I know that this subject has been touched on a number of times in this forum but it always seems to be dealing with puppies that are just going through a chewing stage, my girl is going to be 5 years old in December and has always had problems with chewing carpet. When she was a puppy she did chew on carpet, linoleum and sheet rock but we thought that she had grown out of that phase. Now she has found a spot in the carpet of the house that we have been living in for about two years that she won't leave alone. I have sprayed some of the anti chew spray on it but she went at it again yesterday while my wife and I were at work. She had a kong filled with peanut butter and a raw hide bone at her disposal.
We closed the door to the bedroom today so she can't get to the spot but I'm worried that she is going to rip up the carpet at the door, which she did a few months ago. I hate to crate her during the day but am thinking that it might have to be done and she will have to earn her way back out.
Ollie has always been a very needy dog, she wants cuddle time and affection which we are always willing to give her. But my wife and I train for triathlons and do workout before or after work. We always try to plan our days and workouts around Ollie so that she isn't left home alone for more than a standard work day time period. I'm hoping that this is just a phase that she is going through because this is really frustrating.