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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]THIS DOG IS A PUPPY.

What don't people understand about this? The dog is in the PROCESS of being trained. If OP worked out of the house, this would be a completely normal schedule for a puppy until they were old enough to be trusted outside of a crate. There is nothing wrong with this schedule. [/quote]

The difference is the OP is not out of the house and the puppy knows this.  When a puppy is alone, he will be happy to be in his crate for the comfort it provides.  When a puppy's people are around, all it wants is to be near them.   So this puppy is basically like a child in time-out all day long. [/quote]

This is OP, the crate is right next to my desk.  The dog is not in another room.  Now, when I have tried to let it out of the crate after a walk, the dog just wants to go chew things around the house.  It's not like it wants to chill right next to me.  It's a puppy so it particularly wants to run up the stairs.  We can't gate the stairs because they are super wide and have a wall only on one side.  My husband who has had many dogs before is actually frustrated with the intense need for the dog to chew.  He's working on it, but I think we'll need the help of a trainer. Of course we have toys, SO MANY TOYS.  [b]It has 3 kongs, which it doesn't even look at unless they have food in them.[/b]   And tons of toys for extreme chewers.  But the dog wants to rip the carpet instead.  And a corner wall, it loves chewing that wall.  And my desk chair.  And pretty much anything that it isn't supposed to chew on.  Watching the dog out of the crate is a full time job.  I will look into that crate extension so it has a bit more space to move around, we have the space.  That sounded great, thanks to the PP that suggested that.  [/quote]

The whole point of having kongs is to stuff them with food!! It tires the dog out as I've already said. I freeze them to make them last longer. If rushed, smear peanut butter inside. You sound very clueless about lab puppies - they chew and mouth everything!!!!! Have you tried bitter apple or soda cans with pennies? Yes, you need the help of a (CPDT) trainer for the whole family to get on the same page.[/quote]

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