Chewing on Leash.

[Maddie]

Hello,
I am havingt this problem with my dog that when I take her for walks she chews on her leash. Anyone have nay ideas on how to get her to quit this bad habit?
Rich

[KYS]

I have the same problem with my male.
Haven't cured him of it yet, but
when he sticks that leash in his
mouth I say "NO" or whatever
word you want, than I put him in a sit
stay. I will not put his leash
on till he does this. He has a pretty
thick skull and it takes awhile
for his brain to click in.

[*LabLoverKEB*]

I ahve a Dog-Walking service, and I have the same problem! I just do the same as KYS!

[3-greys-and-a-mutt]

Our puppy did this, and now she has a chain leash!

[jackiesdaisy1935]

Not only does Perry try to chew on the leash, he hates it. We have to try to get him to sit to get it on him. We got him at 8 months old and we think something happened before we got him with the leash. So far we have not broke him from doing that, but we are working on it.
Jackie

[carrie]

You could try the "nothing happens until you stop that!" method.
As soon as the dog has the leash in it's mouth you stop what you are doing, stand still and in an upright position with no eye contact until the dog releases the leash. This may take a while at first and you may think you are getting nowhere fast but if you keep it up the dog will get the message. This behaviour is usually the dog showing excitment and anticipation - leash means we are going somewhere. If you stop going somewhere when this behaviour occurs then it becomes counter productive.
When the dog releases the leash a quiet, calm, "Good dog" is enough (you don't want to raise excitement levels again) and carry on with what you were doing. Hope this helps - as with everything the key is to keep it up at al times - Good luck.

[kobieeli]

Our Aussie had this problem as a pup, and what Carrie suggested worked wonders. He was so strong and boisterous from the time he was about 5 months old, and would simply get too excited to walk nicely. When he'd chew the leash or start hauling us down the sidewalk, we'd "make like a tree"--stand perfectly still, not look at him, and wait for him to come to our side and sit. He figured things out pretty fast and we've not had this problem for months!

[jackiesdaisy1935]

Carrie is right, I played ball with Daisy and she would never bring the ball back, only half way, well I now turn my back and say o.k. I'm going in the house if you don't want to play and she will bring it back and set it at my feet. GOOD SHOW CARRIE

[karen israel]

Our Carrie is THE wise woman!
Yep, Cody's far from perfect but I took your advise Ole Girl and a sudden ignore works like a charm. No ball, no play. I was getting tired of being the retreiver! Hee,hee

[I_LOVE_ROTTS]

My dog does the same thing! i have no idea on how to stop it though sorry!

[Dixieland Dancer]

I had a pup who did this too. I sprayed the leash with Bitter Apple and the pup stopped chewing the leash immediately.

[KYS]

Originally posted by Dixieland Dancer:
I had a pup who did this too. I sprayed the leash with Bitter Apple and the pup stopped chewing the leash immediately.>>>>>

That's a great idea, I never even thought
of that.
Rocky who until recently chew on his leash no longer does it. Since we got back from
our vacation with him, most of his bad
habbits seems to have ceased. (Miracles
do happen)

[carrie]

While bitter apple spray will work for some dogs you are only stopping the behaviour, not correcting the reasons for it. If this works for you then that is fine but by getting to the roots of a behaviour it will have follow on effects in other areas and increase the dog's respect and willingness.

[TollSettFK]

Use Bitter Apple Spray, and spray it on the leash. My dog chews on his leash ALL THE TIME! Of course, he is a puppy, but it's never to early for him to learn to STOP chewing on the leash. Dogs hate the bitter apple, and it does not hurt them.