okay bare with me ....
Odin is my 8 months old GSD pup,
Hes never been very good with staying home alone.
Recently i started a new job which meant i left the house at half 2 and hubby gets in at half 3.
i started on tuesday and Odin has been REALLY good no barking or crying to my knowledge and no damage...
but he wont touch his toys or treats whilst were out :S
now this morning hubby went to work at 5am and left the stare gate open.
at night Odin has our bedroom (not the bed) and the landing to do as he pleases always has.
with hubby leaving the gate open it allowed him to go into the hallway and kitchen (which is where he is left during the day whilst were at work)
i thought he will be okay hell come back up if he wants to...
but instead he laid at the bottom of the stairs shredding my rug until i went and told him off... why?
and how can i stop this?

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Odin my beautiful KC reg GSD
Freya my baby KC reg GSD
Beefcake the bunny
Our little leopard gecko Sparticus

"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion."

Hi not sure how to stop him apart from distraction i had 2 gsd years ago who tore up every hall carpet i had changed to floorboards in the end it was mostly male tho he hated us leaving him

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Probably because his teeth are playing him up. About 8 - 14 months is when the adult teeth bed into the jaw and consequently chewing is at its worse (or thats my understanding).

were off on our weekly tripe trip
any chewing suggestions from the pet shop?

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Odin my beautiful KC reg GSD
Freya my baby KC reg GSD
Beefcake the bunny
Our little leopard gecko Sparticus

"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion."

Have you tried a kong with him?

Our BC X Lab (long departed) had to be left for several hours occasionally because we were both working and she was very destructive - chair rungs, wastepaper baskets, you name it - but we didn't blame her, we knew it was boredom and the BC temperament. She got a lot better with time but was never totally trustworthy. But she would never touch a chew or a toy while we were out. (And then I found out chews shouldn't be left anyway.)

With our current GS X BC we were able to spend much more time (husband retired) getting her used to being left and she's never been destructive. And although she's very playful and loves her toys it's all interactive and she doesn't play on her own.

Good luck! Takes time.

he had a puppy kong and never touched it .... i bought it for when he was teething
but i might try him again now hes a bit bigger....
ive just noticed though now hes settled down on my laptop the big bugger
hes pulling his last two teeth through
so that explains it i think
it just seemed strange that he was okay on his own all week then he chews the rug while im here you know?
dogs eh they are funny things
xx

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Odin my beautiful KC reg GSD
Freya my baby KC reg GSD
Beefcake the bunny
Our little leopard gecko Sparticus

"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion."