One of the major dog training tips that pet owners need to learn is how to keep your dog from chewing.
While we love our animals, we don't want them chewing up the furniture or our personal belongings.
You should really start teaching how to stop puppy chewing as soon as you get your dog.
Buy your dog several chew toys.
Bones and pig ears are common chew toys.
They are not only great to help your dog with their natural instinct to chew but also help to clean their teeth and keep them healthy.
Every dog should really have these.
Other toys consist of rubber toys or plush toys.
They are good depending on the size of your dog.
I always recommend researching proper dog toys related to the size of your dog (for their own safety).
In order to stop dogs from chewing our own items is for them to have adequate of their own items to chew on.
You must remember that puppies are a lot like babies in the teething aspect.
It's very natural for them.
They could also just be bored.
Also, keep items (such as shoes, baby dolls, trash etc) that might provoke your dog to chew in places that they can't get to them.
You wouldn't keep things in a toddler's reach that you don't want them to touch.
The same aspect goes with your puppy.
Dogs are a lot like children.
They are not born knowing right from wrong.
They need to be taught.
They need guidance and structure.
I always include the baby dolls in the items to keep away from the dog because of my own dog.
She's nine now but when she was a puppy, she loved to chew off my daughter's baby doll's and barbie doll's feet.
My daughter was 3 at that time and she had all these dolls with no feet.
She would get so upset.
Do not let your dog roam the house when they are younger.
When you are not home, they should be confined in a room or preferably a kennel (as they are safest in the kennel).
The kennel is your babysitter.
It keeps your dog safe and is important in a lot of areas of dog training.
Remember to make the kennel a place where they are relaxed.
Keep some bones and toys in there with them so that they feel secure.
They need to know the kennel is not a place to fear.
This also keeps your dog from chewing on things when you are not around.
Even when you are home and your dog is young, always keep your dog in sight.
You wouldn't let your toddler wander around unsupervised.
The same theory applies to your dog who does not yet know and understand the rules.
Play games with them using their chew toys and praise them for chewing on them.
Fetch and hide the dog toys are good games for them.
They need to associate the toys with fun so they will naturally start to gravitate towards those items when they feel the need to chew.
Scold them when you catch them chewing on items that are not their chew toys, immediately scold them and replace whatever they are chewing on with one of their chew toys.
Use an excited tone of voice and excitement when praising your dog and a stern, disappointed tone when scolding your dog.
Tone of voice is so important when training a dog.
One thing that you should never do is hit your dog though.
You don't ever want your dog to fear you and not trust you.
They need to know when you are not happy with them though.
Dog's really do hate to disappoint.
It is up to you as the pet parent to teach them right from wrong.
When you do see your dog chewing on their toys, you need to praise them so they know they are doing good.
Give them a treat.
Encourage them to chew on and play with their toys (especially the bones because of the added dental benefit for your dog) If your dog has gotten into a really bad habit of chewing on the furniture and you can't seem to break them from that, you may need to purchase a product from a pet store to help assist in stopping your dog from chewing on furniture.
Most pet stores sell these type of products.
Always research the product first prior to purchasing.
A good way of doing this is just by doing a simple Google search on best products to keep dogs from chewing on furniture.
Hopefully, you found some helpful tips here on how to keep your dog from chewing.
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