Golden Retriever Training to Curb Excessive Chewing and Mouthing

Mouthing is one of the basic golden retriever issues that need to be dealt with while the dog is still a puppy. This behavior can result to some crazy antics, the most important being chewing and swallowing a variety of household objects, from pieces of clothing to tissue paper, to rocks, and even dry wall. If you have this concern with the goldie in your home, check out the following golden retriever training tips:

1. If this is a food issue, try checking if the dog is able to eat at the sufficient ratio of dog food per dog weight.

2. Chemical treatment of the dog’s pet chewing areas are among your next line of solutions. If you have tried bitter apple to not much effect, try alum powder. Mix this food chemical with water and apply the resulting paste on stuff you do not want your dog to touch.

3. Why not also give the dog some toys to focus on? Keep clear of stuffed toys though. Good examples of toys are chew bones, kongs, and buster cubes.

4. There is also a chance that the dog is very bored. A big chew bone is really something that will keep a big dog really occupied. Put peanut butter on one knot to keep the dog busy. But remember to give the bone to the dog in a spot well away from the wrecked dry wall.

5. Is the dog getting enough off leash running each day and is still into chewing? Some point out that to some dogs, the affinity for wood, leather, and cotton is just too strong to resist. You may want to introduce a crating system then.

To sum up everything, it is solid fact that goldies are among the most mouthy dogs; how much more if we are talking about an adolescent with high play drive! The best and failsafe golden retriever training tips have got to be teaching the dog “leave it,” and taking control of situations that may result to an overexcited goldie. Its also useful to teach the dog and play several times in a day some retriever games so its mouthiness and prey drive have big outlets.