Destructo Corgi

So Spencer is usually a model citizen...usually. He was crate crate trained as a small pup and about a month ago we started leaving him in our living room when we went to work. Everything was fine at first. in the past week or so he's taken to finding new things to shred: our plant, the cord of a lamp, today it was the books on the bottom shelf.

He gets a 45 minute to an hour walk in the morning and either my boyfriend or I come home at lunch to give him another 40 min walk. It seems his destructo phase happens in the morning after leave for work.

i know he's only 6 months and this is pretty normal behavior but I would hate to have to crate him when we're not home. Do you guys have any suggestions?

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Permalink Reply by Alex on April 12, 2009 at 11:43pm

No worry about crating your dog... They don't feel as bad as you. It sounds like your dog got into the cord too, which could be very dangerous! We kept our dog in the crate while we were at work until she was 1, then increased her area little by little. She was not free roamer until she was about 1 1/2 yr old. Even then, kitchen was off limit since that's where we kept our trash. Your dog is still a puppy. I wouldn't be surprised if you had to go back to crating at 9 months. These things take time. Be patient, and you will have years ahead of free roaming Corgi. :)