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I was surfing the net recently and came across this horrible dog training chewing method. See, this method requires the use of a highly negative training tool in order to stop your dog's excessive chewing behavior. What sort of negative training tool am I talking about here?
Well, shock collars of course! The website claims that this stupid tool effectively renders any other dog training chewing methods "obsolete."
That is absolutely preposterous!
Listen, you don't have to use this tool to stop your dog's chewing behavior. The fact is with proper home training techniques, you can not only prevent your dog from leaving his teeth marks all over your belongings, but you can also "program" him to perform desirable behaviors in near effortless manner.
Also, using proper home training techniques, you can save money because you don't have to hire a professional dog trainer and your belongings won't get chewed anymore. You know, my Lab dog Cheeku chewed on my $100+ toaster power cord and we had to replace the whole unit!
But, this won't be happening to you (at least, not anymore)!
Let me share with you my dog training chewing methods which are very positive. And if you need more training techniques, check out the link below for a clicker course which covers about 30 different behaviors. I've successfully implemented several positive training techniques using this course as my step-by-step reference guide.
Home Clicker Course with Videos
Alright! Here's how you stop your dog's chewing habit
Dogs chew primarily because they are bored and anxiety may be the cause as well. So what you should do is set up an area where he may chew only appropriate items e.g. chewing and interactive toys. Items that aren't allowed to be chewed must be kept out of this area!
This sort of area is vital especially when you're not around to supervise him. And another important thing is to ensure that you leave at least 3 to 5 of his favorite toys in this area.
Now, whenever your dog chews inappropriately, you must promptly stop him and then redirect his attention to his favorite chewing toy. I used a clicker to full reinforce this action. As soon as I redirect his attention, I immediately click the clicker.
Dog training chewing can easily be done using a $2 clicker which you can purchase from your local pet store. No negative tools required!
And if you need a clicker manual with clearly explained instructions, follow the download details link below.
You may be surprised to know that there are many uncommon clicker training methods for shaping desirable behaviors in your dog. Clicker training is not only for teaching dogs cheesy circus tricks like most people think ya know?
There are advanced methods like backchaining and stimulus control for positive behavior development.