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Is Your Dog Entertaining Himself with Destructive Behavior?

The dog is lying with gnawed TV remotes and a gnawed phone.
Chewing, Digging, Barking Oh My! Is Your Dog's Destructive Behavior Destroying Your Home?

Is your dog entertaining himself  by destroying your home with destructive behavior and driving you crazy at the same time? 

Is he being a “bad boy” on purpose?  The answer is no. He’s burning some energy doing a favorite past time of dogs – chewing.

Dog’s simply don’t know which objects are ok to chew and which are not.  It is normal and expected to have your dog experiment with various household items.  It is your job to catch him in the act to give him feedback about appropriate objects.

Until your dog is trustworthy to be left unsupervised, use a crate or some type of pen.

In addition, be sure you are burning enough of his energy up with long walks and provide plenty of various dog chew toys. You can do some aversion training to deter interest, but talk to a trainer, to find out the best way to go about it. Some Bitter Apple may help on some objects, but not a remote as you will end up touching it and then eating some food that now tastes like Bitter Apple! Yuck.

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About Kids-n-K9s

As a former elementary school teacher and now current dog trainer, I have seen the results of dog bites to children.

I developed Stop, Look and Paws as one tool that can start the process of understanding some basic canine body language and thereby prevent dog bites.

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