This is great advice for a dog that already has separation anxiety, but if you just got a new pup and don’t want your dog to have separation issues you need to do the following; Do not say bye to your dog on the way out of the door, Do not speak or have eye contact with your dog after it’s been put in it’s crate, .Do not look or talk to your dog for at least 2 to 5 minutes upon your return home, after 2 to 5 minutes if the dog is quiet you can let it out of the crate,praise, and give it a treat. And of course make sure you dog always has plenty of water . Good luck
I typed a long winded explanation of what I done to ease my rescue dogs separation anxiety but you covered almost all the bases with your post. Only difference being my dog doesn't have a crate just a bed and as I leave I leave her with a dental stick which keeps her occupied while we pull out of drive, 2 weeks from howling, crying, pacing and scratching at back door to stays in bed sleeping with occasional trips to water bowl. (I set a gopro up to monitor her progress it was VERY quick improvement)
New puppy ,and have never dealt with this before . HE doesn't like fo me to be out of his site at all! MY bathroom is only a few feet away from our bed ,and just to get up to potty ,causes him anxiety,whining, and stress! I Have important Dr. Appts coming up soon ,and he will freak out for me just to take out the trash ! I leave him treats ,toys ,and even have a cat that he likes to chase ,and play with. Still, I come home to a mess ! HIs food and water dumped door all scratched up ect . Please what can I do???
Hey I have a GSD left 8 hours a day. She has training/exercise before. I did lot of work and pup leaving her short periods building to long periods. Never let her in or acknowledged barking wining If you leave you have to wait for silence and calm before returning. Wait it it they get the idea. She's only let in being sat quiet by back door. Meal time is when I leave: One really great thing no one does I throw half the kibble scattered in the lawn. It lasts for ages and now the dog will eat it periodically through day - but it lasts an hour or more eaten in one go. She's left in a medium back garden with kennel logs allowed to dig etc. I hope this helps :)
Holy molly, I can't thank you enough. My 5 years old mini pinscher with unpleasant past could never stay alone. She would bark and cry the second I left my apartment. Since she's tiny, I bought a few inch long duck sticks. I would shut the door audibly enough when leaving, left my phone recording and she didn't even flinch, just kept chewing on her treat. I was gone for 5 minutes, she was still chewing as I returned, perfectly calm and all alone. I would have never thought she could make such huge progress. Thank you so much!!
thank you so much for this. I go to the butcher and get frozen marrow bones for my dog and found that it SERIOUSLY helped all his anxiety. Now through storms, 4th of July or when I leave (size of bone dependent on time) and he lays down...chews his bone and could care less about thunder, fireworks, or the fact that I am not there. This was great validation!
I quick tip, marrow bones are amazing. Sometimes you can find them at Ralphs or even at Pavilions depending on your area in a four pack for a quarter of the price as the Primal ones. Doesn't hurt to save money and feed quality ingredients. Also, FREEZE them and then give them to your dog and your dog will be very well occupied since it is frozen marrow. They love it!
Great idea! My dog loves marrow bones, doesn't let me near her lol or ill get a growl, she goes through them fast and she's just a puppy but she's huge.
This information was priceless! The bully stick was perfect! We thought our dog had separation anxiety, but turns out he needed the 2nd best thing a bully stick. Thanks for all the great videos.
Wonderful tips! One thing i have to be mindful of with marrow bones is teeth. My female mal does not have the strongest teeth and I have to be careful with solid bones. Also her calorie intake. Marrow bones are super rich and high fat. Still working on our SA issues. Worth mentioning that the human plays a big role in the SA. I’ve had to get honest about my own SA and how she is picking up on me. Lots to learn here.
I just got a puppy last week. In 1 week she's learned her name, to come (mostly), sit, and I've even started her on sit and "wait" for me to put her food bowl down. I feed my older dog first, so she's expected to be able to wait her turn. Perhaps I have very demanding requirements of my dog but my 10yr old shihtzu has perfect recall, multiple tricks, can be alone for hours, and has never destroyed my house so I must do something right. Currently, my 2 month old English Pointer Pit/Shepherd puppy goes to work with me every day. I drive route and spend all day in and out of the truck. Never away from the truck for more than 5-10 minutes at a time, but she's PERFECT in the truck. She sits still for 8-11 hours a day (aside from potty breaks) and then we get home and she does puppy zoomies and chewies for 1-2 hours before relaxing. She seems to understand that we are at work; she doesn't chew, scratch, jump, whine or whimper. Then once back in my personal vehicle she goes off duty and plays with her toy on the way home.
cesar milan has a newer vid, showing how to train your dog to deal with separation. I personally learn much much more, if you show the training and interaction, rather than explaining.
