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Maybe if you'd kiss him he'd feel like you love him and he wouldn't run away.

OK, I feel better now after I saw this

My dog never this that kind of stuff Dyadem. We had it for 13 years and the worse he did is running away when he was 3 and we found him a street away. Maybe you need to play with the dog more?

That could be part...because I'm not very mobile and this dog is hyper...which isnt an active enough word. He's great for watching movies though, we veg in front of the t.v. all night and the dog couldnt be happier, he just freaks out when you leave him alone. Even if we just go over to the neighbors you can hear him rampaging around the house so he can get out and 'find us'.

My friend's labrador was like that. It was because they didn't take it out for long enough walks.
Started taking it out for 30 minutes plus and it calmed right down.
She put on a stone in the 6 months I stayed with them, 'cos labradors have very hard to resist eyes when they beg.
Still prefer cats though.

I know you have already decided to get rid of the dog and it looks like that might be the best thing for you, but let me make a suggestion.

If you cage a dog during their puppy phase or if you adopt an adult dog during their get to know their surroundings phase then you can eliminate the problems the dog has when you leave. I gated my Lab, no cage is big enough for him, in the kitchen area when I left the house for an entire year. I adopted him at 4 months from the lab rescue organization. He learned not to be destructive to himself which is the main reason for caging.gating. The damage to your personal property as the owner is a secondary learning reaction, their personal environment being the number 1.

Rusty is now terrified of the gate and wouldn't dare chew a hole in anything for fear of being placed behind the gate. I once gated him for 2 minutes last year for ripping up a clean sock I had dropped. I didn't even latch the gate, I just leaned it up against the wall leaving plenty of room for him to willingly wiggle out. He laid on the floor and gave me the sad eyes for all 2 minutes. Now when I drop clean laundry on the way to the bedroom he happily retrieves it for me bringing it right to my feet. I still have to rewash it due to slobber but I know his intentions were good.

I love my dog. I could never imagine giving him up for anything.

My cat still has his claws and has yet to destroy a wall. In fact, outside of knocking an occasional glass over, he hasn't destroyed anything at all.