You're right, that is counter productive.
She's just doing 'what dogs do.'
Supervision and exercise.. tired dogs don't chew ... much.
You're right, that is counter productive.Quote: disiplining her "after the fact"
Well, there's the problem right there - they have the run of the house, but they haven't earned it yet by being on good behavior when not supervised. Disciplining her won't help, she won't understand why she's being punished. Managing the environment so there's nothing chewable within reach besides their toys and bones, and confining them when you can't supervise are the best way to keep your dogs and your possessions safe.Originally Posted By: jw1955Nala is chewing things that she shouldn't, not anything that would hurt her, things like shoes and other human type items. We can't catch her at it to disipline her then, and am not sure sure if disiplining her "after the fact" is gonna work for any number of reasons. She is crated when we are gone from the house. This mostly happens at night when we are asleep as the dogs do have the run of the house. We need some ideas and suggestions please. Thank-you.