Tips to Stop Puppy from Chewing
Puppies love to chew – on anything. Chewing can cost you thousands of dollars in damaged furniture and household goods. Follow a few simple tips to keep puppy’s teeth free of your valuables.
Puppies are so lovable. People are entertained when puppy chews on a sock as if it were a snake in the brush. He wags his tail at it, pounces, and then chews until it lies in tatters on the floor. Puppy suddenly becomes less lovable when it is your Italian leather couch he is munching on. A lot of the expense incurred by pet owners comes as a result of chewing. Puppies chew the most when you either aren’t home or aren’t looking.
The first step to curbing the chewing habit is to puppy proof your home. Keep puppy confined to areas of the house where you have no valuables. Don’t leave your puppy alone even when you are in the house. When puppy is in the room with you, use a baby gate to prevent him from wandering around.
Use a curio cabinet for collectibles and other trinkets. Coffee tables need to be free of vases, flowers, and other things. Store these things in higher places where puppy can’t reach or knock them over. If puppy gets a hold of marbles, coins, or small kid’s toys, he could choke while chewing on them, so be sure these small things are picked up and out of puppy’s reach at all times.
Puppies chew when they are excited. It is a way of releasing pent up energy. He doesn’t know that he has done anything wrong unless you tell him so. If puppy does chew on stuff in the house, don’t spank him. He may be responding to your behavior. Leaving and entering the house showing a lot of emotion (waving wildly at puppy) will get puppy hyped up. Not knowing what to do with his heightened emotional level, he will begin chewing on stuff.
Give puppy a chew toy. When he must chew, he will chew on something that is meant to be used for chewing. Nylafloss is a piece of nylon rope that helps to clean puppy’s teeth while he is releasing his emotional energy.
Another way to help puppy stay calm is to be calm. Resist the urge to broadcast to puppy that you are leaving for work. When you come in forget the fanfare and be as quiet as possible.
Puppies are excitable creatures. This excitement can cause them to chew everything in sight. To avoid destruction and mayhem, stay calm around your puppy and remember; this too shall pass. With a bit of consistency and forethought, training your puppy to only chew on his chew toys will pay off.
Originally posted 2008-12-08 21:20:55. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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