Skye Intro and Help Needed

[Suki Wingy]

She's really cute as well as your other pups. I don't really have any suggestions other than what has been said though. Deffinatley keep her in a crate when you're not there, and make sure it's the covered up kind. Put her in there when you eat, also. Niño was trained to go in his crate when wee ate when we got him.

[cyber-sibes]

She's very pretty, I hope it works out for you. As mentioned, obedience classes would go a long way to solving some of her behaviors. You would have someone who is very dog-savvy to help you with some these issues. 10-months old is still pretty young, and it's a shame no one worked with her before this. of course, if they had, she might not have been "dropped off" in the first place! Some people seem to think dogs train themselves.
Good luck, looking forward to seein gmore pics of all of yours!

[lv4dogs]

She sure is a beauty! I LOVE english pointers.
10 months is still pretty young, so she's still kind of in the puppy stage.
I suggest keeping her crated when you are not home or can not keep a very close eye on her. When you are home I'd suggest keeping her on a lead that is attached to you so you can keep an eye on her. I also strongly suggest getting her enrolled into a reputable obedience class.
Pointers are active dogs and she is still young so I also suggest you give her more exercise than what you currently are.

Good luck with her. If she doesn't work out you can send her my way.

[areias]

Thanks for the replies. I think I was just really frustrated that morning. I think what happened is that was the first morning I had slept in later-til about 8:30, and I think she was bored and probably had to use the bathroom. She is doing better, I have kept her crated at night now. She is crated when I leave. She still picks up things to chew on but usually I catch her before she starts.
As far as trying to steal things I am eating, she still does that, but is getting a little better. She is very responsive in doggy language, if I turn my head a little and look her straight in the eyes for a second (say if she's sitting next to me) and she averts her eyes and moves away.

Her and the cat are having supervised playtimes to try to adjust her to them. I work on obedience with her a lot, sometimes at the dog park and sometimes here at home.

[dab_20]

She really is beautiful! I'm glad that she is getting better. I agree, the crate would be the best solution for her destruction.

Take her for a walk before you leave the house. You can get a doggy backpack so she wears out quicker. The doggy backpack should weigh 10-20 percent of her body weight. Taking her for a walk before you leave will put her in a natural resting mode so she'll be more content and stay out of trouble while your gone.