Ashley Osburn Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 nalla has begun that "im going to chew on everything" stage and i cant find anything to stop it. the one thing shes chewing on the most is bar stool legs, pool table legs, and shoes. i have tried: bitter apple spray bitter yuck spray extreme bitter yuck spray (made me almost puke when i sprayed it on the pool table legs) mustard hot sauce cyan pepper sauce none of these things worked and she just licks it like its a treat. what is the matter with her. has her taste buds not developed yet or what?!??! please help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karly_larkin Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 niko liked to chew anything wood so when he tryed to chew the leg of the table we went to pets at home to see what they had and we found a nice big wooden bone ( he has had 6 of them now) but it worked wonders my table legs are now safe lol, i think they start from about 3.99 up to about 9.99 they do all diffrerent sizes, i hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valkyries Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 i gave odin a baseball bat and he took my rolling pin lol but he as never chewed any thing in the house so it does work xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca_&_me Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 Chewbacca just used to steal pieces of wood from a swingset (that was still in the box) and chew that. luckily, he only left teeth marks on the wood and the pieces he picked were little and easy to replace. Now he likes to shred stuff and dig alot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Osburn Posted October 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 so i should just find her a stick to chew on or what? because ive looked for things like that at petsmart and petco (im the the states) and they have nothing like that there. only thing ive seen there thats wood for animals is for reptiles and birds but nalla would chew that up in a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karly_larkin Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 a nice bit of 4 by 2 should do the trick or should i say a good few bits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca_&_me Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 How old is nalla? If shes 6 months or older get her some "rollhides" You can usually find those at the grocery store. She will chew them pretty quick but it will help satisfy her urge to chew. If you go to Walmart they should have the Larger version of "rollhides" that are twice as long and take a bit longer to chew. I just keep around toys and bones for chewy and watch him. It can also help to teach Her the "drop it", Leave it", or "not yours" commands. Chewy refuses to drop it on command but will drop it immediately if i say "leave it" or "not yours." Basically, whenever Nalla goes to touch something or just barely picks up something that doesnt belong to her tell her "leave it" make sure you are standing up and talking to her in a firm voice. You can also take the thing from her and tell her "not yours." If all else fails add "bad dog" before the leave it command or say "bad dog, not yours." I have never had to do anything mean to chewy to teach him this but now he knows if I say "leave it" or 'not yours" that im serious and hes in serious trouble if he doesnt drop it. lol. This isnt an overnight fix and may take up to a couple of weeks to get a consistent response, but if you keep to it she will learn it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninooks mum Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 typical husky I think bit like your human baby needs to chew to help ease the pain in their mouths same with our fur babies they need something to chew on just have to grin and bare it they get out of it once they pass the puppy stage husky hugs from nooks xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Osburn Posted October 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 nalla is a little over 2 months. she has alot to chew on as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca_&_me Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 Ok well, in nalla's case I recommend leash training with you so you can catch her before she makes any mistakes and play with her with her toys. At this stage its about ditraction and supervision. Please read up on my training thread. If you spend about one hour a day leash training her and correcting her quicker it will help her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utahraptr Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 We found rope toys work very well, both of ours love them. They don't like the kong toys or dogzilla or anything like that, but give them a rope toy and they chew on that for hours! We also found this blue "pinecone" thing that Kahtadin loved, it was rubber and lasted a long time. Had to rope ieces sticking out of each end, andhe finally chewed those off so we had to throw it out Can't find any other ones that size, just tiny ones now, but we found a similar one that looks like a jack that he likes. We also gave Kahtadin a football, and he LOVE that - it's slightly deflated so he can get his mouth around it, he chewed on that for a while last night. Haley played with it and carried it around for a bit as well, although she didn't chew on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damrod Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 Try these: http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/chewing.htm http://www.the-puppy-dog-place.com/puppy-chewing.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Osburn Posted October 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 i have leash trained her already and she is on a leash most of the time in the house but when she sees the pool table or bar stools she compleatly ignores me and instantly wants to go chew on them. no matter what i do. even with other toys. im confused what i should do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskieloverAD04 Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 My dogs where the same way they would chew up my shoes and the wood so i said no and spray them with water and newpaper and it work they stop finally and i agree with the rope toy and with a bone in the middle of it? It works great you should try it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Osburn Posted October 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 but wouldnt that make her afraid of water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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