Pawfun Blog reader Heather says: I am 10 years old and I have a six month old puppy. His name is Happy and he will not stop chewing on his bed, dolls, and toys. Can you help me?
Holistic animal trainer Anna Bettina Johnson of Happy Healthy Pup says: Awww… puppies! With that cuteness comes tons of energy, chewing, potty-training, and a myriad of other challenging behaviors.
It is not uncommon for puppies to be voracious chewers! Puppy chewing usually gets worse at around six months because they are losing their puppy teeth and gaining their adult teeth. The teething process can be painful and uncomfortable and chewing helps to relieve that.
Keep him busy!
The best thing you can do for your puppy during all of this is provide lots of different types of appropriate chews. Try tendons, cow ears, bully sticks, chicken/turkey jerky, sweet potato chews & cartilage chews. They also make some puppy chew toys that can be frozen, which many puppies love!
Rotate these chews often to keep your puppy interested in them & if you catch your puppy chewing on something else, simply re-direct him to an appropriate chew instead!