Chewing my daugter's stuff

Try having her remember to keep her room door closed when she's not in there.[]

Joyce

The problem is my daughter's toy room is our living room. We have a big family room and gave her the living room to keep her toys in. I could put the baby gates up again, but the dogs love to run and chase each other even in the house. But maybe I'll have to go back to the baby gates.
 
Thanks and sorry for the typos, especially in the title.

About a year ago, I learned from a vet that dogs actually go through two teething stages (oh, the horror!)  [sm=uhoh.gif]
 
Apparently, there's the first one, which we're all familiar with.  That reign of terror starts when they lose their teeth.  But, there's a second one that starts between 8-18 months (sounds like your dogs are ripe for that one!) becasue their little adult teeth are taking root between that time and it can cause discomfort.
 
You may want to go back to the approach you took when they were teething as puppies.

I didn't know that. Thanks for the info!

You're so welcome.  I thought I knew a lot about dogs so I was shocked when I heard it for the first time.  I think the puppy books focus on the main teething stage. 

But, it completely explains why some dogs stop and then go back to the destructive chewing behavior.  Usually, we just assume they're going through something emotional, when its actually the teething all over again. Poor little babies!

Oh my goodness, Snack attack jack your dog is too cute[]

Oh my goodness your pup is such a cutie! How old is he and what kind of dog is he? What a cutie!!!!!

Thank you so much! 
 
His name is Jack (Snack Attack Jack, get it?)
 
His story:
 
He is now 9 months old but in that photo he was almost two months old.  We found him at a local shelter when we were looking for an older, less adoptable dog, if you can believe it!  Apparently, he'd been found at only four weeks old (can you imagine!?), wandering around a local park in the rain for days.  Someone would call animal control and he'd be gone by the time they got there. We just couldn't resist that face, especially considering he was so little and was sick with kennel cough. We figured this was one puppy who actually needed us. We nursed him back to health, but he was sick for so long that his shots were all delayed and the socialization, even his walks outside, were delayed and we were so worried about his social development.  But, he emerged, a strong, healthy boy who loves everyone and everything (even cats and birds!) and lives to please us.  He's truly a joy to be around and has such a sweet soul.
 
He looks very different now.  At three months, he went through a schnoodle looking stage, then a mini Airedale look, now he's pretty much grown into his own look.  He's lost most of his reddish and black straight fur on his face and is more blonde and curly.  We're now fairly certain he's a Welsh Terrier (looks about 90% like one an is right on the money with size and weight.)  We have no idea what he's mixed with. Maybe poodle? His hair is very fine and hairlike, in certain areas.
 
Your dogs are all cute, too! 

Jack is lucky to have you and vice versa!