How do I stop my Border Terrier from chewing my wooden furniture?

She (Petal) is still less than 1 year old, and has chewed all the dining table and chair legs in the kitchen, which is where her bed is. She has completly chewed off the gallery rail from one of our kitchen display cabinets, the bottom knobs off a chest of drawers, and the edge of the carpet by her bed. The "anti-chew" spray we bought made no difference at all. I honestly don't think that she does this as much as she used to. Is it something that she'll eventually just grow out of?. She does have plenty of chewable toys to play with.

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how about a metal furniture
Go to any Pet smart or store and get what is called Bitter apple. It is a natural spray that you spray where your dog is chewing and it won't hurt then. Also training classes will help you get the knowledge you need.
Give her a chew bone and when you see her doing the bad behavior tell her no in very stern voice, than give her the chew toy this should work.
The following is adapted from the article, PREVENTING DESTRUCTIVE CHEWING By Sarah Wilson, Greatpets.com All puppies chew. What you can control, both for his safety and your sanity, is what the pup chews. Controlling unwanted chewing is not difficult. Here are the basics: * Accept the Inevitable Your puppy will chew. He isn't a bad puppy. He isn't defiant. He's just a pup. Some pups, like Retrievers, chew a great deal for a long time. Many such dogs can't be left unsupervised until they are two or more years old. Don't rush things. Behavior is much easier to prevent than to change. * Supply Good Toys Good toys mean safe, long-lasting dog toys not used human items. Dog toys teach him to focus his chewing urges on rubber, nylon or non-splintering bones. Used human items encourage him to seek out fabric or things that smell strongly of you. * Supervise If you can't see him, you can't help him make the right choices. He has to be in your sight all the time or confined (during the training phase). If you see him starting on a table leg, tell him sharply (not loudly) to "Leave it!" then redirect him to a toy and praise him. Whenever you give your dog a 'No,' give him a 'Yes' as well. * Deter There are plenty of anti-chew products that a pet owner should apply to all electrical cords a pup can reach. That way, if you miss the moment, your pup will not be hurt and he will get yet another lesson in what should not be chewed. Such simple measures will get you through puppyhood with minimal damage. WHY DID MY DOG START CHEWING? "My Yorkie Toby, who is now 10 months old, has always been a very good puppy up until last month when he started chewing on everything in sight. He has ruined many shoes, belts and furniture and doesn't understand why he can't continue chewing on what he wants. How can I train him to chew on his own stuff? Toby has tons of chew bones and toys, but isn't very interested in them anymore. Is it time to replace his toys with new ones?" SARAH'S COMMENTS Since Toby was a nonchewer up until last month, this situation begs the question -- what happened last month? Did someone move out or in? Did a work schedule change? Is he chewing when you are home? Does he make sure you see him chewing or "sneak" off to chew? Regardless, here's what I would do: * Keep him in sight, on lead or confined in a crate or small room. * Put away things he likes to chew. * Keep doors closed to rooms you do not want him in. * Work on his "Leave it" and "Out" commands. * Teach him to work for a living -- perform a positive behavior in order to earn attention, food, treats, walks, and playtime. This will help establish you as leader and prompt him to pay attention to you. * Give him more exercise. * Stay CALM when you see him chewing. If need be, let him drag a leash around attached to a FLAT, nontightening collar WHEN YOU ARE HOME so you can easily get a hold of him to CALMLY remove the item if he chews on something. * When possible, apply an anti-chew product at items he likes to gnaw on. * Stuff a sterilized bone or small Kong toy with cheese or peanut butter. Kongs are excellent chew toys. For creative ways to use them, see http://www.kongcompany.com/how2use.html * Rotate his toys to help keep him interested in them. * If he is on puppy food, consider changing him to a good quality adult food.
My Boston Terrier did the same thing when he was a puppy. We kept giving him chew toys and he eventually grew out of it. He ruined our cabinets, some doors, two of those wooden gates, all of the kitchen and most of the dining room chairs. You can try, if you see her doing it to reprimand her. I have also hear of spraying the anti-chew spray on your finger then putting it in her mouth. Never tried it. But for one she should not bite her owner, nor would she like the taste... Either way, she will eventually grow out of it...
I would think that your puppy should be done with teething? I give my 4 month old lab ice cubes to chew on. This helps with the swelling of her gums and with the pain!! My puppy has plenty of toys as well but I have to watch her constantly!! Do you give your puppy raw hides to chew on or bones?? Out breeder told us to use Deep Woods Off on anything we didn't want our puppy to chew on. I have used it and it works for us!!! I am going to even try it on a tree outside. I will put our lab outside for a few minutes tied to a steak and she will chew the bark off the tree. I am going to spray the tree and see if that helps. I really like the spray!! It has helped with the chewing on my furniture. Good Luck
Antiy chew spray works a treat it has a citrus smell which cats and dogs dont like it really works my aunty had a border terrior and she tried it with him and it worked.
kicks its teeth out!
CRATE the damn thing!!!! CRATE when not under DIRECT SUPERVISION!!!! NOT "breed" related! ANY/EVERY dog will destroy ANYTHING if they're ALLOWED TO!!! PS:Borders are nifty;I'm getting another the end of the month.
First thing you need to do is take her bed out of the kitchen. To stop her from wanting to eat the things she shouldn't sray vinegar on the items or use a paste made with Alum and water. Vinegar is a natural substance that won't hurt the dog or the furniture as it is quite often used for cleaning. Alum is a preserative spice that can be purchase at the grocery store. Most premixed sprays or deterents purchased from pet stores have little effect and are a waste of money. The best thing about the items mentioned above is that they are cheap and in most household cupboards. Along with this teach her the leave it or no chew command. Give her appropriate things to chew, rawhide works well...toys do not.
Sounds like she's bored - is she getting enough walks? Try a rolled up newspaper tapped on the nose EVER time you see her doing it combined with an "Agghhh!!" - soon she will react to the Agghhh and you wont need the paper.
theres this stuff in a can for cats or dogs...u spray it, say by a door...& it'll make it where they wont go by the door...we tried it for our cat...it works good!!!the can says it helps train them to not go where u spray it...thing is after a while i dont think it works anymore...you can get it from walmart...it in a can like spraypaint...the top is purple...i dont really know what its called tho...its in the pet aisle somewhere...
you can buy a spray at pet stores called Stay Off it worked on my Jack Russel Terrier
This stuff works great works on my pitbull puppy who loves to chew on lots of stuff. Grannicks Bitter Apple spray i spray it where he chews and he backs right up. it tastes nasy lol! try it you can get it at petsmart!
go to your pet store and get some STOP CHEW,,its a spray that really works try it good luck,,,,,,,
they giving her a bone that she likes then u go out. i do that for my dog it has stopping him chewing