Does your dog chew on everything in sight?
06 Oct 2009
Rusty and his rawhide
Rusty is now 4 months old and teething. What this translates to for me is that he want to chew on everything he sees. It seems that anything with in reach ends up in his mouth. Including, a book of my parents while we were visiting – sorry mom. I even remember when I was in elementary school our puppy Nikki chewed through a vacuum cleaner cord. Yes it was plugged in and most fortunately there were no significant injuries – only singed whiskers. It could have been much worse.
Chewing is actually a very natural behavior for dogs. Most dogs will have a strong desire to chew up until 12-18 months of age. After that the occurrence of chewing behavior tends to decrease. What’s important is to channel this behavior to appropriate sources.
