How to get APBT to stop chewing furniture and other things?

I deal with the same problem. Exercise is the best thing. Pit Bulls need a LOT of exercise. They are a high energy breed that is very intelligent and when bored will destroy anything in the house. There is also a spray you can buy to spray on the furniture and other objects.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Bitter-Apple-Spray-8-oz-...

I'm assuming you were hesitant to call the dog a Pit Bull. Those dogs are large and require a lot of exercise and if they don't get it, they will do destructive things to release the pent up energy. If the dog was being raised inside the house, and not getting enough exercise, it started the chewing habit and it's nerves are probably about ready to explode.

I have a neighbor who has a Pit Bull and it has ripped up the carpet, chewed up the doors, destroyed the sofa and tables, shoes, and virtually everything in the house. They make him spend a lot of time in a cage and that makes his behavior worse. If ever a dog needed to be re-homed, that one does. There are 2 children in the house, a boy 8 years old and a girl 14 years old. The dog has already started snapping at them and I wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't soon attack one of them. They have stupid parents so nothing will be done until the dog kills someone.

Hi Bridey

A puppy will chew things when s/he is cutting their second teeth, usually around three or four months old. The dog is chewing now because it is bored.

What an awful life being chained up in a yard. A dog needs to be part of a group and really needs to interact with the family group. Why do some people have a dog if they are not going to incorporate it into the family's interaction.

Best wishes.

First, get her extra stuff to bite. Dogs like a style of textures, so ensure she has smooth matters as good as tough matters, rubbery matters, fuzzy matters, squishy matters, and many others. Then attempt to capture her whilst she begins to bite your cushions, provide her a pointy reprimand after which replacement her bite toy for the cushion. And be continual at it. The sour apple spray best is helping a little bit, she relatively demands to get stuck, reprimanded, and corrected a couple of occasions earlier than she learns what she's allowed to bite. This would take a at the same time, do not stop. And maintain in brain that she perhaps chewing on account that she is bored. Try to discover a few type of "activity" for her to do. If she's aspect retriever, a role may also be fetching the newspaper (she would become chewing the paper, however that is now not so unhealthy because the couch). Or "searching" for matters, like bits of meals that you simply cover across the residence. Keep her busy with matters that puppies discover exciting and difficult.

Take pictures of the dog caged and tied....then call animal control and report the owner.

Dogs that are bored usually resort to chewing as a way to relieved pent up energy and frustration. Plenty of exercise, play time and chew toys would help.

EXERCISE and COMPANIONSHIP.

the dog is chewing things because he has too much energy, not enough supervision, and is bored and lonely.

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it couldn't hurt to ask, but the best thing for a dog like this is usually pretty constant companionship. he needs to be someone's house dog, where he can hang out with them. anxiety from being lonely can make a dog chew a lot more, and if there was someone with him, they could catch him in the act, and teach him to chew bones and toys instead.

Ive got a rottie staff who chews shoes and other random things but when ever he tried to do it i would let out a high pitched squeal like a dog would do when in pain, he eventually grasped that if he did it he would hurt me (lol) and stopped, or you could check out http://www.canineconcepts.co.uk/ccp51/cc/dog-behav...