Preventing Puppy Chewing

Puppies chew, that's a fact. You can however prevent a puppy from chewing up your beloved items and other valuables by providing proper training and chew toys for him to exercise his teeth on. Chewing and play are normal parts of your puppy's growth and development.

You can train your puppy to chew on the toys you give him by playing with him and making chewing on them fun. When he chews on a forbidden item, such as one of your shoes, tell him "no" and take him to another part of the house and give him his chew toy. Then stroke and praise him when he chews on it. He will quickly learn this is the way to exercise his need to chew.

Praise your puppy when he goes and gets a toy and proceeds to play and chew on his own. Keep enticing hazards such as a full trash can or your shoes out of his line of site and out of his reach. This will make the "game" of getting into things he knows he shouldn't a non-issue.

Make sure lamp cords and other electrical cords are out of reach or hidden in the carpeting or otherwise out of your puppy's access. Many pups are enticed to chew on cords and this can result in a nasty shock if a sharp puppy tooth breaches the rubber cord casing and reaches the electrical wiring encased within.

By being consistent in your training and always providing your puppy items of his own to chew as well as praise and rewards for doing so, you will have a well trained canine companion in no time.
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