My dog chews blankets. How do I stop her and find safe toys?

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Doctor Leigh...She doesn't ingest it , she just chews on it and falls asleep on it. How do I discourage her from doing it? She has two favourite toys that she plays with. What are safe and proper toys for her ? Pet's info: Dog | Maltese | Female | unspayed | 3 years and 9 months old | 4 lbs

Dr. Leigh, DVM · Accepted Answer

As long as she is not ingesting the blanket than it shouldn't be a problem. It you don't want her to chew on it than you can teach her the "leave it" command and use it when she starts chewing on the blanket. There are a lot of different dog toys that you can purchase but if she has two favorite ones than you can continue to let her play with them. Just avoid toys that she can chew up so she doesn't ingest any of the pieces. You could get her a Kong and stuff it with a mixture of her dog food and peanut butter and then freeze it. It will take her some time to lick all the contents out of the Kong so it will keep her occupied. http://www.akc.org/content/dog-training/articles/teach-leave-it/

My dog chews blankets. How do I stop her and find safe toys?

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