If the bitter apple does not work for you, you can try a chain leash for a little while (the cheap ones you can buy at the grocery store). I was working with a Golden who always chewed on his leashes, we worked with the chain leash for one week and he has never chewed the leash again. Chain is just not fun to chew on for most dogs.
If the bitter apple does not work for you, you can try a chain leash for a little while (the cheap ones you can buy at the grocery store)... Chain is just not fun to chew on for most dogs.
This made me chuckle… (nothing personal ) My dog has a thing for metal. When I take a pinch, fur saver or standard choke off of him, he sits patiently for me to fold it in half so he can take it and very gently chew on it.
Don’t worry, it is not your standard chomp-to-destroy-it chew, but a gentle one, almost as if he is tasting and savoring the feel of the metal in his mouth.
He will do the same to a soda can (totally off limits once we realized that he would chew them too) or any other metal can he can find. He once even got a hold of a large can of pepper spray (it was on a high shelf out of reach, but we think the cat was having an evil moment and pushed it down to him&hellip. It had a total of twelve full punctures in it and you would cry for two weeks just by walking through the room. He must have not minded the taste as he still had it when Rob walked in the…
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I would shape his behavior with positive enforcement as Carol and Steve have already wisely suggested.
I think this is the best and longest lasting way, which will also build upon your relationship. I hate the bitter apple and somehow always end up touching it and getting the taste of it. I swear it travels through the skin! On top of that, my dogs have never minded it. Relationship building is always better.
I've been working with Vic for the last day or so and he seems to be responding well to some quick leash corrections along with some redirection with treats or his ball. Basically, once he grabs his leash, I pop it and give a loud NO. That gets his attention, he drops the leash, and I give him som praise, a treat or his ball (or some combination). It's cold outside here and sometimes I can't get the treats out of my treat bag in time
I've been working with Vic for the last day or so and he seems to be responding well to some quick leash corrections along with some redirection with treats or his ball. Basically, once he grabs his leash, I pop it and give a loud NO.
Glad you're making progress...
Now, why don't you try to anticipate when he's about to grab the leash, and instead of letting him grab it and correcting him, redirect him and reward him for not grabbing it?
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