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My new puppy chewed a 1 inch area of fabric off the rear, bottom corner of my expensive leather rocker recliner. The dog is older and knows better than to chew furniture now, but I'm left with a small, ragged area on my otherwise like-new chair. In lieu of reupholstering, which costs a forturne, I want to find a metal corner piece for each rear corner to cover it up and balance it out. I've looked at upholstery sites and can't find anything. I don't know what you'd call such a piece but I know I've seen them as embellishments on upholstered chairs and couches. Short of hammering in separate little decorative upholstery tacks in my own design, does anyone know where to find what I've described or have any other ideas for how to hide this unsightly mess?
Answer
Excessive Dog Chewing is one of the biggest complaints of most dog owners.
Puppies are notorious chewing machines.
What's worse is without correction, you'll eventually have a full grown dog that can really destroy anything left unattended.
You need to understand that your dog's chewing habit is simply part of his nature. Your job isn't to get your dog to stop chewing. Your job is to teach him to chew the right things...
... specifically, a chew toy.
Puppies will chew on anything and everything because they are teething. When you catch them chewing something they shouldn't be (shoes, furniture, the remote, etc.), use the "No" command and replace the item with a chew toy. Once you dog starts chewing the chew toy, use the "Good boy" command to praise him.
Adult dogs will chew for an array of reasons. A common reason is simply boredom. Yes, your dog can get bored.
With an adult dog, buying treats like pig ears, bones and of course chew toys is a nice solution.
Watch you dog closely when you start giving him these treats. A tendancy towards territorial behavior and aggression can occur.
Remember that you should still praise even adult dogs when they are chewing on the right things.
Crate Training, which is addressed on other pages, is a preventative measure when it comes to dog chewing while you're out of the house.
You should consider this as an option but be wary that adult dogs will resist crate training. Crate training puppies from the start is the best way to implement this strategy.
If your dog is too old for crate training or you just want another option, you can restrict your dog to certain rooms when you leave.
Fencing off your dog in the house is an easy alternative when you go out. You can buy room divders or expandable fences at most of your larger chain stores.
As with all other training strategies, consistency is important. Correct your dog every time. Use positive reinforcement and monitor your dog's chewing behavior.
Take care and remember that patience is the key to success.
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Excessive Dog Chewing is one of the biggest complaints of most dog owners.
Puppies are notorious chewing machines.
What's worse is without correction, you'll eventually have a full grown dog that can really destroy anything left unattended.
You need to understand that your dog's chewing habit is simply part of his nature. Your job isn't to get your dog to stop chewing. Your job is to teach him to chew the right things...
... specifically, a chew toy.
Puppies will chew on anything and everything because they are teething. When you catch them chewing something they shouldn't be (shoes, furniture, the remote, etc.), use the "No" command and replace the item with a chew toy. Once you dog starts chewing the chew toy, use the "Good boy" command to praise him.
Adult dogs will chew for an array of reasons. A common reason is simply boredom. Yes, your dog can get bored.
With an adult dog, buying treats like pig ears, bones and of course chew toys is a nice solution.
Watch you dog closely when you start giving him these treats. A tendancy towards territorial behavior and aggression can occur.
Remember that you should still praise even adult dogs when they are chewing on the right things.
Crate Training, which is addressed on other pages, is a preventative measure when it comes to dog chewing while you're out of the house.
You should consider this as an option but be wary that adult dogs will resist crate training. Crate training puppies from the start is the best way to implement this strategy.
If your dog is too old for crate training or you just want another option, you can restrict your dog to certain rooms when you leave.
Fencing off your dog in the house is an easy alternative when you go out. You can buy room divders or expandable fences at most of your larger chain stores.
As with all other training strategies, consistency is important. Correct your dog every time. Use positive reinforcement and monitor your dog's chewing behavior.
Take care and remember that patience is the key to success.
Check out the Source Link Below for more answers...
What to do about misbehaving dog?
K
My dog is 5.5yrs old and usually perfectly well behaved. She is left out in the house with our other dog, free to roam except the bedrms. We moved about 2months ago so I know some of her behavior may be anxiousness while they're alone, but she's even done things while we've been at the house. She's gotten into the trash, eaten fish food, torn up firestarter logs, eaten from the cat box, chewed up decorative stuff, ect. Before you say it's because I left those things out where she could get them you should know that for the last 5yrs she never got into ANYTHING. I spent so much time training her as a puppy and she knows what things are hers to play with, so this new behavior is really frustrating. I usually recommend for people to give their dogs lots of play time to help with destructiveness but I do that for her (fetch, time in the yard, and walks) and she'll still be destructive. Since this started I've made sure to put everything where she can't get it and there haven't been any problems in the last few days but I still think it's odd of her. Any suggestions or ideas about why this is happening or what to do about it?
And if you're wondering why I keep saying it's her and not possibly the other dog is because our other dog is the laziest boy ever. He never wants to play, he gets tired on walks, and he doesn't chew bones. I mean literally he won't touch a rawhide, greenie, or anything... he's an oddball lol. Plus, I've caught my girl destroying stuff a few times already.
She was crated the first yr as a puppy but after that I began allowing her to stay out and she never had any problems. I would hate to start crating her again when I know she's a good girl. I'm hoping this is just a phase because we moved.... anyone agree?
Answer
Moving house is a big change for your dogs (maybe made one of your dog felt insecured) so that might be why she was doing like this. Best thing to do is, crate her when you are out of house.
EDIT: You can do re-crate training with her only for temporay till she is housebroken in NEW house, you seemed did well for first time before you moved, its good idea to do it, as it prevents her do trash out of your new house and the dog can feel abit more secure in crate.
good luck
Moving house is a big change for your dogs (maybe made one of your dog felt insecured) so that might be why she was doing like this. Best thing to do is, crate her when you are out of house.
EDIT: You can do re-crate training with her only for temporay till she is housebroken in NEW house, you seemed did well for first time before you moved, its good idea to do it, as it prevents her do trash out of your new house and the dog can feel abit more secure in crate.
good luck
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