So puzzle has started to get some wobbly teeth now, so far she has been quite good on the chewing side of things, she has not chewed much, and what she has chewed has not been important (other than her bed). We never went through this stage with barley so this is all new to us so any tips and advice would be very helpful.
Re: Teething Sorry Annabelle,I can't help as Dexter had lost all his baby teeth and the last of his adult ones were coming through as we got him....but I think Puzzle will want to chew a lot to help her cut her new ones as they come through....your Dad might be getting his wallet out to top up on chew toys and I think you might have some additions to the months expenditure x
Re: Teething Hello Yes, my two have started teething, Dido has two adult teeth and one gap, Hester also has two adult teeth but two gaps. Good chewy toys are pretty much anything by kong, they're particularly enjoying the jumping jacks, the puppy nylabones are excellent as well. But you don't have to rush out to the pet shop, a rolled up piece of corrugated cardboard (stick it with masking tape, not Sellotape, or a dab of paper glue like pritt stick) will give them plenty of gnawing and I'm not worried if they eat it (preferably, not all of it, but if some disappears it mostly gets digested). Flat pieces are almost as good and today they have destroyed an amazon packing box. You can roll up a whole newspaper too, or a few sheets and knot them in the middle. My two are now four months old so I'll give them one adult bonio occasionally - they mouth, it make it soggy and seem to leave a mush on the floor but really enjoy it as a chewy toy, the big ones clean up after them. I don't but you can also give rawhide chews but watch carefully for any ripped off pieces or if it begins to unravel and if they're not used to them give in moderation becuase they can upset the stomach. And if you want to protect things that shouldn't be chewed I'm a great believer in a rub of washing up liquid -smell funny and even when the smell fades tastes revolting and best of all it's easily removed once the chewing is over. Hope that helps get you to their adult teeth. Kerryn
Re: Teething Charlie chewed like mad from the off, and much more while teething - he is much, much better now. It doesn't sound like puzzle will be half as bad. His mad chewing phase lasted for 6 weeks - from just before 5 months to just after 6 months. Adult kongs were the main thing I used, he chewed puppy kongs in half! I became quite inventive at filling kongs with low calorie food (Charlie gets podgy really easily). Pizzles were good, as were wainwrights veggie chews (neither last long though, but they are immediate whereas I mainly used frozen kongs). Antlers were the best in terms of chewing opportunities and low calorie, but I stopped using these after scares about damage to teeth. Dentastixs were really poor value in terms of chewing time for calories. I didn't use rawhide because of choke risk, smartbones gave him dreadful runny poo. Ancol chews just lasted seconds. Also concerned about teeth and nylabones, although I do sometimes still use these - there are extensive instructions and warnings on the nylabone website about choosing the right nylabone for your dog depending on how he chews, choosing between edible and non edible chews, and dogs not ingesting non edible chews. This information isn't always on the back of the packet, but is in the leaflet inside the pack. It's often the case that there are warnings in the small print about some nylabones not being suitable if the dog has any adult teeth, or any puppy teeth, so I had to be on my toes to choose the right nylabone at the right time. I used cardboard and paper, but it didn't last him long enough to be really useful. I bought every kong chew toy going, but struggled to interest him without food inside them as what he really, really wanted to chew was wood (so headed to the nearest chair if the chew toy was boring). I had a nightmare couple of weeks were all he did on walks was crunch up sticks (then sicked up the results later in the day). Washing up liquid saved my furniture. Well, most of it! As you can tell from the above, I was slightly traumatised by teething! Hope info of some help.
Re: Teething Thank you for all your reply's She has got a puppy kong and loves chewing it, she also has a plastic bone and a rubber bone that she likes chewing as well, but nothing can beat a good stick according to her :
Re: Teething [quote author=Puppypal link=topic=2662.msg27109#msg27109 date=1379869077] but nothing can beat a good stick according to her : [/quote] Charlie would agree with her! Kong so need to make a wooden stick : !
Re: Teething [quote author=JulieT link=topic=2662.msg27111#msg27111 date=1379869286] [quote author=Puppypal link=topic=2662.msg27109#msg27109 date=1379869077] but nothing can beat a good stick according to her : [/quote] Charlie would agree with her! Kong so need to make a wooden stick : ! [/quote] Yes they should, or even a pine cone would do, i just had to retrieve one form her mouth, and replace it with a tennis ball, which was spat out
Re: Teething We went through a LOT of cardboard and we also wrapped furniture legs in cardboard to protect them. We also had some wooden dumbbells that Riley demolished and caused a lot of hoovering!
Re: Teething Just to say the final Kong toy I have now tried (had left it aside, as thought it looked rubbish) was very good - it's a rubber goodie bone. I stuffed the ends with six bits of dried venison (they are handily in rolls that fit) and got the recommended 30 mins chewing for clean teeth out of it. Which I thought was a calorie bargain for six small healthy treats, much less than I'd use to stuff a kong that would last 30 mins. Only, the toy was a bit small for him, so he managed to chew through it :, but I'll definitely be trying to find a large sized one.
Re: Teething 2 teeth down, but still lots more to go. We had a good game of tug-o-war fetching today (tug-o-war being the reward for fetching) and 2 of her front teeth fell out, well one pulled out by me as it was just dangling by a thread and the other cam out during play.
