"Marley' the second!

jojackson

jojackson

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Some of you might remember the cute puppy we bought our daughter, I posted back in may this year.....

https://www.chameleonforums.com/new-family-member-furry-25419/

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Well now she's twice the size and beginning to make 'Marley' from the movie 'Marley & Me' look good!
This morning she ate an empty coke can! I found a scattering of aluminium peices all over the floor and she was quite happily chewing away.
So off to the vet she went for an xray, sure enough, a belly full of aluminium.
The vet will operate to remove the peices, another $400.

She's only recently recovered from desexing. Since then she has chewed vinal off the kitchen floor, knawed a big gouge in the door frame, chewed and eaten vynal veneer from the kitchen cupboard unit, chewed the crap out of my gecko enclosure bank and learned to somehow climb or jump onto the kitchen table and eat or chew anything there too!

We will know how it went tomorrow, I will try to post xray pics if we can keep them (remains of the can were thrown away, but looked like it'd been through a blender!

Anyone else with a particularly difficult puppy? Ive never had a puppy quite so bad. :rolleyes:
 
Looks like a little Jack Russel-although they are the most comical dog in the world, they never outgrow the "destructive" phase! They do adjust well to crating-and it sounds like you may very well want to start that pronto after that surgery!

How can you resist that "I'm really very sorry face"?
 
Cant be alot going on in that little domed head LOl, Never heard of a dog eating metal, crazy stuff! :D

Whats crating? (bar the obvious)

P.S she had more of a ...'What? *shrug*' kind of look on her face this morning. As soon as I saw it, I knew it was gonna be expensive. Molly didnt seem too concerned! :D
 
There is NOTHING that a Jack Russel will not attempt to eat.

Crating-is putting them in a crate (cage) while you are not home or watching the little one.
 
It would have to be a titanium Crate! :)
Certainly we'll be keeping a close eye on her and doing our best to chew proof the kitchen where she sleeps!
It may be extensive surgery (internally) if its moved through her intestines.
Biggest concern will be stopping her licking or chewing at stitches.
She wasnt too bad with the desexing stitches though.

You have or had Jack Russels then Juli? Sounds like you quite like the breed.
Are they so slow to get out of the puppy stage?
 
My husband had them growing up and my Mom was active in breeding and showing Bearded Collies (another active breed), so I hung out with alot of dog people. They are very popular here in Florida. I have a Great Dane and the people with Jack Russels always bring them in to the side of the dog park for big dogs since they thing they are bigger than they are. They are super smart, super fearless, and I am afraid they never grow out of the puppy stage. I would like to have one except they are super high prey drive and that would not work out with all of my lizards!
 
I understand what you are going through JoJackson...I have a 13 month old bull dog who has found my backyard to be his chewing ground. Flowers (and he digs them up & eats them all), I no longer have to prune low branches on my spruce or pine - he eats them for me! My fence has been chewed any place he can get teeth into. My deck steps! My daughters swing set! Pedals on daughters bike. Lawnmower parts. And rocks of any size, doesn't matter to him.
I offer many chewing treats and toys - all of which last 10-45 mins at the most, and then back to something else. :rolleyes:

Crate training is the best. I have always crate trained any dog I've had for several reasons. 1 - Helps with potty training 2- Controls unwanted behaviors, especially when alone. 3- I have a zoo here, therefore when I'm not home I need to make sure everyone is safe. :)

In Jan. I added a mini daschund to our home for my daughter. Well, she also has taken up the same chewing patterns! Leave the 2 of them alone together and I am never sure what I may find :eek:
 
High prey drive? Strangly enough she shows no intrest whatsoever in our lizards, but the other dog, a tenterfeild terror (no misspelling lol) constantly trys to bite my ackies heads off, goes from enclosure to enclosure, snakes too, frogs, turtles, she has a go at all of them, I wouldnt trust her for a second!

PaNTHER, I love mini dashes (sausage dogs) so cute, wish we had got one instead lol.
Ive never crated a dog, except for travel, How is that supposed to work if the dog considers it 'punishment' (this one would, im certain), I think positive/reward training works better myself. :)

Obedience school is overdue though, topping the 'start now while you have a home' list! :D
 
Each dog is different for sure. My bull dog knows his crate is bedtime and has always been fine with it.

