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spr377 · 08-23-2007, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by KWinCA

Chuck chewed EVERYTHING and loved the taste of the bitter stuff and tabasco. I read somewhere to mix petrolium jelly with cayenne pepper. It worked!! It will discolor it a little, but I just put it where he had chewed, it has to be repainted anyway. He whined a little at first and would drag his face around the carpet, but he got the hint way faster than I had expected. He hasn't chewed anything (other than his bones and toys) in a few months now.

My babies ripped off wallpaper and chewed a hole in the wall when they were pups....I tried cayenne pepper, but it didn't work for me.....glad it worked for you!!!

nansyorkies · 08-23-2007, 08:53 PM

i will have to try the clear deod., my 2 newest additions chew on a corner wall in my kitchen.

Tuga · 08-25-2007, 03:35 AM

Bit as apparently stopped...
(At least it's been a wile since she last chewed the wall.)

But I can tell you, nothing apparently worked

I just gave up... I tried everything you all suggested, the wall color was turning really strange

, and I just gave up for some days...

Then we went away on holidays for a week and left her at my sister's.
When we came back she never did it again...

By the way... even if she did it at my sister's, when she came back home she stopped peeing all over the house like before...

Now she uses the pad or does it outside...
She still as some "poop accidents" but not all the time...

She must have thought she was being abandoned for being "bad", the poor little thing, now she really tries to be "good"

Or maybe she's just older... but then she "grew" a lot in one single week...

I don't know... I don't care... I'm just really happy about it all...

Superstarkba · 08-25-2007, 03:44 AM

Thats awsome. When she starts doing it again, just take her over to your sisters

Tuga · 08-25-2007, 03:55 AM

don't even mention it... you think she'll start over?... Oh no, please...

Amy81 · 08-26-2007, 03:52 PM

Cody had chewed 3 of my different corner of the walls. im in apartment. so i cant afford that either. friday night i had to put him in his pen and repaint all 3 corners. and today he started again .
he has chew toys.. and we play. so he isnt bored.

i dont know either. i thought about the bitter apple. but ive read some people said they had no luck with it. maybe i should try it?? and the clear deodrant.

HallTx1203 · 08-26-2007, 04:58 PM

We are going through the same thing, We had our house built and moved in in November. So the house is only 8-9 months old....Brodie in his first week here had chewed 3 differ baseboard corners....Hubby only knows of one so far....So I am having the builder send over some men to "repair" Brodie's efforts.

I am gonna try the deodorant also.....Keep your fingers crossed

zoeybear · 08-29-2007, 01:59 PM

Zoey is a wall licker. She licked the paint down past the plaster to the drywall. (2 spots...so far) Glad to know she isnt the only weirdo.

MGB · 08-29-2007, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by zoeybear

Zoey is a wall licker. She licked the paint down past the plaster to the drywall. (2 spots...so far) Glad to know she isnt the only weirdo.

No, my Spanky chews the walls too. He has Pixie Sticks and all kinds of chew toys, but seems to find the wall more appealing.

I am going to try the clear deodorant and see if it works for me. Keeping my fingers crossed.

Coco's Mom · 09-04-2007, 08:04 AM

coco did the same thing in my kitchen when left alone, and i think it was an anxiety issue.

i used bitter apple and the problem stopped. be sure to constantly apply it, though.

erika1948 · 09-04-2007, 09:54 AM

When Rocky was a puppy he chewed on the kitchen wall - I had to block him off - then he started on the living room windowsill so I had to move the couch - then he finished off my coffee table which my poodle had started a couple of years before - then on to the bamboo bookcase, the living room drapes and digging a hole in the rug while I was trying to fix the drapes. Finally at 18 months it stopped!! Nothing deterred him. I'm lucky I have a house left!

Tuga · 09-05-2007, 01:19 PM

Several weeks without any chewing...

edumma · 09-08-2007, 07:22 PM

YEP ! been throught the chewing faze too ( well were still in it actually! ). Remy has chewed the corners of walls, base boards , patio window blinds , frontroom window blinds , a teatray , bedside table , sewing cabinet , dog beds ,unpaid bills ( they blew onto the floor ) etc.
She doesnt do quite as much damage now but I still give her lots of giants size bully sticks and raw bones for chewing.
The good news for you is it gets better in time, hang in there!

