Grannick's Bitter Apple

Puppies are like little sponges...observing the world around them, quickly learning what works and what doesn't. It is important to train the puppies while they are young to avoid problem behavior when they get too big to handle...otherwise you're going to be stuck calling Cesar Milan. Puppies that are teething can be very destructive if they are not properly trained. Aside from using good teething toys like the Puppy Kong chew toy, there are products that act as a deterrent to destructive chewing as well. The product that I use is Grannick's Bitter Apple Taste Deterrent.

Grannick's Bitter Apple comes in a spray bottle (available in 8 or 16 ounce sizes). The spray bottle allows you to apply a mist of bitter apple spray on the area that your puppy has taken to chewing. With a new puppy in the home, I am back in training as much as the puppy is in training. I have to be observant to ensure that the puppy doesn't take control of my house. I do not want to replace furniture or cabinets, and I don't want my puppy to consume anything that is going to harm or kill him. One very dangerous situation I have discovered with this pup is his desire to chew on electrical cords. I have known other people to have this problem, but it is not one I have had to deal with in the past. Obviously, a plugged in lamp or appliance could have disastrous results for a teething puppy, and possibly for your home.

I applied Grannick's Bitter Apple to the electrical cord that my puppy had taken to chewing on (I caught him every time, so he really hadn't chewed on it as much as taken it into his mouth in preparation to chew). When my puppy tasted the cord he immediately lost interest in it. Having had some success with this product, I took it another step. My puppy hasn't bitten any furniture, but he likes to gnaw on me with those razor sharp puppy teeth. It can be painful. I decided to spray my hands and let him taste. It worked. Although my puppy still grabs my hand in his mouth he doesn't do it as often and hasn't bitten very hard. I may have to keep after him with some additional applications to fully break him of the nipping. One thing is obvious, my puppy does not like the flavor of Grannick's Bitter Apple.

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