Hi.
I recently adopted a new dog, and it turns out she like to chew on things.
The place I live is rural, and the yard is open. Ana (my new dog) and some other dogs roam freely, but now a neighbor called my dad because apparently Ana chewed on some of his car's cables. I was sceptical at first, but now I witness how she was chewing up one of my cushions (which is not a real problem for me). She does it when she's bored, I think.
I haven't been well since about 1 year, having meltdown and burnouts and now I got this message about Ana and I'm completely overwhelmed. I'm afraid to let her out, I'm afraid to go out myself, I ended up screaming at her and even throwing her plushball at her (soft, but all the same not ok). My other dog got so scared she hid herself in the bathroom.
My mom and dad said they're going to help me (I lost my ability to speak with poeple other than a very few selected, or total strangers about nothing important). Searching the internet is hard for me because of the mass of info (where 60% are ads).
Anuonoe has any suggestions what I can do
I can't take her out on a leash because the other dogs (from the neighbors) run free and they all get excitetd to run and play and it's total chaos.
THX
I recently adopted a new dog, and it turns out she like to chew on things.
The place I live is rural, and the yard is open. Ana (my new dog) and some other dogs roam freely, but now a neighbor called my dad because apparently Ana chewed on some of his car's cables. I was sceptical at first, but now I witness how she was chewing up one of my cushions (which is not a real problem for me). She does it when she's bored, I think.
I haven't been well since about 1 year, having meltdown and burnouts and now I got this message about Ana and I'm completely overwhelmed. I'm afraid to let her out, I'm afraid to go out myself, I ended up screaming at her and even throwing her plushball at her (soft, but all the same not ok). My other dog got so scared she hid herself in the bathroom.
My mom and dad said they're going to help me (I lost my ability to speak with poeple other than a very few selected, or total strangers about nothing important). Searching the internet is hard for me because of the mass of info (where 60% are ads).
Anuonoe has any suggestions what I can do
I can't take her out on a leash because the other dogs (from the neighbors) run free and they all get excitetd to run and play and it's total chaos.
THX