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Wall Chewing My little sweetheart has decided to chew on my walls. What do I do about this? I make sure she has plenty of chew toys, food and water are always accessible. At night or when I leave her at home she dives into my sheetrock. The first two times she did it I thought she was lonely so I started making our other dog sleep with her. That seemed to work. Yesterday, I left the two of them together, free roam of the house and came home to a hole in the wall in my entryway. Again, toys galore and they had each other for company. I don't like the idea of crating them everytime I am gone. Any suggestions? |
No suggestions here as mine have the same problem...I don't know what to do either...maybe someone ealse can help. |
I have had 3 of my dogs eat the walls. They all stopped by the time they were 1. |
I just found mine doing that three days ago....I sprayed apple cider vinegar on it & he hasn't touched it since...I had to find something that was safe to ingest but at the same time he would hate...so far so good.... |
Can you spray them w/ Bitter Apple? It's supposed to work wonders... |
Wall Chewing It might take a whole lot of spray to do my whole house! |
Might take a whole lot of spray to do my whole house. |
Just yesterday I fixed a wall that they had chewed. My suggestion, would be to put them in an x pen when you aren 't able to watch them. |
I will try that because my husband it pretty ticked off. We will have to repair the hole and then paint the whole room. He is not a happy camper right now. |
Rocky went through that phase as well when he was 6-8 months i have like 5 corner walls where the molding is chewed on and paint misisng. My Bf was mad as well i tried the sour apple spray it worked at first but then i think he liked the taste of it. Then i would just pour some regular white vinegar and he wouldnt touch it thank goodness he stopped now he's 1 so hopefully he wont start chewing again. |
I'm glad someone asked this. Ralfie has DESTROYED the corners of my walls. I plan on moving this summer from my apt to a house, so I'm trying to completely train him to be "housebroken" (in more ways than one and two :p ) by the time I move. Fortunately my BF is a contractor so he is going to fix up the place so I don't lose my deposit. |
chewing my puppy chewed my walls and pealed the paper off...so i blocked where he was chewing ...so i will see if this works and i use the spray from pet smart not the sour apple i havent tryed that yet...but i hope he quits soon...:) |
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Drywall?? Is it drywall? My Sheltie chewed holes in the wall and my vet said it is VERY high in protein. She was on a low protein diet due to compromised liver and craved the protein. |
Do the holes look like THIS 2 Attachment(s) Here are 2 beautiful examples of my puppy's handiwork. This one is in the gated area that they stay in all day. Plenty of toys, plenty of room to move - they attacked the defenseless wall. (Notice they stopped when they hit the stud? You can see the nail in the stud.) Attachment 133831 This one (aslso in the same gated area) they started, must've gotten bored and decided to leave it alone. It's been there several weeks in this same state. Attachment 133832 I was waiting to see if they would continue damaging the walls, but alas - they seem to have stopped. We will now attempt to repair the damage. (Notice I said 'attempt'....) ;) |
oh gosh! ((ABOVE POST)) I think we should all post pics of our beloved walls..lol. I used to spray with Bitter apple but you're right- you sure need a whole lot more than a bottle! I usually keep Daisy in her pen when no one's home. SHe wouldn't chew on the walls if someone's around.. |
The bitter apple spray really helps! |
I had a wall chewer to...She finally out grew it.. Nancy, Sami & Lily |
it seems to be a trend that they grow out of it. Edgar ate at the wall also. he would eat up carpet sometimes, too. that's a pain! he's 2 now and doesn't eat at walls anymore. (hooray!) my husband was pretty ticked about it. |
So white vinigar works??? Does it stay on the objects you spray it on awhile??? My friends dog is chewing her porch spindels down and I was wondering if vinigar would help??:confused: |
Oh, you bet white vinegar works! I use it now, it def has a ''lasting'' scent wherever you spray. It works great for accidents on the carpet, floors, etc. Only thing is that hubby hates the lingering smell of vinegar so I only use it sparingly and when she has accidents. I actually bought a spray bottle to put it in (you want to dilute it a little and mix it with water). |
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Thanks! I'm going to def. tell her about it to try. |
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