Regardless if you’ve just brought your first ever puppy for the family or you’ve been a professional breeder for years, you’ll know by now all puppies go though a chewing stage. Some fall in love with shoes, trainers, jumpers and will gnaw through your favorites in no time at all, or even the corners of your very expensive Italian sofa. You see Dogs are not snobs when it comes to “woofing” down a good shoe or two. Dogs like to play with objects and pretend to KILL it by grabbing, biting, shaking and ripping that poor defenseless Nike Allstar to bits.
Chewing is normal in all K9’s, but chewing shoes and other household assets is unacceptable, You’ll want to protect your assets but you also want to teach your dog etiquette as well. To do this is no mean effort and you will need a replaced the chewing object and train you dog to change his chewing habit.
Why do Dogs CHEW
Obviously chewing is at it’s worst when your puppy is teething, this give immense discomfort, so to relieve the pain and irritation puppy’s chew and chew a lot.
Your puppy likes to explore his world by sniffing, mouthing and sometimes chomping on everything they can reach. Crate training for your dog can help save your shoes, and it will stop his inherent need to chew, introduce a safe and fun toy for him will be appropriated.
Anything that a dog can fit comfortably into their mouth is too small for them. There will be a risk of choking for them. Before buying a toy, tug on it and see if pieces come off into your hand, if they do they will end up swallowed by your pet making them unsafe. Look for any hard, sharp or unfinished edges, as well as any attachments that could be pulled off and swallowed.
You
Never substitute your old shoes or personal clothing pieces for your puppy toys. They cannot tell the difference between an old, smelly gym shoe and your favorite shoes. If you let him chew on one shoe or shirt, he will assume he has the green light for all of them. Give your puppy the right toys to chew on instead
Do’s and Don’ts
Do not allow your puppy to bite and chew on your fingers and toes during play time, then he will think it is okay to bite all humans that come near him, it is a very bad idea especially if there are small children in the household.
Choose a suitable toy for your dog, the right size toy for you dog (anything larger that i can swallow) this will prevent you dog from choking. The material should be none toxic even to the core of the toy and should be tough near to indestructible to withstand the enormous ripping force by it’s mighty jaws . Finally if you can find one that is machine washable you be quids in and definitely a great choice.
last but not least, the dogs toy must be able to catch the attention of your dog , bright colours and design do play an important role in choosing the toy . Read some dog toy review prior to purchase is a great idea.
These simple and tested methods work , put then in to practice and start to reclaim your trainers once again.
Recommendations
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