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Tina_Luvs_Missy · 04-12-2007, 01:24 PM

Is it only my girl who does this??????

She loves biting on WOOD!

Most of the house's furniture is made out of wood. She loves biting on it, and if she possibly gets a crack out of it, she'll eat it. Why?! why does she love it so much, lol

xxmxaxrxyxx · 04-12-2007, 01:28 PM

Tootsie did that also when she was younger...she actually destroyed the bottom corner of the drawer in the restroom...shhh...don't tell my fiance...he doesn't know yet...kekek

spirit · 04-12-2007, 01:31 PM

i dont have the why part but.. mine do it to so i let them bring sticks in from out side and give them minni meat in the middle dingo bones ... they love to dead at walmart... just give them lots to bite on

Tina_Luvs_Missy · 04-12-2007, 01:32 PM

Ok good, as long as it's not only my 7 month old puppy.

I really do need to get her some treats, since we ran out of them... cuz she's destroying our new couches lmao

Sweetums · 04-12-2007, 01:34 PM

Could this be some kind of Yorkie thing? Our baby girl does this too. She chawed down on our dining room chairs. Finally stopped that when I put bitter lime on and sprayed it with "No" but now she is trying to eat our deck boards. She starts on the knots in the wood and then keeps right on going. We are going to have to restrain her since those boards are chemically treated (yikes!) and we have no idea what it will do to her.

YorkieMom55 · 04-12-2007, 01:36 PM

I think all of my puppies have been caught gnawing on table legs. It was when Sunshine was teething on the corners of the Grandfather Clock

, I was the one who was sick. Now when there's naughty Yorkie chewing going on I tape old towels to the legs of the end tables and coffee table and encase the GF clock in a blanket!!!

(In the picture titled "sunnie had fun" the clock is on the far left wrapped in a fleece throw. It was 3 days after we moved here and she was gated off to the living room @3 mos old)

alaskayorkie · 04-12-2007, 01:44 PM

I would try to break them of the habit quickly. Eddie started having trouble pooping, and I found sticks in his stool. That can't be good for the digestive system. I just started giving him healthier things to chew whenever I found him with a stick. He still picks them up occasionally, but I immediately take them away.

BamaFan121s · 04-12-2007, 01:48 PM

No, you are not the only one. Cody will find a stick outside and practically eat it!

You have to really watch him and constantly yell to him, "Cody, put down the stick!" He has literally made him self sick before to the point that he has thrown up bits of wood!

Catrina · 04-12-2007, 04:47 PM

Princess went thru that phase for a short while..still does it once in a while but be careful cuz splinters might get into their teeth/gums!

WesleyandMaddie · 04-12-2007, 07:23 PM

Wesley loves chewing wood too. He always brings sticks in the house to chew on that he finds outside. He chewed my and my boyfriend's longboard skateboards. He also chewed the corners of our wood tv stand.

You might want to try Bitter Apple spray to discourage biting on wood you don't want them to.

SJK1113 · 04-12-2007, 07:26 PM

I've been so fortunate that Jake hasn't chewed on anything in the house. I make sure he has plenty of flossies or bully sticks, and he's happy.

04-12-2007, 01:24 PM	#1
Tina_Luvs_Missy YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 326	Grrrrrrrrrrr wood lover! Is it only my girl who does this?????? She loves biting on WOOD! Most of the house's furniture is made out of wood. She loves biting on it, and if she possibly gets a crack out of it, she'll eat it. Why?! why does she love it so much, lol

04-12-2007, 01:28 PM	#2
xxmxaxrxyxx Missing Yoshi Everyday! Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 15,110 Blog Entries: 3	Tootsie did that also when she was younger...she actually destroyed the bottom corner of the drawer in the restroom...shhh...don't tell my fiance...he doesn't know yet...kekek __________________ Yoshi Mei Ling Ting Ting Ting Ki Sun Hye Yukio Kioshi

04-12-2007, 01:31 PM	#3
spirit Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: ohio Posts: 102	well! i dont have the why part but.. mine do it to so i let them bring sticks in from out side and give them minni meat in the middle dingo bones ... they love to dead at walmart... just give them lots to bite on __________________

04-12-2007, 01:36 PM	#6
YorkieMom55 All Dogs Go To Heaven Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: By The Lake Posts: 2,727	I think all of my puppies have been caught gnawing on table legs. It was when Sunshine was teething on the corners of the Grandfather Clock, I was the one who was sick. Now when there's naughty Yorkie chewing going on I tape old towels to the legs of the end tables and coffee table and encase the GF clock in a blanket!!! (In the picture titled "sunnie had fun" the clock is on the far left wrapped in a fleece throw. It was 3 days after we moved here and she was gated off to the living room @3 mos old) Attached Thumbnails __________________ Jeanie I am @ the Lake Jackson, Maggie, Sunshine, Bailey, Rocky, Emmie & Jack

04-12-2007, 01:44 PM	#7
alaskayorkie Banning Thread Dictator Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anchorage Posts: 30,843 Blog Entries: 57	I would try to break them of the habit quickly. Eddie started having trouble pooping, and I found sticks in his stool. That can't be good for the digestive system. I just started giving him healthier things to chew whenever I found him with a stick. He still picks them up occasionally, but I immediately take them away. __________________ Mike ~ Doting Dad to Jillie, Harper, Molly, Cooper, Eddie (RIP), Lucy (RIP), Rusty (RIP) and Jack (RIP). Check us out on YouTube

04-12-2007, 01:32 PM	#4
Tina_Luvs_Missy YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 326	Ok good, as long as it's not only my 7 month old puppy. I really do need to get her some treats, since we ran out of them... cuz she's destroying our new couches lmao

04-12-2007, 01:34 PM	#5
Sweetums Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Kirkland WA Posts: 431	Could this be some kind of Yorkie thing? Our baby girl does this too. She chawed down on our dining room chairs. Finally stopped that when I put bitter lime on and sprayed it with "No" but now she is trying to eat our deck boards. She starts on the knots in the wood and then keeps right on going. We are going to have to restrain her since those boards are chemically treated (yikes!) and we have no idea what it will do to her.

04-12-2007, 01:48 PM	#8
BamaFan121s Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 11,432	No, you are not the only one. Cody will find a stick outside and practically eat it! You have to really watch him and constantly yell to him, "Cody, put down the stick!" He has literally made him self sick before to the point that he has thrown up bits of wood!

04-12-2007, 04:47 PM	#9
Catrina I love my lil wolf! ;) Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Washington Posts: 2,434	Princess went thru that phase for a short while..still does it once in a while but be careful cuz splinters might get into their teeth/gums!

04-12-2007, 07:23 PM	#10
WesleyandMaddie I Love My Stinkers Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Alameda, CA Posts: 791	Wesley loves chewing wood too. He always brings sticks in the house to chew on that he finds outside. He chewed my and my boyfriend's longboard skateboards. He also chewed the corners of our wood tv stand. You might want to try Bitter Apple spray to discourage biting on wood you don't want them to.

04-12-2007, 07:26 PM	#11
SJK1113 No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: usa Posts: 2,150	I've been so fortunate that Jake hasn't chewed on anything in the house. I make sure he has plenty of flossies or bully sticks, and he's happy.