toys, teeth and behaviour

[Gaelle]

What type of toys should I be getting Cuthbert now as he loves soft toys but rips them (and anything and everything else) to shreds. He likes his harder toys too but if he plays with soft ones am I teaching him it's all right to rip things up? He is going through yet another destructive phase! Gaelle
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[marcella]

Gaelle, have a look at this thread.
http://www.cumbernaulddogtraining.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1821

He is just being a puppy ............... give him something to keep him occupied!

[Suzanne H]

Otto does the same - he has to get the squeaker out so what we do is only let him play with soft toys with us ie he's not left with them and we play hide and see with it and put it away again when we're finished.

Only hard toys are left about for him to play with. And if he chews something he's not allowed he gets told off, and given his toy.

[John Thomson]

Watch that Otto does not think he is being rewarded with a toy for chewing!

He may start to see that if he chews he gets a toy........whether he gets a verbal correction or not.
Toys should be your toys not the dogs.......you should decide when the dog gets them and also when they are taken away,as pack leader this is your right.
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[Gaelle]

When Cuthbert is most destructive it is overnight when he is unsupervised, he does try it on during the day sometimes but it's mostly at night when I can't catch him in the act. No matter what time I appear at
he is always he picture of innocence. I'm beginning to think that getting him used to his crate indoors (at the moment he only uses it in the car) is about the best solution but up to now he hates being shut in his crate indoors but is great in the car!
I do supervise him with his soft toys and take most of them away when playtime is over but tend to leave him with his toy bone overnight.
Clove oil worked well as a chew deterrent for a while but he now seems to have got used to the taste. I have heard of a chew deterrent for horses called Cribbox which someone recommended. Anyone heard of it?

Gaelle
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Happiness is watching my dog chase leaves dancing in the breeze.