how do you stop a 7 month old puppy to stop biting on my couch?

Question

MY dog keeps biting on the same place . Sreaming and spanking doesn't help!! then what will?
thanks

Answer 1

Screaming and hitting your dog will not help. Neither will swatting him with a newspaper or rubbing his nose on it. All these are archaic techniques used by those who border on abuse.

Puppies chew. That's one of the things about them. To deter it, you can cover the area with some packing tape to see if that stops it. You can use a bitter apple solution to try as stop it. You can prevent the dog from coming in the room. When you catch the dog doing it, a quick spray from a squirt bottle might help. A firm 'no' could also help. Make sure he has plenty of chew toys to use - even some of a similar texture and consistency as the couch.

The thing is, you have to deter the behaviour, not make him afraid of getting caught. Yelling & hitting only make him afraid to get caught - not afraid to do it. And, they also will lead to the dog fearing you and possibly retalliating somewhere down the road, or possibly he could become self-destructive because the abuse hurts him so deeply mentally. Not a healthy thing for the dog.

Good luck to you.

Answer 2

The puppy needs to be constantly supervised and confined when you can't watch him. He can't chew the sofa if you are with him. Screaming and spanking won't help (not for children, either) and this might actually make the area more exciting (you're putting on a show) and desirable. You can try spraying it with Bitter Apple. It works best if you let them taste it first, by spraying it on wadded up paper towel or something and shove it in the mouth. (Do this before you get angry!) This made mine hate things sprayed. Also, making an obsessed area unavailable often works to help break the cycle. Make sure you have appropriate dog chewing things out, but just a few. Too many, makes them get confused with what is okay and what isn't. Reward the dog when it chews the right thing; join in play with the good toy, praise and or give a small treat. If you teach them to chew appropriately from this beginnning, it will not a lifelong problem chewer. (I have experience with this---my first puppy was such a menace, I couldn't step out of a shoe without her snatching it to chew. After many stuffed Kongs, bully sticks, and rawhide flips in those puppy months, I have dogs who are great.)

Answer 3

The best way to stop that behavior is to firmly tell them no and give them a toy that is ok to chew on. Then when they are chewing on the toy, tell them good boy/girl. Give pets and kisses for doing the right thing. They love praise so if they know they are doing what you want them to do, they will keep doing that. Screaming or spanking is will get them attention that they want, even if it is negative.Go with positive reinforcement. They need lots of chew toys right now. With plenty of chew toys, they will find a favorite one and the couch will no longer be such an attractive idea. No need to scream or spank. It frustrates you and the puppy. I have a 9 month old golden retriever and he is my fourth golden that I have raised. I haven't had to lay a hand on any of them.

Kris
www.badgerscents.com

Answer 4

There are bittering agents that you can sprinkle/spray-on to your couch and other "Chewables" that you DON'T want your puppy to chew on. It is harmless, but tastes NASTY to them and after biting/chewing the area a couple of times, they will figure out for themselves that it's NOT a tasty thing to do (and would usually stop.) You can buy it at your local pet care supplier.

Also a puppy is VERY active, and needs a lot of PUPPY stuff to play with. If they have enough toys, they will not get that bored and chew on things they are not suppose to. If you ever see them chewing on something inappropriate, in your most commanding voice say "NO!" and pin your puppy down (firmly and carefully). Hold them there and show him you are the ALPHA DOG! Afterwards, move them to another area and leave them. Punishing a dog AFTER the fact might confuse them being so young.

Remember, the puppy is an active kid (like you were once.) Give them something to do. Buy them a nice selection of toys to choose and play with. And make sure YOU play with your puppy with THEIR toys, so they will learn what is theirs and what is not.

Have fun with your pup!

Answer 5

get some cayenne pepper and mix with water, put in a spray bottle, spray it on the part of the couch where the puppy is biting, and the next time he tries to bite the couch, he will taste this, hence, he most likely will not try it again.

Answer 6

Screaming and spanking? You're just making your dog more nervous and therefore more likely to chew on things that you don't want him to. He's teething, so just remove him from that area whenever he tries it, and give him a suitable chew toy. Tell him "NO" in a firm voice, DON'T scream or spank him, and then show him the chew toy or store bought synthetic bone.

Answer 7

There is a product called Bitter Apple that is a chew deterrent in spray form. It is very sour and the dog will hate it. After a couple of attempts, he'll get the message.

Answer 8

Go to the dog section at Wal~Mart and there is a can of stuff - can't remember what it's called - Chew stop or something like that and you spray it where you don't want the dog to chew. It worked for me!

Answer 9

when he does it, tap his nose tell him "NO" firmly and repeat until he learns the word NO.
If he only does it in the one spot you can try covering it up with something. Maybe that will stop him, and get him a bunch of toys to chew on. Or get a Kennel and when he does it put him in it for 15 minutes as punishment eventually he will get the hint.

Answer 10

did you rub his nose in the couch and spank him? That might help if he doesnt know why he's being spanked. you might also try giveing him a chew toy.