Pampered Dog Blog

Young puppies happen to be natural chewing machines. Everything within their reach is  fair game: your sneakers, couches, kid’s games, power cables, twigs, Television  remotes; if it is loose and accessible, it can be destroyed.

Mainly because  it is a natural behavioral instinct for your puppy to chew, it is your task to  lead the puppy to what may be chewed and just what can not be chewed. Thus  your first job is to puppy proof your house by keeping the puppy kept  to a dog crate when you’re not home and also confining their free range to the  puppy proof sections when you are home.

We found out the hard way when  our daughter left her bedroom door ajar and my Golden Retriever commenced  to chew up my antique collectible dollhouse along with the hand made furniture and turned them into toothpicks. It  seriously appeared as if a bomb had been dropped on the dollhouse with  bits and pieces of my miniature furniture spread all over the floor. Crayons  and telephone books were also Chris’s preferred objects to chew on and my  Labrador, Jake, favored books and magazines

When you do  notice that some thing has been ruined by your dog, your initial  reaction would be to punish your dog. Regrettably, the dog doesn’t have a idea just what  you are punishing him for,even if you’re waving the treasured artifact  in your hand, after all, anything loose is fair game and their memory  is very short. You merely need to ignore your dog and tidy up the mess.

Puppies  really need to chew due to the fact they’re teething. Gnawing on stuff provides them  some comfort to their tender gums as well as dislodges their baby teeth so their  adult teeth can come in. Once their teeth are in, they’ll likely chew  because they may be bored, trying to play or looking for attention from you.

Supply  your puppy with an abundance of safe chew toys, like Kong Toys, dental  chews, Greenies, and also digestible rawhides. In no way give your dog real bones  to chew on. Bones can break their teeth, or even splinter when ingested. A  variety of chew toys may keep the dog interested. When presenting your puppy a  new chew toy, monitor him to make sure the toy cannot be shredded and  swallowed, particularly latex chew toys or stuffed toys with squeakers.  Air Kong squeakers happen to be Jake’s preferred chew toy they usually are likely to stand  up to his chewing better than every other toy we have tried.

Keep  almost all items picked up off the floor and out of reach from your puppy,  which includes books, magazines, remotes, telephone books and Harry Potter  books, (these are just a few items that have been destroyed by my dogs over the years).

For  bigger possessions, which include sofas, recliners as well as tables, you could try utilizing  non-toxic bitter sprays which can be sprayed on the bigger pieces.

Any time you catch your puppy chewing on something he or she shouldn’t, say “No” or  “Leave It”, and then exchange the item with a chew toy. You should be  vigilant when monitoring your puppy so that you could direct him to what exactly could  be chewed as well as what is off limits.

Offer your dog with their own “toy  box”. This may be a small box or even a basket to place his / her toys in. My dog  thinks it is a fantastic game any time I vacuum the floor and set all of his toys  away in the basket. He then he commences to pull just about all his toys out and  plays with them one by one the minute the cleaning is done.

A few  dogs chew due to separation anxiety. This subject is covered more in  depth in a separate article. Your veterinarian can also help with some  medication to help calm your dog while you are re-training your pet to be left  alone. Crate training your puppy when they’re younger can help prevent  separation anxiety from developing when they’re older.

Remember,  chewing catastrophes tend to be your carelessness for not paying attention to your puppy faithfully or  granting free roaming while you happen to be away. Supply your pup loads of his  own toys to chew on so he will probably leave other objects alone. Praise him whenever  he or she is chewing on their toys and don’t scold or shout at your pet if you  notice a cherished item chewed on when you were not looking. They has no  memory just after the fact to be able to associate the chewed item to your yelling and can easily  contribute to more harm than good

As far as my dollhouse furniture, I was  able to save a few pieces, and I procured another Harry Potter book to  replace the one that had been shredded. We also learned to keep the bedroom  doors closed, and we transferred all the books to a “no dogs allowed” bedroom. I  would suggest you study your home from the eyes of the pet and remove  tempting items out of their reach. Puppies can be taught what can be  gnawed upon as well as exactly what is off limits, if the puppy parent is there to teach  them.

To learn more about training your puppy, pick up our free  “90 Dog Training Tips” at MyPuppyCare101.com