Eileen

HallTx1203 · 09-09-2007, 11:28 AM

We have "someone" here that licked the wall. I do not know which one did it....Hopefully this is a one time thing....Also, the deodorant worked on the baseboards so far!!!!!

08-26-2007, 04:58 PM	#22
HallTx1203 Donating YT Addict Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: CENTRAL TEXAS Posts: 1,867	We are going through the same thing, We had our house built and moved in in November. So the house is only 8-9 months old....Brodie in his first week here had chewed 3 differ baseboard corners....Hubby only knows of one so far....So I am having the builder send over some men to "repair" Brodie's efforts. I am gonna try the deodorant also.....Keep your fingers crossed __________________ Joyce and Shelby

08-29-2007, 01:59 PM	#23
zoeybear Misssing Baby Chloe Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: California Posts: 4,186	Wall licker Zoey is a wall licker. She licked the paint down past the plaster to the drywall. (2 spots...so far) Glad to know she isnt the only weirdo. __________________ We give dogs time we can spare, space we can spare and love we can spare. And in return, dogs give us their all. It's the best deal man has ever made. -M. Acklam

09-04-2007, 09:54 AM	#26
erika1948 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Poughkeepsie, NY Posts: 139	Eating the walls When Rocky was a puppy he chewed on the kitchen wall - I had to block him off - then he started on the living room windowsill so I had to move the couch - then he finished off my coffee table which my poodle had started a couple of years before - then on to the bamboo bookcase, the living room drapes and digging a hole in the rug while I was trying to fix the drapes. Finally at 18 months it stopped!! Nothing deterred him. I'm lucky I have a house left!

08-23-2007, 08:53 PM	#17
nansyorkies Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Harlem,Ga. Posts: 144	i will have to try the clear deod., my 2 newest additions chew on a corner wall in my kitchen.

08-25-2007, 03:35 AM	#18
Tuga Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Portugal Posts: 37	Bit as apparently stopped... (At least it's been a wile since she last chewed the wall.) But I can tell you, nothing apparently worked I just gave up... I tried everything you all suggested, the wall color was turning really strange , and I just gave up for some days... Then we went away on holidays for a week and left her at my sister's. When we came back she never did it again... By the way... even if she did it at my sister's, when she came back home she stopped peeing all over the house like before... Now she uses the pad or does it outside... She still as some "poop accidents" but not all the time... She must have thought she was being abandoned for being "bad", the poor little thing, now she really tries to be "good" Or maybe she's just older... but then she "grew" a lot in one single week... I don't know... I don't care... I'm just really happy about it all...

08-25-2007, 03:44 AM	#19
Superstarkba Aubrey's Mom Donating Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 9,369	Thats awsome. When she starts doing it again, just take her over to your sisters

08-25-2007, 03:55 AM	#20
Tuga Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Portugal Posts: 37	don't even mention it... you think she'll start over?... Oh no, please...

08-26-2007, 03:52 PM	#21
Amy81 No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Palatka, Florida Posts: 6,523	Cody had chewed 3 of my different corner of the walls. im in apartment. so i cant afford that either. friday night i had to put him in his pen and repaint all 3 corners. and today he started again . he has chew toys.. and we play. so he isnt bored. i dont know either. i thought about the bitter apple. but ive read some people said they had no luck with it. maybe i should try it?? and the clear deodrant.

09-04-2007, 08:04 AM	#25
Coco's Mom Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Newtown, PA Posts: 76	coco did the same thing in my kitchen when left alone, and i think it was an anxiety issue. i used bitter apple and the problem stopped. be sure to constantly apply it, though.

09-05-2007, 01:19 PM	#27
Tuga Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Portugal Posts: 37	Several weeks without any chewing...

09-08-2007, 07:22 PM	#28
edumma Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: British Columbia , Canada Posts: 232	YEP ! been throught the chewing faze too ( well were still in it actually! ). Remy has chewed the corners of walls, base boards , patio window blinds , frontroom window blinds , a teatray , bedside table , sewing cabinet , dog beds ,unpaid bills ( they blew onto the floor ) etc. She doesnt do quite as much damage now but I still give her lots of giants size bully sticks and raw bones for chewing. The good news for you is it gets better in time, hang in there! Eileen