help! how do i stop my border collie dog 9mths old from chewing everthing in site?

Answer 1

Put two teaspoons of Wheat Germ in your dog's food; he naturally senses the need for roughage (fiber) and is trying desperate to get it in its diet. It's instinctual; it'll probably eat grass, too, if you let it.

Anytime animals start to chew sneakers or furniture, try a bit of Wheat Germ and 9 out of 10 times, the problem stops after a few days. How often? Two teaspoon for each meal.

Answer 2

When does it chew? Is it left alone for long periods? If so, then it is simply bored. This breed is very active and needs lots to think about. Never ever smack a dog on the nose. This method of training is called 'brute force and ignorance' and most people have progressed beyond this brutal and ineffective method.
You can get something called 'bitter bite' to spray onto the things it likes to chew. If you have to leave it alone, do so for no longer than an hour and provide it with plenty of toys and a large roasted bone from your pet shop, or a ball which you put ytreats inside and it rolls it about to get the t reats out. Or buy a large kong and stuff it with kibble. You need to keep its mind occupied, more so than any other breed. This breed also needs a lot of off the lead excersize and training. I don't think they are suited to a home where people go out to work all day long and then expect it to get excerize just pottering about alone in the garden. I love collies but then I'm home all day and there are other dogs here and half an acre of land to play on if I have to go out for a time.

Answer 3

You could try to bark in a reprimanding way like its mother would if it was being naughty. Or you could divert its attention to something it should be chewing and then reward it for chewing the right thing. Try not to give it too much attention for chewing though, as it will learn that chewing things it shouldn't will get you to interact with it and will use it as an attention seeker. Please don't do what zooba suggested and hit it on the nose!! That can damage your dogs muzzle and sense of smell. Perhaps try and stimulate your dog more by giving it interesting toys and interacting with it more so it doesn't get to the chewing stage. It is probably just a phase though, as all of my dogs have gone through it and would never chew anything now.

Answer 4

As someone else has said, you need to provide a lot of different things for a Border Collie to do as they get bored easily. The other thing you could try is putting mustard on any hard surfaces the dog is chewing, that should work, it did with ours!

Answer 5

they will chew, make sure she has plenty of chewy toys of her own around, really strong bones made of hide are good, anything that is durable is great
Tell her firmly when she chews something she shouldnt, use a firm voice, point at it and say NO, BAD GIRL
she'll soon get the message
but please make sure she has plenty of chew toys of her own, praise her when she is chewing them. BIg marrow bones from the butcher are great too, as well as nutritious.
dogs are so keen to be good, they learn so quickly the differnce between firm negative words and happy praise, but u have to make sure their needs are met
I once had a pair of puppys eat a sofa whilst i was at work, i came home to lots of foam, splinters and small peices of fabric!!!
i learnt the hard way lol
Border collies are very very smart dogs, love her and enjoy her

Answer 6

9 months? If a dog that old is still chewing things then discipline is needed. Start giving him a smack on the butt and/or nose and yell at him harshly so he knows it's wrong. If that doesn't work then giving him something else to chew on would.

The best thing for that is to go to any kind of meat deli(grocery stores should do this also) and ask for a thigh bone. My dogs chew on those things for days after they've eaten all the marrow and other things.

Answer 7

I had a labrador puppy that decided to start chewing the skirting boards and cupboards while I was out...I put a little mild curry paste on them. Smells a bit but she only did it once...soon solved the problem. Also its pointless trying to show a puppy what theyve done wrong unless you catch them in the act. They dont associate any problem unless the punishment is immediate. The tone of your voice is all thats needed if the problem persists. Try a quiet, low, steady tone..Again, its not what you say but how you say it...

Answer 8

Its a working dog, farmers like to use them to help herd in sheep. They have lots of energy and they need to burn it off. I reckon the best thing to do is to find an area where you can let him off his lead and play fetch or something. Also buy it a treat ball, its a ball with holes in it and you put treats in it that should keep amused for a while. Most dogs chew simply because they're bored, they need brain stimulation too.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

Do you have a Pets at Home close to were you live, they sell a thing called a Worry Toy, you put bits of dry food, grapes, biscuits and other bits of food in them, dogs love them because it intrigues them as to how to get the food out again, they can spend hours bothering themselves of how to get to the food, we used one for our Golden Retriever a long while ago and it worked for us, good luck.