5 Ways to Stop a Dog Chewing
Puppies are little rascals at the best of times. They mess up the house, destroy your belonging and chew the furniture to shreds. This article will show you in 5 easy steps how you can stop your puppy from chewing.
The first thing you need to do is to get your dog checked out by a vet. Sometimes puppies and dogs chew due to underlying medical reason’s, we need to make sure that everything is ok with our dogs before proceeding with this training.
Chewing is natural, but you need to decide what is acceptable and what isn’t. Puppies chew as a form of learning (just like human babies) so it shouldn’t be banned totally. Apart from just protecting your house, you also need to teach dogs what they can’t chew because of dangers in chewing – such as electric cables etc.
The easiest way to teach your dog the items that can and can’t be chewed is by using the “No” command. Use it anytime your dog starts to chew on something that it shouldn’t. After telling your dog “No”, remove the item it was chewing. Should your dog resist giving you the item, squirt a little water in its face and then take the item.
Don’t rush up to get the object from your dog as it will think you are playing. Slowly walk to the dog and remove the object it’s chewing. For objects that can’t be moved, consider using a spray deterrent such as bitter apple spray.
The idea is not to destroy your dogs chewing aspirations. You should encourage it to chew on chew toys, bones and crunchy biscuits instead of your shoes.
Some puppies and dogs may resist when you try to teach them not to chew. If this is the case, be cautious as your dog may turn aggressive on you.
Use the tips mentioned above to train your dog what can and can’t be chewed. In time and with a little persistence your dog will know exactly what she should and shouldn’t be chewing.
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