Does anyone know how to stop a dog from chewing up his blankets or crate pads when thier in their crate? I tried the crate pad but he started chewing it, i tryied carpet, but he chewed it, he now has an old wholey blanket.
2007-01-12 04:02:52 · 13 answers · asked by troxie79 3 in Pets ➔ Dogs
does the bitter apple have a smell ( i don't think i want them smelling like bitter apple)?
2007-01-12 04:13:01 · update #1
theres a couple things you can do in this situation:
1.)theres a product that you can put on the blanket to make it taste bad. you can get it at a petsmart or petco.
2.)give him toys and bones in the crate and encourage him to chew those instead.
3.)when he isn't chewing say good boy or give him a treat but as soon as he starts chewing again, scold him. yell no!!
4.)you can accept the fact that maybe he likes his blankets with holes in them. the truth sometimes hurts. haha
well thats all i got. hope it works
good luck
BTW. if its a puppy hes probably just teething and he'll stop soon.
2007-01-12 04:12:40 · answer #1 · answered by momo! 3 · 1⤊ 6⤋
Your dog is either bored or stressed. Did you just begin this crate training? If you just started crate training, I would not allow the dog any blankets until he gets use to the crate or throw an old towel or something that can be destroyed. I think it is just boredom so I would leave a Kong filled with treats and some toys in the crate with him.
Bitter Apply spray does not have an odor but I did not find it worked on my dogs. Don't get me wrong it does taste terrible (made that mistake once) but you have to remember what dogs eat (mine use to eat cat litter). So I found that the Bitter Apple spray did nothing. My dog even licked it off my hands like it was a treat.
Blitzdrag is very wrong to say this
>>The dogs really don't like to be caged because of the animal
>>instinct that they will be taken away and not be brought back.
>>So by letting the dog go freely inside and out of the crate, will
>>build the dog's confidence that they are only going on a trip
>>and that will soon just get them excited and no upset.
Dogs are den animals and the crate is the bets thing for them. The crate makes them feel safe and also teaches them cleanlieness. This is really poor advice. Also, if you allow your dog to run freely you have no clue what the dog could get into at night let alone the little mud pies you have to pick up in the morning if this is a puppy.
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2007-01-12 04:45:02 · answer #2 · answered by Sassyshiba 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The bitter apple sounds like a good idea. Me personally, I just don't put anything in his crate,because he have been a very bad doggie breaking and chewing all his blankets and pads. I just put him one of the Kong toys,they are too hard for him to break.
Good luck with the spray if you try it!
2007-01-12 04:19:34 · answer #3 · answered by b_lotus82 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
bring the crate inside and keep the crate open, so the dog can go freely inside it and out, the dog will get used to being in it and then the fear of being taken somewhere will be gone. The dogs really don't like to be caged because of the animal instinct that they will be taken away and not be brought back. So by letting the dog go freely inside and out of the crate, will build the dog's confidence that they are only going on a trip and that will soon just get them excited and no upset.
2007-01-12 04:12:40 · answer #4 · answered by blitzdragon2006 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
you need to redirect his chewing to something that he's supposed to be chewing on - like a nylabone. When he starts chewing on your blankets, for example, tell him NO and give him a nylabone or something that you want him to chew on. Immediately praise him as soon as he shows that item attention.
I would've thought that since you "breed", you would know this.
2007-01-12 06:29:21 · answer #5 · answered by mistresscris 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
There a spray you can spray on things you don't want chewed... it's called Bitter Apple... you can get it at any pet store.
Good Luck
2007-01-12 04:08:39 · answer #6 · answered by LadyRamz 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes, I know how. Don't crate them for so long.
Why is a "good" breeder, such as yourself, using YA for answers to such basic questions? Oh, that's right, because you are a BYB who doesn't belong to ANY breed clubs and who doesn't socialize with ANY responsible owners.
2007-01-12 05:46:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
My dog did this. Unfortunately, I had to remove any kind of paper or blankets from his proximity. The only thing I found that he wouldn't chew was a dog bed.
2007-01-12 04:08:04 · answer #8 · answered by milligan89 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
some dogs just like to chew things i think they just get bored.try giving him old shoes to chew on or rawhidechews.instead of blankets try bedding straw .
2007-01-12 04:16:21 · answer #9 · answered by texas nanna 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
bitter apple spry and other if he do not like to eat pure honey ( u can try) then u can use honey on blanket mix with ash
2007-01-12 04:29:01 · answer #10 · answered by delokhel 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