Dogs need to be trained so that they can comfortably be adopted among
human's family. Dogs howsoever lovable and friendly in fact, are
animals and therefore needs to be trained to show good behavior and
mannerism. The dog owners love to have those dogs as pets that obey
the commands and directions given by them without any doubt or
questioning them.
Chewing
is the most prevalent habit among dogs along with other habits
like jumping over any person and threatening him/her. The owner
certainly wants to train their dogs to minimize these bad habits.
When dogs find anything, they start chewing
it and many times, can spoil that item.
It
has been found, the habit of chewing
among dogs develop due to loneliness or getting bored. Since the dog
owners can’t spend whole time with dogs, so when dogs feel lonely,
they develop the habit of chewing.
The chewing
can also start among the dogs when their tooth is under development
process, or teething process. Chewing
also indicates the fear that the dogs might have. The dogs can also
show chewing
practices to achieve attention in case they are feeling neglected or
lonely.
There
are various techniques and practices that can help the pet dog from
avoiding the chewing.
Since boredom and loneliness is considered as the main reason for
the development of chewing
practice among the dogs, therefore the dog owners can make efforts to
resolve this condition. They can provide the dog with attractive and
purposeful dog toys that are liked by the dogs, so that dogs may
engage themselves in playing with the toys. When dogs will get
involved in playing with the dogs, then their boredom will
automatically get eliminated.
Giving proper chew treats can also work
in restricting the dog from chewing
other wasteful stuffs. Providing proper physical and mental exercises
to the dogs can also stimulate dogs from getting relieved from the
boredom and loneliness situations. When a dog is punished or beaten
by the dog owners, then there are chances that it will increase the
anxiety as well as chewing
habit among the dogs.
The trainer or the dog owner should also keep
in mind that he/she never pull anything from the dog’s mouth in
case it is holding that, this is because it may harm the dog. Instead
they should train the dog for leaving any item which they are holding
on “leave” command. Use of dog treats can also help in
eradication of chewing
practices of dogs.