My speagle is about a year old and we had adopted him from a shelter when he was 10 months. The background that was given to us was that a family had bought him and figured that he was not fitting in with a family of 4 young kids. He had also been left in a garage sometimes all day and was not really given a lot of attention.

Anyhow, since we brought him in to our family, he has been proven to be very loving and active (cocker spaniel and beagle mix).

Tito (the dog) first started whining when we left him home and went to work, but that has died down as he is in a routine whereby he is in doggy daycare twice a week and at home 3 days a week, and on weekends he is with us to see the family and uncle Beco (my parents dog).

He was a good for a while but recently has started misbehaving at home. He is tipping the rubbish bin and eating anything edible, he has destroyed a remote control, and has ripped a jacket of mine.

I am baffled as to why he would be so destructive when left at home. He has many toys and even the simplest of things such as empty plastic bottles that make lots of noise, etc.

Does anyone have any suggestions as to how i can manage or change this behaviour???

My opinion is hes not mentally tired ! you walk him for an hour and half a day and he wont do half those things your talking about
Try it i bet i am right ! that dog needs longer walks !

I agree longer walks and get him some toys/chews to keep him ocupied.
If he's whining when he's left alone then try leaving the t.v or radio on for him.

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Yeah those hard toys has worked for my dogs,but my mum must have bought £40 worth of them toys and her dogs didnt touch them

I give mine pork chews and bones, admitted they dont last very long but they help stop them from getting bored. You can put stuff inside them kongs too which is good.

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Kongs are great,have you thought about a crate/cage to keep him confined while you are out.

Some dogs are destructive when left,as a child we had a cross breed and he was extremely destructive,you could walk him miles,it made no difference,he ripped down curtains ate window frames,helped himself to the contents of the fridge,trashed the cupboards,ate the seatbelts in the car,you name it he did it.......

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Blimey, I bet he never ate his dinner!.......

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Your right lol
Because he was a stray for so long,he would never eat food put down for him,he had to think he was stealing it.

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its not bad behavour he sounds like his bored
give him a kong and stuff it with sticky food that will help to keep him busy and long walks as well.
or while your out you could crate him with the kong then he will not beable to chew.
and it will be his own space then.

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The only thing i know ladys is that when i dont walk any of my dogs ,when i get home ive got plants ripped ouy ,dog bedding everywhere ,washing line pulled down ect ect ....in my book this is what you get when there not walked enough ! pork chews are good like pigs ears ect ect ! But the bottom line is if you dont walk him enough and your not there, then they end up getting bored and distroying your house !