i have a 8 month old lab, she wants to chew everything, even though she has her own toys, why is she?

Question

8 months old, lab has her own toys but still chews on things that arent hers, if we are in the room with her, she wont do it but as soon as we walk away, etc she finds something to chew.....HELP

Answer 1

I have 2 six month old labs, and they LOVE to chew. It's just their nature, and bore-dome. I give them raw hides and greenies everyday, sometimes several times a day to keep them from chewing everything else. Try raw hides, Wal-mart and Target are cheaper than petsmart and petco. Keep the raw hides available at all times.

Answer 2

I have a lab cross puppy and she did this as well. What I found out is that she gets bored fast. She is like a baby at this age. Constant supervision. What I did was continually take the object that she wasn't suppose to have and replace it with her chew toys. After that, I would place the object away and say no.....over and over and over again!!! The good news is she was try to do what she wants and need to see that she couldn't get away with it and I was the boss. She thought she was the boss!!! Also, try to run then out of energy . Go for a fast run or let then play hard and then she will be to tired to do anything else. Labs are so smart but they are so silly when they are puppies. It was at 12 months that mine one day just stopped and she is now close to two. In my opinion it is just a phase. It does get better!!!!

Answer 3

It is really hard to make them understand what they can and can't chew on. I've had my babes six months... and they still like to chew on everything (the worst being my new leather couch, which now has a hole in it)....

Every time I catch them, i just say NO loudly, they stop and then when they are sitting there, i give them a toy, and play with it with them for awhile.... they have gotten a lot better, but I still find them chewing on shoes if left out and stuff. That is the biggest thing is to keep the house picked up with only their toys laying aruond. PLUS... a new toy is ALWAYS better than an old one! good luck

Answer 4

She's a puppy still and that is what they do. You can rotate toys (hide one for a few weeks, then bring it out again, she'll think it's new and be more interested in it). Keep her under constant supervision. My 5 month old puppy is going through the same thing...he's especially fond of the throw pillows on my couch, socks, and shoes. I try and keep everything picked up, except for his toys. Natural bones are also great chew toys, they love them. I give raw beef bones (make sure you do not give cooked chicken bones, they splinter too easy). Raw chicken bones are ok too. I don't like to give pork bones due to some of the parasites that can be found in pork.

You can also spray things you don't want chewed with chew stop. There are herbal solutions and bitter apple sprays.

The best thing to do is keep anything you don't want chewed on out of her reach. Good luck.

Answer 5

This will last for a while, especially with Labradors. I have a four year old lab, and also an 8 month old one. The little one is showing the older one how to chew on EVERYTHING again. It lasts for about two years, if not more. They have chewed: their plastic food dishes, toys, sprinklers, as well as the siding off the house.

Answer 6

My lab was mostly outdoors on our farm except in extreme heat or cold, so I guess she gnawed down whole forests during those times, because when she was in the house, chair legs were her fav. I got BIG bones from the local grocery store or logs from our fireplace and that seemed to placate her. Labs are very smart, just give her something big to chew on....They hate dumb dog toys, and they will learn not to chew on things in the house. Once she got about 1 year old, the chewing stopped completely.

Answer 7

she i teething and alo doesnt know whats hers or not. Our trainer suggested a pull tap connected to her collatr. WHen you see her chew you give her a yank followed by a NO DROP IT. And also spray the item with vinegar and place back in her mouth so she knows its yucky and a no then place her toy in her mouth so she knows thats what she is allowed to chew. Our 7 mo old is doing much better after all this it is exhausting but they are chewers and they need a job to do so they do that. Also we get her bones that helps knuckle bones are her fav only 3$ at petsmart

Answer 8

i could have guessed it was a lab! you will have to tie her to you until she is 2 years old! or crate train her for when you are unavailable. good luck and dont give up!you have to take the nono and say a big no!! and hand her , her thing in its place. and doit over and over. it would help to tire her with a play period every day at the same time so she counts on it. play hard and tire her out. 2x a day. before work and before dinner. and never leave her unattended till she is about 2.

Answer 9

She is doing it because she does not want to be separated from you.Make sure u have plenty of toys laying around. They now make a ball that u can put treats in and once you show her how to use it she will spend a lot of time trying to get the treat.LOL It is really funny to watch too.Hopefully this will help.It did for me. Good Luck.

Answer 10

sorry, but that's because you have a puppy.......puppies chew and there's nothing you can do about it.....i have a 6 month old cocker spaniel and he's chewed every pair of my flip-flops and he'll chew anything he can get his paws on.....buying toys helps to keep their mind off of chewing things you may not want them chewing on, but you'll never be able to get her to stop chewing entirely....