Dog chewing problem ranks high among all dog problems and possibly irritates the dog owner the most. Imagine your favorite shoes have been torn into pieces and one corner of your expensive Italian sofa has been ripped out.

There are a few reasons why dogs like to chew things.

1. Chewing fulfill their natural instincts to grab, bite, kill and consume. Dogs like to play with objects and pretend to KILL it by grabbing, shaking and ripping it apart.

2. Teething in young pups causes irritation to its gum and chewing helps to relieve this discomfort. During teething, your young pup will lost its appetite, refuse to eat and drool excessively.

3. Chewing is just fun for dogs regardless of their ages.

4. Chewing comforts them when they are alone.

It seems to be impossible to stop dogs from chewing; however, we can modify their chewing target with the help of dog toys. It will probably take a while to redirect its attention from your favorite shoes to dog toy. You need to be patient, and you are going to save lots of money (from repurchasing your favorite shoes) and less likely to get hypertension.

Never give your dog something of yours to chew on, like your discarded sandals or towels. They carry your body smell and once they are used to chew on things with your smell, it will be difficult to stop them chew on other things with your smell on them.

To train your dog to chew on dog toys, you first must be alert and be patient. Look out for you dog when it starts to chew on things other than the dog toys. At the moment, stop you dog from chewing by saying NO in a commanding tone. And immediate removes the chewing object and replaces it with the dog toy. Praise you dog when they start to chew on the dog toy; like a gentle pat on your dog and say GOOD DOG will be appropriated. Reinforce this behavior a few times and your dog will begin to chew on dog toys than any other objects.

To choose a suitable dog toys for your dog, firstly choose the right size of the dog toy (anything larger than it can swallow) prevent it from choking. The material should be non-toxic (even in the core of the dog toy) and should be tough and close to indestructible to withstand the enormous ripping force by the mighty chewer. Finally, a machine washable one will be definitely a great choice.

Material of choice for dog toys are also important. The dog toys should be made of non-toxic material, durable and washable. Kong, Westpawdesign, Chewber and Combat Extreme produce top quality safe and close to indestructable toys . These products are toughest in the current market and can withstand the mighty destructive chewing force created by your dog.

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