{"id":4380,"date":"2021-11-07T20:48:58","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T04:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.animalhealthfoundation.org\/blog\/?p=4380"},"modified":"2021-11-07T20:48:58","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T04:48:58","slug":"5-reasons-for-your-dogs-destructive-behavior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.animalhealthfoundation.org\/blog\/2021\/11\/5-reasons-for-your-dogs-destructive-behavior\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Reasons for Your Dog&#8217;s Destructive Behavior"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"divbody\">\n<table class=\"template-table\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<h3>From:\u00a0 Whole Dog Journal<\/h3>\n<table class=\"template-table\" border=\"0\" width=\"602\" bgcolor=\"#c7c7c7\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#c7c7c7\" width=\"602\">\n<table class=\"template-table\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"layout_table_db9782fe587bab30c8e2cf5e35f46ad2d01354b2\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" width=\"600\">\n<table class=\"layout layout-table root-table\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"layout-row-margin32410\" valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr id=\"layout-row32410\" class=\"layout layout-row widget _widget_text style32410\">\n<td id=\"layout-row-padding32410\" valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"text_div30642\" class=\"td_text td_block\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"510\">\n<div class=\"\" data-line-height=\"1.4\">\n<div class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Dogs are normally destructive for one or more of five reasons, none of which involve spite, malice, or \u201cgetting even.\u201d The five reasons are:<\/span><br class=\"\" \/><br class=\"\" \/><b class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Stress:<\/span><\/b><span class=\"\">\u00a0Simply put, physical activity relieves stress. A stressed human may pace the floor, go jogging, chew her fingernails, or tap a pencil on the table or a foot on the floor. Chewing, digging, and other destructive behaviors are stress relievers for dogs. Stress-related destructive behavior can be relatively mild, or turn into full-blown separation anxiety.<\/span><br class=\"\" \/><b class=\"\"><span class=\"\"><br class=\"\" \/>Teething:<\/span><\/b><span class=\"\">\u00a0A young dog can be in mild to somewhat severe discomfort when his new teeth are pushing through the gums, and until they are fully emerged at 18-24 months. Chewing helps relieve teething pain, which is one of the reasons puppies and adolescent dogs are such dedicated chewers.<\/span><br class=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"layout-row-margin32411\" valign=\"top\">\n<table style=\"height: 29px;\" border=\"0\" width=\"777\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr id=\"layout-row32411\" class=\"layout layout-row widget _widget_picture \" align=\"center\">\n<td id=\"layout-row-padding32411\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"layout-row-margin32414\" valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr id=\"layout-row32414\" class=\"layout layout-row widget _widget_text style32414\">\n<td id=\"layout-row-padding32414\" valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"text_div30646\" class=\"td_text td_block\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"510\">\n<div data-line-height=\"1.4\">\n<div><b>Boredom:<\/b>\u00a0Busy dogs need something to do. The herding breeds especially can be workaholics; if you don\u2019t give them a job, they\u2019ll create one, and it may not be one that meets with your approval.<\/p>\n<p><b>High jinks:\u00a0<\/b>Dogs explore the world with their mouths, and young dogs are particularly driven to explore the world around them, as so much of it is new and exciting. Does this taste good? Does this feel good? Is this fun to play with? In addition, baby dogs and juveniles tend to have high energy levels, and sometimes go on a rampage in a burst of feel-good energy, similar to a teenager who trashes the house with a beer party when his parents unwisely leave him home alone for a weekend.<br \/>\n<b><br \/>\nHabit:<\/b>\u00a0If a dog is poorly managed and allowed to repeatedly engage in destructive behavior during his formative months (the first one to two years) he may develop destructive behavior habits that can continue throughout his life. In contrast, if he is well managed for his first two years, he is unlikely to pick up destructive behaviors later in life \u2013 unless his environment changes drastically and causes him undue stress.