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How To Prevent Dog Chewing
February 9th, 2010 | 
Author: Do you have a dog that has a habit of chewing literally every object in the household? Make no bones about it! As part of the dog training process, it is absolutely important to train a dog to stop the nasty chewing habit also known as gnawing. Chewing is a natural instinctive reflex of almost all dogs and they must be trained effectively in order to save your house and your possessions from getting chewed up. Dogs will try to chew on the furniture, mattress, shoes, or anything that will come their way as part of their maturing process and curiosity. So how in the world do you stop a dog from this terrible chewing problem? There are some proven techniques that will answer this question.
Just like human babies, teething is considered to be the most common cause for a dog’s chewing habit. Teething process gives severe pain to dogs; as a result they will try to chew on anything to overcome the pain. If a dog is not trained to be active, the sheer boredom of sitting around the house will make things worse. The dog will form a habit to keep chewing without actually suffering from an extended teething problem. Certain dogs also suffer from loneliness and anxiety; this becomes a mental problem that will eventually make his chewing habit worse. Chewing can be controlled by keeping the dog in a good mental and physical state.
Moving on to the preventive methods and techniques, a chew toy can be a dog’s best friend for eliminating the dog’s desire to chew on your possessions. Train the dog to keep his chewing habit limited to the chew toy; this will save your furniture and other household items from getting attacked. Make sure to pick up a chew toy that is considered to be the safest in the marketplace. You must also get the right size and color to fit the dog’s mouth and personality.
Among the harmless chew toys available in the market are as follows:
Nylabones – Nylabones is made out of odor free nylon fibers, which is safe and tender for your dog’s mouth. They are easily available in edible or non-edible forms. The non-edible nylabones are stuffed with chicken or turkey meat for added flavor. With different shapes and sizes, nylabone will be suitable for different kinds of dogs. Galileo is among the best known nylabone chew toys available currently.
Kong toys – Kong toys are a perfect match for those dogs that are suffering from insecurity and anxiety. These sterilized bones have a hollow in the middle to stuff different kinds of dog food.
Make sure to spend quality time with your dog and make him feel great by praising his good behavior. It is never too late to teach a dog how to stay away from chewing certain objects. Dog chewing can definitely be controlled with the above techniques and preventive measures.
George Kane
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How can you prevent your dog from chewing a leather couch?
Before my dog gets into the habit of shredding my parents’ beloved leather couch, is there anything that will prevent him from chewing it? He already has chew toys to keep him occupied, but he has recently found his way to my dad’s glasses.
Will the "Sour Spray" or hot sauces discolor the leather?
if you want your local pet store might have a product that is called "Sour Spray" or something like that. you first spray alittle into your dog’s mouth, then spray it on the thing you don’t want it to bite.(some dogs might like this instead of unliking it)
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We used to put a light coating of hot sauce or tabasco sauce on our table legs.Test it on the back of the chair first to see if OK for the chair.
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i would recommend you to watch the Dog Whisperer on the Discovery Channel.
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CONSTANT SUPERVISION. If that isn’t feasible, get a crate for when you are not able to keep an eye on him at all times. I also strongly recommend toy rotation. Keep a few out at a time, keep the others put up. When you get the ones out that have been put away, they will seem "new" to the dog. Keep rotating, it will prevent overwhelming the dog with toys and keep his interest.
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What you do is sprinkle hot pepper on the couch or try bitter apple spray. You can get the bitter apple at a grocery store or pet store. I did that with my dog and it worked. The dog will take one bite/chew and stop. It might take a couple of tries, but it should work.
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When ever my cats scratch at our couch we normally spray them with water and vinger mixed together in a spray bottle if it works my cats im sure it will work on a dog.
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