Great summary of essential knowledge! Thsnk you, Sir! Some may find this to be helpful: when you come back inside (after leaving the house) totally ignore the dog/s & go about your business inside until they are all calm & laying down somewhere in the house. Then reward them & give each their favorite kind of your affection.
Absolutely! Great advice. Also, don’t make it a big deal that you’re leaving, no affection or goodbyes. Give your dog the Kong and walk out the door. Keep doing this for longer and longer periods.
I had a very... ummm... special dog that got a marrow bone stuck around his jaw one time and our surgeon uncle had to use a surgical saw to get it off him. 😂 Thanks so much for this information, intuitively I knew he needed to have a chewing distraction. Will definitely implement this!
Thanks so much ! Im a Firefighter and have to leave sometimes for an extended period of time... obviously I have a dogsitter .. these extra helps are amazing and when I do get home they are reinforced thanks to you
I would disagree on the bully stick when unsupervised...I have a friend who WAS home when her doberman got the end of the bully stick caught in her throat. Thank God she was home when it happened. Never want anything that can cause a problem if they are alone. Kong with wet food seems the best idea to me.
My Frenchie is too lazy to work on a food stuffed kong. If the food doesn't fall out easily, he will ignore it. My pug on the other hand will work those things until every last crumb is gone, and then hopefully try to get more out.
A good thing is to also let them chew on something they usually dont have. I only leave a kong with food when im not home for example, then its some sort of fun experience
my way of dealing with separation anxiety was simply putting a weight jacket on my dogs walking them for a good 45 min; and then magic they're so tired they sleep for 5-6 hours. in that time leave the house do what you need to do come back and reward them with high quality food and love. at that point they'll realize that when you leave you'll come back and give them love. also in my house my dogs aren't allowed to play only allowed to relax so it becomes a place of relaxation not excitement which will eventually lead to anxiety etc... and this also help with people who have lots of art and nice furniture that an excited dog in all that happiness might accidentally knock over. best thing is prevention.
@@leica0000 it looks like a harness with iron sand inside you can buy them online I use 10kg ones which is like 22 pounds but my dogs are jacked and can handle it. I suggest you get a dog backpack and fill it with water bottles; then sand, then add weights. Slowly introducing you dogs to heavier weights will challenge him/her more and they’ll love you for it trust me. No anxiety ever since you helped them expel all that pent up energy. Also with weights a 30 min walk to them feels like 1 hour.
I LOVE your videos!! But you need a sound system that we can hear you. I got mine sound up a loud as it will go... ughh.. My boss won't get me speakers for the computer.
We adopted a Belgian Malinois mix who seems to have developed isolation anxiety (she's fine as long as someone is home with her -- it doesn't matter who it is). She was absolutely fine for the first three months, then she started stealing things, and finally destroying things. She doesn't seem to be interested in chew toys (she has several Kongs, all of which are pristine).
My puppy cried when I went to work today. I don’t believe in crate training anymore because I saw my dog get up and sit back down. Then when I got home she was smarter than a human being and she didn’t tear up anything. I had her on camera so I watched her good behavior. However, my new puppy is still in training mode.❤
My dog is fine when I leave home now, but leave her outside a coffee shop to grab a tea, as soon as I go in the door she starts screaming like she's being beaten. Have no clue how to stop it. Bark collar is all I can think of.
Love your channel and how you teach. Do you have any information on bonded littermates? We just rescued two ten month old Huskies that were left in a medium-large crate together for up to 16 hours a day. Covered in months of urine when we picked them up. (none of this was disclosed, the owner said that they were kennel trained and mostly housebroken, and it was a landlord that was going to evict them if they didn't let their puppies go). They're very sweet and socialized to people, but freak out when they're separated. There's plenty of information on the internet about this, but I feel like you're a trusted source. :)
Yes, don't ever leave your dog with chew toys on their own. My dog lost 3 teeth in the front from those bones. I have a 2-way cam/talk and notification app when they make noise so at least I can talk to them and calm them.
