Comments on: How To Stop A Dog From Chewing

By: Pippa Mattinson

Pippa Mattinson — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 10:47:25 +0000

In reply to Manna. Hi Manna, Sorry to hear you are struggling with your dog's chewing. If you have gone through every idea in this guide and the problem isn't resolved, the next step would be to get a professional behaviorist in to see where things could be improved. Ask your local veterinarian to recommend someone in the area who uses positive reinforcement methods. Best of luck!

By: Manna

Manna — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 04:44:59 +0000

I love my 13 month old yellow lab. But she’s a weapon of mass destruction. There is absolutely nothing in the house that she hasn’t ripped apart or chewed up. I’ve tried everything! Help!

By: Ann

Ann — Sat, 05 Oct 2019 18:09:05 +0000

I thought that if you fill a Kong with food thus blocking the air hole, it could create a suction on their tongue when the dog is trying to get the food and they not be able to get their tongue out of the Kong cutting off circulation to the tongue. That it mite create a suction? This would be very awful and sad if it were to happen because someone stuffed it full of peanut butter or frozen foods.
Ann

By: Sarah Dawson-Spackman

Sarah Dawson-Spackman — Sat, 29 Jun 2019 14:26:06 +0000

Very interesting article…many thanks …

By: Hayley

Hayley — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 18:48:58 +0000

Trampoline, Roller blind doors, wooden doors, outdoor furniture and cushions, several shoes, dog beds, plants, toys…. 18 months and still going strong.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 03 Jan 2019 00:18:50 +0000

By 4 months of age our yellow lab has destroyed 4 kitchen chairs, the legs to the table, and a tablecloth, as well as completely knawed through the wooden baby gate used to pen him in the kitchen. A pair of steel-toed work boots, 2 doggy beds, and my reading glasses.

By: Jan Ricks

Jan Ricks — Wed, 26 Dec 2018 18:11:28 +0000

We have a six month old black lab we love to pieces…..pieces is the key word. He has eaten the bottom of our love seat, couch, torn up our french doors and pulled all the weather stripping off the door. Eaten my photo albums, eaten 3 bags of candy corn resulting in a call to the vet. and eaten new business furniture still in the box. Wherever he lays he chews……he is a chewing machine. We dont crate but pray for the day he quits chewing.

By: Teresa Chapman

Teresa Chapman — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 14:16:40 +0000

My lab eats Kong’s.
Not the indestructible toy everyone believes. I find red rubber pieces everywhere, even in his stool.

By: Tammie Matthews

Tammie Matthews — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 11:02:56 +0000

We adopted a 4 month old chocolate lab from the pound. He was great at first but it wasn’t long before he started chewing things. We tried crating him and he literally bent the metal bars and got out. We tried baby gates and he pulled on the door with his teeth until he got the door open. We tried an outdoor kennel for when we would leave him and he found a way out of that also. So, we just took another chance. He eventually began to chew furniture and a few sentimental things in the house. He completely destroyed two recliner chairs and pulled curtains down. We ended up resorting to anxiety meds from the vet. We never left him over 3 or 4 hours at a time but he just can not handle the separation. End of story…we still love him! ♡

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 01:57:36 +0000

In reply to Vanessa. Dogs don’t feel ashamed. They just react to your anger and try to appease you. Dogs that are super destructive should be crated when unsupervised.