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Why does my dog eat my carpet and carpet padding2007-11-25 2:56:04

I just put down a new area rug with some padding underneath. My 1 year old beagle molly has been chewing the carpet and the padding underneath. I have tried all of the anti chew sprays, my dog acts like its topping on a sundae. She also like anything citrus and loves tobasco sauce. Nothings works! She has chew bones and a kong but prefers to chew soft cloth things like my couch and the carpet. She also chews everything wood or plastic. She is crated at night and when we are gone from home, but i cant crate her 24/7. How can i stop her from chewing up my carpet?

Answers:

Find some old tea towels, tie them in knots, wet them down, put them in individual baggies and freeze them. When she begins to chew on something, give her a firm 'NO' in a hard, deep voice, not loud. Then take her to the kitchen and give her one of the knotted towels.

This is a training exercise that I teach in Puppy Kindergarten for teething. But because the towel gets soft quickly it might help with your dog. If it's an old towel, she can chew it up and then you just throw it away.

You can also try soaking it in bouillon or making bouillon ice cubes or just ice cubes. I know that she is not teething at this time but some of my students are still using these things for chew toys. They tell me that it has saved all sorts of furniture from destruction.

It's inexpensive, give it a try.

Good Luck

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it is a manner of dogs to eat whatever they wish to eat

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Is your baby bored? That is the main reason dogs chew things. That, or they are teething. Make sure you have plenty of toys out, which it sounds like you do, and try peanut butter in the kong.

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i cant wait for you to get an answer on this one. my shih tzu does the samething and it drives me nuts

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Either keep her out of the crate all the time or give her some of her own carpet.