chewing

[g'eye pilot]

Does anyone have a tried and true technique for stopping a retriever from chewing? Specifically, I have a friend with a year old Golden. The dog is a well-mannered family pet, and lives in the house. The problem he is having is outside on the deck. Apparently the dog is dismantling the cedar deck a piece at a time. The animal does not chew on anything else, in the house or outside. If anyone has a remedy I can pass on to my buddy, please let me know.

Thanks!!!!

[caseymcq]

There are bitter apple spray products on the market that are safe and the taste discourages the dog from chewing on whatever it is used on. That might be worth a try.

[wingnutken]

You can get a product called Bitter End at most pet stores or lawn and garden nurserys. Watch out for over spray and wear gloves or you won,t be able to lick your fingers for a month. Ken

[leechlake]

My young dog who sleeps in a kennel in the garage eats sheetrock, I mean just starts scratching and chewing until she's eaten the wall. She quit when I started buying her beef "knuckles" The things are massive and tasty and when she wants to chew she chews that, they also last at least two weeks if not longer. You can get them at pet stores and also at butcher shops.

[metrojoe]

We were having a problem with shoes. One thing that has worked great for us is rawhides. Give the dog something acceptable to chew on.

[Eric Wettschreck]

Fish gotta swim, bird gotta fly, wife gotta nag, dog gotta chew.

Give the dog something he is allowed to chew on when out on the deck. If caught chewing on the deck, stop the chewing immediately and give him a bone or something he CAN chew on.

[g'eye pilot]

Thanks for the replies... I will pass the info on!

[MikeYager - Suzuki]

Not to sound harsh but if my golden was habitually eating the deck there would be at least one thrashing involved.