6.5 months - when does the chewing end?

Shelly Chip · 02-18-2013, 02:55 PM

Hi,

My pup is 6.5 months and the vet said she has all her adult teeth now. The pup still constantly needs to chew things. If she is awake, she has something in her mouth that she is chewing on. When will she stop chewing so much?

Also, does anyone have recommendations for long lasting chew treats? She gets diarrhea from rawhides, pig ears, bully sticks, and raw bones. I can only give her one of these every few days or she gets diarrhea. She also cannot tolerate grains. Is there a long lasting, grain free chew treat that doesn't cause loose stools?

Shelly

Mary Beth · 02-18-2013, 09:15 PM

The serious chewing has just begun

I suggest Nylabones - the biggest size and the durable ones. Also the big black tough kong - I would stuff that with a dried sweet potatoes.

meek · 02-18-2013, 09:24 PM

I buy soup bones. I boil the bones for 10 min just to get the bacteria off the bone. My sheps love em. I have bones all over the yard and my house.

Shelly Chip · 02-19-2013, 10:32 AM

I would love to give more bones, but they give her diarrhea. Are boiled bones ok? I had heard not to cook bones?

Shelly

qbchottu · 02-19-2013, 10:38 AM

No cooked bones. Give antlers, nylabones, or frozen kongs if you want longer lasting. Chewing lasts a lifetime for serious chewers

TJsMom · 02-19-2013, 07:00 PM

mine is 11 months and I'd like to know when too!! LOL

Shelly Chip · 02-19-2013, 08:38 PM

She doesn't like kongs or nylabones, but I will try the antlers. Has anyone tried hymalain cheese (sp?).

jourdan · 02-19-2013, 08:39 PM

I give bones, it's a mix pack that one of my raw suppliers offer. He also has a rubber like ball and bone made by JW, made in USA and all those crazy unsavory chemicals free.

Oh and he's 15 months old. He'd go through a pigs ear in no time flat.

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doggiedad · 02-19-2013, 08:50 PM

at 6.5 months i think some of the chewing has to do with
training. rule out the medical before giving anymore treats..
i don't give my dog anything from China.

mjnitsche · 02-20-2013, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shelly Chip

She doesn't like kongs or nylabones, but I will try the antlers. Has anyone tried hymalain cheese (sp?).

My pup is 6 months old and he loves loves loves the hymalain cheese

. It lasts a long time and he is a power chewer. He also likes the antlers.

02-18-2013, 02:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
Shelly Chip New Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 19	6.5 months - when does the chewing end? Hi, My pup is 6.5 months and the vet said she has all her adult teeth now. The pup still constantly needs to chew things. If she is awake, she has something in her mouth that she is chewing on. When will she stop chewing so much? Also, does anyone have recommendations for long lasting chew treats? She gets diarrhea from rawhides, pig ears, bully sticks, and raw bones. I can only give her one of these every few days or she gets diarrhea. She also cannot tolerate grains. Is there a long lasting, grain free chew treat that doesn't cause loose stools? Shelly

02-18-2013, 09:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
Mary Beth Elite Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Pierre, South Dakota Posts: 1,383	The serious chewing has just begun I suggest Nylabones - the biggest size and the durable ones. Also the big black tough kong - I would stuff that with a dried sweet potatoes. __________________ Sting Chance von Gaard AKC GSD 2/8/2006

02-19-2013, 08:38 PM	#7 (permalink)
Shelly Chip New Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 19	She doesn't like kongs or nylabones, but I will try the antlers. Has anyone tried hymalain cheese (sp?). Last edited by Shelly Chip; 02-19-2013 at 08:44 PM.

02-19-2013, 08:39 PM	#8 (permalink)
jourdan Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Martinshohe, Germany Posts: 233	6.5 months - when does the chewing end? I give bones, it's a mix pack that one of my raw suppliers offer. He also has a rubber like ball and bone made by JW, made in USA and all those crazy unsavory chemicals free. Oh and he's 15 months old. He'd go through a pigs ear in no time flat. Sent from Petguide.com Free App __________________ The best things in life are Furry!! Mamma to Mellie (Black Cat) and Avery (GSD)

02-19-2013, 08:50 PM	#9 (permalink)
doggiedad Crowned Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Jenkintown,Pa. Posts: 12,944	at 6.5 months i think some of the chewing has to do with training. rule out the medical before giving anymore treats.. i don't give my dog anything from China. __________________ "Life Without A Dog Is A Life Unfulfilled"

02-18-2013, 09:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
meek New Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 17	I buy soup bones. I boil the bones for 10 min just to get the bacteria off the bone. My sheps love em. I have bones all over the yard and my house.

02-19-2013, 10:32 AM	#4 (permalink)
Shelly Chip New Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 19	I would love to give more bones, but they give her diarrhea. Are boiled bones ok? I had heard not to cook bones? Shelly

02-19-2013, 10:38 AM	#5 (permalink)
qbchottu Knighted Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,789	No cooked bones. Give antlers, nylabones, or frozen kongs if you want longer lasting. Chewing lasts a lifetime for serious chewers

02-19-2013, 07:00 PM	#6 (permalink)
TJsMom New Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Concord, CA Posts: 12	mine is 11 months and I'd like to know when too!! LOL

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