WE have a 5 month old daschund/jack russell terrier mix and she is chewing on the bottom of our kitchen cabinets!! She totally destroyed the toy I got her(Bo Bo from the Petsmart commercial!) and she now wants to chew the cabinet…any suggestions?? Thanks 
Your dog has a lot of excess energy that needs an outlet. You need to give her something that she's allowed to chew on so that she'll leave the furniture alone, along with some correction to teach her the difference between what she is and is not allowed to sink her teeth into.
I'd recommend some good rope toys for her to play with - supervised, because they can be shredded and eaten. Also, there is a manufacturer of dog toys named JW Pet - they have some products that are dang near indestructable (we have 2 Jacks, and these are the only toys that can stand up to them). I'll put the link in below - we have the Holee Molee, Spider Ball, Jackeroo, and Invincible Chains. These are all over a year old, and while very well chewed and having survived some serious tuggie sessions, are still in very good shape.
And I'd also strongly recommend that you enroll her in a training class. Jacks are notorious for being intelligent and troublesome in the most frustratingly entertaining ways. Getting a good foundation in with some training classes will pay serious dividends in the future.
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February 2nd, 2009 at 11:42 am
TRY GIVING HER A RAW HIDE SEE IF THAT HELPS
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February 2nd, 2009 at 12:14 pm
You have 2 choices. #1 get rid of furniture, #2 get rid of dog…
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February 2nd, 2009 at 12:44 pm
if you figure it out let me know…:) I try to give my dog pigs ear and other chew type toys. Reward her with a treat/snack when she plays with her chews. Keep this up for a few weeks (yes — it might take that long) and she will hopefully leave your furniture alone.
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February 2nd, 2009 at 1:05 pm
For my bulldog (Ozzi) we simply rubbed hot sauce on the bottom on furniture. It leaves no stain and non-harmfully teaches the pup a lesson…. HOPE THIS HELPS!
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February 2nd, 2009 at 1:39 pm
try giving her raw hide or toys of her own
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February 2nd, 2009 at 2:09 pm
smack it. tie it up. or keep it outside.
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February 2nd, 2009 at 2:33 pm
Simple. Put tobasco sause on the edges of the cabinets. They sell a product called Apple Bitter that can be sprayed on the cabinets too.
Your dog is still teething. Those breeds were made for hunting so I suggest you get a quality rawhide and put it in a tunnel (carpet tube or any long box) The animal will spend hours going after the "rat" in a hole.
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February 2nd, 2009 at 3:16 pm
SPRAY SOUR APPLE EVERYWHERE IT CHEWS. ITS FOUND AT ANY PET STORE.
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February 2nd, 2009 at 3:59 pm
Go to the pet store and get bitter apple spray and spray it on any non-absorbent (hard) surface. She will hate the taste and move on to something else to chew (haha). I used a squirt of lemon on the soft stuff and that seemed to work too. She is teething, believe it or not, so give her ice to chew and it will help by numbing the itching in her young teeth. Also a kong (like a hollow rubber bone, kinda) filled with biscuits or peanut butter will keep her busy. It is a very sturdy chew toy. She will eventually stop chewing so much as she grows up.
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February 2nd, 2009 at 4:16 pm
Your dog has a lot of excess energy that needs an outlet. You need to give her something that she's allowed to chew on so that she'll leave the furniture alone, along with some correction to teach her the difference between what she is and is not allowed to sink her teeth into.
I'd recommend some good rope toys for her to play with - supervised, because they can be shredded and eaten. Also, there is a manufacturer of dog toys named JW Pet - they have some products that are dang near indestructable (we have 2 Jacks, and these are the only toys that can stand up to them). I'll put the link in below - we have the Holee Molee, Spider Ball, Jackeroo, and Invincible Chains. These are all over a year old, and while very well chewed and having survived some serious tuggie sessions, are still in very good shape.
And I'd also strongly recommend that you enroll her in a training class. Jacks are notorious for being intelligent and troublesome in the most frustratingly entertaining ways. Getting a good foundation in with some training classes will pay serious dividends in the future.
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http://www.dogtoys.com/jwpetruto.html