Puppy Chewing

Puppies NEED to chew, that's the nature of the beast, and especially a 7 week old who is too young to have left her litter.
 
Provide her with plenty of appropriate chew things, puppyproof the house, and confine her to her crate or exercise pen when you can't watch her 100% of the time.

It's not a matter of getting him to not chew, its a mtter of finding safe ok things for him to chew. They do it for specific reasons and to try to break him of that would be inccorect. Not only is it beneficial for them while they are teething it is a soothing, realxing way for them to unwind and feel comfertable. Think of their chew toys as a security blanket, especially taken away so young from it mother and litter mates. You cannot reprimand him at such a young age for chewing on the wrong things, instead exchange what he is chewing on for something that is appropriate and see if he gets the hang of it. It is also your responsibilty to not leave things lying around for him to chew on. ( sorry if I'm stating the obvious just covering all ground)
My Rory is now 18 months and her chew toys offer her comfort everyday. On road trips they are helpful and I bring her cow hoofs to friends houses incase she starts to get rambunctious I put her ina  corner or outside with it and she calms down.
Chewing on specific things when they get older is also beneficial to their health because it keeps teeth clean and removes plaque. Good luck with your new pup and hide your shoes, sandals, hats, remotes, batteries, cell phones....all that good stuff!
 

Thanks guys... *kicks self* I forgot to mention that the hand chewing is the biggest problem, when I say hi to her she starts chewiing my hand, I'm guessing she's trying to suckle? because whatching her with her Mum and brothers she would do just the same when drinking from the Mum now, she is quite submissive so this morning she went a bit far and punctured the skin so I growled at her and she left it for a while, should I do this in future? I'm not sure if I should because she might get scared and cower and stuff? my sister suggested yelping and just getting up and stop playing with her, is this a better thing to do?

thanks...

Had she stayed with her litter long enough, her bite inhibition would have been better established.  Your sister is correct.  Yelp and remove yourself from play.
 
I foster.  I always tend to get either litters or bitches about to whelp.  I've got some good scars on the hands, forearms, feet and ankles......one thing I do, is say no bite (correct) and then give an ok thing to chew on (redirect) and then praise for chewing on something other than me.  If they persist, I do remove myself.
 
Puppies are so danged cute for a reason.  So we aren't tempted to murder them!  But, remember, this too will pass.

Glenda is absoluty correct. Infact I think that is the same advice she gave me a year ago when Rory was a pup and I have a bite free dog! Dont worry about hurting her feelings when yelping and turning away, that is exactly what her littermates would do and that is exactly where they lean not to bite! Turn your attention away for just a bout 30 seconds, they have a small attention span at that age. You can always have a one or toy around and you can exchange that for your hand, your pup will get the hang of it! MMM, puppy breath I sure do miss that!

MMM, puppy breath I sure do miss that!

you really don't wanna smell my puppies breath!!!!! it's supposed to smell so sweet but she was fed adult food and who-know-what (she was a kennel/barn puppy) but she's on proper puppy food and no strong treats so that will surely change in a while...

oh and thanks a lot... this will really help, we did something similar to this with my Mum's shih tzu and it seemed to have worked! thanks!!!!