Not my approach but to each his own. Chewing cords could be life threatening so I would have been pretty stern. Course I've always been an asshole and it's to late to change now. No, I am not talking about a beating. Still I did like the post.
My little Skip was a chewer briefly. She chewed through her space heater cord one time. Got herself quite the zap I imagine, and hasn't chewed anything since. Pain is an amazing teacher.
The Monks of New Skete recommend placing the chewed object in the mouth of the dog and masking-tape it in. Not covering the mouth, of course. Leave it in for 4 hours. The dog will learn.
The monks believe in progressive punishment. The masking tape thingy is pretty much the last and harshest method, but it works. Had a half-German Shepard/half-Newfoundland that would chew on everything until we finally used this method. Dog learned.
Not my approach but to each his own. Chewing cords could be life threatening so I would have been pretty stern. Course I've always been an asshole and it's to late to change now. No, I am not talking about a beating. Still I did like the post.
ReplyDeleteI don't tolerate chewing of anything. I can understand it when they're pups because of teething, but I still make my displeasure known.
DeleteMy little Skip was a chewer briefly. She chewed through her space heater cord one time. Got herself quite the zap I imagine, and hasn't chewed anything since. Pain is an amazing teacher.
DeleteThe Monks of New Skete recommend placing the chewed object in the mouth of the dog and masking-tape it in. Not covering the mouth, of course. Leave it in for 4 hours. The dog will learn.
DeleteThe monks believe in progressive punishment. The masking tape thingy is pretty much the last and harshest method, but it works. Had a half-German Shepard/half-Newfoundland that would chew on everything until we finally used this method. Dog learned.