| Is he cutting his adult teeth? Does he have plenty of sturdy chew toys? At 5 1/2 months he should still be under pretty close supervision from you, when you see him start to chew on something inappropriate, stop the behavior with a correction or distraction and redirect him to a chew toy followed by lots of praise. Dogs chew, and to a dog, everything is a chew toy. It's up to you to teach them what really is or isn't.
Jaxom did a number on the baseboard of our apartment, pretty much every square inch around the permiter of our walls has tiny puppy teeth indentions in it but it was our fault. We didn't watch him. Keep an eye on your puppy and exercise patience and consisten training with him. |