Puppies love to get up to mischief. Destroying furniture and shoes seems to come naturally to them. In this article I will teach you 5 simple things you can do to stop your puppy chewing for good.
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.
Dogs chew naturally, its one of the main ways that they learn when they are puppies. For this reason you should never try to ban chewing altogether. You simply need to educate your puppy as to what it's allowed to chew and what it can't chew. You'll also need to teach it to stare clear or power cables and other potential dangers.
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.
Don't outlaw chewing entirely. Let your dog chew on items such as chew toys and bones, encourage your dog to chew these.
Watch out for aggressive unexpected reaction when you try to remove your dogs favourite chew toy. Some dogs will resist the removal of one of "their" possessions.
The 5 suggestions I've mentioned above work extremely well when combined with a little patience and consistency. Give your dog a chance to learn these and your chewing problems will be over for good.
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