Loves to chew
Any suggestions on how to curtail this behavior? My son is losing toys to bite marks, his stuffies are losing their eyes, and not to mention the choking hazards HELP!! |
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my daughter learned to pick up her stuffies when her dog ate her favorite one. that was 22 years ago and she will still talk about it  |
| Stuffies are for the dogs. And maybe just keeping all other toys out will help or does your dog chew on anything? I know the only stuffies my boys have are for decor or to sleep with. The rest of their toys are not "dog looking." Good luck! |
| my two really rarely chew on stuff, or destroy things. But maybe its because they chew on one another?
I think your answer is to get a second Sheepdog!!!  |
Darth Snuggle wrote: my two really rarely chew on stuff, or destroy things. But maybe its because they chew on one another?
I think your answer is to get a second Sheepdog!!! Ah that it were that simple in all cases. 
Six sheepdogs, one 29 mos old chewer...still. She's better. Much. But every so often it's just tooooo much <g> And mine don't chew on each other. They kiss each other. All the darn time. Mats. Lots of mats. When they're done with that, they lick the poor cat. I'm surprised he isn't bald. I wonder if they make hairball meds for dogs? Not that I'd ever only want one sheepdog, mind you, but...
Bottom line some can chew a long time and no stuffie survives in my house. My six year old terminates them long before her children even have a chance. 
Only way to prevent it: not leave anything around. My housekeeping is much improved ever since Sybil was born, I must say. 
Kristine |
| We have a 3-year old boy who is learning to keep all of his toys off of the floor! Our 12-week old pup is constantly sneaking into his toy bin for anything she can get her teeth on!!!! (She also loves clothes!)
I agree with Kristine, in that my housekeeping has also improved since getting the puppy! My son used to leave his toys EVERYWHERE! Now he really makes sure he picks up after himself!!!! (After having a few of his favorite toys disappear!) |
| It seems to me that the longer the pups are with their mother & their litter, the less of a chewer they tend to be. That is of things they are NOT supposed to chew like, shoes, linoleum, watches, eye glasses...... my vet mentioned this to me decades ago & I've sorta watched for it over the years. It seems to be truer more so than the other way. We got Duchess at 14 weeks, Melody at 17 weeks, Isaac at 11 weeks & Mariah came at 5 months of age. José went to his home at 10 weeks of age to live with 2 adults & 2 other adult OES & learned his chewing (or should I say non-chewing) habits from them. ALL my dogs enjoy having several nylabones around to chew on. They are available to them 24/7 & they will walk over & pick one up to settle down with a chew whenever they want to. Knock on wood, I have not had one chew anything they weren't supposed to chew. But then I do tend to try to be a step ahead of them & not give them the opportunity. Firm believer that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure! |
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