Whats good to put furniture for my dog wont bite?
by admin on Saturday, August 28th, 2010 | 6 Comments
I have a six month dog and he likes to chew on my patio chairs,the back door and now my water hose. Could someone tell me whats good to put on my furniture.That it wont damage it neither for my dog stop biting on.
smear a little chilli paste on it, careful it dont stain cushions but.
we used to buy a product called bitter grapefruit, it didnt’ stain furniture & was safe for humans and animals but just tasted nasty. It worked for our puppy.
Bitter Apple. You can buy it at Petsmart. It works for horses also!
Your 6 month old is obviously teething and will continue this behaviour for another 2 months at least, until then rather than try to stop this behaviour with nasty tasting stuff try to redirect it to a squeezy toy. Lightly chastise the Pup when he starts biting something he shouldn’t then give him a dog toy, Rubber bone or similar he can chew on and keep doing this till he gets the idea that your stuff is off limits for chewing rather than it’s not for chewing because it tastes bad. This sets him up for good rules and boundaries as he is trained. Might take a little longer than smearing you furniture with various rotting or spicy vegetables but it is worth it in the long run.
You can spray Bitter Apple or Bitter Yuck on your items and hope that he doesn’t like the way it tastes. Even when using these nasty tasting deterrents, you should provide him with lots of things he’s allowed to chew on and give him an alternative.
Let’s say you catch him chewing on the garden hose. Pull him away from the hose with a firm “NO” then give him a chew toy and say “YES!” in a high, happy voice. If he drops the toy and goes back to the hose, repeat until he understands that the toy is OK to play with, the hose isn’t. The same is true with the chairs and the back door. Do not hit or slap him. Reprimand him verbally, pull him away from the item you don’t want him to chew, then offer an alternative. Part of the problem is due to teething. Puppies begin losing their baby teeth between 4 and 5 months and their permanent incisors, canines, premolars and molars are in when they’re about 7 months old.
He should have a variety of chew toys. You might consider buying a rope toy and freezing it, getting an age and size specific Kong or even giving him a carrot to chew on.
Bitter Apple spray works fairly well for many dogs. However, some dogs seem to like it. It isn’t that expensive, so give it a try. I was skeptical, but it has worked fairly well on my malamute puppy. Mind you, I have to reapply quite frequently. Mostly, I just spray it on whatever I catch him nibbling. At the very least, he loses interest in it for a few hours.
You should be able to pick it up as your local pet show or you can get it online on amazon. Start with a small bottle to see if it works on your dog.