Destructive Dog Chewing: 6 Tips to Prevent Chewing

If you've been struggling with destructive dog chewing, know that your
dog is capable to learn not to chew your stuff. All you have to do is
put a little bit of effort in re-educating your dog.

1. Manage Your Possessions: Just like you would baby-proof a home to
protect your new baby, you need to dog-proof your house. That means
that you need to hide anything that your dog could get his teeth into.
Consider her size and ability to jump and climb when choosing where to
store things.

Don't leave food lying around. Use a secure container in which you
will store it. Also make sure that you don't leave table scraps after
diner.

2. Prevent her from enjoying illegal chewing: The more often your dog
manages to grab something they shouldn't, the more it will happen in
the future. In practice, your should limit your dog's access to the
house when not supervised by confining her to a dog-proofed area until
you are certain she will refrain from chewing.

3. Don't blur the boundaries: Don't offer your dog old clothes, shoes
or towels to play with. She can't tell the difference between your old
stuff and your new stuff.

4. Provide your dog with acceptable and tasty chew toy: Dogs need to
chew; it's in their nature and the younger they are, the more they do
it. Buy her a variety of chew toys and give her 2 or 3 at a time.
Change the selection of toy every couple of days to keep thing new and
interesting.

5. Supervise, Supervise, Supervise: The more time you spend with your
dog working on this new appropriate behavior, the faster the change
will happen. Remember to keep a positive attitude; she may slip up
once in a while in the beginning. By being there, you can correct her.

6. When you catch her: Interrupt the inappropriate behavior with a
loud noise: clap your hands or make an "ah-aah" sound. Immediately
replace the bad chew toy with a good one and pile on the praise. She
will quickly understand that the good chewing equals praise and the
rest is bad.

Never use your dog's name to reprimand. This will quickly lead to a
bad association to her name and she will not want to come when called.

Remember that in the beginning, there may be mistakes. Keep your cool
and continue the training. With persistence, you can and your dog can
achieve anything.

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