Why dogs bite things
1. Grinding
Pups begin to grow permanent teeth at the age of 4 to 6 months. During this period, they often need to chew on something harder to encourage new teeth to grow. But if the owner usually feeds the dog food that is too soft and doesn’t pay attention to providing them with some hard-wearing toys for them to grind their teeth, the dog is likely to focus on the owner’s tough slippers. In addition, even if they are not in the grinding period, dogs still need to grind their teeth frequently, because their teeth will keep growing, and if their teeth grow too long, it will seriously affect their eating and even cause some serious diseases. Therefore, the owner must usually pay attention to providing some toys or food for the dog to grind the teeth, so as to prevent the dog’s teeth from growing too long, and at the same time, it can also prevent the dog from biting the slippers.
2. Attracted by the smell of the owner’s slippers
Some dogs like to bite the owner’s slippers, just because the slippers have the smell of the owner. For dogs, this kind of The taste is intimate and familiar. For this reason, some dogs will like to sniff or bite the owner’s slippers. Dogs are more likely to chew on their owners’ slippers, especially when they’re home alone, feeling lonely, or trying to get their owner’s attention. Even if it knew it would be a blast to do so. In general, some dogs like to chew on slippers just because they lack the owner’s company. It is recommended that the owner spend more time every day to accompany the dog, interact and play with it more, and let it feel your love for it. In addition, you may wish to put an old pajamas of your own in your dog’s den to add some security to it.
3. Curiosity makes trouble
When adult dogs explore new things, they usually Smell or touch to recognize, but this is not the case with young dogs. They are still ignorant and have great curiosity about external food. When they are curious about an item, they are more It may be directly gnawing and playing. In this case, the owner also needs to hide something that cannot be bitten by the puppy and put it out of reach.
4. Pica
A dog with pica may eat anything. Dog pica is mainly caused by the lack of trace elements in the body, so if the dog is If the dog eats randomly because of pica, the owner still has to start with the diet, supplement the dog’s body with the lack of trace elements, enrich the dog’s diet, and ensure its nutritional balance, so that the dog’s pica will disappear, chaos The behavior of biting things will naturally not appear.
I believe that after reading our introduction, pet owners should also understand the reasons why dogs like slippers. Pet owners can find them according to the actual situation of their dogs. Find out the specific reason for biting slippers, and then take corresponding measures according to the specific cause. If the dog bites the slippers maliciously, the pet owner should criticize and educate it so as to correct the dog’s bad problems in time.
