ok what should i do

[Jessika]

Go to your local pet store and purchase a product called "Bitter Apple Spray" or any other chewing deterrant. Its safe to spray on pretty much everythign -- plants, furniture, carpet, clothing, shoes, table legs, etc. It leaves a nasty taste in their mouth so chewing on them is not desireable any more.

SOME dogs aquire a taste for it though and actually LIKE the taste after awhile. I remember when my parents' dog was a puppy she would get into the trash a lot so they finally started putting tobasco sauce on the top of the trash and it only took her getting into it once or twice and she NEVER did it again.

[angelicab4l]

molly is almost 1 she will be 1 next month. she is golden retriever/heeler mix. although i think she has more in her than that. i have had some say she looks like she has pit in her and german shephard and lab. so i dont know exactly. shes a sweetie though.

[lizbud]

Sounds like you'll have to get her chews & toys that are for strong
chewers. Toys like kongs and maybe some strong chewable rawhide.
Your dog at that age is really still very much puppy like.

[kipperbuff]

I would definately make sure she is in a crate with a big fat bone or toy everytime you leave the house until she finishes teething. When you are home make sure to supervise her when out of the crate. When she starts misbehaving by chewing on your furniture again I would pick her up and put her in the crate again with a chew toy or bone. Maybe she will begin to understand what she can and can't chew on. Good luck!

[Thandi]

Our new rescue, Chloe, will take our clothes or shoes and chew them. She has plenty of chew bones and toys, but either buries them or ignore them. I guess she only wants something that is ours (smell, etc.) She also unstuffs all of Mika's toys, and Mika is so good about never damaging her toys.

[Corinna]

All the breeds you mention need tons of exercize she may be bored . Are you able to give her several hours of running and playing out side? I would also keep her in an area when your gone and provide lots of toys and chewys.

[lv4dogs]

I agree with the others, well except for the reccomendation of rawhide.
A rawhide should only be given to puppies/dogs that have already learned what they can & can not chew on. A rawhide teaches the dog to chew and chew and chew and then it will be yummy. So a puppy that eats rawhides will most likely be more apt to chew on other things, thinking that if she chews them long enough they too will become tasty.

[lizbud]

I agree with the others, well except for the reccomendation of rawhide.
A rawhide should only be given to puppies/dogs that have already learned what they can & can not chew on. A rawhide teaches the dog to chew and chew and chew and then it will be yummy. So a puppy that eats rawhides will most likely be more apt to chew on other things, thinking that if she chews them long enough they too will become tasty.

Well, I guess we'll have to agree to disagree on this. During my dogs
puppy stages I would give them anything safe to chew on (even rawhides)
till they outgrew the puppy teething stage. Smokey was such a bad chewer
that he would actually walk around the house with his mouth open. He looked
like a crocodile on the hunt. Most dogs outgrow that stage of intense chewing.