Chewing problem

Hi everyone.

We have a blue staffy called Willow, Shes just turned a year old.

She loves to chew alot of things including our sofa, coffee table, shoes, wall paper, rugs and her own things including her plastic bowls! We got metal ones now. We got alot of chewing toys and treats for her and also got stopping chewing spray. She actually chewed the spray bottle lol. She has wropes, a kong, soft toys, chewing treats, balls. She even chewed through her leads while we was out and now she has a metal chain one. lol.

Any advise or ideas will be great. Thank you

Have you tried a stag bar they are great for chewers, Rocky has these. You can get some bitter apple spray which is a deterrent for chewing all the furniture. I cannot recommend this personally though as I have never used it but other members here have.

Never had a chewer so to speak, vinegar is good apparently. Have you thought of crating whilst you are out Xx

Hi Kathy - I've written elsewhere on this forum (Has your dog wrecked your furniture) as I have much the same problem as Dan/Kay.

I'm interested to hear about the bitter apple spray - I'll try anything short of violence! Do you know from where it can be obtained?

We haven't tried that bitter apple spray, where can you get it from? We'll try anything!!! Just looked at the stagbars, they look good. Dog's can be sooo expensive lol. Sooo spoilt. Crating?... Does that mean putting her in the cage?

If thats what you want to call it lol. Never used one myself but if used correctly its there little den and safe haven, where they will sleep when you go out rather than chew things. Sometimes safer for them and you!

lol. ok, we will try that aswell. thank you all for your advise. Much needed

We have been lucky Sophie hasn't tried to chew anything but we she does have a Stag bar which we got from Amazon.
You can also get bitter apple spray from Amazon.

Rolo has the stag bars.. loves them.. and they really can handle some good hard chewing... He also gets caged, has done since he was a pup, he has no worries about his cage, takes himself off there half the time. Admittedly his chewing has stopped now and when i'm out he's left in the hallway with his cage open and his box of toys. Also leave him with a frozen stuffed kong or similar if i'm out for more than 2 hours. Good luck,

Also advocate bitter apple spray. Worked wonders with a foster puppy I had a while back Got it from amazon! That with a mix of exercise, mental stimulation, the crate and lots of chewy bars worked a treat!

I'm off to Amazon NOW - thanks Bob and Rachel. anything to stop my sofa being eaten

Bitter Apple works well. All we have to do is show Suki the bottle and she will stop. Vicks will work as well

I made a chilli spray, dissolve hot chilli powder in water (plenty of it) and spray on the stuff you don't want them to chew. sounds extreme but Monty has stopped chewing everything with it on. I tried the Anti chew spray, bitter apple and vinegar... they didn't work.

pepper works for us on the carpet etc but never had a problem with table legs etc , need to put something on my shed though

Bitter apple spray is great. It really helped our table legs.

We crate Ralph - he actually really likes his den, takes himself in there for some time out so I'm really happy for him to use that.

We also have a stag bar for Ralph, and Kong's with banana, yogurt and some kibble frozen are great too to keep them occupied!

Getting the stag bar tomorrow and ordered the apple spray.

She has a stuffed kong with treats and banana ( she loves banana) but never frozen it but thats now in the freezer!!! lol. thanks for the tips everyone. Anything please say.

Got Willow a stag bar 3weeks ago and there is hardly anything left. lol. Think we will get a large one next time. Great buy tho! She hasn't ruined anything since we bought it and she loves it. Thanx again.

she's a staffy.

that's her job.

ergo wrote:she's a staffy.

that's her job.

What's her job?

Dan/Kay wrote:We haven't tried that bitter apple spray, where can you get it from? We'll try anything!!! Just looked at the stagbars, they look good. Dog's can be sooo expensive lol. Sooo spoilt. Crating?... Does that mean putting her in the cage?

Yes it means putting her in a cage. but its for her own good if she chews stuff then whats to say when your out she finds something electrical to chew. or chews something apart and chokes on something. as mean as putting her in the cage sounds its for her own safety and as a bonus you dont have to keep buying new furniture.
Every time we leave the house or go up to bed gary goes into his crate, hes been really good with it though he gives me puppy eyes when goes in and whimpers for a minute or so then when he knows he isnt coming out for a while he stomps his bed to make the cover comfy for him and goes to sleep.
In the day when people are downstairs we leave the door open and sometimes he walks in there himself and goes to sleep for abit.

Take note though,
* A dog doesnt like to wee or poo in his own area so you will need somebody to be able check on him to let him out and go do his buisness. different ages depend on how frequent but youll know your dog best.
* Never put him in his crate as a punishment or he will start to associate his crate in a bad way and not want to go in.
* when introducing him to his Crate stick some of his favorite toys in there or anything he likes that is familiar like a blanket that he likes, obviously a comfy bed for him and water on food if your going be out for a while. We put a hot water bottle in with gary aswell which goes in his bed to keep him warm and relaxed. but bear the chewing in mind if your going to do that.

at a year old your dog is alot older than mine but she is still a young dog keep that in mind and be patient with her im sure she will mature and stop teh chewing if not you might want to have a think about taking her to behaviour classes.

Best of luck
- Dan

Stokester wrote:

Dan/Kay wrote:We haven't tried that bitter apple spray, where can you get it from? We'll try anything!!! Just looked at the stagbars, they look good. Dog's can be sooo expensive lol. Sooo spoilt. Crating?... Does that mean putting her in the cage?

Yes it means putting her in a cage. but its for her own good if she chews stuff then whats to say when your out she finds something electrical to chew. or chews something apart and chokes on something. as mean as putting her in the cage sounds its for her own safety and as a bonus you dont have to keep buying new furniture.
Every time we leave the house or go up to bed gary goes into his crate, hes been really good with it though he gives me puppy eyes when goes in and whimpers for a minute or so then when he knows he isnt coming out for a while he stomps his bed to make the cover comfy for him and goes to sleep.
In the day when people are downstairs we leave the door open and sometimes he walks in there himself and goes to sleep for abit.

Take note though,
* A dog doesnt like to wee or poo in his own area so you will need somebody to be able check on him to let him out and go do his buisness. different ages depend on how frequent but youll know your dog best.
* Never put him in his crate as a punishment or he will start to associate his crate in a bad way and not want to go in.
* when introducing him to his Crate stick some of his favorite toys in there or anything he likes that is familiar like a blanket that he likes, obviously a comfy bed for him and water on food if your going be out for a while. We put a hot water bottle in with gary aswell which goes in his bed to keep him warm and relaxed. but bear the chewing in mind if your going to do that.

at a year old your dog is alot older than mine but she is still a young dog keep that in mind and be patient with her im sure she will mature and stop teh chewing if not you might want to have a think about taking her to behaviour classes.

Best of luck
- Dan

Very good post!

ooooh ok. Thanks alot. We was thinking of taking her to those classes as she likes to jump up at people when we are out to fuss her. Trying to get her to walk past without jumping up and listen better would help. lol. i'll look into it. Have you had a staffy before then as you know alot. Thanx again!