Teething Puppy!?!?

My puppy is a little terror. She is 3 months old and is at her prime for teething and she is driving my family nuts! She has lots of toys and rawhide but always seems to find something she shouldn't have. We keep giving her ice to chew on to help her teeth. We have her gated off in our den with wooden borads along the computer so she doesn't get the wires, which has been working good. but she has found speaker wires under the fouton where she has been chewing on the wooden sides and we didn't know she could fit under. She just chewed a hole in the carpet, not at a seam or door way but in the middle of the carpet. Granted that the carpet is old and we will be replacing it at some point but still... Please Help!!!

Teething Puppy!?!?
It's not a "training problem" all puppies chew ESPECIALLY at 3 months. It's just what they do. If it were a training problem, you'd be teaching the dog never to chew and that's not possible because DOGS CHEW.


You need to teach it WHAT to chew and what not to chew. The simplest way is to litterally take the thing its chewing on that its not supposed to, firmly look the puppy in the eyes and say "No!", then immediatly hand it something it is allowed to chew on. Once it takes interest in the new thing, pat it and get excited and let it know it's a good puppy. The biggest thing is BE CONSISTENT. If you let her get away with it sometimes and not others, she will never ever learn and you will just confuse her.


If there is anything particular she is chewing on that you can't afford to just "catch her doing it", get Bitter Apple Spray (Petsmart, 7.99) and spray the thing with that. The taste is horrible to puppies and they end up making a funny face and leaving it alone.


Good luck!!
Reply:this has nothing to do with teething and everything to do with your not training your dog.... you are letting this dog develop bad bad habits.... if you cannot watch your pup,, the pup needs to be in her crate.. your dog is learning to chew up your house,, a habit you do not want your dog to have... crate train your dog and enjoy her......
Reply:Try taking wash cloths and wet them and ring them out. You can also use chicken or beef broth. after you ring them out freeze them. Once frozen give one to your pup. This really sooths the gums. Hope this helps. All the best;~}
Reply:When she is not in a crate (hopefully you're crate training her) someone needs to keep a CONSTANT eye on her and tell her "No!" or "Leave it!" and make sure she stops. Then offer her a toy once she is being good again. Also, make sure everyone in the household is on the same page and using the same commands. It will be confusing for her to learn 3 different words that mean the same thing.





Unfortunately there's no other way around this, but you'll be very happy that you trained her properly in the long run.
Reply:ok you have to let her no what she can have and what she cant have every time you see her with something shes not sapost to have take it from her and tell her "NO" in a strong voice dont scream at her just let her no thats not yours then give her one of the toy that you have gotten her and give it to her when she strarts to chew or play with the toy tell her "good girl" in a sweet voice and pet her head this will help her know what right from wrong but remeber this takes some time and will work as long as you use a strong voice for no and a sweet one for yes. try and have a puppy toy in your pocket for when every you catch her in the acted it will not be as effetive if you dont give her something to chew on right away and rewarded her with "good dog" so try and keep something on you. but dont let her see it un till you have told her no. this should help
Reply:i would definatley recommend buying a crate or cage for this dog to use when you are out so as she cant damage anything else.





when you are home if you see her chewing be sure to tell her off strongly and remove her from where she is chewing. also provide her with plenty toys and hide to chew and try something like a treat ball or kong to keep her interested in something other than chewing the house. dont worry this will pass (eventually)



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