2006-11-09 04:10:32 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
Lots and lots of chew toys!
There if this toy called a Kong. It can be filled with stuff like cheese and peanut butter. It will keep your puppy busy for hours.
Good luck!
2006-11-09 04:13:10 · answer #1 · answered by pinkjiz 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
She is chewing because she is teething, not that she doesn't have any teeth, but the ones in the back of her mouth are comming in, creating a need to chew. Get her some bones - not rawhide like you can get at stores, though - most puppies are not interested in those yet - best would be rib bones from beef, pork, or if you have it, deer.
Next, get a squirt bottle, or a rolled up newspaper, and when she chews something she shouldn't squirt/pop her with the water/paper. (The paper won't hurt her, the sound of it scares her - if you are worried, hit your hand with the paper while wearing a good glove to account for fur). Immediately after diciplin, give her the bone.
You can also get chew toys for dogs in case you can't find bones, but she may need playing with to interest her in the toy first.
If you find that she is still chewing things she shouldn't when you are not home, invest in a crate and get her crate trained, so she cannot chew on the wrong things while you are gone.
The main reason I suggest the crate is not to be mean, but because the pup and get herself confused very easily if she's doing this. She will be harder to break, because as she sees it, she can chew on anything she wants when you are not home, but when you come home, she gets in trouble for chewing on things that she feels she's allowed to when you are gone. This sets a bad table for ransacked houses when she decides to get mad at you for leaving in the first place.
If you JUST CAN"T crate her (cause she will howl and cry and pretend she is dying) you can try a product called bitter apple, and spray it on the things she chews but shouldn't - though bear in mind, it doesn't always work, cause some dogs will chew anyway, or the odd dog has been known to like the taste and chew worse.
Hope the info I have given you helps, and if you decide to crate train her, do an online search for methods - and choose the one you feel will suit you and your dog best.
2006-11-09 04:28:18 · answer #2 · answered by Timberwolf 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because puppies CHEW! They teeth, just like human babies. And why are you letting a 9 week old puppy have the run of the house? Research crate-training.
2006-11-09 05:31:17 · answer #3 · answered by BC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a baby playpen or gated area on a flat/tiled surface and prepare for the teething stage.
She's teething and needs to chew on things while her adult teeth come in (this can last until 9-12 months old). Get lots of rubber chew toys to leave with her during the day (kongs, nylabones etc) and soft toys for her to chew on while you can supervise her.
2006-11-09 04:33:28 · answer #4 · answered by Monet_Star 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My staff is 5 years old and he is still chewing (sorry, I don't want to put you off), however, he is totally adorable. Try her with very strong chew toys, and change them frequently so that she doesn't get bored, and when he's alone try to put her somewhere where she cant get to anything of value. Our little angel has totally ruined an antique old table (by jumping up on to it and scratching the surface and he has chewed all corners of an antique chest of drawers.
2006-11-09 04:21:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isolate the puppy into an area where there is nothing valuable to chew and then buy a purpose made 'chew'
2006-11-09 04:35:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My pup dd that around that age, it mainly because they are teething. He chewed the furniture and everything, try getting a selection of chew toys-good ones are ones like the ones filled with foods that they like to try to get to. Also make sure the dog is amused throughout the day, if you have time take her out and play with her things like that!!
GOOD LUCK XX
2006-11-09 05:23:37 · answer #7 · answered by § gαввαηα § 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your pup is doing the failings each and every pup ought to. it particularly is teething. you're doing the impressive subject via giving it toys, additionally attempt giving your pup ice or a toy (they have some at walmart, and on petco on line) which you place water in and freeze it. That enables. yet for now you purely ought to placed up with it with the aid of fact its a point impossible to bypass in a doggies existence. So fairly quickly even possibly decrease than a month your pup wont chew or chew.
2016-10-03 11:10:10 · answer #8 · answered by riesgo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
puppy cages are good and it means the puppy can have its own time out too, if puppy is chewing furniture try putting mustard on the areas it tends to chew-it will soon stop!!
2006-11-09 05:02:00 · answer #9 · answered by angel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Crate is the best option when you can't supervise her.. also get her some good toys she can chew.. i still stand by a Kong with some peanut butter smeared in it.. will concentrate on getting it all out of it.. will tire her out and now want to chew..
keep in mind she is teething...
2006-11-09 04:16:38 · answer #10 · answered by Jackson 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