Man Frustrated After Puppy Chews on His Shoes in Viral TikTok Video, South Africans Amused by His Rant

• A man in South Africa was left frustrated after his puppy, Lucas, decided to chew on his slippers
• In the funny TikTok video, the man can be seen and heard reprimanding his unbothered dog, which is likely teething
• Maseabata Mohlakoana of Superdogs Training School told Briefly News about puppy behaviour and how pet owners can navigate it
• Many South Africans reacted to the viral video with funny comments, while others defended the poor pup

New puppies are a joy to have around but can also be a handful. They're full of energy and curiosity and love to chew on almost everything.

Man annoyed with dog chewing on his shoes

One man was left frustrated after his puppy, Lucas, decided to chew on his slippers.

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Puppies tend to need to chew to keep their jaws strong and their teeth clean. If they don't have anything appropriate to chew on, they may turn to shoes or other household items.

A video posted on TikTok by @blvq_secret shows the man reprimanding the dog as he tells it that he won't be preparing food for it since it wants to chew on his shoes. He even joked that he's bring out all of his shoes for the puppy to chew and nibble on.

The dog, however, can be seen lying on the floor, unbothered by its owner's tantrum.

Watch the funny video below:

KZN dog expert sheds light on puppy chewing behaviour

Maseabata Mohlakoana of Superdogs Training School, told Briefly News that the common behaviour of chewing on household objects displayed by puppies may root from a lot of things which may include boredom and teething.

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"Teething-puppies naturally love exploring the world around them with their noses and their mouth and just like infants their teething process may cause discomfort and for them to relieve it they start chewing on random stuff, furniture, shoes clothes etc.

"The teething should stop at six months and the behaviour will most probably be learnt and practiced by then and so even after teething they may continue chewing on stuff as adult puppies," Maseabata said.

She added that when puppies are bored they do anything and everything to stay stimulated which may be classified as 'bad behaviour'.

"However they cannot really differentiate between bad and good behaviour unless taught, so whatever behaviour they have and are let to get away with, is the behaviour they’ll learn, practice and reinforce throughout their puppy stage so much so that they may grow up with it. The need for stimulation will lead them into eating or chewing on different objects and/or foreign objects," Maseabata explained.

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University Animal Care advises pet owners to provide their puppies with teething toys to chew and to choose toys that can be filled with cool water or frozen to soothe the pup's gums.

South Africans amused by annoyed man's rant

The man's rant amused Mzansi netizens as they responded with funny commentary poking fun at him and his dog's behaviour.

Elihledladla replied:

"Justice for uMadlicathulo Mgodoyi."

Thobeka Mpilo commented:

"One day lenja iyothi 'Fuseg awuhlukane nami'."

Snakho Mathenjwa replied:

"Yaze yavelelwa inja."

Amahle mathibela commented:

"Their bond is unbreakableuzothatha zonke icathulo azidle zonke."

Roxette Nhlamu Nwa'Chaukesaid:

"Kanti kwenziwani ngempela lapho?!!"

Lindamadalamatsha responded:

"Ayimameli lengane."

Boociciweighlasau said:

"Lenja izomthuka one day."

Mzansi reacts to video of woman buying Woolies meat for her dog

In another story, Briefly News reported that as a pet owner, you have many responsibilities to care for your pet. Your dog's health and well-being should be your top priorities.

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A woman had some South African peeps feeling poor after sharing what she feeds her dog to ensure he gets all the nutrition he requires.

A video posted on TikTok by @xenarottie shows a woman preparing pet meat purchased from Woolworths Food. The woman added vegetables to the meat before cooking it in a pan and served it with kibble. She explains that she serves the kibble and protein separately because she doesn't want food wastage.

Source: Briefly News