The mini, on the other hand, is a very different story. She has attitude enough for 20 dogs I'm sure. With her, I did short times (leave for an hour, etc) and gradually got her use to it. The first couple bedtimes there was some whining but she made it through. I usually have a favorite toy and give a treat/cookie when I put them in for bed.

I also allow them access to it during the day, if they choose to go into it on their own, that's great as they are making the choice. During the day, unless I leave, I never close them in should they go into the crate.

If the crate is used for punishment purposes then the dog usually resents it.
 
Its early mornings that her destructive behaviours emerge. If we are slow to get up and let her out, start the day, she begins to chew stuff. We will look into it if we feel it will be beneficial but at this stage im not so sure.

For now Ill be pleased if surgery goes well and recovery isnt too much of a headache.
She was very quite for a few days after the desexing, anesthetic really knocks her around I think.
 
With our dog, a miniature pinscher, she chews lots! (Her name is chewy :p)

We figured out her favorite thing to chew, and got her some toy with the same material, she chews on this and many raw hide bones etc..

As for your dog i do not know what it would like to chew.. Kitchen floor / Pop can... maybe get a cheap car, and let the dog go lose on it :rolleyes: ;)

Hoping your dog gets better fast after surgery, cant believe it ate a pop can :eek:

the worst chewy ate was a surgeons glove (latex sorta type) She had it removed, and was fine after :)

Goodluck bud,

-Levi
 
Dan
I wish the best for your dog, I hope she makes it through without any complications. I have been watching the Dog Whisperer series on NetFlix with Cesar Milan. The guy is amazing. It is mostly people who cause the dog's neurotic behavior and the #1 thing lacking in the dog is discipline and structure such as going out for a daily walk. Believe it or not, having a structured activity like walking really helps the dog.

Walking in a controlled manner as opposed to ricocheting everywhere.
I give my dogs raw bones (not the treated ones) this keeps them busy for hours and very difficult to destroy. I won't debate the pros and cons of giving bones to dogs but I give my guys the bone marrow types and never had a problem.

With your little girl, I would also reccommend agility if you can swing it. Get her little body tired out so her mind can focus on the pack leader (hint, hint, that is YOU! )

I personally don't care for crate training as I feel it is an excuse to put the dog away and not have to deal with whatever issue is going on. Other people swear by it and love it, I don't.
 
Dogs are den animals, the crate training reinforces this instinct and is perfectly natural, hence their "safe" feeling wile in the crate.

Amy I agree that some owners use the crate as an excuse to neglect the dog, but to put off this useful "tool" because of what other irresponsible owner do isn't right. If done properly crating a dog is one of the best things for dog and owner alike.

My little pit isn't ever left out unattended. Wile she has started sleeping with me at night, if we go off she has to be crated. If I didn't crate her I would come home to 90% of my house destroyed and or ingested. She gets plenty of exercise, via me or others playing with or walking. That still doesn't stop her destructive pit/pup instincts.
 
Update! Good news, the vet has decided that the peices of can were small enough not to be a major risk and has deferred surgery. He is treating her with some kind of new tecknique that involves gentle laxative in a form that binds solids. So far he seems to think she has begun passing it.
We will visit tonight for further update and discussion, after he has done more xrays.

And lol, Sir Edmund Hillary couldnt tire this dog out! Boundless energy! :D
P.S she does get big raw marrow bones, but they dont last long!
 
YAY Dan! That's really good news mate! I hope she continues with the passing...that can't be fun! :eek:

I don't know about over there but here you can find chew toys that are next to impossible for her to destroy. It takes a bit of searching and they aren't cheap. I buy my pit these round disk type toys made of a really tough fabric. They cost about 40 bucks. Being a pit and having the jaws of a pit, and the energy of a puppy, they last her about 3-4 months. So look around mate. Having something they "can" chew on will more than save you hassles like this, and possibly her health.
 
Marley/Molly is home, no surgery required. She was treated by feeding her a series of Cotton swabs impregnated with thick gel, which she passed without issue.
The peices were many, but very small. Didnt get xray pics as they wernt kept apparently.
Cost $200

Bad Dog!

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Yeah! That's great. What kind of dog is she? She looks like a Rat Terrier.

Maybe you can release a box of rats to keep her busy and entertained. :D
 
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