Melbourne's Most Loved Dog Kennel
  • About
    • Who we are
    • Why choose us?
    • What to look for when choosing Accommodation
    • Knowledge Centre
    • Rates
    • Boarding Requirements
    • FAQs
    • Links
  • What we offer
    • Premium Accommodations
    • Luxury Accommodation
    • Advanced Medical and Rehabilitation Care
    • Guest Pick Up and Delivery
    • Our Menu
    • Testimonials
    • Take a Tour
  • Gallery
  • Reservations
    • Boarding: New Customers
    • Boarding: Existing Customers
  • Contact
  • Blog
  • About
    • Who we are
    • Why choose us?
    • What to look for when choosing Accommodation
    • Knowledge Centre
    • Rates
    • Boarding Requirements
    • FAQs
    • Links
  • What we offer
    • Premium Accommodations
    • Luxury Accommodation
    • Advanced Medical and Rehabilitation Care
    • Guest Pick Up and Delivery
    • Our Menu
    • Testimonials
    • Take a Tour
  • Gallery
  • Reservations
    • Boarding: New Customers
    • Boarding: Existing Customers
  • Contact
  • Blog
​We love sharing information – sometimes it’s small tidbits and other times its big juicy chunks of info, and every now and again it might be something as simple as a meme to make your smile. We hope you enjoy our blog – which is mostly dog focused but can occasionally be distracted.​

My couch isn't your chew toy!

6/12/2013

0 Comments

 
Coming home to find your couch cushions in pieces or the bottom of your door a mess is no laughing matter, but do we really understand the true reason why our dogs chew?
As pup, just like a growing child, dogs will chew to relieve the pain of their new teeth coming through. For this reason a variety or chew toys for puppies should be available to your dog through their growing stages. It is important to know the difference between a pup teething and destructive behavior as you don’t want to be correcting your dog for simply doing something that’s natural.
Chewing, though, can become a problem as your dog becomes an adult, this stems from the fact that as a pup, they used their mouth to explore the world around them. If this problem is not corrected as soon as it begins it can lead to a wide scale destruction of your house and belongings and ruin the relationship between you and your pooch. If chewing is correctly addressed from a young age this can be avoided.
Firstly, you want to rule out that there are no medical issues that are causing your dog to be misconstrued or chew inappropriately. Things such as nutritional deficiency caused by poor diet or parasites in the intestines can be some on these medical issues. A check up with your vet is the easiest way to rule this out.
Your next step is to make your house puppy safe! Pups are very inquisitive as they are discovering the world around them, all house hold chemicals and dangerous plants should be kept well out of reach. Common house hold objects such as electrical cords and children’s toys should be kept securely away from your pup’s reach. Its best confine your dog to certain rooms in your house that are ‘puppy safe’, crate training is also an option for when you cannot supervise your dog.
Make sure there are plenty of correct chew options available for your pup, teaching your pup that they cannot chew anything at all is not healthy for their development. A wide variety of appropriate chew toys are available at pet shops and pet supplies and with the correct stimulation and training it is very easy to teach your pup the right and wrong items to chew. One of the best ways to avoid your dog chewing the wrong items is to make it clear for them to know right from wrong, giving your dog an old shoe to chew can be confusing, although we know the old from new shoe this isn’t obvious to our pets. Try seeing this situation from your dog’s point of view, if they are given an old shoe to chew and come across and beautiful display of fresh new shoes at the front door, how are they to know they aren’t allowed to chew on those too? Make a clear display to your dog of which toys are theirs to chew and that everything else is out of bounds. The best way to achieve this to praise your dog when they are chewing their own toys, when found chewing your belongings take the objects away immediately and let them know they have done the wrong thing. At no point should you physically discipline your dog! Sometimes it can be difficult to teach your dog the right from wrong things to chew, bitter deterrent sprays are great to thing to spray on the ‘wrong’ chew objects.
One of the easiest ways to avoid bored chewing is to entertain your dog to avoid boredom! Engage activity with your dog, keep them mentally and physically stimulated. This will not only help avoid destructive behavior but will help to build a positive and strong bond between you and your pet. 

​
0 Comments

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    ARCHIVES

    April 2025
    March 2025
    February 2025
    January 2025
    December 2024
    November 2024
    October 2024
    September 2024
    August 2024
    July 2024
    June 2024
    May 2024
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013

    CATEGORIES

    All
    Dog Breeds
    Dog Friendly Recipes
    Dog Health
    Dog Of The Month
    Holiday Location Ideas
    Therapy Dog Thursday

    RSS Feed

About
Who We Are
Why Choose Us?
What to Look For When Choosing Accommodation
Knowledge Centre
Rates
Boarding Requirements
FAQs
Links
What we offer
Premium Accommodation
Luxury Accommodation
Doggy Day Care
​Advanced Medical and Rehabilitation Care
Guest Pick Up and Delivery
Our Menu
Testimonials
Take a Tour
​Gallery
Reservations
Contact
Blog

15 Sumner Rd,
​Baxter Victoria 3911
​Australia
Phone  03 5971 1127
Email  [email protected]
Facebook   Instagram
Visit our sister site:
WE LOVE DOGS KENNEL RESORT
OFFICE HOURS
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9am – 5pm
Saturday 9am – 12noon
Sunday 1pm - 4pm and
Wednesday our office is Closed.
Please see our calendar for Public Holiday Office Hours.
Picture