need advice on my dog

[fluffydamn]

I have a golden retriever and she is ten months old. She is chewing everything up in my house. Last night it was the pillow on the couch. She has a dozen chew toys and she gets a lot of play time outside also. Today she chewed through a thick rubber key on her key ring. also bought her a tuffy toy that is suppose to last awhile and it only lasted an hour. It takes her not even two hours to devour a rawhide bone. Any suggestions you have would be awesome. I posted pictures of the toys and Tessa herself

Eta: thanks everyone for the ideas. Will be buying an antler tomorrow and some of the toys suggested. Also the puppy pictures are adorable: )

[sequins]

Put her in timeout? I dunno but she has a super mischievous face, lol. So cute!

[fluffydamn]

Jul 10, 2014 18:29:44 GMT -5 sequins said:

Put her in timeout? I dunno but she has a super mischievous face, lol. So cute!

I tried that first before all the expensive toys lol. I'm not sure if she is still teething or not. She is very mischievous.

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Antlers. My guys both prefer the split moose ones to the elk ones for whatever reason. Also Nylabones.

Leave them everwhere and redirect to the as necessary.

Is she crated when you're not home? You may want to start if not. Or at restrict to part of the house with less destructible things.

[cbwm1]

Bully sticks!

I have half a golden retriever (lol) and he's a HUGE chewer. He's almost 18 months old, so a bit older than your cutie, but he destroys toys like it's his job.

Make sure your pup is getting lots and lots of exercise, because he could be taking using his energy for chewing.

[Deleted]

My pup is he same age and most chew toys are destroyed immediately.

Things that have worked well are: planet dog balls, kongs, and antlers.

She doesn't get anything stuffed anymore.

[wildfloweragain]

Yeah, her face looks like she knows exactly what she did!

I'd be asking the vet for help, and crating her when I couldn't watch her for now. She might eat something really bad for her/gets stuck.

[sequins]

How long did you try? Maddie chewed for about 6-7 months. I put her in her play pen with teething toys a looottt. Eventually she grew out of it. She doesn't chew random stuff now but any new chewing toy gets destroyed in five minutes or less. It's an uphill battle for sure.

[montereybride]

There is a toy made by nylabone that is white and nubby and nearly indestructible. they are around $10 but so worth it.

Redirect every single time she chews something she's not supposed to. I love Goldens, they are lovey little things.

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Do you take walks?

Walks with a weighted backpack would help tire her out. A tired dog is a good dog!

[TrickyBob]

I totally thought that was a dildo until I read this.

[fluffydamn]

Jul 10, 2014 18:32:01 GMT -5 @ameliapond said:

Antlers. My guys both prefer the split moose ones to the elk ones for whatever reason. Also Nylabones.

Leave them everwhere and redirect to the as necessary.

Is she crated when you're not home? You may want to start if not. Or at restrict to part of the house with less destructible things.

She is crated and I will have to try the antlers. I'll try anything at this point.

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The planet dog toys have a chew proof guarantee. We have a few and will probably but other toys from them.

[thecatinthehat]

Those pictures brought so many bad chewing phase memories 

In addition to longer walks, I used a treat dispensing toy for feeding times and doggy daycare. 
We don't have pillows of our couch for this reason. No matter how well exercised they are, very rarely it still happens. We get a rainy day and one of them gets bored and bam! Lost your favorite pillow   Hang in there! It really gets better. My goldens are 3 yrs old now and they are still a little crazy. 

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Jul 10, 2014 18:34:21 GMT -5 @amoosed said:

The planet dog toys have a chew proof guarantee. We have a few and will probably but other toys from them.

Pel pulled all the continents off his and ate them! Lol

[VeryViolet]

No rawhides they can cause obstructions. Also, no stuffed toys or rope type toys. We have a heavy chewer and I really liked the black kong when he was a puppy. You can stuff it with peanut butter or whatever and freeze it. That lasts a while. Antlers are great too. I have heard some concern about their teeth though for us it is better than an obstruction.

[cbwm1]

Also, I'm a big advocate for doggy daycare. Sheldon comes home so tired that he sleeps from the minute we get home until the next morning when we have to drag his butt out of bed to do it all over again. lol!

[thecatinthehat]

I forgot we also used nylabones and marrow bones. And frozen peanut butter in kongs.

[DaisyCakes]

Jul 10, 2014 18:35:46 GMT -5 @ameliapond said:

Jul 10, 2014 18:34:21 GMT -5 @amoosed said:

The planet dog toys have a chew proof guarantee. We have a few and will probably but other toys from them.

Pel pulled all the continents off his and ate them! Lol

So did my pup!

[FastHands]

West Paw Designs! The only thing my terriers can't get through, INCLUDING the kongs. Nylabone dinosaurs are great too, but they do get through them, so I don't leave them out with the dogs unsupervised. West Paw toys I feel perfectly safe leaving in their kennels all day. Over a year and not so much as a bite mark!

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Asbury is going to town on an elk antler right now.

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My pup is 7 months and I am constantly going thru toys as well. I try to keep a bunch of kongs around, tennis balls, soccer balls, nyla bones, and tuff toys. She doesn't really chew the soccer ball or tennis balls but they give her "work" to do. She will carry the tennis ball around in her mouth and chase the soccer ball and this will keep her busy and distract her from chewing.

[cbwm1]

Sheldon is going to town on a penis right now.

[fluffydamn]

Jul 10, 2014 18:47:36 GMT -5 oceanspray said:

Jul 10, 2014 18:34:13 GMT -5 TrickyBob said:

I totally thought that was a dildo until I read this.

You and me both.

That would be a rough and painful dildo lol

[mcmel]

West Paw Design has held up for us.

[cbwm1]

Jul 10, 2014 18:47:53 GMT -5 oceanspray said:

Jul 10, 2014 18:46:35 GMT -5 cbwm1 said:

Sheldon is going to town on a penis right now.

He is adorable!

Thanks! We think so. :-)

[fluffydamn]

Jul 10, 2014 18:35:47 GMT -5 VeryViolet said:

No rawhides they can cause obstructions. Also, no stuffed toys or rope type toys. We have a heavy chewer and I really liked the black kong when he was a puppy. You can stuff it with peanut butter or whatever and freeze it. That lasts a while. Antlers are great too. I have heard some concern about their teeth though for us it is better than an obstruction.

I'm going to try the antlers, everyone is suggesting them. I will stop the ones you mention, I don't want a vet visit for that. Thank you!

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Jul 10, 2014 18:46:35 GMT -5 cbwm1 said:

Sheldon is going to town on a penis right now.

Awww! Pel likes the penis a little too much, so we stopped giving them. I don't like growly Peloton.

[cbwm1]

Jul 10, 2014 19:03:49 GMT -5 @ameliapond said:

Jul 10, 2014 18:46:35 GMT -5 cbwm1 said:

Sheldon is going to town on a penis right now.

Awww! Pel likes the penis a little too much, so we stopped giving them. I don't like growly Peloton.

He likes the penis so much he growls? lollll

Sheldon prances around the house with his in his mouth and a huge grin on his face, and has to search for the perfect penis chewing spot. It's hilarious.

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They make stuff without continents too. I have the Luna one because, duh, Luna needs that.