Anyone know a REALLY good English Springer Spaniel rescue or have advice about how to cure crazy behavior?

We are moving from Mi to SC and our poor Jack is not getting the attention he needs. He is SO high strung! We LOVE him so much but not sure what to do. He chewed out of his steel crate and now we started leaving him out when we leave (which is only for short periods of time since I am a stay at home mom). Well......on the days that the air is off and the windows are open (an inch) he pushes it open and chews through the screen and jumps out! We started shutting all the windows but he even pushed our daughters door open upstairs (must not have been latched all the way) and chewed THAT screen too! Cant believe he didnt jump out the window....it could have been fatal! We would love to keep him but feel like he needs more than we can give him. Took other ';answers'; advice before and started to run him every day but that wasnt enough either???? Should we have him fixed to calm him? Should we send him to a resuce? At a total loss but want what is best for Jack for sure. HELP!Anyone know a REALLY good English Springer Spaniel rescue or have advice about how to cure crazy behavior?
I don't know of any Spaniel rescues, but will suggest what comes to mind....








The running is great; keep that up : )


I would buy him a Kong and Buster Cube, if he doesn't already have those -- they should get him to calm down for a bit, while he works at them.


It sounds like he's lacking mental stimulation to me -- he's bored and frustrated. I would take DP's advice, and take him to some classes. He may also be a good agility dog, if you'd like to try that with him.


In all honesty, I would try to exhaust every other option before sending him to a rescue, because they are so overcrowded.


Definately have him neutered, as well.





Best of luck : )Anyone know a REALLY good English Springer Spaniel rescue or have advice about how to cure crazy behavior?
Getting him fixed will help. Also, if he's young, he will get better with time. It's good that you're running with him, because he obviously has excess energy. I'd even say he could use some extra exercise. Try taking him to the dog park so he can play with other dogs. When you leave, you could lock him in a certain room, so he can't damage the rest of the house.
Buy a kong toy and fill it with soft cheese or peanut butter, then squash a few dog biscuits into the cheese/peanutbutter. Your dog will enjoy this and it will keep him amused for hours. Also, you can buy calming tablets from the pet shop which won't knock your dog unconcious, but will help him calm down.
Most definitely have him neutered.. And sign up for some classes..
Neutering will help so much. He might be doing all this damange because he smells a in-heat female in the area. Intact males are nuts and will do ANYTHING to get to females.