12 Week Old Puppy Scratching Carpet

Discussion in 'Introductions & Saying Hello' started by Lgirdz, Apr 15, 2020.

  1. Lgirdz

    Lgirdz Registered Users

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    Hey everyone I wonder if you can help I have a 12 week old jack/chi and he keeps scratching at the carpet he’s walked 3 times a day for 15mins at a time he has plenty of toys and I make him new ones every other day and rotate the ones we have bought him what can I do to stop him scratching at carpet? Thank you
     
  2. sarah@forumHQ

    sarah@forumHQ Moderator

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    Hi and welcome to the forum!

    This article about digging by trainer Liz London might help you (it starts by focusing on digging outdoors, but if you keep going it explains how to apply that information indoors too).

    As an aside, 45 minutes of walking per day is a lot for a small puppy who's still growing. As a general rule of thumb, just five minutes for every month of age is appropriate, so one 15 minute walk a day at the moment. Using the other times to play games at home with lots of breaks is gentler on their joints.

    Good luck! Let us know how you get on, and what works for you :)
     

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