I had to laugh at Tanya’s comments about her Lab eating the siding off of her house! I have a 10 month old Golden, my fourth Golden in 22 years. Don’t worry, they are natural and safe to ingest. Be careful not to stand downwind of the spray because it really does taste bitter. The bitter spray which you spray on all the items you don’t want them to chew is a great deterrent and it teaches them not to chew on these things.
Since you shouldn’t give your dogs treats all day long to keep them preoccupied, they will always go back to the shoes, the books (I lost so many books to my beagle), furnitures, etc. Kongs, rawhides, and nylabones are all great (I have them and use them with my dogs too) but they only last so long. I don’t think they sell the brand I use anymore but if you google bitter dog spray, a ton of different brands will pop up. What’s been working for me is bitter spray for dogs.
My beagle is ten now and occasionally he’ll get the itch to chew again.
One year he discovered he likes drywall so he licked and chewed through the walls as well. I had the same problem with my beagle, and not to be discouraging, but with him, he was still chewing on all my beautiful shoes when he was five years old. Good luck! And keep in mind, she’ll also probably outgrow it 🙂 I find that keeping her stuimulated helps prevent destruction. I hide them in an empty bento ball or jam it in the back of a kong or in a treat ball that she has to use her noggin’ in order to figure out how to get at the treat. I also always try to make any treat I give her a game - in that she has to work hard to get it. Nylabones worked pretty well when my husky was a puppy – but not so much now - she goes thru them way too fast. She doesn’t go after paper or boxes she hasn’t been given as acceptable to shred. That has not increased her probablity to shred paper or boxes she’s not allowed to chew. My husky loves to shred and tear things apart – so I also allow her to shred paper that is being recycled or burned – such as the cardboard core of paper towel rolls - and lightweight carboard boxes. I found that this Bento chew treat can keep even the largest dog occupied for a few hours. I don’t know if it’s just her, but I think a large part of it is that I have at least 10 different acceptable things she is allowed to chew on available to her at any given time. I have a husky and she loves to chew - but fortunately she has never destroyed anything in the house other than my husband’s slipper (and just one of them).
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