Grannick's Bitter Apple Original Taste Deterrent Dog Spray

This product didn't really work well. After my human sprayed the area of carpet I was chewing, I let the smell dissipate then I went right back to that spot. Mommy says it's because I'm from a stubborn breed....I say it's because I like her taste in carpets!

My guy is a bad chewer. Everything, shoes, cords, rugs, cardboard... but most problematic is he chews on baseboards and drywall. A squirt of this and he stops for good. Weeks later and still hasn't touched the spots i sprayed. And it doesn't smell like anything to me after a few minutes.

I've had great success training my dogs with this product. You have to know how to introduce it properly so that when they smell it, they know it tastes bad. So many just start spraying objects expecting it to deter. That doesn't work for all dogs. A trainer explained to me... spray a cotton ball, then place it in the dog's/puppy's mouth and gently hold closed for a couple seconds. Then let them spit it out. Once they smell a surface that has been sprayed they remember the taste. Has worked for me every time and I've rarely had to respray items I didn't want chewed. It helps to redirect their attention to appropriate chew toys.

It does the job but requires respirating, for example, on a wood hutch corner, everyday. The taste does repell our German shepherd pup from a hutch in the kitchen but it it took a week of daily Re spray for her to loose interest in that.

Bitter Apple has been a great find to keep my puppy from chewing many things, biting my clothes and getting into unwanted items. He is 11 months but still likes to explore and get into things that he shouldn't. Bitter Apple is a safe way to deter him safely and gently.

I have a teething puppy and he has been going after everything: rugs, tables, chairs. I spray this all over the area he's chewing and he'll typically leave it alone until the next day. He definitely hates the taste of the spray. I also originally only bought this to keep my puppy from chewing on the furniture, but I started using it on one of our other dogs to keep him from licking his paws so much and it has worked for that, too, so far.

Training my rescue fur baby can be a little challenging. Puppies like to nip at fingers and toes but this deters that behavior. It’s safe on sprayed on humans and is the perfect response when our pooch thinks our digits will be a tasty treat.

I ordered this product specifically because, compared to the others, it has a fantastic rating and reviews. Unfortunately, it didn't deter our 13 week old beagle mix from chewing at all. I don't think it's a bad product with so many positive reviews, but I definitely think it just depends on your pup! I think it's worth a shot for the price if you have a chewer.

My pup started snitching dish towels and floor mats so I hoped this may work as a deterrent. While she doesn't care for the taste, and recognizes when I've put it on something, it fades too quickly on fabric. She's also very determined and will push through if she wants something. It probably works better on non-porous items but you need way too much to make it work on cloth.

Product works for keeping my pups from chewing my furniture! However, when it does wear off, my pups do return to chewing. Just needed to respray until they were better trained