My puppy scratches the floor with her teeth. Why is she doing this?

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My puppy is starting to scratch our hardware floor with her teeth. She bites and scrapes her teeth on it. What is this behavior caused by? Is it something with her teeth or does she want to go outside? When I take her for walks she walks half way and then wants to come back home. She doesn't have a crate we bought two exercise pens and linked them together so she stays in there and has a lot of room to run around without getting into things. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 6 months and 12 days old | 7.2 lbs

Dr. Davis · Accepted Answer

This is unusual behavior. Make sure she has chew toys and plenty of exercise. I would also place carpet or rubber flooring under her pen to protect the floor. If it continues certainly have her teeth checked to make sure there is no pain, abnormal teeth or infection. If there is a dental problem your veterinarian can treat the specific problem and this behavior should stop. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to help you care for Snowball.

My puppy scratches the floor with her teeth. Why is she doing this?

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