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mscat · 02-14-2009, 03:58 PM

Suzi is 11 months old , and has been chewing/suckling on my clothing

I get her to stop the behavior then she goes right back to it! Any ideas on how to get her to stop the behavior? She started it after I was sick in the Hospital... I give her bully sticks which she loves, however has not stopped her from putting holes on the end of my pants and sweat jackets

Sunnie · 02-14-2009, 04:01 PM

I have 6 and I can tell you that I just learned to make sure everything is put away. I cannot count the number of times I have come home with company in tow and walked into a foyer with chewed up undies laying there or a dog tangled in a bra that they pulled out of the clothes hamper. They just like our smell.

mscat · 02-14-2009, 04:07 PM

Actually, Suzi chews on clothes while were wearing them! As soon as you sit on the couch she grabs a hold

LIttle stinker.. I wonder if this is a stress reliever or something to that nature... we do our best to correct the behavior, but still find that she tears into them..

Sunnie · 02-14-2009, 06:53 PM

try giving her a stuffed toy to chew every time she does it.

charlottes web · 02-14-2009, 07:10 PM

My oldest dog, charlie, chewed big holes in my son's clothing once. My son worked at a fast food place, and the clothes were really nasty. After that episode, nothing the yorkies chew on can compare. Oh yea, except for the time that charlie ate my sons shoes. YUKKKKK. charlie is a beagle/basset cross, so nothing fazes him.

02-14-2009, 03:58 PM	#1
mscat YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hanford, CA Posts: 4,895	Chewing on my clothes! Help :( Suzi is 11 months old , and has been chewing/suckling on my clothing I get her to stop the behavior then she goes right back to it! Any ideas on how to get her to stop the behavior? She started it after I was sick in the Hospital... I give her bully sticks which she loves, however has not stopped her from putting holes on the end of my pants and sweat jackets __________________ "No matter how little money & how few possessions, you own, having a dog makes you rich."

02-14-2009, 04:01 PM	#2
Sunnie Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: So. California Posts: 4,057	I have 6 and I can tell you that I just learned to make sure everything is put away. I cannot count the number of times I have come home with company in tow and walked into a foyer with chewed up undies laying there or a dog tangled in a bra that they pulled out of the clothes hamper. They just like our smell. __________________ Sonya, Owned by Ladybug, Tilly, Sunshine, Beamer, Rainbow, Sonny and Righteous RIP Sunnie (11/12/2003-7/31/2009)

02-14-2009, 04:07 PM	#3
mscat YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hanford, CA Posts: 4,895	Actually, Suzi chews on clothes while were wearing them! As soon as you sit on the couch she grabs a hold LIttle stinker.. I wonder if this is a stress reliever or something to that nature... we do our best to correct the behavior, but still find that she tears into them.. __________________ "No matter how little money & how few possessions, you own, having a dog makes you rich."

02-14-2009, 06:53 PM	#4
Sunnie Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: So. California Posts: 4,057	try giving her a stuffed toy to chew every time she does it. __________________ Sonya, Owned by Ladybug, Tilly, Sunshine, Beamer, Rainbow, Sonny and Righteous RIP Sunnie (11/12/2003-7/31/2009)

02-14-2009, 07:10 PM	#5
charlottes web Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: mi usa Posts: 47	My oldest dog, charlie, chewed big holes in my son's clothing once. My son worked at a fast food place, and the clothes were really nasty. After that episode, nothing the yorkies chew on can compare. Oh yea, except for the time that charlie ate my sons shoes. YUKKKKK. charlie is a beagle/basset cross, so nothing fazes him. __________________ Charlie Patsy Sammy Bonnie it's always a sunny day when you have a shadow