Please Help!

[Kamryn1199]

I recently got a female Golden Retriever. I already had 2. The new one , who is about 2 years old, chews up everything! Can I stop her. or is it too late?

[jules77]

I have a 3 year old rough collie bitch who still chews things, she will have periods of not touching stuff, then out of the blue she starts again. At the moment she cant play down the garden as much with all the rain, she gets plenty of roadwork etc, but is just a little more hyper than the others and gets bored easily. Do you still have your other two for this one to play with? and does she have plenty of exercise. If it is wooden things or the like, you could try 'bitter bite' as mine hate the smell, let alone the taste. Problem I have is that she chews my duvet while I am asleep, yes I know I should shut her out the bedroom!! They do eventually grow out of it though.......I hope!!!!!!!

[lankeela]

Are you giving her plenty of thngs she CAN chew, like bones, pigs ears, raggers? Do you put her in a cage when you leave her for short periods? Try doing things with her to make her use her brain, like hiding toys under cushions or behind chairs.

[Kamryn1199]

Thanks for the replys. I've only had her a week. I have always wanted her, my son found her and her Mother at our farm. He called the owner, and they came and got the Mother and gave him the pup as a reward. She spent 2 years in their backyard, with very little attention, and not any one on one contact. I was so hoping that if we got her, spent time with her, and she had more of a scehduled type living, she would stop. So far she hasn't. But I'm not giving up this soon.
Thanks ya'll.

[jules77]

oh right, chewing has become a habit out of boredem and early days yet, good luck!

[amonty1144]

Try getting a cage for the house, it gives her a safe quiet place to be and you know she isn't chewing. If it is boredom or habit , it will be difficult to break but caging her when left ensures she is safe (chewing wires etc , can be fatal) It also keeps your house together.
Plenty of exercise and suitable stuff to chew should help.
I had a heinz 57 years ago, who never grew out of it. She only stopped when she went to my hubbies mum's during the day, never touched a thing after that, but when left alonewould chew anything.

[billearly]

Years ago we had a red setter he didnt chew anything apart from my daughters slippers someone suggested giving him rolled up tights,made into a ball size,he used to spend hours trying to rip them apart and didn't chew the slippers any more .