| Tie a leash to your waist and she'll be right where you are when you are in the house, or yard. This way, she won't be able to chew when you aren't watching. I've never used bitter apple, I have my doubts as to whether it would work.
When you aren't at home, crate her. What she's doing is normal for her age, if left undirected and unsupervised. Not everyone has a chewer, but she IS a puppy and WILL be a puppy for perhaps another year.
I find I can trust my 2 year old while I go to the grocery store, and during the night. She is still crated while I work, during the school year...loves to chew tissues, for some reason.
You also might try some additional physical activity with her. Has she been to classes? Could you become interested in a dog related activity like agility? Do you jog? She's quite young so jogging perhaps moderate distances on grass would perhaps be better. GOOD LUCK!
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