Help...
Gizmo as you may know is 12 years old and he is used to having everything his way. 2 years ago when I graduated from college and started working full-time he has been left home alone for a lot longer than he is used to. The problem is he never used a crate as a puppy so trying to contain him while we are out is very hard.
I started off shutting the door to my bedroom with Gizmo in there. He had fresh air (windows open), water bowl, food bowl, 2 of his own beds, my bed, toys, everything he needed was in there. Still he does not like being closed in the room. Neighbors told me they heard Gizmo crying all day to come out. One day my grandmother (who lives across the street) heard him crying all day so she though something was wrong, when she opened the door he came out and just went to sleep in another room! To make a long story short we kept putting him in there and he didn't like it so he ATE THE DOOR! Thats right, it was a wood door, I came home one day and the door was shredded in to wood chips. The size of the hole was just big enough for him to go in and out.![]()
Then we tried to put him in a crate. While on my honeymoon, he was in the crate one day and tried to bite his way out and lost a tooth.
I just don't know what else to do. We are having construction, floors done, in our new house and he can't have the run of the house. I just don't know what to do anymore because I am worried about him hurting himself again. I was going to try putting him in the kitchen and using baby gates but he can either jump over or eat them![]()
I am more worried about him getting hurt than getting out.![]()
Any ideas?
I started off shutting the door to my bedroom with Gizmo in there. He had fresh air (windows open), water bowl, food bowl, 2 of his own beds, my bed, toys, everything he needed was in there. Still he does not like being closed in the room. Neighbors told me they heard Gizmo crying all day to come out. One day my grandmother (who lives across the street) heard him crying all day so she though something was wrong, when she opened the door he came out and just went to sleep in another room! To make a long story short we kept putting him in there and he didn't like it so he ATE THE DOOR! Thats right, it was a wood door, I came home one day and the door was shredded in to wood chips. The size of the hole was just big enough for him to go in and out.
Then we tried to put him in a crate. While on my honeymoon, he was in the crate one day and tried to bite his way out and lost a tooth.
I just don't know what else to do. We are having construction, floors done, in our new house and he can't have the run of the house. I just don't know what to do anymore because I am worried about him hurting himself again. I was going to try putting him in the kitchen and using baby gates but he can either jump over or eat them
Any ideas?
