I can’t wait for my puppy to get out of the puppy stage and stop chewing everything up. He chewed up my new phone case this morning. Don’t know how he got it because we’ve learned to put stuff up so he can’t get to it. Maybe it fell off the dresser or something. I don’t know. Two weeks ago it was my glasses. A week later my wife’s cell phone. Then, her glasses. Now this. I’m fed up.
they outgrow that...
Take some old washcloths or hand towels, soak them in water, lightly wring them out, shape them into something approximating a dog bone and put them in the freezer. Give him one to chew on, but put him on a tile floored area due to melting.
He’s experiencing discomfort from teething, and chewing is a reflexive response for a dog to teething pain. Chewing on the cold, frozen cloth will help.
Give him a cold carrot. I’ve done that with all my dogs and it really helps with teething. Now as adults, they love carrots.
I have had a lot of dogs and there are certain things I teach them. First, how to tie out. If you move you will have to have a dog on a leash at some point in their life.
Next, I use a plastic bag with empty soda cans to throw at the dog if I see them getting in the trash (never use it if you don’t catch them right away). The puppy needs chew toys and the house puppy proofed until they get threw that stage. If you’re not home confinement is best. Also, I always have a dog door so they can come and go. My dogs are really good and a big part of my life. Good luck.
You’re lucky: my son put too long a drop=leash on his Shepherd pup’s run line — and she chewed down an entire stand of beautiful small maple trees in our yard...
Small items are easily replaced. Our Great Dane "puppy" shredded the front arm of a tufted chair earlier this year and then began to sink his huge teeth into the front of the sofa. Both items are beyond repair and need to be replaced. Don't have the money right now, so we have excluded inviting guests for a while.
I hope you can have patience, and that he turns out to be a good dog.
My Sniffles chewed up my daughter's new Easter shoes, my pistol holster, my new work boots, the cover of an expensive leather-bound picture album, etc. But she turned out to be the best dog I ever had. I still miss her...