I live in a 2 bedroom apartment, and I have two dogs, one is 7 months old, the other is 9 months. THe 7 month old puppy is chewing up my deck. I was leaving them in their crates during the day, to crate train them. But they are getting to big for their crates, and we have a huge deck, so I thought I could leave them out on the deck. We recently laid down low grade outdoor carpet, bc she was chewing up the wood on the deck, and we thought she wouldn't be able to chew up the carpet, but I was wrong, after less than a few hours out their, she chewed a whole in the carpet. What can i do to stop them from chewing, bc I want to be able to leave them on the deck.
2007-01-04 06:02:10 · 14 answers · asked by jacquelineleeca 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
There are several ways to attack this problem try all of them.
Hartz has a spray that is called "Help" it really does help. Spray it on the corners of the deck. Dogs and cats HATE that smell. My dogs won't go near anything that I spray with this stuff.
Just in case spray also with Bitter Apple. There will be a bitter taste that will put them off. But some dogs will get over that repellent. So reapply often.
You must provide the pups with other diversions. I used the ball and cube that you fill with treats, they roll it around and eat the treats that falls out. This will keep them occupied for a good while. Be sure that they have several different types of toys since they get bored with just one type.
Rawhide's, rope chews, stuffed animals, balls of various sized.
When my little guy was on the patio for hours while I was working. I hung a tennis ball on a rope that dangled down low enough that he had to raise up to bite it, which of course caused it to swing around. He wore out several ropes and balls in his first few months. Be sure that you set this up with his safety in mind and supervise for a while to work out any kinks. At one time I had two of them hanging, one ball and one knotted rope.
Best of luck, let us know what works!
2007-01-04 06:15:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It sounds like a little bit of separation anxiety.
Dogs are den animals, and feel very comforted and protected in crates. Perhaps the change from the crate to a big open space is causing anxiety, and the nervous energy has to go somewhere, so your poor deck is paying the price. Not to mention, chewing wood splinters is not good for dogs.
You may want to graduate to larger crates. Why couldn't the crates remain open on the deck with them, to at least give them the option of going inside to feel safe? Another poster suggested walking to relieve some of that energy, which is an excellent suggestion as well.
2007-01-04 06:16:33 · answer #2 · answered by Kelly R 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can go to a pet store and get a spray for your deck that is suppose to keep dogs from chewing on it or using the bathroom on it. I can not think of the name but just tell the person working there what you want it to do and they should be able to help you. Have a good day.
2007-01-04 06:06:14 · answer #3 · answered by sarah o 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
just buy a bigger crate your dog was safer in there, and probably happier. she's chewing because she's bored and being left in a new place. what we think is better for them because it's what we would prefer if we were a dog, is not the best for an actual dog. get a bigger crate. oh and i hope your deck isn't over the neighbor's if your dogs should potty up there, ewwww.
2007-01-04 06:05:06 · answer #4 · answered by cagney 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A dog should be trained on how to eat, walk with you, not to bark, potty training and sleep on its place etc. You can teach anything to your puppy, dogs get trained easily with some good instructions. If you want some good training tips visit https://tr.im/dogtrainingcourse
If properly trained, they should also understand whistle and gesture equivalents for all the relevant commands, e.g. short whistle or finger raised sit, long whistle or flat hand lay down, and so on.
It's important that they also get gestures and whistles as voice may not be sufficient over long distances and under certain circumstances.
2016-01-13 20:06:00 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello,
You should definitely attend a dog training course if you want to stop these unwanted behaviours. A good one I found online is http://www.goobypls.com/r/rd.asp?gid=572
It's really well made (it has a lot of videos), simple and effective. I recommend it.
Hope it helps.
2014-09-14 08:31:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They sell a kind of spray for dogs and cats. It is a spray that smells bad to the animals. If you spray it in places where you don't want them to be, I assure you that they won't go near it. Your apartment won't be in ruins anymore. You can probably get the spray at the vet or at a local supermarket.
Hope I helped!
2007-01-04 06:05:12 · answer #7 · answered by monkeybear333 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-16 19:24:24 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-24 15:15:02 · answer #9 · answered by Aisha 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WALK THEM every morning before you leave,
give them lots of toys to play with (boredom usually is the culprit of the chewing), and use bitter apple (from the pet store) to spray on the wood part. it will deter, but not eliminate, the chewing ON THE WOOD.
remember though if you don't walk them and give them toys, then they will do ANYTHING to entertain themselves.
2007-01-04 06:06:56 · answer #10 · answered by theoutcrop 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