I work at a doggie day care and take one of my two pups (my youngest cattle dog comes to work with me) he’s now over playing, he’s very selective with who he plays with (females mostly which our older pup (also a cattle dog is very under socialized by us unfortunately) is a female about to be 6 years old, occasionally he will play with male dogs at camp but he is very picky with his “friends” I think he comes too often and is over the socialization (he does the typical cattle dog nips at the legs of day care/boarding dogs which does not work in our all day play environment where I work) we just recently felt we could trust him to be home given he is not quite 2 years old. We’ve done small trips increasing slowly to see if he would be destructive which he has not been. I think I will go down to the 2X a week “opening up” and the rest walks etc with him. I appreciate you and your videos/methods I’ve learned a lot and plan to change what I do for my “reactive dogs” /resource guarding of us is our main issue. Thank you for all that you do!
Costco bullies are definitely the most cost-effective way to do it! They aren't exactly bigger - some thicker ones maybe, but half the length. They last a long time for my puppy, my adult GSD it will take maybe 10 minutes. But they're great! I give them to my dogs when I leave the house - it's a distraction long enough to calm the leaving. It was so useful to start, now it's just the tradition. They get the bully, they know "aw damn, we're not coming" and go take their chew to bed. The puppy was anxious to start, but it sure helps to have a balanced adult showing that it's no big deal, they'll be back. Ignoring the excitement of your return and lavishing love once they've calmed down helps a lot too.
My Maltese puppy isn't much into food / chews. Sometimes I find what I think is a great one, she really seems to love it. Then when I leave she might completely ignore it. Same might even go for treats that she really loves to get when I'm around. A bit worried about dropping the calorie intake as she is already only eating from my hands or with a lot of encouragement.
Love this guys straight to the point no BS, my Shepherd Boxer mix separation anxiety was pretty bad, chewing up bed legs and things, but we go on a walk but not just a stroll this won’t cut it, we go where he can run off leash use his nose and play fetch / tug, this usually does the trick, I just need to buy more raw bones and strong as fuck toys to finish the job 👏🏼
I put a stuffed squeaky toy on the end of a 10ft rope & pulled it around for my Doberman to pursue... If you let them win (catch it) often, they'll love this game. Also bought a Chuckit tennis ball thrower which throws the ball 2x further than by hand... also picks up the ball without getting hands slimy. Lol. Euro-bred dogs need to w o r k !
Toys, snacks and such don’t work with my dog because he stops playing or eating anything once I’m gone. He only goes back to them when I return. While I’m gone he barks nonstop for hours.
I don't know if you already got one, but if I could do it again, I would go through a rescue instead of the city pound. If you go through a rescue, you can learn a lot more about the dog's behavior before committing. I adopted from the pound and was unaware that she had bad separation anxiety and was pregnant.
I have an 8 week old Weimaraner. Im about to start crate training, I’ve taken a whole week off to do it.Weimaraners are notorious for separation anxiety, my last one had it severely. Your comment about the crate can kill them has now scared me senseless. Now Im not sure what to do.
We have an 8 month old Weimie. We got him at 8 weeks. He is the only dog we've ever had that hates being crated. From the very beginning! We use the frozen kongs when we leave. He always whines and fusses. But when we get home, he is quiet. We ignore him for a bit and then let him out. He has been a challenge! Our 3rd Weimie...first dog ever that was difficult to crate train. A work in progress...
This is the best video of seen on this thank you! I work from home and am trying to practice this throughout the day- when I come back in to work after my mini training sessions should I take these kind of special treats away now that I’m home? By the way I am also crating for potty training (6 month old Aussie)
I would definitely recommend this video 40000x. She isn’t fixed yet, but his hesitance over meds, and crates are very applicable to my situation. Sweet Rhubarb escaped her crate too many times out of very small holes and it made me too nervous to continue even when I was told to. The risk of her hurting herself was greater than the risk of a neighbour yelling at me. You know? I love her and I want to put these all to the test. She is glued to the hip even as we speak ha 😅 I love the bully sticks but always beat my head against the wall for the price; Costco here I come haha.
