hes 4 months and he is just the most adorable thing in the world, but everytime i get home my shoes are destroyed, or my cables are torn and i dont know how he does but he finds them even if i hide them. its funny but frustrating at the same time. do you think its a phase?
2007-02-15 02:55:00 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
Those puppies will find the strangest things to chew on. LOL...my English Bulldog chewed a wall in my house to pieces. It was awful!
Does your puppy have toys and bones to chew on? Encourage him to chew on a flavored nylabone. You may have to hold it for him in the beginning.
A kong is a good investment, too. Kongs stuffed with peanut butter and cheerios are a great way to occupy dogs. Mine will play with his for hours, then pass out.
Good toys are things like a rope, rubber squeakies, bones, and kongs. I wouldn't get plush toys as you'll find fuzzies coming out of his butt in a few days. ;)
I wouldn't let him roam free either. I'd crate train him. It helps with potty training, too.
2007-02-15 03:01:08 · answer #1 · answered by ladynikao 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I do think it's a phase I've been through with both of my dogs. We have a 3 year old dog and one that is just over a year. From my experience they're done with that phase by the time their two. I'd recommend crating the puppy when you're not home and keeping an eye on him when you are.
I totally understand the frustration. I could take half a page listing everything my dogs have destroyed. Buy the pup lots of chew toys that seems to help a little. Although experts recommend NOT giving a dog an old shoe or slipper as a chew toy -- we finally gave in and gave our pup one she had already destroyed. It worked well for her she only chewed her slipper and stayed away from all other shoes from that point on.
2007-02-15 03:03:10 · answer #2 · answered by thatgirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to put things like shoes in a closet that he can't get into. As far as cables, furniture, etc you can use Bitter Apple spray as a chewing deterrent. You can find it in a pet store and spray it on everything that the puppy chews on, including yourself. He'll hate the taste and won't chew on those things anymore. Are you crate training? At 4 months, the dog shouldn't be left out unsupervised anyway.
2007-02-15 02:59:04 · answer #3 · answered by jframeisu 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Kenneling or crating her while you are gone will stop this. There are lots of good books, websites about crating. She is suffering from separation anxiety. She misses you and finds things-like your shoes-they smell like you so feels closer to you. Most of the damage occurs within the first 15-20 minutes.
Give her lots of chew toys-never give her old shoes or clothes as chew toys b/c that is telling her that its okay to chew those. She is not able to distinguish the old from new.
Good luck!!
2007-02-15 03:22:14 · answer #4 · answered by TommyGirl869 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How old is she? If she's a dog she's on the whole teething. Try to give her a pigs ear or a bone she can chunk on for a while. If there may be something specific she likes to chew on dap some tabasco sauce on it. Just a bit it doesn't take so much
2016-08-10 16:02:05 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes its a phase. its call teething. buy your pup tons of chew toys. try to stay away from rawhide though, it can break into small piece and pose a choking threat. buy hard rubber chew toys like kongs, or denture bone (rubber bones), they sell pieces of hooves, beef bones (they sell different sizes and most have a beefy glaze to attract the dogs to them more). pet stores have a bitter apple spray you can use on certain items to stop him from chewing them. just test it on a small area to make sure it doenst stain.
chew toys chew toys and more chew toys
a person mentioned pigs ears. they are full of sugar and not very good chew toys. these should be treated more as a treat. if your dog has health problems with sugar (diabetis) then pigs ears should not be given to the dog at all
2007-02-15 03:01:47 · answer #6 · answered by g g 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are teething at this age... Make sure you tire him out before leaving him for long periods of time and make sure he has plenty of things to chew on like pigs ears etc... Never shout at him as they view this as attention and will repeat the behavior to get more and lastly you can purchase a product called stop chew/bitter bite which you can spray on all things he chews. It tastes disgusting and after one taste of tis stuff they generally stop... Good Luck
2007-02-15 03:01:24 · answer #7 · answered by nkate14 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How previous is she? If she's a domestic dog she's probable teething. attempt to offer her a pigs ear or a bone she will bite on for a mutually as. If there is something particular she likes to bite on dap some tabasco sauce on it. in trouble-free terms a sprint it does not take lots
2016-10-02 04:32:02 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's a puppy and some puppies are REAL chewers. Have you considered getting a kennel (crate) to keep him while you are at work or away? You're brave if you don't have him in a kennel while you are at work. I would get him a kennel and that will solve the problem. I would also feed him in it, but do not use it for punishment. He will come to think of it as "his" room.
You can start trainiing his using it too. When it's time for you to live, tell him "
2007-02-15 03:01:22 · answer #9 · answered by dmg1969 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Try bitter apple spray. You can get it at your local pet store.
Spray it on the items he likes to chew on that he should not have.
You also need to puppy proof your home. Keep these items out of his reach. He must be supervised at all times.
2007-02-15 03:03:27 · answer #10 · answered by Kamah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