How to Stop Problem Chewing

It is quite important to know how to stop chewing problem in your dog in order to avoid destructive chewing. As dogs and puppies explore the world, it is a natural way of keeping the teeth clean and jaws strong for older dogs.
However, have are some ideas of how to stop problem chewing in dogs.
Identify and Eliminate Destructive Chewing
Few of the chewing problems you need to eliminate are hunger, separation anxiety and fabric sucking as they are destructive chewing.
Hunger - In an effort to find extra sources of nutrition, do not allow your dogs to be too hungry before giving them food.
Separation Anxiety - Avoid leaving your dog alone because dogs that chew to alleviate this anxiety only chew when they left alone. They equally exhibit other separation anxiety signs like barking, whining, restlessness, pacing, defecation and urination.
Fabric Sucking - This is all about licking, sucking and chewing fabrics as a result of being weaned too early. If that has experience and specialized training getting rid of this behavior.
Some other useful tips on how to stop problem chewing are:
1. Dog-proof your house
Until you are convinced and confident that the chewing problem of your dog is restricted to normal items, put all valuable objects like shoes and clothing out of reach.
2. Offer your Dog with Inedible Chew Bones and Toys
Let there be enough of these toys to engage your dog for a longer period of time. You can try any of;
Greenies, Nylabones, Smart Chew bones, Natural Bones and Dental KONG's. Moreover, rotate chew toys of your dog and introduce something new all the time to avoid being tired of similar old toys.
Important: offer natural bones that are specifically meant for chewing. Keep away from giving them cooked
bones, chicken wings or leftover bones for the reason that can splinter and cause serious injury to your dog.
3. Provide Edible things for the Dog to Chew
Another idea on how to stop problem chewing is given him edible things like pig ears, bully sticks, pig skin rolls and rawhide bones to chew. However, keep watch on the dog when chewing an edible bone in order for you to come to his rescue if he begins to choke.
4. Spray inappropriate items with chewing deterrents
This is to discourage the dog from chewing them. Apply just a small quantity on a cotton wool or tissue at the initial use of a deterrent and place it in his mouth gently. Let the dog taste it and later spit it out.
With these ideas, you have learnt how to problem chewing successfully.