Hello all, I need a little advice. I have a 10 month old bulldog who loves to chew. She is crate trained and housebroken. The only problem is that I cannot leave her alone in the house (or even our playroom where the crate is) without her chewing and damaging things (ie leather sofa among other items). She has lots of nylabones and chew toys which she loves and uses, but still will chew other things when we are not around. This requires her to be in the crate longer than I would like during the day. We do spend lots of time with her, walk her, play with her nonetheless she is not in the crate for long periods of time (except at night when sleeping)
Will this behavior lessen as she gets older? Is this just still a puppy thing that she will outgrow? At what age can I expect her to mellow out a bit in regards to such things. I would love for her to have free reign of the house eventually, but I cannot afford to keep getting leather repairs on sofas, etc.
Any advice is appreciated. All this being said, we love her dearly. We would not trade her personality for anything.
Will this behavior lessen as she gets older? Is this just still a puppy thing that she will outgrow? At what age can I expect her to mellow out a bit in regards to such things. I would love for her to have free reign of the house eventually, but I cannot afford to keep getting leather repairs on sofas, etc.
Any advice is appreciated. All this being said, we love her dearly. We would not trade her personality for anything.