Help stopping a dog chewing stuff?

Don't leave a dog alone with a muzzle, it's not safe. Use a crate, or buy a kong (toy you can fill with food) from your vet/petshop.

You can use that bitterbite stuff, but distraction is the best cure.

[northwind]

Originally Posted by krhall

How do I?

One really good right hook.

[dizzyblonde]

Originally Posted by shonadoll

Don't leave a dog alone with a muzzle, it's not safe. Use a crate, or buy a kong (toy you can fill with food) from your vet/petshop.

You can use that bitterbite stuff, but distraction is the best cure.

+1, as i said earlier. Although we did have to cable tie all the sides of Bobs crate together because he had a habit of headbutting his way out
Patient Discipline is the way, and not in a nasty way. Be firm, if you see him chew something, a firm 'NO' is the key and when he leaves it alone, reward him. Sometimes spraying a little water from a small pistol helps, but then I had to take drastic action and use the borstal 'rattle bottle'

[timwilky]

feed it a cat. Once it has got the taste it will only want to eat them fresh and stop eating anything else

[dizzyblonde]

Originally Posted by timwilky

feed it a cat.

nope don't work, if you already have cats, some dogs decide trying to hump the cats head is a source of amusement..and thats just the females!

Originally Posted by timwilky

feed it a cat.

The miss' Golden Retriever....









...its a rabbit actually, a wild one not a pet (well former pet).

Originally Posted by muffles

It's like reading a story, your thread titles:

"Shall I get a dog?"
"I'm getting a dog!"
"Pictures of Bob the dog"
"Bob the dog is chewing my shoes!"

etc etc

What would I do without this forum eh? and what would you do without being able to read about my gaff being chewed to bits..........

Originally Posted by Gene genie

try feeding the poor bugger!!!!

I'm thinking feeding it the wife and kids at the moment, they were the buggers that wanted him!!!

What is a dog crate then?

I've just taken the sod out for a 2 mile run in 14.5 mins, yet he still wasn't knackered, where-as I can barely walk!

Originally Posted by krhall

What is a dog crate then?

One of these, big wire mesh cage thing, they come in different sizes. When I worked in a petshop they used to be about £40-70. Can no doubt get them cheaper though.

[dizzyblonde]

you can buy dog crates from Argos, or pets at home. I've got a quite large one as Bob is crossed with a giraffe.

What sorta dog have you got??
http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/st...=10001&go.y=11


link. hope it works. even has a doggie too...lol

Originally Posted by dizzyblonde

What sorta dog have you got??

Tis the lab from the other thread I believe?