So today is a first day my German Shepherd pup is crate free while I'm at work...

[Ja Rhule]

It just happen that I have a wireless security cameras in the house and I'm able to see what's going on... Someone is getting an ass whooping when I get home. It looks like a bomb went off in my living room...

[Jangler]

[Panthro]

You need to correct behavior as it happens...too late now.

 

Now try having a dog that will misbehave and then punish itself. She will shred a paper towel  secretly then I'll happen to see her in her cage....I go in to the living room and find the shredded paper towel.

[Doyle]

I had to replace all the carpet in my house the first time I left my dog alone.  I'm sure you have nothing to worry about though.

[Ja Rhule]

He tore up my pit bull puppy bed to shreds... I'm getting another puppy in a month and I really needed that bed.., ohh that asshole.

[Hawk]

haha....fun times!!!!

[thefuzz]

How old is he?

 

High energy dogs, and "smart" dogs don't fare so well when young and left out of the crate....too much going on in that brain.

[Inimicus]

Something that a behaviorist told us when working with our second dog.

If the dog is left alone and tears things up it will begin to associate that with your returning which only reinforces the behavior you want to stop.

You've got to approach leaving them alone by starting with very short time periods and gradually increase the time.

[Hawk]

anyway you can give us a link to your cameras...I think it would be fun to watch him tear your poo up

 

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[Ja Rhule]

How old is he?

High energy dogs, and "smart" dogs don't fare so well when young and left out of the crate....too much going on in that brain.

7 month old 70lbs puppy. We left him alone before for short periods of time and he did well. Now he destroys poo lol

[thefuzz]

7 month old 70lbs puppy. We left him alone before for short periods of time and he did well. Now he destroys poo lol

 

Yea, far too young to leave for that long.

 

They don't really destroy that much stuff until they have a lot of energy and are strong enough to do the destroying....

 

I would bet that you may have to crate him for another couple years, or get some in depth training for him.

[C47]

Seriously,  link please or at least take a screenshot and post it!!