Beagle/ Jack Russle Mix

[erks82]

I have a 10 week old Beagle/Jack Russle Mix that has been a terror lately. She constantly is biting and chewing up everything. My parents who are at home all day with her are on the verge of getting rid of her and i work so there is not much I can do. Does anyone have any advice on how to calm her down?

[k9krazee]

It just sounds like she's bored...and a puppy Play, play, play with her, a tired dog is a happy non-destructive dog!!

[RedyreRotties]

She is a puppy, and a JRT mix at that. JRTs have extreme energy levels.

Any 10 weeks old puppy left to her own devices is going to run on a rampage.

I would suggest a couple simple searches on:

Crate Training
House Training
Bite Inhibition

And they need to get her in puppy class.

It is not difficult to properly raise, redirect, and modify the behavior of puppies, but one must have the tools and the know how to do it.

[Karen]

I have a 10 week old Beagle/Jack Russle Mix that has been a terror lately. She constantly is biting and chewing up everything. My parents who are at home all day with her are on the verge of getting rid of her and i work so there is not much I can do. Does anyone have any advice on how to calm her down?

A tired puppy is a good puppy. She is at that age where she will explore the world through her mouth. Make sure she has lots of toys to chew - safe things to chew on. Clear the floor of everything you don't want chewed. And are your parents willing to work with her, walk her, play games with her?

[erks82]

Yes, I agree that my parents need to interact with her more. They seem to be at a boiling point now. Mainly it is because she will bite at your ankles and feet any time you want to walk around. It wouldn't be so bad if her teeth weren't like needles. My parents are both older (mid 60s) so they dont have enough energy to play with her as much as she needs. We live in Texas and we have had about 3 weeks straight of 100+ days so they aren't really up for the walking task either.

[Karen]

You should definitely look into crate training her, as if she were home alone.

[erks82]

i will look into that, thanks.

[RedyreRotties]

Yes, I agree that my parents need to interact with her more. They seem to be at a boiling point now. Mainly it is because she will bite at your ankles and feet any time you want to walk around. It wouldn't be so bad if her teeth weren't like needles. My parents are both older (mid 60s) so they dont have enough energy to play with her as much as she needs. We live in Texas and we have had about 3 weeks straight of 100+ days so they aren't really up for the walking task either.

with all due respect, what on earth are these people doing with a 10 week old puppy then? And a JRT mix at that?

The puppy is just being a puppy.

I will quit here as I'm in a bad mood today.....

[k9krazee]

with all due respect, what on earth are these people doing with a 10 week old puppy then? And a JRT mix at that?

The puppy is just being a puppy.

I will quit here as I'm in a bad mood today.....

I agree As the owner of 3 JRTs, all I can say is if they can't even deal with the energy of a 10 week old PUPPY, what's going to happen when the pup gets older and has even MORE energy?!

[erks82]

good lord i thought this was a friendly place to talk about pet issues........im not looking for smart remarks