believet Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 I have a 10 month old yellow lab puppy, He loves to chew everything. How do you keep pets from chewing Christmas decorations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgleason Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 When we still had our cat we couldn't put any ornaments on the bottom 2 rows of branches on the Christmas tree as she liked to bat them around. Everyone use to tell us we forgot to finish decorating the tree. She also liked to climb up the trunk and lie on the branches in the middle of the tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
able Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 yikes!!! after he chews a glass ball he will learn a lesson.. no really though is there a way to block the tree from the pets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennG Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Go buy Apple Bitter and spray on the decorations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish1298 Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Put your tree in a play pen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elena_398 Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Using a play pen or some sort of gate around the tree helps. My yellow lab is 5 now, but when she was your puppy's age, she did the same thing. I used a circular gate. This year we have a new furbaby in the house and she is 10 months old (a Rat Terrier). Im going to try not to use the gate, but one never knows. Shes not a chewer so we'll see. Im already not going to use the tinsle I bought last year as its a choking hazard to dogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccabefamily29 Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 my cat wrecked the bottom half of my tree last year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glitterstarr Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Welcome to the world of having a Lab! LOL Last year I got my husband a Lab for Christmas and he kept eating the bows off my tree. Didn't take anything else off the tree but the red bows. Guess the bright red was inviting to him. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elena_398 Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 My yellow lab was bad the first year we got her. (we got her at 10 weeks old). She chewed up 3 pairs of my shoes (only mine) and countless cords. She was a major chewer. Shes 5 now, but I don't think she grew out of that till she was 1yr old or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firemansgal311 Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 I would recommend getting a baby gate system like this, although I would check craigslist or local baby consignment shops first you might get one cheaper. Summer Infant Secure Surround Gate http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000G1YW98.01._AA280_SCLZZZZZZZ_V38134787_.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karmarose Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Go buy Apple Bitter and spray on the decorations.Where do you get this and can you use this on anything? I mostly have a problem with my puppy chewing my childrens toys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elena_398 Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 I would recommend getting a baby gate system like this, although I would check craigslist or local baby consignment shops first you might get one cheaper. Summer Infant Secure Surround Gate http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000G1YW98.01._AA280_SCLZZZZZZZ_V38134787_.jpgThis gate is what I bought when my lab was a puppy. It was great. Recommend the circular gate for anyone wanting to protect their tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sissykus Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 i always spray my cat with a water bottle, not towards anything electrical of course, I am wondering how to keep my 11 month old away from it without having to buy a fence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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