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Hi,
We just recently lost our 12 yr old Pyr.We only had
her for 18 months. She was an old stray when we rescued her and our
first Pyr. We had the same problems. She loved oak!! We
started with crating when we left as we had a very old small fox terrier who
would start a fight just because she wanted to and we didn't trust the two girls
together unsupervised. So we crated Sugar (Pyr) in a large kennel and our
other two in their kennel. Sugar was a mess when we got home...mostly
drool but enough to have her soaked and totally a mental mess. it was
awful. So we rigged a childs gate to keep her at least confined to dinning
and office area. We got home, childs gate was chewed right down the middle
(she spit out the bolts). My husband built a gate she could not chew thru
but it took both of us to set it up before we left anywhere.. that's when she
began on our new bar stool chairs and the kitchen counter and urinated.. I
called in an animal behaviourist to talk to the three of us. He gave some
good pointers, but none applied to Sugar. We would not give her up.
One day we left her loose and just kept our other two crated....That was the
ticket. She was happy. She had a house to look after and
"patrol". She needed the freedom to roam and take care of things.
All the trials we had, and she is still definatley the best, and most
caring dog we ever had we ever. I wish I had known about this site
when I had Sugar. I hope this helps..Linda
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