Puppies like to chew on things. It is part of their natural animal behavior. You can not expect this problem to go away, it actually needs to happen. Just like babies who are teething, puppies have to teeth! Adult dog teeth begin to come in at around 4 months. This is extremely bothersome, just as it is to human babies.
While we have this list of tips and tricks to get your puppy to stop chewing that we’ll cover below, the best thing to do is to not keep inappropriate objects around that your puppy likes to chew on. Instead, replace them with objects your dog is allowed to chew on. Since teething can be extremely painful, I would recommend giving your puppy something cold to chew on. Something that I like to do is buy a sterilized bone and fill it with peanut butter, and put it in the freezer to chill it. You can get creative and fill it with anything your puppy likes to eat. The sterilized dog bones I use are the White Sterilized Dog Bone 7-9 inches (Case of 12).
There are certain objects that you simply can not pick up and move. Things like table legs or couches are certainly appealing to dogs to chew on. If certain big items are a major problem for your dog, purchase Grannicks Bitter Apple Original Spray for Dogs, pictured to the right. You can spray this bitter apple tasting formula onto any object that your dog likes to chew on, and it will deter your dog from chewing on it! I used it in my house when my dog was a puppy and it worked like a charm. I highly recommend this product to anyone who has a teething puppy.
It is also a good idea to keep your puppy restricted to a certain area of the house when they are teething. The more access of your house you give your dog, the more will be available for him to chew. The laundry room can be a good place to keep your dog. Or, you can use puppy gates to confine your dog to an area where your dog does not have a lot to chew on, perhaps the kitchen. Another option is the Pet Exercise Pen, which is an indoor pen that allows your dog to have move to walk around, making this a much more favorable option than a cage. You can order the Pet Exercise Pen in different sizes according to the size of the pen or the size of the space you have.