What should I do???

[McDoggle]

When we put our Christmas tree up my dog,K.C. always chews on it. How should I get him to stop chewing on our Christmas tree?

[ktreva52]

There are several things you can do: Spray the lower branches with Bitter Apple. It is nasty tasting and most dogs will not chew on things treated with it. You could also put baby gating around the tree or gate the dog out of the room unless you are there and keeping an eye on him. You don't mention how old he is, but now is a good time to teach him the "leave it" command. Whenever he goes near the tree give a firm "leave it" command and then give him something else to do and praise the dickens out of him when he even hesitates to begin with. He'll soon get the idea that this is not something he gets to play with and this will be a useful command in many other situations. You can use any combination of the above as well. Good Luck and let us know how it goes.