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Keeping a Dog from Chewing on Their Bed?

My American Bulldog is chewing on her bed. She doesn't do it often, but when she does it's bad! So I took away her bed in her cage and her regular bed in my room. What can I do to prevent this? And how long should I punish her?

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March 6, 20200 found this helpful
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You can try spraying bitter apple on the bed and the pup will get the idea this is not a chew toy. We only do this as a last resort. It usually works after 1-2 times.

I hope it works for you.

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March 5, 20200 found this helpful

It is a fact that dogs love to chew. You need to have plenty of chew toys around for your dog. When they start to chew on beds or what ever else around your home you need to give them a chew toy and teach them that they should chew on this.

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I know you can get some great toys or chew bones at your local pet stores like Pet Co. I would stock up on some of these and give them to your dog all the time. This will condition them to chew on this and not on their bed.

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March 8, 20200 found this helpful

This dog is stressed and needs more to do.

Chew toys are an obvious thing, but i also think she needs more exercise. Especially considering the breed - if she's not getting at least a good hour of exercise a day (walks, etc) then she's on her way to being highly neurotic and it is a blessing that her only neurosis is chewing up the bed v.

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exhibiting hostile/aggressive behaviours

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March 9, 20201 found this helpful

As to how long you should punish her... animals have a window of about 8 seconds when they connect a correction to a deed. Anything beyond that is wasting your time and hers.

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