[QuietDaze]

Eight months is probably too early for her to be left out alone unless she is right there with you. I believe in putting things away to a certain extent but she also needs to learn that she is not allowed to chew on anything that isn't a toy. If you can't watch her, you'll have to crate her otherwise she'll continue to chew up stuff and you won't be able to catch her to correct it.

When I started leaving Kane out, I made him sit on his pillow with a toy or a bone and pretty much ignored him. The minute he got up to check something out that he shouldn't I corrected it. If I left the room he would have to come along. He worked up to being allowed out alone, and now he's trustworthy but it took some time. He wasn't allowed to sniff on the table, lick things (licking seems to be the precursor to chewing for him), or run around like a fool. For me, it seems the more active he is in the house, the more likely he is to want to chew on things or knock things over. (destructive dogs is a pet peeve of mine) In fact, when he was allowed in the bedroom we left him out at night first because he would just be sleeping. He's almost 4 now and has been reliable in the house for about 2 years.

That's funny that she only eats your stuff, Kane would only try to eat my slippers, he wouldn't bother my husband's at all.