still teething

[Evelyn Sorensen]

 Oh good God  what am I goint to do with this pup .  She is almost 6 months and still teething . chewing everything in site . she has chew toys . ice cubes  and I keep her well exercised  . the min I'm out of site she is chewing on ,,,,,,,,  my certains , pillows . wall . you name it she is trying to chew on it . I don't think it's from boredom as I keep her pretty busy with walks and   training . any body got any ideas . is it just me or is this normal

[Sue & Lily Grace]

I have no answers, but I am hoping Lily Grace outgrows this fast. I have to keep her with me all the time.

[Lori, Quincy & Frankie]

my 6 month old is more of a gummer than chewer on household items- he takes out his hard chewing on bully sticks and when he can, he sneaks sticks from the yard.  but we do keep an eye on him and I am always listening for a new chewing sound that tells me he may be up to no good (shoes, pillows).  Thankfully his furniture phase did not seem to last long-but I guess I am not out of the woods yet with second teeth. Good luck to you!   

[Adina P]

Not all chewing is teething...a lot of it is FUN =)

[Ginny Nightingale]

I think the part that you need to address is "the minute I am out of sight"--some people tether the pup to themselves so they are never out of sight and some crate the pup with an appropriate chew toy when they leave the room. Now I admit that it seems like you should not have to do that at the age of 6 months, but not all pups are created equal! I have not had this issue with my LDs, but my previous dog was terrible for years and destroyed all toys--he stopped chewing the woodwork, etc eventually though. I once came home from a party, put my purse down on a table and went upstairs to do something--when I came down again, my 18 month old dog was about to eat my lipstick and had already chewed my purse open to get to it! So, some dogs just love to destroy stuff!

[Sharon & Monty]

you have to keep supplying things for her to chew on. this too will pass. get some antlers, cow hoves, something that lasts.. and get her out for more exercise   she is very young and has lots of energy.  she is not trying to irritate you,  Get her out to move around and burn off her energy, you can do this. 

[Evelyn Sorensen]

Thanks for all the replies. We walk her twice a day a hr each time , she has lots of chewy toy and bones . I was frustrated to day as it's been raining like crazy  all week and it was getting to me when I noticed the certains chewed. I will take a deep breath and hope this all passes . thank

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Ginny is really right in that you need to monitor her.  We used (and still do for visiting dogs) an ex-pen to block of areas of the house that we don't have doors that can be closed.  We happen to have an open floor plan house with the den /kitchen entry open and we are able to block off the stairs, living room and dining rooms with ex-pens.  This gives the dogs lots of area, but 'baby-proofed' area.

BTW, Ned used to unzip decorative pillows and pull the stuffing out.  He never chewed up these pillows and ignored ones that didn't have zippers.  Our Springer, however, was a whole different story.  He ate 3 (count 'em) couches cushion by cushion, a chair, molding on the walls, doors, the edge of every rug we owned and I can go on.....  He NEVER did any of this while we were home.  Hindsight is 20-20.  Our Springer has a huge anxiety disorder and  when he wasn't with his people, he had trouble coping. He outgrew all of the chewing but he is lucky we were his owners because even we were at our wits' end by the time he stopped.  He never outgrew the anxiety however....

[Lucy & AnnaBelle's Mom]

Maybe you could try taking her to Daycare for a day or two and see what she is like when she comes home.  Then you would know for sure if she is actually getting enough exercise.  Most dogs are exhausted when they come home.  Some puppies require a whole lot of exercise.  The walks just might not be doing it for her.  Do you have a fenced yard?