Dog chewing, will bitter apple spray or others work on solid materials? (Like plasic, metal…ect…)?
I have a 6 months old mastiff/rottie mix name Lola.
She is a wonderful puppy, but has 2 very bad habits – digging & chewing. We put in an invisible fence to keep her (and our other dog) from digging under our wood fence, but now, Lola chew’s the plastic/metal box off our other dogs collar! Making the invisible fence completely useless. And at $80 a piece, we don’t want to keep buying more. We’ve been working with her to teach her not to chew remotes, cell phones, shoes, plaster, ect… and often provider her with a safe alternative like a cow knuckle, sometimes rawhides, & toys. But, before we buy another training collar, will the deterent sprays work on hard plastic? Or will she just lick it off & try to eat it again? Is there anything else we can put on hard surfaces (that won’t need reapplication every time she drools on it ) to discourage her attempts to eat them?
It will work on hard surfaces, but only if she doesn’t like it.
Try putting a little on your finger, if she likes it, then it’s useless. Also try Tabasco – Same thing, put it on your finger and let her lick it. Beyond that, you’re going to have to go to something even hotter, like a Habanero based sauce.
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