Is this normal for my corgi pup? In the past 3 weeks, he has chewed on the trim in 2 places in the house through the paint down to the wood........ chewed a hole in the linoleum by the front door down to the concrete (in like 7 minutes!!!)............ severed 2 (not live) wires of electrical accessories....... destroyed a laptop charger (again, not plugged in at the time).
I've responded by excersizing him more, trying to teach him more fun tricks, reaffirming obedience through 'walking nice' and 'waiting' and 'come!', etc etc. Pretty much, I've been giving him loads of attention and trying to switch up our activities together.
ONE THING THOUGH!!!!!!! If he has a bone that he likes, he will sit and chew the bone for hours and hours, paying no attention to me, wires, chargers, or floor trim! But he hardly likes any bone I give him....
Thanks for the advice. To answer some of your questions...
Eddy is 8 months old and crate-trained. We say "CRATE." and in he goes when we leave the house or sleep. He has destroyed all of these things only when we are home! It takes him just a few minutes. I was really posing this question because he only recently started this behavior, and to make sure my dog isn't weird, depressed, or pent up or something. It sounds like most everyone's corgi -especially puppy- has destroyed some furniture or trim.
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