Dog question

[Marshrat]

I am looking for a sure fire way to stop my 1 year old lab from chewing everything in sight before I put a bullet in him. He has chewed the flowers my daughter planted, the wire off the washer, my son's fishing pole and also the tire on his bike, this was all in one night. I have a hot wire hooked up in his pen to keep him from chewing the fence and he has chewed the hot wire, been thinking of 115v extension cord but I don't want to fry him.




Warren

[muttmechanic]

Has he been neutered? and what does he do during the day? Is he inside or outside?

[Marshrat]

Not neutered. He is outside all day in a pen, in the evening he has run of 20+ acres but likes to stay under the garage where he chews everything he can get his mouth on. He has even climbed a metal cabinet to get something off the top shelf and chewed it.


Warren

[southern151]

Zombie round...

[muttmechanic]

First thing I'd do is snip him. Especially if hes a puppy. IF that's not an option. Find something constructive to do with him in the evenings. Those dogs don't run out of energy physically but they will if you challenge them mentally from what we've done. My fiance's parents have a golden retriever that has been stupid since day one. Since I've been bringing my dog around a lot more and we started training her to retrieve birds she has become much more manageable. We really noticed a difference with the retrieving though. If your not interested in the bird stuff maybe try a ball or a frisby. Make it into a game for him to please you and when he does it right reward him immediately after. Surprisingly, it helps a lot more than yelling from our experience.

[stamant70774]

do like i did with mine. put a shock collar on him. tell him to leave it. if he doesn't give him a good nick. took about 5 mins for mine to figure it out.

[bjhooper82]

I buy mine raw hide bones to chew on. Works good for me.

[wtretrievers]

Good luck with that. If you don't want it chewed up.....put it up! Ive been lucky with my puppies overs the years, very few were chewers.

[Super Spook]

Rawhides and firewood which is much cheaper than rawhide. Shock collar should do the trick unless he is retarded.

[wtretrievers]

Originally Posted by Super Spook

Rawhides and firewood which is much cheaper than rawhide. Shock collar should do the trick unless he is retarded.

I wouldn't go the wood thing. All of mine love wood sticks etc.... I don't how many time I had to dig splinters from their infected gums. Saw a Lab with a piece of stick wedged between his top back teeth cross ways & no one realized it, dog didn't act any different, they dog got to stinking so bad you couldn't get around him, thought he kept rolling in something dead. The roof of his mouth had rotted out! it was NASTY!!

[bjhooper82]

Originally Posted by muttmechanic

First thing I'd do is snip him. Especially if hes a puppy. IF that's not an option. Find something constructive to do with him in the evenings. Those dogs don't run out of energy physically but they will if you challenge them mentally from what we've done. My fiance's parents have a golden retriever that has been stupid since day one. Since I've been bringing my dog around a lot more and we started training her to retrieve birds she has become much more manageable. We really noticed a difference with the retrieving though. If your not interested in the bird stuff maybe try a ball or a frisby. Make it into a game for him to please you and when he does it right reward him immediately after. Surprisingly, it helps a lot more than yelling from our experience.

Not saying your wrong at all, but how would getting him fixed stop him from chewing?

[wtretrievers]

Originally Posted by bjhooper82

Not saying your wrong at all, but how would getting him fixed stop him from chewing?

It won't......he won't lick his balls anymore tho!

[Dink]

A "working dog" needs a job. Train it to get your paper, or a beer out of the fridge, anything. Thats pent up energy he is letting out in a negative way.



My advise, find him a home and get yourself a Rotti.

[Super Spook]

Originally Posted by wtretrievers

I wouldn't go the wood thing. All of mine love wood sticks etc.... I don't how many time I had to dig splinters from their infected gums. Saw a Lab with a piece of stick wedged between his top back teeth cross ways & no one realized it, dog didn't act any different, they dog got to stinking so bad you couldn't get around him, thought he kept rolling in something dead. The roof of his mouth had rotted out! it was NASTY!!

Mine was green oak. She never had any problems. She would pull them off the rack when I wasn't home anyway. She doesn't chew anymore. That sounds terrible. Wood not a good idea then.

[Dink]

What??

[Marshrat]

Originally Posted by Super Spook

Rawhides and firewood which is much cheaper than rawhide. Shock collar should do the trick unless he is retarded.

I do believe he is retarded or just loves pain. Like I posted, he ATE the live hot wire that I had put around the top of his pen. The electric collar only makes him lay down and look at what he has been chewing and after I walk away, he will totally destroy what ever it is that I tried to correct him for. Rawhide bones last about 5 minutes and it is gone, and that is the super sized one.



Warren

[Red Devil]

Put him on a treadmill with a rawhide hanging in front of him and let him wear himself out. Just joking of course. My pup just turned a year old and she would chew the cords off of everything and chew the moulding up when left alone. My wife bought some spray that she sprays on stuff she doesn't want chewed up and started buying rawhide bones or pig ears and it seems to have helped. She also gave her a pair of my old tennis shoes. But I feel the older they get, the more they calm down.

[Marshrat]

Originally Posted by Red Devil

Put him on a treadmill with a rawhide hanging in front of him and let him wear himself out. Just joking of course. My pup just turned a year old and she would chew the cords off of everything and chew the moulding up when left alone. My wife bought some spray that she sprays on stuff she doesn't want chewed up and started buying rawhide bones or pig ears and it seems to have helped. She also gave her a pair of my old tennis shoes. But I feel the older they get, the more they calm down.

Jay, what is the name of the spray and where can I get it? My son is because the dog chewed up his bike and is wanting to shoot the dog.


Warren

[Red Devil]

I'm not sure, but I think she got it at Wal Mart. When she calls be later, I'll ask her.

[simplepeddler]

Bitter Apple??

Labs have got to be the most neurotic animals on the planet.......

frankly some just can't be settled.
doggy prozak may work, or cheap wine ......LOL