that exercise is the key to solving destructive behaviors. Every morning I get up between 4:30 and 5:00am. I take Chrissy out to potty, we come in and have breakfast, and PLAY. I really focus a lot of attention on keeping her active in the morning. We go back out and potty again and walk. By the time I leave for work at 6:45 she is tired and ready to go back to bed for a nap. She has NEVER torn her potty pad apart.....
until today! I over slept. Didn't get up unit 6:15am. We only had time to potty, and have breakfast and share a few kisses. I then put her back to bed and left for work. This photo shows what I came home to at lunch! Guess she had too much pent up energy. I cleaned up the mess without getting on to her - after all it was my fault. We went for a long walk at lunch and then while I was eating I let the cat in and they ran races around the house for awhile. This is what we normally do at lunch....so I hope she was ready to take a nap when I put her back up when I left.
If you are having problems with your rattie being destructive or some other behavior problem, please consider increasing their exercise! I really believe that is the key.
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