How to Stop Dog Chewing - 3 Important Steps
Is your dog chewing and destroying your things? Dogs need to chew and like to chew.
They chew if they are bored, lonely, nervous, if they are teething, or just to have fun.
Chewing is the doggy equivalent of comfort food.
Dogs are perfectly capable of learning not to chew your stuff.
Step One: Eliminate Excess Energy.
By far the leading cause of destructive chewing is excess energy.
Most dogs were bred to do some type of work for their owners.
So not only do they need daily exercise, but they need interaction with their owners as well.
It's very important that you try to make time each and every day to interact with your dog while providing exercise for him.
Brisk walking, running, swimming, or playing fetch will help to burn up that excess energy.
Different dogs need different amounts of daily exercise.
It won't take you very long to discover how much exercise is needed for your dog.
Step Two: Remove Temptations.
Removing as many temptations as you can from your dogs environment will help eliminate much of the unwanted destruction.
This will also make it easier for your dog to tell the difference between your stuff and his stuff.
Common items include shoes, clothing, eyewear, books, garbage, and small crunchy items like cell phones, remote controls, and cameras.
You also want to consider the size and agility of your dog.
How tall is he when he's standing on his back legs? Can he jump, climb, or leap onto something else to reach the desired object? Until your dog is well behaved and trained not to chew your stuff, you will want to keep closet doors closed, bedroom doors closed, and any room your dog can do damage.
Step Three: Provide Lots of Tasty Alternatives.
Remember dogs need to chew, and dogs under three years old, or puppies under one year old have a greater need to chew.
If your dog's environment doesn't have at least two or three items they like to chew on, they will target your possessions.
You need to have enough chew toys so you can rotate them out every few days to keep it interesting for him.
Even if the items are rawhides, rotate them out because each one has a little different smell and taste.
We have looked at three important steps to help with your dog chewing problem.
You also need to apply some dog training techniques to help as well.
Maintain a positive attitude and keep your expectations realistic.
You're not perfect and neither is your dog.
Thank you for reading my article, John
They chew if they are bored, lonely, nervous, if they are teething, or just to have fun.
Chewing is the doggy equivalent of comfort food.
Dogs are perfectly capable of learning not to chew your stuff.
Step One: Eliminate Excess Energy.
By far the leading cause of destructive chewing is excess energy.
Most dogs were bred to do some type of work for their owners.
So not only do they need daily exercise, but they need interaction with their owners as well.
It's very important that you try to make time each and every day to interact with your dog while providing exercise for him.
Brisk walking, running, swimming, or playing fetch will help to burn up that excess energy.
Different dogs need different amounts of daily exercise.
It won't take you very long to discover how much exercise is needed for your dog.
Step Two: Remove Temptations.
Removing as many temptations as you can from your dogs environment will help eliminate much of the unwanted destruction.
This will also make it easier for your dog to tell the difference between your stuff and his stuff.
Common items include shoes, clothing, eyewear, books, garbage, and small crunchy items like cell phones, remote controls, and cameras.
You also want to consider the size and agility of your dog.
How tall is he when he's standing on his back legs? Can he jump, climb, or leap onto something else to reach the desired object? Until your dog is well behaved and trained not to chew your stuff, you will want to keep closet doors closed, bedroom doors closed, and any room your dog can do damage.
Step Three: Provide Lots of Tasty Alternatives.
Remember dogs need to chew, and dogs under three years old, or puppies under one year old have a greater need to chew.
If your dog's environment doesn't have at least two or three items they like to chew on, they will target your possessions.
You need to have enough chew toys so you can rotate them out every few days to keep it interesting for him.
Even if the items are rawhides, rotate them out because each one has a little different smell and taste.
We have looked at three important steps to help with your dog chewing problem.
You also need to apply some dog training techniques to help as well.
Maintain a positive attitude and keep your expectations realistic.
You're not perfect and neither is your dog.
Thank you for reading my article, John
