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My Puppy Chews A Lot - Mostly On Me
By Connie Limon, Fri Dec 9th
Puppies who chew are normal. Chewing is a natural and necessarypuppy behavior. at about four months of age are moreprone to chewing because this is when they usually startteething. Other dogs that chew, especially when you are not athome, may be suffering from separation anxiety. Separationanxiety requires an entire new behavior treatment plan. In thisnewsletter, I want to give you a few tips for your typical,normal-behaving puppy chewer! Some things you can do is try to teach your puppy not to chewinappropriate items. You can sit on the floor with him, casuallyplace an object before him like a shoe, or a pencil (somethinghe has chewed on inappropriately). As puppy approaches theobject, give a firm "No," and replace the item with appropriatechew toy. When puppy takes the appropriate chew toy, praise him.You might even offer him a treat to try and reenforce theappropriate behavior and also.....that chewing on treats isalright too. Have a variety of chew toys on hand. Give him no more than 3 or4 chew toys at a time. Rotate the chew toys to provide varietyand to help stimulate interest. can be compared tochildren who enjoy a new toy or returning to a toy they have notplayed with in a while.
Keep plenty
of Bitter Apple Spray on hand and use it on spotswhere you find puppy has chewed or is about to chew. This hasbeen the absolute best trick I have ever found in keepingpuppies/dogs away from objects I don't want them chewing on. My Puppy Bites my Hands When we Play! If you have ever watched playing together or momsplaying with their puppies, you will notice how they nip andbite each other sometimes to the point of what sounds like ablood curling scream.....Very Normal Behavior, however. Not sopleasant though when puppy plays with you and attempts the samekind of antics. You will need to teach puppy not to play bitinggames with you. Try screaming: "Ouch!" Walk away from her forseveral minutes. You don't want to give her attention for thisbehavior. You want to plainly tell her "THAT HURTS," and I donot like it!!! If she just barely touches your skin with alittle nip, just gently say "No." Try feeding her treatsstraight from your hand and do not throw them on the floor orleave them out for her to nibble on. Sort of like, puppies/dogswill not bite the hands that feed them, most usually, unlessthey have some kind of severe psychological disorder. You canalso grab her mouth, hold it together firmly and say "NO BITE." About the author:Connie Limon, Breeder of the Shih Tzu Austin, Indiana StainGlass Shih Tzu http://www.stainglassshihtzus.com
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