I have a year old Golden Retrever, she has begun chewing on things at night, is there anyway to change this?

Question

She has just begun doing this, is there anyway to deter this behavior other than putting her in the Crate? It is hard to catch her because we are sleeping

Answer 1

you can buy a special spray that tastes disgusting and you can spray it on the things that she chews but it doesn't stain or leave marks or make things sticky. It's just like when you want to stop biting your nails you can buy nail varnish that tastes horrible, it does just the same thing as that.

Answer 2

she is doing this for a couple of reasons,she is bored,give her some toys to play with,she is loseing her baby teeth and they hurt,much like a child,dogs break the gum line when they cut new teeth,give her something hard to chew and pick up all other things that she can reach,if you look at what she is chewing up,you can tell what is going on with her,do you let her sleep in the same room as you?try this if she is not chewing on hard stuff,as breaking it ,the only way you can is to catch her in tthe act.good luck

Answer 3

i would just put her in the crate. that way you can sleep in peace, you know nothing's getting torn up and you don't have worry she might chew on something that can harm her. another option is make sure you exercise her right before bed with a long walk. if she's sleeping because she's tired she won't be chewing on things.

Answer 4

You answered your own question. You should crate her because you can't her while you are sleeping.

Crate her with one of her toys. This is going to be much safer your dog than roaming the house chewing on random things.

Answer 5

Hi,

I have a website all about Standard Poodles and there is a page all about Destructive Chewing. Check it out, it might help.

http://www.standardpoodlesusa.com/chewing.html

Answer 6

Jabinerro extract. (sp??) Spray some on the areas she is frequenting. It wont cause damage but she will NOT want to do it again. And get her a KONG, fill it with peanut butter and put it in the freezer and then give it to her. It sounds messy but it's not. If she doesnt like peanut butter then use spray cheese :)