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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He is a 7 month old poodle mix.  I take him to a dog park in the morning, a 30 minute walk at lunch and a 45 minute walk in the evening.  He is in the crate from 9-12:30 and 2:30-5:30.  When he is not in the crate all he wants to do is break out of any gate system I have tried to set up to keep him contained in the house. He has the run of almost the entire main level except for my kids’ play ares.  All he wants is to move or jump the gates to the play area to eat the kids toys, legos, anything.  Now we have the Christmas tree and a gate surrounding it and he wants in that to get the ornaments.  He is constantly trying to find shoes to eat, will take the toilet paper if the bathroom door is left open, try to jump high enough to knock stuff off the counters.  He gets bored of any toy or chew I give him and just wants whatever he can’t have.  I am out of ideas.  I am just so tired of watching him.  He doesn’t even much like to cuddle.  This is not at all what we wanted.[/quote]

Can you take your puppy to doggie daycare a few mornings a week? I know it's expensive, but he might need more stimulation.

Also, everything you're describing is normal, pain in the a** stuff that comes with having a puppy. They start aging out of it at around a year, and at two, they're often a total delight-- especially if you've taken the time to train them well. We had to keep everything out of reach for awhile when our mini schnauzer was younger-- it wasn't even unusual for me to leave the room and return to find her drinking my coffee!!

I wouldn't give the puppy back without trying doggie daycare, or some additional training. A poodle is very smart which probably makes them easier in the long run, but more challenging as pups. We had a bulldog about ten years ago--and believe me, it's preferable to have a smart dog. [/quote]

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