We have been working on it. I get up at the ass-crack of dawn now for a thirty minute run and a 15 minute walk. She is zonked by the time we get home and is ready to have a flop down. I prepare her food treats in the freezer the night before or on the weekend, whenever I have time. The kongs they’re in have already received quite the beating haha. She still cries for about 20 minutes after she finishes everything. But it has definitely been worse. :)
My working line German Shepherd is obsessed with fruits and vegetables. I like to freeze a banana and leave that and a peanut butter filled toy. Haven’t had any issues. I love your videos!
Thanks for the super helpful video! My pup used to whine and scratch desperately when I left home even for a second, and just by tiring her out and using kongs and bully sticks she is now fine for hours, by the time she finishes them, she just gets tired and goes to sleep. I was wondering though, if this training is helping her separation anxiety in general (e.g. will I be able to leave her somewhere without giving her the kongs?). I take her to work with me, and it would be nice to for example just be able to go to the bathroom for a minute without her panicking
My buddy Max could be eating a ribeye steak. Ice cream cone. Pizza. Doesn't matter. Once he hears the door close (or notices anything that signifies that he's alone) he will immediately stop eating. And bark. Whine. HOWL. Then resume eating the second someone returns to the apartment. He absolutely REFUSES to accept being alone and relax. I'm thinking this means his separation anxiety is severe...
My 12 Ib dog swallowed a 7 inch bully stick the other day, luckily the ER said its fully digestible and he should be okay.. So just be careful with it.
I’ve been dealing with major separation anxiety for 7 months with my 10mo Pomsky. He once did jump Through a window. I’m exhausted having him go to day care every single time i can’t be around him. He doesn’t care about bully sticks or kings when I’m Away but loves them filled with sweet potato when I’m home.
i always hide some treats or other stuff since looking for what i hide is his thing, in the appartment, in the forest, doesnt matter. when i say search, i can leave for 2-3h and hes having something to do. after he found all, he just lies in front of the door and wait until im back without any trouble. if i dont hide stuff, he still jumps the door maybe 2-3 times but he gets it!
I swear I have never heard of someone crating their dog. I was shocked to find this out. Just because its not something that people do that I know of, and it would seem cruel to put my dog in a crate for 8-9 hours of the day. Although she's 7 months and feel sometimes that I should😂 luckily she stays in the yard.
Have you met my dog??? She is 6 lbs with no teeth. 😅 Much different exercise requirements and ability to be in 90+ weather in the summer. I do use the kongs I just cut off the smallest 1/3 of it on the end so she can get to the food She likes hide and seek in the house for exercise and walks in cooler weather. We are in a new house now so having to start separation anxiety training all over... wish me luck! Thanks for the 80 percent training. There are so many mixed messages out there.
My 3yo rescue has what you had classified as mild SA, she isnt dangerous or destructive, but she howls, barks, and cries for about 15-20 minutes when we leave, but she loses her appetite when she is anxious so treats dont help. we put frozen lick mats and frozen kongs everyday, and she wont eat them until we come home, however we haven't tried reducing her food just yet as she seems a tad underweight coming from the shelter. A similar article compared this to you being chased by a lion, you wouldn't stop during the chase to find food? any tips on how to help her?
I keep looking on youtube hoping to find something new. My mini Aussie has the extreme form and nothing works. I've done all kinds of strenuous exercise, obedience training, agility, interactive toys and chews. Finally put her on medication (xanax, prozac and something else) and that didn't even work. She was lethargic and slept the entire time I was home just so she could save up the energy to freak out when I left. Her sole focus is me. She's destroyed trimming, baseboards and drywall, cracked a tooth and almost jumped out of a second story window. No one will watch her anymore because of her nonstop barking and dangerous escape attempts. Now I have to keep her in a crate in a crate just to make sure she's safe. Almost every day I come home from work I have to give her a bath because she soiled herself even though she's 100% housebroken. Quarantine has been the only reprieve I've had in 12 years! No leaving the house=No issues. This last year is the most enjoyment I've had with her but I'm supposed to go back to work soon. I love my dog but she'll probably be the last dog I have.
What are you doing when you come home? Do you greet her? It seems to me like she thinks she is the "alpha( not in bad way)" and everytime you leave her alone she is loosing it, not because she is alone, but because she does not know if you are okay or something happened to you, so she worries. Try not to acknowledge her EVERY TIME you go in or out of some room, where she is. If she is in the same room with you, and you want to leave the room, do not pay attention to her, close the doors between you and her for small short intervals of 2minutes, and when you come back in the room or open the door, tottaly ignore her. Also, she shall not sleep in the bedroom with you. Specially not on the bed with you. Do this things ALWAYS, don't break the chain, one time to look at her while she is whining crying or whatever or looking at you while you come in or out of the room is enough reinforcment for her to start the loop all over again.
