How to Train Your Dog Or Puppy to Stop Chewing

Dog training is for every dog. Have you been trying to stop your dog from chewing? Dog chewing can be a huge problem for dog owners, but that problems are hopefully going to diminished in a disciplined dog. Have you been scolding your dog to stop that chewing?

Dog chewing is a natural behavior expected of dogs, but of course it isn't okay. Okay I guess that leaves out the part about not feeding your dog for a day or a week. Just kidding.

I've seen various methods that are supposed to help your dog stop that annoying chewing. The methods range from spray bottles filled up with water, to special toys that are supposed to help repel the dog, to expensive obedience schools for dogs with no apparent business end at all.

When should you start looking into starting a regime to stop that chewing?

That's great is you have a dog that loves to chew. Is there a way to make that chewing a smaller task that doesn't have to be a battle. Let's first attack the addicted behaviors that cause us to send our dogs to shelters.

If your dog is chewing because they are bored, please consider the following.

• Learn about your dog. How old is your dog? How long have they been chewing?

• What is their normal food? Have you changed the food?

• Are they getting enough exercise?

• What is the weather like? Is it hot or cold?

• Stay current on all the important information such as vet recommended nutrition, training tips, housetraining information and information about what to avoid.

When I bring my dog, Taz, home from the shelter, he is constantly chewing. He is a Border Collie and I have heard all the advice anyone can have regarding training. Everyone says to chew on something, but I would rather he picked on a rubber ball.

So I tried to apply that advice in a different way. I began leaving different items around the house that he could chew on, but always came back to the same thing. Finally I came up with a way to apply my own special chewing method.

Instead of grabbing a bag of treats and then laying down with my back to it, I instead pick a ball and bring it to the dog. He would run up to it, chew on it for a few seconds and then I would take it away and replace it with one of his toys.

He would go and look for something he could chew on like a Kong and then I would let him know that what he was chewing on was all right. It took about a week to see a vast improvement. If you find something that your dog is chewing on take it away and offer them an alternative.

Also it would be a good idea to remove items that they seem to be attracted to. Clothes seem to be a favorite. Why? Maybe because they like to chew on us.

Try keeping those types of items out of reach of your dog. Make sure you keep an eye on your dog and don't leave them to chew on something that isn't a chew toy.

You can also look into what your dog is chewing on, and start offering them toys that don't have your scent. Yes I said scent. If you have a male then they are more likely to be the origin of a scent deterrent.

Those particular scents are made for a dog to put off biting. It's a nice alternative to discipline your dog to stop chewing completely.

If you are having problems with your dog chewing on items that are not dog-friendly, then consider the following ideas. You might have to look at things a little further than you would at other problems, but it is worth it.