Prevent Your Puppy's Destructive Chewing
First off, it's a good idea is to Puppy-proof your home. Instead of constantly reprimanding your puppy for getting into things he shouldn't, puppy-proof all areas of your home to which your puppy will have access to, just like the way you would child proof an area for a baby.
Temporarily take up any rugs you may have in the area where puppy will be. Place any plants, household cleaners, trash receptacles, paper products (such as tissue, newspapers, magazines and toilet paper puppies LOVE to rip up paper), poisonous substances, shoes, and any small chewable objects out of reach.
Very Important: Either remove, or place higher all accessible electrical wires, you could also tape wires down or cover them in some way, you diffidently do not want puppy chewing through an electrical cord. Remove or secure any heavy objects which could fall or be pulled down by and cause serious injury to your puppy.
Also limit the number of toys for puppy. While all puppies should have toys to play with, the problem with providing your puppy with too many toys is that it makes it more difficult for the puppy to tell the difference from what's his and what's yours.
Do not provide a destructive puppy with more than a few toys at a time. (This rule does not apply to dogs who are not destructive chewers).
It's also important to give puppy lots of outdoor exercise. Puppies who are destructive indoors, need lots of active outdoor exercise daily. (Make sure your puppy has been immunized before playing with other dogs) puppy shots are usually administered by a veterinarian when puppy is around 16 to 18 weeks old Teaching your puppy to retrieve a ball, toy, or Frisbee will help cure his chronic chewing problem. or to give him any access to outdoor areas where neighborhood dogs go (dog parks, dog beaches and such). Association with other dogs is vital for puppy's upbringing.
Chew toys
Rather than attempting to stifle your puppy's chewing tendencies, Puppy's desire to chew should be constructively channeled and directed towards acceptable items such as his chew toys.
Avoid giving your puppy articles of clothing such as old socks or shoes, discarded sneakers, towels or other old household articles. While some puppies may learn to differentiate between these things which are his and those which are yours, most puppies cannot.
When it comes to choosing which toys to give your puppy, here are a few pointers to look for.
First and foremost is safety. Only allow puppy those toys and balls which can not be chewed apart or accidentally swallowed. Tennis balls are out because of the fur on the ball this can get stuck in the puppy's throat and cause quite a cough, much like kennel cough. Also, beware of small object such as bells, buttons or squeakers from squeak toys, which may be hazardous if chewed off of a toy and swallowed.
Make the chew toy fun. If it s not, your puppy won't want to play with it. Make sure the toy is also easy to clean. After all, who wants to spend all of their time cleaning chew toys?
Good chew toys should also last a long time. Make sure they are Durable
Another good tip is to purchase two or more of the same toy, that way if puppy starts to destroy the toy, you can replace it with the new one before he completely destroy it, this also will confuse him and he will stop trying to destroy it, now he things he cannot do it.
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