How to Stop a Weimaraner Chewing
Now that you finally have your new puppy home, you are probably starting to realize just how much trouble a little pup can be when it comes to keeping your personal belongings intact. Chewing is something that comes natural to puppies, even though you might think that your puppy is the worst with chewing. Most likely, your puppy is chewing just as much as any puppy. The problem lies with the people because if personal belongings are not left out to be chewed on, they cannot get destroyed. If your Weimaraner has destroyed just about everything you own, you should ask yourself why you kept leaving things around the house for him to chew on.
Of course, you cannot completely stop a Weimaraner from chewing all together, but you can stop him from chewing on important things. Instead of punishing him, redirect his attention to things he is allowed to chew on, such as chew approved puppy toys. Remove everything else out of reach of the puppy. This way, all of your very tempting stuff will no longer be a distraction for the puppy and he can concentrate on the things he is allowed to chew on.
If your puppy does find something of yours by mistake and starts to chew on it, give him a firm “no” command, take away the item he was chewing on and give him a chew toy of his own. When he starts to chew on his chew toy, praise him. Before you know it, your Weimaraner puppy will know that his toys are to do what he wants with and everything else is off limits.
No matter how mad you get and no matter what your puppy ruins, you are to never hit or spank your puppy. You not only physically harm your puppy that way but you emotionally harm him as well. The emotional abuse of it all is bad enough that it could stick around for many years to come. Some dogs are never able to get over the emotional damage that was done to them as a puppy. To avoid your dog suffering in such a way, make sure that you are only using your words for correction and that you are using positive reinforcement. Set your Weimaraner puppy up for success, not failure.
If you find that your puppy just has a lot of built up energy then it might be a good idea to have your puppy get more exercise. This will of course require you to be more involved with your puppy. This should help curb not only the chewing, but other potential problems as well. Make sure that your puppy is getting at least a full hour of exercise each day. If you are able to do this before you leave for work for the day, that would be best. This way, your little puppy is all tuckered out when you leave and he will be less interested in chewing up the house. Resting will be the main concern of your puppy at that point.