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How do you prevent your dog from chewing on certain things around the house? Our miniature pinscher loved to chew on chair legs, door frames, walls, etc. We were frustrated in stopping her until one day when I was looking in the fridge for something and spied a bottle of Tabasco sauce...
It's probably not the best answer, but I used a small brush and that bottle of Tabasco to stop the chewing problem....applied a little wherever she liked to chew. Works great!
It depends on a dogs age, breed and how well supervised they are. Younger dogs are obviously cutting teeth & will chew more. The best method is to kennel your pooch while away. Dogs have a natural den instinct and having a kennel they can be in with a chew toy (Food & water if you're gone more than 3 hours) is perfectly fine with them. While under supervision, if the dog's spotted attempting to chew on the wrong item..startle them with a sharp NO! Then redirect their attention to a proper chew toy. There's a big difference between proper chew toys & play toys. Keep the play toys in a drawer until it's actually time to play WITH the dog. They're dangerous if left to be chewed up & swallowed. Giving a dog too many things to chew on makes it almost impossible for them to distinguish between YOUR stuff & his chew toys. Use definite caution with rawhide which can bind up quickly in the stomach & pigs ears or cows hooves which can easily tear up the animals esophagus with sharp edges. Nylabone & Gumabone products are durable and very safe. They come in flavors! Smaller breeds mature faster & larger take longer. Soft mouthed dogs like Labs have a great chewing tendancy. Good luck! Coyote/Vet Tech
Other things that they don't like, but probably isn't quite as harsh on their mouths and possibly tummies can be picked up at the pet store. We use bitter apple...they hate that stuff!
How do you prevent your dog from chewing on certain things around the house? Our miniature pinscher loved to chew on chair legs, door frames, walls, etc. We were frustrated in stopping her until one day when I was looking in the fridge for something and spied a bottle of Tabasco sauce...
It's probably not the best answer, but I used a small brush and that bottle of Tabasco to stop the chewing problem....applied a little wherever she liked to chew. Works great!
Bud
product called bitter apple works well if your dog seems to like it they also make one called bitter lime I find the lime works better
I used Bitter Apple when Rudy was a puppy, and it worked pretty well. But he's never been too bad with the chewing, ever since I gave him a toy-box. The first few weeks I had him, quite a few inappropriate things were chewed... so I bought a toy-box & put everything "dog-okay" inside. He got a NO for putting teeth on anything not from the box, and seemed to get the point rather quickly. Now he just knows, if it was in my box (or mommy gave it to me), it's okay to chew on! This might not work with an older dog, since I did it when Rudy was still really young & impressionable... but ya never know.
Oh, and to go along with the Dog Whisperer's (Cesar Milan) theory, your dog could also just need more exercise. Try increasing her walks or play-time, and see if she lets up on the chewing. After all, a tired dog is a good dog!
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