My 3 year old dog tears up packages around the house when we leave her alone, what do you suggest?

Good morning,

I would say the best way to deal with this is to manage her. In other words, she's shown she will get into trouble when left alone so I would make sure she's contained in a location where she doesn't have access to continue this behavior. If I have a dog that destroys items when left alone I use a crate or some sort of gate or exercise pen to block the dog's access to items they shouldn't have.

Regardless of the dog's age, if they show behaviors that I don't want (destroying items, barking, potty accidents in the home, etc) they lose the privilege of freedom in the house unless someone is home to supervise.

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