Basenjis are known for chewing and even my older/elderly dogs must be crated because of it. I was hoping it would lessen as they got older-it has somewhat but not totally. They like to chew the cover on the sofa and chair!
Jennifer
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my girl shreds everything too like blankets - pillows etc - everything EXCEPT her crate "bedding" which i use all tee shirts - come to think of it i have two bs and the one that shreds everythign doesnt shred her "bedding" and the one that shreds nothing outside of the crate shreds his bedding! odd!
I don't know how old or reliable your girl is, but Keoki doesn't shred his night time bedding . . . until last night. For whatever reason in his crazy Basenji head, he woke up at 2:30 AM today and shredded the daylights out of part of his bed.
He doesn't seem to ingest what he shreds – just rips little pieces, tosses them aside, rips more, tosses more. {no, I'm not complacent -- I immediately remove ALL shredded objects and stuffing} Makes me nuts.
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Dash is a shredder also. I have a canvas tarp in there for him to lay on. He hasn't been able to destroy it…..yet.
Canvas is a good idea… but again, watch for missing pieces and strings... as it is the stringing things that can knot around in their belly and cause a blockage.. and it might not appear for months....
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my chews and tosses too!! they know how to push our buttons!
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I try and see a silver lining…my wife and I are (were) horrible packrats, but the more She-Ra gets ahold of and ruins, the more we have to throw out and clean up.
No joke, our house has never been more organized and clean!
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I try and see a silver lining…my wife and I are (were) horrible packrats, but the more She-Ra gets ahold of and ruins, the more we have to throw out and clean up.
No joke, our house has never been more organized and clean!
I know what you mean. After Max had to be put to sleep last year, it was several months before I adopted Tyler and Zoey, and I got into the bad habit of leaving stuff lying around everywhere. My house looks much better now that Tyler and Zoey are here
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Lots of exercise can help with many issues…
Re crate blanket destruction issues, my breeder suggested putting a whole roll of paper towels in the crate..minus the plastic wrap of course the dog gets the joy of tearing it to bits...and it makes a nice nest for them to lay in when they are done. -
Lots of exercise can help with many issues…
Re crate blanket destruction issues, my breeder suggested putting a whole roll of paper towels in the crate..minus the plastic wrap of course the dog gets the joy of tearing it to bits...and it makes a nice nest for them to lay in when they are done.That's what Keoki is down to now – as of 3 AM today when he decided to wake up and tear the stuffing out of his last bed. He won't be getting any more.
Well, I don't toss the whole roll in. I can get away w/about 1/2 roll if I toss in a bunch of unrolled paper towels. He still gets to shred away to his hearts content. Then, I can toss another 1/2 roll's worth in the next day, and he gets the fun all over again.
These goofy dogs.:rolleyes:
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Cory doesn't shred during the night - only when she's crated during the day. She definitely shreds then. A sheet lasts only 2 daytime crating episodes. I don't think she eats it; I've never seen any evidence of fabric in her BMs. I'd consider trying the paper in her crate but judging from the little wads of paper I've pulled out of her mouth, I wonder if she'd eat the paper. Is it as dangerous for them to eat the paper as it for them to eat the fabric?
Pat
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Cory doesn't shred during the night - only when she's crated during the day. She definitely shreds then. A sheet lasts only 2 daytime crating episodes. I don't think she eats it; I've never seen any evidence of fabric in her BMs. I'd consider trying the paper in her crate but judging from the little wads of paper I've pulled out of her mouth, I wonder if she'd eat the paper. Is it as dangerous for them to eat the paper as it for them to eat the fabric?
Pat
Just be aware… Keoki never shredded at night either, only during the day.
But last night, or early this morning really... there went his bed! -
Cory seems to really like her crate at night. It is beside our bed and when she sees that we are on our way to bed, she goes right in and does everything but shut the door after herself. My husband is away on a trip and so the other night I left the crate door open at bedtime to see what she would do. She still stayed in there all night. She didn't come out until my alarm went off the next morning. At least if she starts to shred at night I should hear it. I'm going to keep my fingers crossed and hope that doesn't happen. Is Keoki in the room with you?
Pat