@@elenakis5783 No, she's definitely not Alpha in any way. Her separation anxiety is not tied to a behavioral issue. She's a perfect dog when in my presence. She listens to both verbal and non verbal commands instantly. The thing is I've done all that gradual training since I got her and it never worked. If it were just whining/barking it wouldn't even be an issue. She's fully housebroken and just closing a door and not being able to see me sends her into such a panic that she might lose her bowel control. It's literally a 50/50 toss up as soon as the door closes. Already checked with the vet, it's not a body health related issue like incontinence/kidney issues or anything like that. When left alone she paces and barks the entire time, always looking for a way to escape and try to find me. Her mind never lets her relax. I've taken her on several mile runs, biking, agility courses and done mental puzzles with her right before leaving and she still musters the energy to freak out.
I had 2 dogs, one had to leave for a month and the one that stayed back would't stop crying in front of the door while i was away(12 hours), treats/exercise/walks/desensitization didn't work so i just borrowed another dog and everything was just fine. Later i brought home 2 cats and while he was little nervous in the beginning, he didn't camp in front of the door and didn't cry at all.
Mr Beckman, Any ideas for a 1 year old poodle mix that whines in the crate at night, every night? (But totally fine during the day.) I know he is pottied etc. Thank you.
I crate trained my dogs. They sleep in the crate, They have a cushioned dog bed in it, a toy. I can't leave them loose because I'm afraid the big dog will hurt the little dogs (not intentionally) and they try to get into things and tear it up.
My dog just loses interest in the treat/kong and just continues to cry and jump at the door. I moved to a new place recently and I assume that's why as she didn't do that in my old home. She also tries running out of the door when I try to leave, that's also new. I guess she just has to get comfortable with new place? It's so hard, makes me feel bad to hear her cry
I could give my dog a pile of bones and he wouldn't care if it meant he was let alone. Chew toys dont help, Exercising doesn't help either i could walk him all day and he wouldnt care as soon as i leave my dog screams and barks. great vidoe for anyone that has a puppy not a adult dog
I recently adopted a high energy dog. Me and my wife are both military and I feel bad that era take her for her morning walk and potty. Then leave from 7:00 till 11:30 then gone again till 5:00. But any dog we got period wouldn’t have a choice. (She’s an Australian cattle dog) so I have to walk her 2 times a day and also go to a park.
@@Cloudyyyy88 reached out to a lot of people for more insight never got any responses. returned the dog unfortunately back to the original owner. the dog was so incredibly active me and my wife who are both active military couldn't give her enough relief of energy.
@@saucywings ahh that sucks. But it would have been for the best. However well trained a dog if it's a high engery breed it's unfair to leave it a lot. Just use this as a learning experience. So maybe in the future if you get a dog. You understand what to expect. Anyways hope it's all good now. And respect for being in the millitary
Would you consider marking in the house a separation anxiety event? I have a 19 month old who was fine when leaving for a few hours, progressively went from taking things off tables once in a while when gone to now peeing when I'm gone. Max time away 4 or 5 hours. Vet wants to neuter him to stop marking. Treated for urinary tract infection but no change.
Go to the next room start from there bit by bit . Then treat them give them praise and say there Name good puppy or there name of corse . 10 min. Then every day 3 days later do 15 minutes go out down stairs or out home . Put soft nice music on . Couple toys them . Different ones every day . Say good by there name . Try it even all us need do in small times it’s smart way . Tv on nice kids movie 🍿.
SOS 🆘 🆘🆘 My dog can’t stay inside the crate more than 5 minutes! He is barking and having the worst time when we are leaving the house, he goes completely mad! Please help! I have him trained and we can’t fix it. What can I do ?
Im getting a puppy soon and I work from home. Any advice on how to pevent seperation anxiety if we are always going to be around each other? Should I crate train in another room while I work in the office?
I always give my dog her favourite treat every time before I leave, she is basically pushing me out the door to get the treat when she use to have a lot of issues with it
I have a puppy I’m going to start leaving but her tummy is very sensitive as I wean her off her Costco food so I am not thinking wet food in a kong is a good idea. Are bully sticks ok for puppies? I can do that.
