How to Stop Your Dog From Chewing Your Furniture - A Few Tips to Train Your Dog
Training a dog is easy as 1, 2, & 3...
As a matter of fact, there are several method proven and tested that will easily train them not to chew on your furniture's and other things.
Just bear in mind that dog chew stuff simply because they need too.
Teething is the main reason they are doing it.
Follow these few tips to help you effectively train your pet to chew on their toys only.
There are toys for dogs that you can buy in any pet store.
These toys are made exactly for chewing.
Pick as much as 3 - 7 toys that has different design and colors.
Afterward, show these toys and let them play with it, while you watch and start praising them.
So they may comprehend that the toys are for them.
After setting the trap, this is the right time to teach them that the toy is the only thing they can actually chew on.
How? You can start by picking a room to start your training, and then spread all the toys along with your other stuff such as newspapers, clothes, bits and pieces of stuffs.
After that, pretend to leave the room, let them feel that they are all alone.
Wait carefully to see if they will play with their toys or your stuff, and when they go for their toys, happily praise them by saying things like "Good doggy!" However, if they went for your things, scold them immediately using a deep and firm voice saying "Bad doggy, no-no!" then gently pulls the thing away.
Offer them their toy instead, and say "Here boy, this is yours!" Strictly insist on the rules.
This requires regular watching of your pet.
If you want them to understand that chewing on your things are bad.
Discipline must be maintained.
You do not want to go home one day and find out that your dog has chewed all your important items.
If they did you must punish them straight away, leave them in a room or a bathroom, or if they have a kennel much better.
But do this for only 30 minutes and not a minute longer.
Repeating this process whenever they made a mistake will eventually make your dog chew only their toy.
It may take a week maybe as long as a month before they can understand the distinction, between their toy and your possession.
Remember practices works for both animals and humans.
As a matter of fact, there are several method proven and tested that will easily train them not to chew on your furniture's and other things.
Just bear in mind that dog chew stuff simply because they need too.
Teething is the main reason they are doing it.
Follow these few tips to help you effectively train your pet to chew on their toys only.
There are toys for dogs that you can buy in any pet store.
These toys are made exactly for chewing.
Pick as much as 3 - 7 toys that has different design and colors.
Afterward, show these toys and let them play with it, while you watch and start praising them.
So they may comprehend that the toys are for them.
After setting the trap, this is the right time to teach them that the toy is the only thing they can actually chew on.
How? You can start by picking a room to start your training, and then spread all the toys along with your other stuff such as newspapers, clothes, bits and pieces of stuffs.
After that, pretend to leave the room, let them feel that they are all alone.
Wait carefully to see if they will play with their toys or your stuff, and when they go for their toys, happily praise them by saying things like "Good doggy!" However, if they went for your things, scold them immediately using a deep and firm voice saying "Bad doggy, no-no!" then gently pulls the thing away.
Offer them their toy instead, and say "Here boy, this is yours!" Strictly insist on the rules.
This requires regular watching of your pet.
If you want them to understand that chewing on your things are bad.
Discipline must be maintained.
You do not want to go home one day and find out that your dog has chewed all your important items.
If they did you must punish them straight away, leave them in a room or a bathroom, or if they have a kennel much better.
But do this for only 30 minutes and not a minute longer.
Repeating this process whenever they made a mistake will eventually make your dog chew only their toy.
It may take a week maybe as long as a month before they can understand the distinction, between their toy and your possession.
Remember practices works for both animals and humans.
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