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  • 16-06-2008 11:53am
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    Ave Sodalis
    Registered Users Posts: 7,548 ✭✭✭


    i have a dog who has a terrible habit of chewing clothes and shoes. he is two and iv expected him to have grown out of it by now but he hasnt! he already has gone through 3 school jumpers that are 50 euro each, several pairs of runners and a load of socks. its normally during the morning and evening. we have already tried different types of anti-chew spray but he just licks them of. does anybody know how to stop his chewing?


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    peasant
    Registered Users Posts: 17,819 ✭✭✭✭peasant


    1) supervise him
    2) give him alternative chew toys
    3) put your stuff away


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    Ave Sodalis
    Registered Users Posts: 7,548 ✭✭✭Ave Sodalis


    peasant wrote: »
    1) supervise him
    2) give him alternative chew toys
    3) put your stuff away





    thanks but
    1) he is very sly and speedy so even when we do watch him he can still get them
    2) he rips up the chew toys in five seconds and forgets about it.
    3) there is four kids in the house so its really hard to keep every thing away!


    sorry.:o thanks anywayz! does anyone have anymore suggestions??


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    KhuntChops
    Closed Accounts Posts: 186 ✭✭KhuntChops


    Maybe buying extra durable chew toys for the likes off rotties,staffs might keep him at bay for a while like perhaps a Kong (stuff if with peanut butter) or also raw hide bones should keep his attention of your stuff.


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    Intothesea
    Registered Users Posts: 540 ✭✭✭Intothesea


    Hello there. I think you could approach this with
    supervision by all family members, providing Kong
    toys as Chops says and praising/patting as he's
    chewing (your dog will need extra direction to show
    him that you approve of chewing only certain things),
    and also you can train to reinforce the idea that
    your opinion is important on what's on and what's
    not.

    I'd do this by asking the dog to lie down and placing
    one of the most chewed items onto or near his front legs.
    If he moves to grasp it you must caution him with a 'no',
    or your preferred word/attitude, make him lie for a while,
    before walking to the opposite side of the room and calling
    him over. When he leaves the item and runs to you, a
    treat and good fuss is deserved. 'Lie down', 'come here'
    and maybe 'stay' are the blocks of this and maybe this kind
    of basic training will help overall with this discipline problem
    if he doesn't already follow these types of commands. I
    wouldn't introduce the Kong as a reward for this because he
    might take to chewing everything in order to get his toys ;)

    If you practise this kind of exercise a few times a day (in
    different areas of the house), and ask every family member
    to follow through with it, it should make leaving stuff alone
    very enticing, especially if the chewing requirement is met
    with tough toys like the Nylabone (edible plastic chewbones)
    or Kong.

    HTH :)


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