Dog chewing?

it's not that the chews are bad for dogs, it's just that some dogs do not chew there food/treats very well and if that is the case ,w/ a rawhide chew it will get logged somewhere and it will begin to swell up from asborton from body fluids and the end result is not nice- you need to make sure yr dog fully chews those before you ever leave it alone-and still i would advise you be around, animals are funny-you never know. there are lots of tough chew toys you can get,even some to hide treats in-i use those for my german shepard-i would not leave yr dog alone w/a chewy,my opinion......

we have a huge yard on a lake and she loves swimming. So she gets ton of exercise daily. Whole house has baby gates so she can't get into rooms unless we allow her. But she doesn't chew up toys. It's furniture mainly. I left the room to go to the rest room and she chewed a hole in the chair that fast. And I take her out to play everyday before work so I don't think its that. She just started doing it again. She hasn't since we was a little puppy. how can I make this stop?

Is the dog chewing when its left alone - although the term seperation anxiety is banded around a lot it could be a sign it doesnt like being left on its own.

One brilliant solution is the Kong dog toys - the one you fill with treats inside ( theres tons of recipes online for filling them )

They distract the dog if left alone and if filled with tasty treats inside it will take all the dogs attention.

- another tip with them is if the dogs getting too the treats too quick then fill it and freeze it.

p.s Shes not still teathing is she? ive read they do this around 4 months but the full proces can take afew months to fully loose all puppy teeth.

It is instinctive for dogs to gnaw at things. Give the dog some good things to gnaw on instead. My nearly 10 months old puppy still loves to gnaw on fresh, raw meaty bones, bully sticks, pig ears, and antlers.

It is YOUR job to pick up and put away things where the dog can't possibly get to them so that they don't get chewed. Close doors, use baby gates, put things in storage. If you can't leave her alone with the furniture then close off that room (shut doors, use baby gates) or put her in a crate or in the yard. Toys that just lay there are BORING. She needs to get out and get some exercise. She needs someone to play with her. She needs to go to new places. She needs to be taught some new things.

When she runs to her crate, it isn't because she "knows she has done wrong." It is because she has learned to asociate the presence of chewed items and you with punishment.

And your question is?

The answer is failure to constantly supervise, contain when you can't, immediate correction when caught in the act, dog proof your premises, put everything away so it can't access anything and provide sufficient daily exercise, regardless of weather conditions, how you maybe feeling (tired/sick/busy) and other obligations such as school, work, social life, a tired dog is a good dog.

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