coralandruby Posted October 30, 2003 Report Share Posted October 30, 2003 This morning, I woke up to a very strange sort of grinding sound. I started to search the house for the culprit and I found Ruby, laying on the floor chewing the paint and plaster off of the wall. She has done this a few times, and I thought that we had corrected it. Once was a floorboard and the other time was the wall, which she chewed while she was laying on the bed. She only does it when I'm sleeping and she's awake. I'm worried because paint and plaster aren't the best things to ingest and now I have these three dents in my wall. Is there any way to correct this behavior? Should I put her in her cage while I'm sleeping? She has plenty of chew toys and she's a pretty good dog otherwise. I just don't understand her fascination with the wall. Thanks! Jessica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheri McDonald Posted October 30, 2003 Report Share Posted October 30, 2003 How about crating at night when she can't be watched? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iowan bcs Posted November 2, 2003 Report Share Posted November 2, 2003 Chief used to chew on the woodwork in our house when he was teething. We used a spray called "Bitter End", which is peppery and bad tasting. After just one shot of the spray, he recognized the bottle whenver we took it out and would run away from it. We sprayed the wood he had been working on and anything else we thought he might go after. This did the trick. -MA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coralandruby Posted November 2, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2003 I'll try that "Bitter End." Hopefully it will work, although we haven't found many things that Ruby won't eat If all else fails, I guess she will be confined to her crate during the night. Thanks for the advice! Jessica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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