When you welcome home a new canine member, you are actually welcoming a bundle of warmth and love that has winsome eyes and covered with soft fur. However, this cute little puppy has one unavoidable drawback and that is the chewing puppy syndrome.
They're pretty indiscriminate in their chewing object of choice. Chewing is as natural to a puppy as a duck in water. It's what they do. When your fluffy friend exercises his God-given right to be a chewing puppy, there's bound to be some losses sustained all around the household. When your teenage daughter presents you with her favorite sweater in shreds and tears in her eyes, you know it's time to curb this habit " but how?
Before you embark on an anti-chewing puppy project, you should first understand the need and reason behind his obsessive habit. The main reason might be because he is teething and trying to relieve the pain by chewing on anything that takes his fancy.
Most often due to their high sensitivity to smell, they like to chew on objects that have the lingering scent of a family member. Sometimes they chew to ascertain their position as the top dog of the family and that includes you and your family. There is no doubt that a puppy cannot resist a good chew, but if this syndrome is left unchecked, he will never outgrow his habit and you will have to end up with a grown dog who still favors you favorite pair of shoes.
You first step to break his behavior is to go for a shopping trip to a pet shop. Shop for some puppy toys that he will love to chew like fake bones, knotted sisal ropes and hard rubber balls. Once you have these with you, you just have to teach him all these goodies are his to chew and everything else is taboo.
Let him have a go at these toys and allow him to chew to his hearts content. But the minute you see him eyeing one of your shoes or other household items, round him up and admonish him with the phrase Bad Dog! or a firm No!. This phrase will register in his mind and you can use it later to train him for other behaviours.
The only punishment you should administer to your chewing puppy is the disapproval in your voice, followed by leading him to his own toys in a restricted area. This can be as simple as a large cardboard box or as fancy as a dog crate. Let him have his own toys and chew to his heart's content. With this simple process, he will eventually learn what belongs to whom!
They're pretty indiscriminate in their chewing object of choice. Chewing is as natural to a puppy as a duck in water. It's what they do. When your fluffy friend exercises his God-given right to be a chewing puppy, there's bound to be some losses sustained all around the household. When your teenage daughter presents you with her favorite sweater in shreds and tears in her eyes, you know it's time to curb this habit " but how?
Before you embark on an anti-chewing puppy project, you should first understand the need and reason behind his obsessive habit. The main reason might be because he is teething and trying to relieve the pain by chewing on anything that takes his fancy.
Most often due to their high sensitivity to smell, they like to chew on objects that have the lingering scent of a family member. Sometimes they chew to ascertain their position as the top dog of the family and that includes you and your family. There is no doubt that a puppy cannot resist a good chew, but if this syndrome is left unchecked, he will never outgrow his habit and you will have to end up with a grown dog who still favors you favorite pair of shoes.
You first step to break his behavior is to go for a shopping trip to a pet shop. Shop for some puppy toys that he will love to chew like fake bones, knotted sisal ropes and hard rubber balls. Once you have these with you, you just have to teach him all these goodies are his to chew and everything else is taboo.
Let him have a go at these toys and allow him to chew to his hearts content. But the minute you see him eyeing one of your shoes or other household items, round him up and admonish him with the phrase Bad Dog! or a firm No!. This phrase will register in his mind and you can use it later to train him for other behaviours.
The only punishment you should administer to your chewing puppy is the disapproval in your voice, followed by leading him to his own toys in a restricted area. This can be as simple as a large cardboard box or as fancy as a dog crate. Let him have his own toys and chew to his heart's content. With this simple process, he will eventually learn what belongs to whom!
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