Breaking Your Dog of Chewing
One of the biggest problems owners face, other than house breaking, is chewing. A dog can find things to chew in a empty room, including your couch or shoes if you’re not watching.
Chewing is a normal pattern for dogs. One of the main reasons dogs chew is to relax. There are other reasons and they can threaten your rapport with your dog! This is a destructive habit that needs to be altered.
Your dog may chew because he is teething and, just like with a baby it hurts (a lot). Giving him frozen rawhide bones is a wonderful way to begin breaking this habit. Keep a few in the freezer for him.
Because a dogs attention span is all of a foot long, it is a good idea to get 10 or 12 rawhides chews to freeze. Put five down, then in a few days put them back in the freezer and put down the other five. Each one smells a little different and this gives him a variety of things to chew on without endangering your furniture or shoes!
