HELP my chihuhua !?

Question

how do i make my dog stop biting things she bite my wires and my wooden chairs HOW DO I MAKE IT STOP

Answer 1

well thats why they do so does mine but we dont smack him just get one of them spray things empty of course and fill it with water and when he does it spray him and tell him what he did wrong but dont slap him like whatever that girls name gave for a stupid a s s question!

Answer 2

First check the pooch's teeth and make sure she doesn't have a crooked jaw or abcessed teeth or some other physical reason that she would chew to relieve pain. IF all's well there, then it's behavioral, which is a lot harder to analyze...

Is this the only dog you have? The reason I ask, after you eliminate teething, being bored out of their minds, or starving, they sometimes chew to get attention. Even if it's negative attention, it definitely gets your attention

We have three animals at our shelter dumped by their owners because they would not stop chewing. One was teething (a cord specialist), and another one was starving (furniture).

One, however, (sigh) is a destructive little guy and proceeded to eat all the lamp and fan cords around here. He still gnaws on the corners of furniture and we have concluded that he is a bit slow and he is now an outdoors dog.

I don't like muzzling dogs because of the choking possibility, and you can't crate one indefinitely (they see the crate as punishment, which is not it's purpose). We tried chew toys as a substitute, pepper on the furniture (how nice for us) and other ways to stop him, but he Just Doesn't Get It. Now that we've had him for awhile, we see that he has general learning problems, but is still a sweet little guy so....

There are two things that work with a normal dog, if you have the time to do it properly and can catch the dog in the act. The easiest is a spray bottle filled with water. Say "No" when you catch her in the act, and if she does not stop immediately, spritz her in the face with the water. A smart dog will learn very quickly to stop when you say No. But give her a chance to learn WHY she's being spritzed--don't do it unless she's about to chomp that cord or chair, and always say No first.

Otherwise, a corrections collar could be used if the dog were larger. That trains the dog to specifically stop doing behavior that is dangerous to the animal, or destructive. These should be used only as a last resort--they are expensive and if done as punishment or incorrectly, can cause a lot of harm and worse behavior.

I have never seen a collar that would fit a chihuahua, tho, most are much too big, and the shock units weigh a lot.

The water seems like your best bet. Don't put pepper in it or anything else nasty--a spritz is sufficient to deter most critters.

There are items in the pet stores like Bitter Yuck that you spray on things to discourage the animal from chewing, like your shoes, but this could get expensive if the little girl is just chomping her way through everything in the house.

GOod luck to you, and please be patient. They always have reasons for behaving the way they do, and it's up to us to figure it out before we both go nuts. :-) Please don't forget to praise her if she responds well, too, that's something that a lot of owners forget to do when things start going smoothly.

Answer 3

if you see her chewing on the leg of the chairs grab a spray bottle that has cold water in it and spray her... everytime you catch her do this and she will stop do the same with the wires just make sure you dont get zapped.

Answer 4

Go on Good Dog U on Animal Planet there are tips.

Answer 5

Have you tried spraying the objects with a product called bitter apple? It has a nasty taste to deter them from chewing.

Answer 6

give her a slap on the butt and say bad dog! she'll listen