Do you have a dog that loves to chew on everything? Well in this video I'm gonna
give you a few tips to prevent your dog destructive behaviour and make sure to
stay until the end because I'm gonna give you a golden tip coming up
Hi I'm Geraldine and this is my dog Finn and the one behind me I don't know if you
can see but it's Bruce and they are both rescue dogs
My vision is actually to help dog owners educate and train their dogs so they have
perfect dogs so to avoid so many dogs being brought in shelters because as
you can imagine I work with rescue associations and it really really breaks
my heart to see so many dogs, beautiful dogs, just like Finn, end up in shelters
So today we're gonna talk about a very common dog problem a lot of dog
owners contact me with this problem it's dog chewing now the first thing
that you need to be aware of is that there are two types of dog chewing the first one
is the one in a puppy a very young dog up to six months he will be mouthing and
teething and nipping and that's absolutely a normal behaviour but
it's not going to be the subject of this video, it will be the subject of
another video, but today we're gonna talk about the dog chewing like destructive
behaviour of a young or adult dog and it usually happens because they are bored but
to prevent that I'm gonna give you a few tips and here is the first one
Now the first tip, very easy, common sense really, is to make your house dog proof
what does that mean it means that you have to limit your dog to certain
rooms and put away the things that you really - those precious things that you're
really really attached to and that have a lot of value for you - well put
them away so it will solve a lot of problems like for example my dogs
don't have access to my sitting room because there's a beautiful couch there
that they already started chewing so they don't have access to that room if
I'm not in the room so without supervision
another thing Bruce this guy is a tall guy and he loves to go on the countertop
of my kitchen so basically I really have to tidy and not leave anything there
because I know he will go so that's just common sense but tidy your house and
make it dog proof
Now the second thing, introduce your dog to things that it's actually ok to
chew and there are a lot of different things - Bruce - he saw the toys and especially the
treats as well so these toys like for example this one
is a really good one like a dog plastic toy and it's flavoured as well and it
does last a long time you want it? ok my all-time favourite is a Kong
because it's really really strong and it's really really great
he wants it as well they all want it you can also have ropes you know there are a
lot of different types of toys there and with different textures and flavours
which is great because it keeps your dog distracted and there's also and that's what
Bruce was after natural treats like chicken feet and also those are my dogs'
favourite cow hooves they love it as you can see and it lasts a very very long time
come on Bruce I give it to you and they last a very very long time so
if you make your dog interested in them and tell him that's what you can chew
he will be happy I can promise you that
Now the third thing actually is to redirect what does that mean it means if you
actually catch your dog chewing on something that he shouldn't be chewing
on because you don't want him to chew on that precious stuff that you're really
attached to and that has a lot of value to you then you redirect
his attention to a toy or a treat as I just talked about and by the way
I'm gonna put the links in the description for those products so you actually can
find them online and you can buy them as well
Thanks for the paw Finn what is it for? And so what do you do actually when you catch
your dog chewing on something that you don't want him to chew on?
Well you first tell him that it's not right and how do you do that you use a
marker like no or haha so he knows ok I did something wrong there no it's okay Finn not you
and then what do you do you redirect his attention to what it's
actually ok to chew like a toy or the treat that I mentioned before and if your
dong is happy to chew on them you reward him because it's very important because
he will understand ok I did something wrong but then she asked me to
do that and that she was happy with so you can give him a biscuit or kibble or
whatever if it's obviously a treat that you're giving him to chew on you don't need
to reward him it's just if it's the case of a toy that you're giving him to chew on
then you can reward him and what if he doesn't what if he doesn't want to chew
that toy and he keep chewing on that thing that you really don't want him to
chew on well then you put him in time-out just like kids yeah five
a few seconds you know you can isolate him or just not look at him and he will be
like oh well that's not fun she's not interacting with me so you have to start
introducing time-out to your dog as well when he does something wrong yeah it's
just like kids
Now the next tip it's if actually you need to leave your dog home alone while
you're away well in that case you really need to mix
everything I just said so basically you need to leave your dog only in rooms that
it's okay to leave him in and then he can not chew on those things that you really
really don't want him to chew on and then you need to leave him with with toys and
what I do when I leave them for a long time you really
need to make sure that those toys and treats are actually safe and last for a long
time so my all-time favourite is a Kong and I told you I had a golden tip what I do
with those I put a biscuit I put them in what I do as well
I put some paste and I will put all the links of those products in the
description so you can easily find them and buy them and they're absolutely crazy
about it and what I do I put that in the freezer and then when I go away I get it
out of the freezer and it does last a long time because it's frozen and it
will keep your dog occupied a long time and another tip that I can give you as well when you
leave your dog home alone for a long time it's to actually leave the radio on
it kinda makes them calmer to hear a human voice so that's what I do as well
Now it's very important for your dog to have mental and physical
stimulation so if your dog stays on his own at home he will likely be bored so
make sure to give him all he needs when you come back or before you go away so
basically dogs need what they need obviously sleep and food but they also
need exercise, play and interaction and care and affection and so make sure if
you leave your dog home alone for a long time that when you get back you give him
all that and that was it for today so make sure to subscribe to my channel so you
also see my other videos and I will see you in next week video
and please in the meantime stay safe bye bye