that was free, and the third was during her dental follow-up so it was also free.

ultrasonic dog

A few questions. Do they work? Are they safe for the dogs? Are they cruel, does it hurt the dogs? Which devices are the best? Would you recommend for a dog with out of control barking? Any one who owns one? What do you think? Thank you very much.

ultrasonic dog

Okay, Ive had a lot of rescue dogs but this one has me stumped. I cant stop her barking. She barks at everything & nothing, but only when shes in the yard. She stops as soon as we go outside. We ignored her completely for 6 weeks, that didnt work & the neighbours complained. Its not boredom barking & I’ve been paying attention but there is no specific trigger to this. Ive tried shouting, hitting her with the newspaper, an ultrasonic collar & a remote control spray collar. Nothing worked & Im at my wits end.
she is outside with 2 other dogs. I cant keep them in the house for reasons I wont go into to, but we do bring them in when we are home. they have access to a warm shed with soft beds, they can get out & in as they please. also, this dog is a rescue case, she has never slept inside so I doubt thats what her problem is. in fact, this is the most company she has ever had.
& i maybe should have specified that we ignored the barking for 6 weeks, we didnt constantly ignore the dog for 6 weeks. she gets loads of attention & affection & a lot of exercises.

neighbors barking dog

They bark all night. We have went over tho the neighbors house and asked her to quiet them down. half the time she wont answer her door the other half she says it was not her dogs barking. We wrote her a letter and she sent it back in shreds. We called the prosecuters office and they are going to send her a letter. Has anyone elese went through a similar situation? What did you do? What happend? Any advice?

neighbors barking dog

They have been told several times about the constant barking, Im afraid the other neighbors will think its my dog and its not! we have 1 dog and he has a runner kennel, she ties her dogs up to trees, and scoops up the fecies and throws it over the cliff that runs behind our house, i feel like this is not sanitary at all . I have spoken to the landlord but it seems like nothings getting done. any suggestions?

dog deterrent

The area is less than 250 sq ft and not suitable for the electronic collar deterrent with a wire in the ground. I want the kind used for cattle but producing less voltage.

ultrasonic dog

i walk almost every evening when my husband arrives home from work. i have to wait for this time so he can watch the 3 little kids while i walk. we have no dogs of our own just cats. i do like dogs and i am not afraid of them unless they are being aggressive. we live in a very populated shore area of NJ. there are leash laws here but people dont care. 2 times this week i have had a large dog run up to me barking. yesterday it was a pit bull i think and it was big. it came running from the owners front porch and ran up to me while i was walking in the road. i tried my best to ignore it and listen to my music and not run. it actually snapped at my hand but i pulled away. then for whatever reason it went home. i had my ipod on so maybe the owners saw it. i dont know. i was very scared and my heart was racing. i know this is no fault of the dogs but of the stupid owners! i never walk the same route and i always stay in the road. there are no sidewalks and i never walk on peoples lawns or properties because i know that could make an unseen animal feel threatened and i find it rude to walk on someone elses lawn. i can not carry a gun or knife with me its illegal. also a walking stick or umbrella is way to big because i walk fast. i have no pockets. usually my small ipod is clipped to my shirt and i have my phone in one hand and a bottle of poland spring water in the other. i need something small and effective to ward off these dogs. are any of these effective or do you personally know something that is??
can air horn?
ultrasonic dog chaser?
pepper spray?
citronella spray?
i also want something effective that will not cause the dog to be more aggressive. i want to avoid being attacked!
thanks. serious answers only please