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My puppy bites and chews everything. How can I stop these behaviors?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Male | unneutered | 3 months and 26 days old | 10 lbs

My puppy likes biting me, sometimes aggressively but mostly playfully. And he has lots of chew toys but he likes chewing things he's not supposed to chew. How can I stop him from biting and chewing?

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Answered By Dr. Elizabeth

Veterinarian

Published on November 10th, 2017

Puppies bite and check on everything! Its up to you to train Percy what he is allowed to chew on. I would recommend to buy or rent a book on puppy training. You will find so much helpful information about so many things. Dog learning is complex. Its best to really understand how they think as this will help with training. I would also recommend to kennel train him to help limit his access to things he should not be chewing on. The book will also go over that as well as house breaking and tricks. I hope this helps and congratulations on your new puppy!!!

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