My dog will sit in the kennel and chew a bully for an hour, if I'm there. If I try to leave he's crying before I can get out the door and I come back to find he got so worked up he shit himself and completely ignored the frozen food Kong.
Don't let them have the chew toy when you are around, let them look at it, but not actually chew on it, when you are in the room. Let them have it when you go out, come back after a short period & take it away immediatly. Slowly lenghten your absence. If they don't touch the bully, even in a short time repeat more often with the short period. Try not to interact with them 5 to 15 mins before you leave & after you get back. My dog still has seperation anxiety, but this tips helped, so that he at least takes his kong & plays with it, no matter, if I'm there or not.. :)
My dog shits herself to. I literally only have ever seen you and one other person say that. And all the videos I watch don’t even acknowledge that dogs with severe anxiety do that to.
Just use better food, there is always something that will make your dog forget about the world and just put that throat below. If you use sufficiently delicious food the dog will want you out asap.
We got my dog at 9 months old and as we picked him up the 10 year old girl daughter says yay he is leaving... and I asked why? When he is in a kennel he screams the entire time. And they kenneled him all day. So when we got him we didnt put him in a kennel for 3 weeks and tried just small little amounts like to mop the floor and he screams freaks out. I do have him trained that he can not come out of kennel unless he is sitting quiet and I give command ok with then door open. And he can successfully do this. We have tried.. bully sticks (he wont touch them until we get home, but I pick them up and put them away immediately. They are only for crate time) kong and marrow bone. He just refuses to touch them and screams howls barks the entire time. We have had him a few months now and a few times we just HAVE to put him in the kennel because we are all leaving. But this isnt something we lile doing. We have cameras set up on him and music going and actually we can talk to him through the camera and that kinda helps. Also we walk everyday and go to the dog park and throw a ball 4 to 5 x a week. I need to help my dog. I need help. Beggging for help My dog is a standard poodle if this matters at all.
HelloJoel, I have a different situation. I just rescued this 8 year old Jack/Rat Terrier. He is a great dog but he was left tied to a fence, during a storm and a neighbor rescued him. She had him a month looking for a good home. Alas that was me, so he was abandoned by the people that moved off and left him and then he left the other place and came to me. So his anxiety is only if I leave him and he is in a kennel with a piece of clothing of mine but he barks and howls while I am gone. I live in an apartment and have had a couple of complaints. So please tell me what you think. Thanks,
My English Cocker Spaniel completely forgets about food or whatever is in front of her when I leave. She panics. Starts howling and barking until I get back home. A kong filled with peanut butter or a bull stick is not enough for her, she just wants me. Even other people cannot calm her down. I tried everything. I am so lost. I make sure she is so tired but whenever I leave she panics. I tried the ‘stay’ method and leaving delicious food. Anti stress tablets, pheromones scent, my shirt, a camera.
How does your high energy working dog cope with literally 15 minutes of walking a day? I consider 2-3 hours of walking in terrain every day a MINIMUM, in addition to mental training.
Please help. Ive had my 8 week old German shepherd for 3 days. She has been horridly yelping and barking and whining and crying since she came home. Im crate training as well. I live in an apartment and fear of complaints. She exhibits the above behavior on walks and while eating and while going potty. She is crying as if she's being abused and strangled!! Ive had dogs over the past 17 years and this is the most challenging case of new puppy anxiety. I have contacted her breeder and she says that the pup she kept is doing the same thing. She is going to give me some insight but im desperate at this point. I cant let the puppy cry it out and ignore her. She literally does this ALL DAY unless shes sleeping. I have been using a clicker and rewarding crate time but its short lived. I put her in a playpen and she does the same thing, bathroom with door open gets me the same behavior. Smh. HELP!!!!!!!
My issue with the chew toys like the bones or bully sticks are that my coonhound immediately wants to take them outside and bury them. I never see them again. I’ll have to try the Kong
Marrow bones can break teeth. Know your bone. I don't recommend femur bones they are hard. I fed raw. If you want to give bones feed frozen raw meat covered bones but make sure the sodium is 100mg or less per 4oz serving
I had to get chew toys designed for horses for my lab. I had gotten him three throw decoys when he was young he destroyed them in about 5 minutes. He is oaky to leave for long periods of time.
