How do we make our dog quit chewing on shoes?

Nikki only chewed up a few things when she was a pup but before Kiehin got fixed, he had started whittling away the chair leg on one of my oak kitchen chairs! aaarrggghh! Hitting your animal is not the answer. However, you can scold your animal, like a child, to let them know that what they did was bad. And believe me, they will understand. My dogs know if they have done something they shouldn’t have because they will go and lay down.

And to make the chair and any other spots less appealing, I found that the spray by Hartz called “Stay Off” or something like that (purple cap on can) does work. The dogs do not care for the smell.

And it works for cats too if you do not want them peeing or pooping in certain areas, even outdoors.

Don’t let the dog get the shoes in the first place ! And give the dog an alternative to chew on such as a dried pigs ear or a commercial chew .

Don’t use physical violence (two answers up ) dogs don’t “get “ violence and the old adege that violence breeds aggression is never more true than in dogs !

give them something they can chew on instead. most of the time a dog will chew on shoes because as a puppy they were never punished for it. so keep shoes put away and put lotsa doggy toys in reach.

if you have a really stubborn dog, smack it on the butt with the shoe… it will learn that shoes hurt.

try putting the shoes in a place were the dog can not get it

put nasty stuff on your shoes lol put something that is unappealing to the dog on the shoes and it will stop chewing on them.

Tobasco Sauce? I think any hot stuff will keep from chewing on shoes.