My 3 month old puppy chews everything. He has even torn the flooring in the bathroom. What can I do to stop this?
2006-09-18 10:14:44 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
When you are not around try crating him until he learns not to chew. Its safer for him and better for your house. Chewing is a natural tendency in dogs. Make sure he has enough things of his own to chew, try the Kong toys, they are great and they preoccupy the puppy. You can also buy sprays in the pet stores that leaves an awful taste in the dogs mouth hence the puppy associates those items as bad. I used Bitter Apple with my puppy and it worked with furniture, shoes, your hands, and anything else. It won't hurt your puppy or your stuff.
2006-09-18 12:07:50 · answer #1 · answered by TritanBear 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a spray you can buy called Bitter Apple. It doesn't stain and doesn't smell. Spray it on what you don't want him to chew and he'll stop chewing. You may need to reapply. The problem is that some dogs develop a taste for Bitter Apple and then it doesn't deter the chewing. If that happens, you can try some spray on deoderant, but I would use that as a last resort. You don't want your dog eating that.
Try positive reinforcement as well. When you catch the dog chewing on bad things, say "NO!" in your command voice. Then say "Leave it!". Then hand the dog something proper to chew and praise him for chewing the good thing. If you are consistant with the positive reinforcement, the dog will begin to learn what's good to chew and what's not accepted.
2006-09-18 10:24:49 · answer #2 · answered by T_Jania 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All puppies chew. it is a form of excercise and teething. the same way babies chew, dogs chew as a form of exploration and as pain relief.
1) The first thing you need to do is treat your important objects with Grannicks apple bitters, which is a taste deterrent.
2)Next you need to provide your puppy with sutable toys, which you should rotate about once a week. nylabones are my personal favorite. because they're hard to chew, and never make a mess. I also have a lot of plush toys with squeekers. on average your pet should have about 10 toys, rotating 5 in and out every week.
3) you need to confine your puppy when you're not there to watch him. an exercise pen is availbale from petco in various sizes, this way he can't get into anything when you're not there.
4)have a 10 or 15 minute training session showing him objects that are both toys and people objects. Whenever he goes near the people object(DON'T let him chew), say NO, and enforce it with a gentle cupped tap on his neck. whenever he goes to the dog toy, praise him with clapping and a high pitched voice, and allow him to chew it.
2006-09-18 10:35:05 · answer #3 · answered by Chit P 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Give him hard yummy toys to chew on. The flovored toys should attract him more than your floor. If you lock him in the bathroom and he is chewing then put him in a kennelo instead of using the bathroom as a kennel . Good Luck
2006-09-18 10:18:27 · answer #4 · answered by stacy g 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a general rule, a stressed, bored puppy is a destructive puppy. You'd do well to crate train him and keep him in a crate when you're not there to *directly* supervise him. There are sprays, Bitter Apple for one, which make whatever they're sprayed on taste bitter and nasty; it wouldn't be the best option for your floor, however.
Like the others have said, provide him with lots of toys. One of the best is a Kong, filled with treats. This keeps his mind occupied.
Most importantly, he's going to chew -- he's a puppy. It's up to you to supervise him.
2006-09-18 10:27:53 · answer #5 · answered by KB 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy him alot of rawhide and chew toys. You can buy a spray at the pet store to spray on things you don't want him to chew - it is about $8 a can, but is cheaper than a new floor!
2006-09-18 10:17:17 · answer #6 · answered by weimaraner mom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just bought a chew deterrent spray from the pet shop this afternoon. my puppy has taken to chewing the door frame when we leave her home alone. the spray tastes disgusting, so she'll take one nibble and hopefully decide it's not worth chewing. and it really does taste revolting, i had some on my finger and didn't realise until i put that finger in my mouth. ugh!
2006-09-18 11:10:57 · answer #7 · answered by Natalie R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure your pup has plenty of exercise. They do go through a teething period at this age so make sure he or she has lots of bones to chew on. Just supervise your pet at the time. The more exercise you give your pet, the less energy to chew your things up. Good luck!
2006-09-18 10:23:34 · answer #8 · answered by eva diane 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe get him some bones to chew on instead.
2006-09-18 10:16:29 · answer #9 · answered by kitty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lagyan mo ng busal!
2006-09-18 10:21:10 · answer #10 · answered by Ryan Apollo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