Help!!!!! my dog chewed my coat!!!! Should I punish her???

Question

Should I punish my dog? She got my coat off the clean laundry table pulled it into her cage and chewed it!!!! I cost 60 $$ but it was during the day while I was at work.... should i punish her (and if i should how should i do it) and if i shouldn't how can i let her know that was bad and still have her love..... PLZ HELP.....
I LOVE MY DOG!!!! AND I DONT WANT HER @ HATE ME, I JUST WANT IT TO SINK IN THAT WHAT SHE DOES IS BAD, BUT WE STILL LOVE HER ANYWAY....

Answer 1

Maybe you should try to understand why she did it. Was she left alone? Dogs are pack animals and can't stand to be alone. She may have chewed your coat because it had your smell on it and she wanted to be near you, so that was the closest thing available. My mom's dog used to do the same thing. He's a shelter rescue, and his previous owners decided to keep him locked in a bathroom all day instead of training him to go outside to do his thing, so this dog has severe separation anxiety. Whenever we would leave him in the house while we were gone, he would get a pair of Mom's flip flops and chew them up. This was an every day occurence for almost a year. We've had him for about 3 years now, and he's better, but he still gets anxious when he's in a room with a closed door, even if someone is in there with him. Just be patient with your dog, and please, no hitting.

Answer 2

You should only 'punish' a dog when you catch them in the act - not hours later! Your dog will have no clue what you are mad about, so therefore it will not correct the behavior. She will not associate getting yelled at, with leaving coats alone. If you walk in on her and she is eating up your pradas, you should lower the tone of your voice and raise the volume... "BAD DOG!"
When you punish, you should only need a stern voice. Dogs totally live to please you, so just knowing that you are mad at them is enough of a punishment. You should not hit or spank them .
Believe it or not, a 'timeout chair' is a good behavior modification for a dog. All your dog wants to do is BE WITH YOU right? So She does something Naughty, she gets yelled at while she is doing it, and sent to her corner where you proceed to ignore her for 5 minutes. Wow! If I chew that coat, look what happens!? Not doing that again!
Finally, make sure there are alternative, acceptable things for your dog to chew on when you are not home. (NOT rawhide bones, my dog choked on one and If I wasn't home, he would have died.) Provide toys and Kongs and things, not an old sneaker because they can't tell the difference between old and your favorite brand new ones.

Answer 3

This is one reason why crating or confinement is such a great dog management tool. This wouldn't have been a problem if your coat wasn't accessable to your dog. Dogs have no idea what the difference is between your $150 Diesal jeans and a fabric chew toy. If you don't want your stuff chewed up, don't leave it and your dog in the same space while you're not around to supervise. Asking this kind of question is like asking, "My 6 month baby old threw up on my nicest shirt--should I punish her?"

Sometimes dogs can graduate from their crate, sometimes not. But crating a dog is like removing the junkfood from the house of an overeater. If it's there, it's going to get eaten--create a new habit by removing the junk food and stocking the fridge with healthy food. Create new habits in your dog by removing them from things you don't want them to chew and providing lots of things that are okay to chew.

Answer 4

Sympathies from a guy whose raised two demonic chewers and has a third one in the house right now. My #2 dog actually chewed a bathroom door in half.

What I do is this:

1. Make sure they have plenty of things to chew.
2. Know that you will lose some valuable items in the process.
3. Try not to freak out when you lose a valuable item.
4. Show your displeasure when they chew the wrong thing, but don't go overboard.
5. Give them an alternative. Tell them the coat is "no," then give them a chew toy and tell them it's "okay." Eventually, they'' learn that it's okay to chew some things but not others.

Step 5 can vary. For one of my dogs, "mine," for stuff he wasn't supposed to chew, and "okay" for stuff that was okay seemed to be easiest for him to understand. The puppy I'm trainining now seems to understand "no chew" very well.

Good luck to you and your dog in working out the house rules...

JMB

Answer 5

Too late now...

you have to punish her when she first does it... otherwise the dogs lonnnnng forgotten.

But... you can hold the coat up, point to the chewed up areas and just say NO and wave your finger... but... she'll probably just look at you like "huh?"... I dont think that would hurt her too much, but it would take some steam off of you.

Answer 6

too late for you to punish her...

but what you can do is show her the coat and tell her that she has been a bad dog.

my dog often does bad deeds while i am not at home. this is most probably due to boredom and stuff. so when i get home, and see she chewed something, i show it to her and tell her she has been a bad dog. she sort of understands because her ears fold backwards and she looks away and looks sort of guilty.

Answer 7

she needs to know that her behavior is not acceptable. I don't like hitting a dog, but scolding in a sharp, loud tone doesn't hurt them at all. If you don't let her know that she has done wrong, she will only continue to be destructive. For a while, I'd keep the door to the kennel closed (with her inside) while you are away.

Answer 8

It is to late now, the dog wont know what it is getting punished for. Punishment or reward must be amediate for dogs for them to know what they did. Really it is your fault, dog are made to chew it is a purpose in life for them and you made your tasty coat available. you need to puppy proof your house.

Answer 9

Dog's memory of bad deeds is about 40 seconds.. It is too late to punish, as she will not have a clue..but only be traumatized...

the only reason for punishing now, would be to appease your own anger at her..

Answer 10

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