So my guy just turned 1 on Christmas Day. He’s been an overall pretty good puppy since I got him. He’s a golden so he has an issue with mouthing/chewing and getting overexcited, but it’s been manageable puppy behavior. However, recently he’s been destroying things in the middle of the night. This past week he’s chewed up my rug and a cardboard decor box I had in my room. He has chewed a little bit on my rug, but has never touched the box I’ve had since I got him.
Helpful info:
– He gets plenty of exercise: 2-2.5 hour off-leash sniffy walks daily, a few minutes of training everyday, 3 days playing with other dogs, and sometimes I’ll feed him out of a puzzle feeder. I also run him on my dads golf cart for about 30-45 minutes 2 days a week in addition to a walk
– he’s not crate trained. He has been chewing things up during the day (a cheap rug that I don’t care about), so I’m already planning to crate him during the day. I’ve bought a crate and it’ll be here this weekend
– I really don’t want to crate him at night because he gets hot and moves so much during his sleep. I also enjoy our morning and evening snuggles too much lol.
Anyone have ideas on what could be cause this change in behavior?? I’m sorry for the long post. Just really struggling and looking for any helpful advice / similar experiences, etc.
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