The Elmhurst Animal Care Center is a veterinary facility that has dedicated itself to helping pets live longer and healthier lives. The center also wants to help improve the relationship of pets with their owners. That is why the center tries to educate clients about behavioral and training methods to make a more harmonious living situation at home. One common problem that many owners have with their dogs particularly, is that they seem to chew up everything. Chewing is a common problem with dogs, as most dog owners find out when they come home to find something torn up.

Specialists like those at the Elmhurst Animal Care Center have found that it helps pet owners to understand why dogs chew. Puppies in particular are like human toddlers, they explore their surrounding by putting things in their mouths. Puppies even go through a teething process, which can be uncomfortable. Chewing helps facilitate teething, and also helps to make sore gums feel better. However, adult dogs can also develop a chewing habit. Some causes of adult dog chewing include, boredom, need for attention, fear, or separation anxiety. Sometimes it is much simpler however, and the dog was simply never taught what is okay to chew, and what is not.

Properly training your dog is the best way to stop, or even prevent a chewing habit from ever forming. The first step to stopping a chewing habit is to take responsibility for your belongings. That means that if you do not want the dog to chew on something, then keep it out of reach and put up. Another good method for stopping a habit is to give your dog a chew toy that is distinctly different from household items. That way your dog can learn to differentiate between the two.

The Elmhurst Animal Care Center has been helping to educate pet owners about how to keep their pets happy and healthy. While chewing can actually be a healthy activity for a dog, it is important that the dog meet his chewing needs in a manner that is harmonious with his owner. That is why it is important to train your dog early on to develop good chewing habits.

To learn more about chewing training, visit:

http://www.humanesociety.org/animals/dogs/tips/destructive_chewing.html?credit=web_id101199907

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