I’ve had dogs all my life. But this is the first small one in many decades. We have chew toys galore. He uses them, but is always ready to take something left on a night stand, table between chairs, or anywhere he can get to. We’ve essentially taken care of that problem. How he got the phone case is beyond me. I know I saw it on the dresser this morning. Maybe I brushed against it and it fell to the floor. I don’t know.
This home is puppy proofed about as much as can be. All that’s readily available to him are those toys. He doesn’t go after furniture, wood, or anything like that. It’s just the small stuff. And he doesn’t like being outside. We’ll take him out (beyond the normal duty runs) and within 5 minutes he wants back inside. But we can’t let him out of our sight. No way, no how.
My sister had a dog like that and she finally had to give it back to my brother after several years. It just didn’t suit the family. If he’s just a puppy it should change at some point. She was in the city and it was definitely a country dog.