Why Do Dogs Chew Up Their Own Bed

[scruffbag]

Why do dogs chew up their own bed? Can anyone explain why?

[ummmm]

Bored.

[wolf63]

Teething?

[Tilly2]

Not mature, yet. They grow out of it.

[frugalfred]

Boredom; anxiety; and a built-in natural instinct to chew.

[Baldric]

Our B i t c h is 9, she still does it!

[Tilly2]

My dog is nine and she doesn't.

[Old_Geezer]

Because they aren't allowed to chew their friend's bed.

[woofgang]

how old is dog? when do they do it? have you got any other pets?

[RATTER15]

Our dogs have never chewed their beds.

[Prudie]

LOL @ OG. Mine never chewed her bed but she did eat most of a sofa.
Seriously, yes it's boredom and/or separation anxiety

[woofgang]

The only dog I ever had who did it after puppyhood had a beanbag bed on the upstairs landing. I came home one day to an indoor avalanche all the way down the stairs bless her!

[Baldric]

@ 2151 ^^
she was about 2½ when we took her on as a rescue, no idea what happened to her beforehand, in every other way she's good as gold.

[fairycakes69]

My dog doesn't chew his bed, but he does dig it, to make it comfy I guess, which leads to it ripping.

[jourdain2]

Like fairytale, my dog digs and it leads to a tear, then whee, all the nice fluffy stuff appears! He's better now, see post about allergy. Does your dog have a nice, chewy toy for bedtime?
I now tell a bedtime story (rescue dog, v. anxious to start with) which uses the same word patterns and tone of voice.. I.e. 'Once upon a time there was a small, black dog called Tyke and Tyke lived with....' etc. Very short and silly, but his head is down before I've got to the end of the first sentence.

[jourdain2]

^^^ sorry, fairycakes!

[Sammy48]

fleas

[paddywak]

Max never chewed his bed,he just wouldn't use it.Right from the start he adopted a corner of the room as his own so we put his bed there, he took one look dragged it out off the way made himself a nest with his blankets and settled down and ignored it,after a fortnight or so we gave up on it and gave it to Trish's sister for her springer pup who promptly demolished it.

[janbee]

Would you rather they chewed YOUR bed ?

[scruffbag]

Hi everyone,
Thanks for all your replies.
I have two leonbergers, one is four and the pup is ten months.[the one who does the chewing of her bed!!]
She chews her bed when I go out, never leave her longer than three hours. She has plenty of toys to play with and chew!!
They have a great life, water rescuing, swimming, and doggie day care.
How can I stop this problem please? x

[Tilly2]

There is a product called 'Stopchew'. Have a look in Pets at Home . Alternatively, don't leave the dog for too long.