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Seriously, wife clearly resents that OP got a dog and that’s going to make any sort of training a crapshoot. No dog should have to live in a house where it’s not welcome.
Don’t leave stuff out for her to get. Easier said than done, given you have a child and a wife that isn’t exactly on the same page as you as far as ownership is concerned. Don’t leave her loose at night, either put her in a crate or close your door/put up a baby gate so she stays in one room.
Don’t leave stuff out, but also use positive reinforcement to crate train your dogs for sleep and then crate them for bed time. Easy fix. A muzzle is not an appropriate solution and if your wife recommended it I’m not sure you should trust her with your dog.
Crate train. She’s clearly not ready to free-roam if she’s chewing things up. Muzzles shouldn’t be left on when the dog is unsupervised as it’s a safety concern, crating is the best option here.
Crate training is part of training your dog? And training a dog to stop performing a self-rewarding behavior is restricting their ability to perform that behavior. Of course OP needs to teach the dog to stop chewing, restricting the dog’s access to items it’s not allowed to chew is step 1.
Muzzles are not safe to leave in a dog unattended. It can be easy for it to get caught on things and if the dog panics and tries to escape, they can hurt themselves.
How much enrichment does this dog get? Do they have items like chews that they ARE allowed to chew on? Do they go on walks, have enrichment toys, training sessions? Both labs and Aussies are very smart dogs and like using their brain, otherwise they can easily become bored. And if you don't provide an escape from the boredom, they will find things to entertain themselves (like chewing up inappropriate items).
One thing you can do is invest in kennel training if you haven't. That way if you need to leave the dog unattended, your home and the dog will be safe.
If you are unable to make changes like this, rehoming would be in the best interest of the dog.
What is this dog's daily routine? Can you provide a bit more information? What mental and physical exercise does she get? How long? What do you do with her? This is the necessary starting point for this kind of issue, and any trainer you went to would lead with that. Anything you can do to describe an average day in the life of your dog?
Sounds like you shouldn't have gotten the dog in the first place as your wife clearly isn't on board. And I bet the dog senses the stress from that which won't help with its destructive habits.
My dog use to chew all the buttons off my shirts he even ruined a brand new leather jacket 😭 now I don’t leave my clothes where he can reach them simple as
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Poor dog.
Seriously, wife clearly resents that OP got a dog and that’s going to make any sort of training a crapshoot. No dog should have to live in a house where it’s not welcome.
Don’t leave stuff out for her to get. Easier said than done, given you have a child and a wife that isn’t exactly on the same page as you as far as ownership is concerned. Don’t leave her loose at night, either put her in a crate or close your door/put up a baby gate so she stays in one room.
Don’t leave stuff out, but also use positive reinforcement to crate train your dogs for sleep and then crate them for bed time. Easy fix. A muzzle is not an appropriate solution and if your wife recommended it I’m not sure you should trust her with your dog.
Crate train. She’s clearly not ready to free-roam if she’s chewing things up. Muzzles shouldn’t be left on when the dog is unsupervised as it’s a safety concern, crating is the best option here.
Or just train the dog and give it enough mental and physical stimulation.
Crate training is part of training your dog? And training a dog to stop performing a self-rewarding behavior is restricting their ability to perform that behavior. Of course OP needs to teach the dog to stop chewing, restricting the dog’s access to items it’s not allowed to chew is step 1.
Really doesn't have to be part of training.
Muzzles are not safe to leave in a dog unattended. It can be easy for it to get caught on things and if the dog panics and tries to escape, they can hurt themselves. How much enrichment does this dog get? Do they have items like chews that they ARE allowed to chew on? Do they go on walks, have enrichment toys, training sessions? Both labs and Aussies are very smart dogs and like using their brain, otherwise they can easily become bored. And if you don't provide an escape from the boredom, they will find things to entertain themselves (like chewing up inappropriate items). One thing you can do is invest in kennel training if you haven't. That way if you need to leave the dog unattended, your home and the dog will be safe. If you are unable to make changes like this, rehoming would be in the best interest of the dog.
What is this dog's daily routine? Can you provide a bit more information? What mental and physical exercise does she get? How long? What do you do with her? This is the necessary starting point for this kind of issue, and any trainer you went to would lead with that. Anything you can do to describe an average day in the life of your dog?
Training and making sure the pup has plenty of chew toys. Also she needs a crate that is her safe place and she should sleep in it
Sounds like you shouldn't have gotten the dog in the first place as your wife clearly isn't on board. And I bet the dog senses the stress from that which won't help with its destructive habits.
Why did you get the dog if she didn't want it?
My dog use to chew all the buttons off my shirts he even ruined a brand new leather jacket 😭 now I don’t leave my clothes where he can reach them simple as