How to Reduce a Dog's Destructiveness
Alaskan Malamute
The reason dogs are highly destructive is related to their physical structure. For example, when dogs are teething or changing teeth, they especially like to chew things to relieve oral discomfort. This is similar to how children chew things during teething to soothe oral discomfort. In addition, loneliness, tension, loud noises in the surrounding environment, and other special factors can also cause dogs to be destructive.
Correcting a dog’s destructiveness is not very difficult: find the cause of the destruction and give the dog things to chew on. The issue of dog destructiveness can be easily resolved.
If the destruction is due to teething or changing teeth, owners should be understanding and prepare items that the dog can chew on, such as dental sticks. You can also prepare some chew-resistant toys for the dog to chew on at any time. If loneliness or other environmental factors cause the destructiveness, then the dog’s owner should actively comfort the dog to help it regain calmness. Note, if the dog has formed bad habits since it was young, stricter and more forceful methods must be used to stop it from destroying things. Pets should never be allowed to destroy things freely.(Source: PetsZone)