Title: Stop Your Dog From Chewing At Once
Author: Dr. Mayra Alfonso
Chewing constitutes a common trouble wherever dogs are
pertained, and it's an issue that you want to address and
control before long. Do not delay in controlling this behavior
in your dog until it is too late, or you will pay a high price
for it. My dog chewed my couch, and I did not recognize that his
chewing had turned into such a big issue until I actually sat on
the couch! As I looked at the region where my dog had chewed, I
was astonished on how much damage he could do, in such a short
amount of time. That was when I decided that dog training was in
order.
Chewing is a normal activity for dogs, and they perform this
act for a number of different reasons. If you can figure out
what these reasons are,you will be halfway there to eradicating
the problem. Dog chewing is natural and absolutely normal for
dogs especially when they are young puppies. You need to realize
that no punishment will suppress the behavior.
The problem with your dog chewing not only, is related to the
damage they can cause to your property, but it could indeed be
dangerous for the dog. For example, dogs will all nibble
household plants, and care should be taken when this happens
since some poinsettias and mistletoe can make your dog ill.
Among the reasons that a dog will chew virtually anything,
particularly if it's a young puppy, is that they're teething.
Yep! Even as a human baby will begin cranky while they are
teething, a young pup responds in a similar way. Chewing aids
with the pain caused by the teething process, and so the dog
will chew and chew on anything that it can find.
An easy way of combating this, is to allow for your dog to chew
certain things. In the particular case of a teething dog, he
will enjoy rawhide. Rawhide is obtained from the skins of
animals, like cows, pigs, goats and even water buffalo.
Your dog will love a cold rawhide chew, straight from the
freezer. It obliterates the pain even as cold soothers or
dentition aids alleviates a baby who's teething. If your dog is
easily distracted, then attempt placing a number of rawhide
chews in the freezer. Take half the amount out on one day and
allow your dog chew freely on them. Place them back in the
freezer and put the others out the following day. If you change
them in this manner, your dog will note that the odor on for
each one is a little different each time, and this will preserve
his or her attention on the chews and not on your furnishings.
Make sure to oversee your dog as he's chewing the rawhide, to
prevent any possible choking.
An additional reason why dogs chew on objects is out of
boredom. As a matter of fact, boredom is frequently the root
reason for a lot of behavioral problems such as chewing things
in the home, destructing furniture, digging out holes, auto--
mutilation or even constant barking. Exercising and keeping your
dog active will preclude this sort of behavior.
Toys are an additional way of training your dog not to chew the
furniture. Play with your dog with their toys frequently, and
they'll before long learn that the toys are fun, and that you
don't get bothered with them when they chew them!
Never, but never, allow a dog chew on one of your old shoes, or
article of clothing. This will be puzzling for the dog, and
they'll assume that all items that smell of `you' will be fine
for them to chew on. This will sooner or later turn into a bad
habit, and it you give your dog your old shoe to chew on he will
not recognize why you're disturb after he amused himself
masticating on your new shoes.
This is what I found it helped me the most, my "secret weapon".
Every time I found my dog masticating on something that she
wasn't supposed to have in her mouth, I would take the object
away from her and quietly substitute it with one of her toys. It
took some time, but finally she came to realize what she was
permitted to chew on and what not.
Keep in mind, that when you're not there, your dog will become
bored, and this is another reason to keep plenty of toys around
for him or her to play with. So, you may trip over a couple, but
think of your furniture!
Some of the times it's a huge struggle to get your dog to stop
chewing in the wrong things, but with perseverance and patience
you'll be able to control, if not completely stop his bad
chewing habits.
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