Mouthing is an important golden retriever issue that owners need to attend to while the dog is still a puppy. Otherwise, if left unchecked, the dog’s crazy antics will continue and may even get reinforced. The dog is a mouthy animal by nature, and if not trained, will keep on gobbling a variety of household objects, from scraps of papers to items of clothing, even up to pebbles and rocks and even dry wall. Do you have a goldie that could benefit from Golden Retriever Training against mouthing? Then check out the golden retriever training tips below:

1. If this is a food issue, try checking if the dog is able to eat at the sufficient ratio of dog food per dog weight.

2. Try spraying the dog’s favorite chewing spot with bitter apple. Alum powder is also said to function the same way. The powder can be bought from your grocery store’s spice section. Mix it with water and make some paste for applying on the stuff you do not want your dog to touch.

3. Why not also give the dog some toys to focus on? Keep clear of stuffed toys though. Good examples of toys are chew bones, kongs, and buster cubes.

4. Might not the dog be bored also? If a toy will entertain a dog, then a toy with delicious-smelling food in its crannies will really excite it! Take a big chew bone and fill one knot with peanut butter; extracting the spread alone will keep the dog occupied for hours. Bur remember to give the dog the bone in a spot well away from the wrecked dry wall.

5. If you think you have tried all options to no avail, even burning the dog’s energies through off-leash running, then do not give up yet. Some point out the unfortunate affinity of some dogs to wood, leather, and cotton. Your last and best card may just be implementing a crating schedule.

To wrap up, it is known that goldies are among the most mouthy dogs, and think how intense things are if we are considering an adolescent with a high play drive! Aside from the above golden retriever training advice, your dog benefits a lot by learning the command “leave it.” You will also need to take control of situations that result to a highly agitated and very chewy goldie. Finally, take time to teach the dog, and play with it some retriever games so its mouthiness and prey drive will be channeled appropriately.

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