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Simon has a Bachelor of Science in Zoology and Psychology and specialized in Canine Behaviour. He was recently the first New Zealander approved for membership to the IAABC, and he is also a member of APDT Australia. Simon founded Dog Guru in 2002. Dog Guru has helped hundreds of dogs and their owners with training and specialist problems, and is also a dog trainer for the ministry of Education. Simon lives in Auckland, New Zealand with his wife Michelle and two golden retrievers. Sherlock is often used as a demonstration dog in schools and retirement villages. He was also used as a demo dog in the Auckland pet expo in 2004. Training is always using positive reinforcement.

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Teaching your dog not to destroy your house [Edit]
8/22/2005

Sometimes there are some dogs that just love to chew particular items. Most dogs will have something specific that they like to chew. It is difficult to solve these as the dog has to be seen doing it. These notes are in response to your dogs specific chewing of wood in the house.

Step One: (Day One)

Try and see if the dog chews an item that you do not wish it to. This is a part of the house where it chews all the time when you are there. As soon as you can hear or see it say “no” in a loud voice.

Step Two

This next part is very important for your dog as it has to be done correctly or it will not work. After you have said no and it stops the chewing give it something it is allowed to chew and say how good it is. Do not worry if you think the dog will just chew for the sake of it. These notes are for the dog that loves to chew but just needs some boundaries for it
. It is not a good idea to say “no” and then don’t give it something to chew. If your dog loves chewing it needs something to chew.

Step Three: (Day Two- Day Five).

Keep going. Could take a while but in time the dog will soon learn what it is meant to touch and not.

Notes

Just remember that timing is important which means the dog has to be told off while it is doing the non desired behaviour. If it has already stopped don’t tell it off. Also don’t stay mad at it, just keep your cool.

Remember that you need to see it doing this chewing. If you come home and it has chewed things but is not doing it anymore there is no point punishing it. So do not rub its nose where it has chewed. Do not drag it over to where it chewed. Do not give it time out. These are all old wives tales for fixing these things and there is no research anywhere that says to do this.


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