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Dog neglect chewing up friendship
My fiance and I have two friends, a couple, we love dearly and often spend time with. She is to be the maid of honour at our wedding. However, I am finding it more and more difficult to visit them as they have a one-year-old Labrador retriever that, in my opinion, is being severely neglected.

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We are all good dog owners but sometimes our labrador retrievers have that special power to find something totally odd and eat it or chew it and you find yourself asking yourself how did they get that or where did they find that? This was a hot topic on the forums recently and you wouldn't believe what crazy things came up. There was everything from the kitchen sink to Ferrari parts. Just kidding but there were some strange items. Here are a few items that were mentioned. Corn cobs, army men, ear rings, cellphone charger and of course money. I remember when Cooper ate out pizza money one night. If your labrador retriever has eaten something odd remember you aren't alone.

Just remember, if your dog eats something odd and looks like he or she is sick you might want to talk to your vet.

Last Sunday we had another couple over for dinner and a few drinks. We were playing golf on our PS3 after dinner and Cooper was driving us crazy. He was barking and growling and basically running around like an idiot. I was a my witts end before I noticed that there were no toys around for him to play with. Everything was either outside or downstairs. What else was he going to do I guess? I quickly went and grabbed a couple of chew toys and a rope toy and brought them to him. After that he was fine. He had something to do. Something to keep him occupied and he was fine after that. You have to keep your puppy or dog busy or otherwise they can drive you nuts.

The other day Cooper came running by the coffee table and tv stand with his tail a wagging and knocked over a glass of water. Luckily nothing was ruined but it was a reminder to us that even when you labrador retriever gets older you still have to be careful with what you leaving laying around and in their reach. The chat board seen quite a few new members over the holidays with new puppies and questions about their puppies chewing and getting into things. There are lots of articles here and an entire forum set up to help you out.

I was sitting back today thinking of all of the things my Cooper has chewed over the years. There has been a long line of shoes, socks and delicates. There has also been some higher end items like the drywall in my basement, solar lights around the pool and even our Delsey luggage. Over the years we sure have lost alot. I have found though if he has something like a toy or a bone always on hand he doesn't chew as much because he will always go to that toy. Also keeping doors closed during the day so he can't get at things helps as well.

What are some of the items your labrador retreiver has chewed on you?

Save your furniture. Stop your dog's chewing habit…

While it is normal for a Labrador to chew, it is not normal when what he is chewing is your highly priced living room carpet or your new pair of designer shoes. Chewing problem is not unusual to a Labrador or to other breeds as well. It is a common problem concerning dogs and must be corrected as soon as possible.

Dogs chew for various reasons. Of course, it is natural for dogs to chew. But that is not the sole reason for chewing. Other reason why dogs chew is because of physical problems, feeling of pain in their teeth or because of the simple reason that they are bored. Chewing, when their teeth are causing them pain, helps ease the pain, thus your dog will just chew and chew on anything that he can find. When your dog is chewing himself, he might be affected with some health issues such as skin allergy thus causing him to itch.

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While it is normal for a Labrador to chew, it is not normal when what he is chewing is your highly priced living room carpet or your new pair of designer shoes. Chewing problem is not unusual to a Labrador or to other breeds as well. It is a common problem concerning dogs and must be corrected as soon as possible.

Dogs chew for various reasons. Of course, it is natural for dogs to chew. But that is not the sole reason for chewing. Other reason why dogs chew is because of physical problems, feeling of pain in their teeth or because of the simple reason that they are bored. Chewing, when their teeth are causing them pain, helps ease the pain, thus your dog will just chew and chew on anything that he can find. When your dog is chewing himself, he might be affected with some health issues such as skin allergy thus causing him to itch. Read the rest of this entry »