Your puppy needs to chew on things. For dogs, chewing develops the body, keeps them mentally occupied, and cleans their teeth. Chewing is such a part of what a dog is that if they can't chew they will actually become mentally ill.
To keep them from chewing on the wrong thing you need to puppy-proof your house before you bring your puppy home. Just like when you have a toddler, anything that will be within reach needs to be put away.
You also need to make sure they have good things to chew on. We cut up old clothes and tied them in interesting knots to make inexpensive chew toys. We also give them Kong toys, sticks, dried bamboo from the garden, and stuffed dog toys.
We are always careful to get toys without squeakers if we are going to let the puppies play unsupervised because they like to dig the squeaker out and eat it. This can result in a trip to the vet if you are unlucky!
Our older dogs generously offer to be chew toys as well.
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