How to stop my 8-week-old puppy from chewing and eating rocks?

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Red is 8 weeks. Likes to chew on things. Especially rocks. How can we stop that? Thanks! Pet's info: Dog | Australian Shepherd - miniature | Male | neutered | 2 months and 4 days old | 26.6 lbs

Daniel Fonza, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hi there and thank you for using pet coach to address your concern. I would recommend using bitter apple spray and apply this to the rocks to prevent red from chewing on the rocks. If it is a big enough problem to the point where he is interested in swallowing the Rocks, I would invest in a basket muzzle whenever he is outside going to the bathroom near the Rocks so that he does not swallow the rocks and cause an intestinal obstruction. If you end up resorting to the basket muzzle, you will need to get new sizes of basket muzzles as he outgrows the previous ones. I hope this helps! Please feel free to contact me if you have any further questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further.

How to stop my 8-week-old puppy from chewing and eating rocks?

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