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Here's your host, Debbie Salinto. Hello and welcome to episode six of your new puppies podcast I'm Debbie and today we're

going to talk about when your dog steals your stuff and then he chews it up or

even worse he eats it. This is a very hot

topic I know I've gotten a lot of questions about it I've had trouble with it with

my own dogs I think everybody goes through this at some stage or another.

So what we're going to talk about today is why dogs do this, especially puppies.

And then I'm going to give you some simple steps

to start with to help prevent and redirect

this behavior.

So to stop them from stealing your stuff,

stop them from chewing on it, and even worse eating it because there is nothing

scarier than to walk into a room and see that your dog has chewed or eaten

something that he wasn't supposed to. At the very least it's frustrating

because you either have a mess to clean up or maybe you no longer have a pair of flip-flops.

And even more annoying is that scene where you're chasing your dog down with something that he has in his mouth. And

beyond annoying again it can be scary because this is not only to protect your stuff, but your dog from eating something that is going to be bad for him.

Anybody who's had to rush their dog over to the emergency room or their vet because they

ate something they weren't supposed to knows what I'm talking about.

Also to help you see into how I would handle this with my specific clients, I have a case study for you and it

worked really well for this guy. So I wanted to share with you how I handled it. So the reason why this is such a common problem is because chewing

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