Last night he was alone for about 5 hours. I did give him 1/2 a melatonin pill this time because I didn’t want him to go ballistic. I found out that my reservations about giving him the pill were unfounded as it is an herbal/natural medicine that will not harm him. Being as we are a mostly drug-free family *exception for hubby with blood pressure issues right now*, I didn’t want to put the dog on drugs! He tore up his mattress, peed in the crate *probably right before we got here at 10:20pm since he is used to going out at 10*, and somehow moved the crate from one side of the room to the other. He didn’t get out, and he only tried once it looked like. The bars were only bent a little, although he hurt his gums a bit this time. They were bleeding slightly. He didn’t break his teeth, only removed a little enamel on one. This is the best response to us being gone yet…especially since he didn’t get out.
Melatonin is great for big dogs and you may be able to give Coby a larger dose. It can help us owners too.;-)
I have a big dog that has displayed a lot of inappropriate behaviors. Recently, I bought her a Bustercube and it keeps her so busy that it helps cut down on a lot of the acting out. There are other toys similar to the Bustercube, let me know if you want me to look them up.