Does anyone else have an adult dog that is this way?
It is strange to me. I can leave Mia locked in a room and she does not get into trouble. I frequently baby gate her in the kitchen. As soon as I leave her loose in the whole house though, she will shred something. Usually that something is near the front door. This time it was a bag of clothes I wanted to donate. Came home and the clothes are all over the place and the bag shredded. Yet I can leave her a full work day as long as I gate her somewhere or kennel her?
Does that sound like a frustration or anxiety type behavior?
I can be gone 5 minutes and if she's loose she destroys something. It does not seem to matter what time I leave or how long I am gone. It leads me to think she destroys things in a fit as I walk out the door.
She also opened all the cabinets but did not seem to remove anything from them.
Mia is 5 1/2 so not a young dog.
It is strange to me. I can leave Mia locked in a room and she does not get into trouble. I frequently baby gate her in the kitchen. As soon as I leave her loose in the whole house though, she will shred something. Usually that something is near the front door. This time it was a bag of clothes I wanted to donate. Came home and the clothes are all over the place and the bag shredded. Yet I can leave her a full work day as long as I gate her somewhere or kennel her?
Does that sound like a frustration or anxiety type behavior?
I can be gone 5 minutes and if she's loose she destroys something. It does not seem to matter what time I leave or how long I am gone. It leads me to think she destroys things in a fit as I walk out the door.
She also opened all the cabinets but did not seem to remove anything from them.
Mia is 5 1/2 so not a young dog.