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on puppy chewing, purchase\u00a0<a title=\"Click to open in a new window or tab\nhttps:\/\/wdj.lt.acemlnb.com\/Prod\/link-tracker?redirectUrl=aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cud2hvbGUtZG9nLWpvdXJuYWwuY29tJTJGcHJvZHVjdCUyRmRlc3RydWN0aXZlLWNoZXdpb...\" href=\"https:\/\/wdj.lt.acemlnb.com\/Prod\/link-tracker?redirectUrl=aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cud2hvbGUtZG9nLWpvdXJuYWwuY29tJTJGcHJvZHVjdCUyRmRlc3RydWN0aXZlLWNoZXdpbmclMkYlM0ZNYWlsaW5nSUQlM0QxNDI4JTI2c3QlM0RlbWFpbCUyNnNjJTNEV0UyMDIxMTEwNi1EZXN0cnVjdGl2ZUNoZXdpbmclMjZ1dG1fc291cmNlJTNEQWN0aXZlQ2FtcGFpZ24lMjZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtJTNEZW1haWwlMjZ1dG1fY29udGVudCUzRDUlMkJSZWFzb25zJTJCJTJCWW91ciUyQkRvZyUyQkNoZXdzJTJCVGhpbmdzJTJCSGUlMkJzJTJCTm90JTJCU3VwcG9zZWQlMkJUbyUyNnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbiUzRFdFMjAyMTExMDYtRGVzdHJ1Y3RpdmVDaGV3aW5n&amp;sig=8VF8NRK7yvBtNWnzL5qwKGxAbwP2AvdT6vGoQW2GLAJG&amp;iat=1636208382&amp;a=%7C%7C89675714%7C%7C&amp;account=wdj.activehosted.com&amp;email=JFQW6%2BdRGO5RgP5VwUtZ6nwFoqDlMHNmyq65fGLdufk%3D&amp;s=04dd579f0c859f633983fd4e20933ddc&amp;i=1428A1633A3A13732\">Destructive Chewing<\/a>, an ebook from\u00a0<span class=\"\">Whole Dog Journal<\/span>.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"layout-row-margin32412\" valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr id=\"layout-row32412\" class=\"layout layout-row widget _widget_break \">\n<td id=\"layout-row-padding32412\" valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"10\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"600\" height=\"1\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"break-line\" bgcolor=\"#c7c7c7\" width=\"600\" height=\"1\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"10\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"layout-row-margin32415\" valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr id=\"layout-row32415\" class=\"layout layout-row widget _widget_text style32415\">\n<td id=\"layout-row-padding32415\" valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"text_div30647\" class=\"td_text td_block\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"580\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><a title=\"Click to open in a new window or tab\nhttps:\/\/wdj.lt.acemlnb.com\/Prod\/link-tracker?redirectUrl=aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cud2hvbGUtZG9nLWpvdXJuYWwuY29tJTJGJTNGTWFpbGluZ0lEJTNEMTQyOCUyNnN0JTNEZ...\" href=\"https:\/\/wdj.lt.acemlnb.com\/Prod\/link-tracker?redirectUrl=aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cud2hvbGUtZG9nLWpvdXJuYWwuY29tJTJGJTNGTWFpbGluZ0lEJTNEMTQyOCUyNnN0JTNEZW1haWwlMjZzYyUzREZvb3RlciUyNnV0bV9zb3VyY2UlM0RBY3RpdmVDYW1wYWlnbiUyNnV0bV9tZWRpdW0lM0RlbWFpbCUyNnV0bV9jb250ZW50JTNENSUyQlJlYXNvbnMlMkIlMkJZb3VyJTJCRG9nJTJCQ2hld3MlMkJUaGluZ3MlMkJIZSUyQnMlMkJOb3QlMkJTdXBwb3NlZCUyQlRvJTI2dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduJTNEV0UyMDIxMTEwNi1EZXN0cnVjdGl2ZUNoZXdpbmc=&amp;sig=29dbVgN9TvFXo9oGjx7jnKQ6mdnC8tmcmTLBSwPFL375&amp;iat=1636208382&amp;a=%7C%7C89675714%7C%7C&amp;account=wdj.activehosted.com&amp;email=JFQW6%2BdRGO5RgP5VwUtZ6nwFoqDlMHNmyq65fGLdufk%3D&amp;s=04dd579f0c859f633983fd4e20933ddc&amp;i=1428A1633A3A13725\"><span class=\"\">www.whole-dog-journal.com<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<span class=\"\">Belvoir Media Group, LLC, 535 Connecticut Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06856-5656, United States<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"1673628d-6d3e-4c0a-bbf5-21f1fa5ab713\" src=\"https:\/\/wdj.lt.acemlnb.com\/Prod\/link-tracker?nl=3&amp;c=1428&amp;m=1633&amp;s=04dd579f0c859f633983fd4e20933ddc&amp;l=open&amp;account=wdj.activehosted.com&amp;a=89675714\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From:\u00a0 Whole Dog Journal Dogs are normally destructive for one or more of five reasons, none of which involve spite, malice, or \u201cgetting even.\u201d The five reasons are:Stress:\u00a0Simply put, physical activity relieves stress. A stressed human may pace the floor, go jogging, chew her fingernails, or tap a pencil on the table or a foot [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-behavior-and-training"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>5 Reasons for Your Dog&#039;s Destructive Behavior | The Animal Health Foundation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animalhealthfoundation.org\/blog\/2021\/11\/5-reasons-for-your-dogs-destructive-behavior\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"5 Reasons for Your Dog&#039;s Destructive Behavior | The Animal Health Foundation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"From:\u00a0 Whole Dog Journal Dogs are normally destructive for one or more of five reasons, none of which involve spite, malice, or \u201cgetting even.\u201d The five reasons are:Stress:\u00a0Simply put, physical activity relieves stress. 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