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2nd stage of teething?

Posted : 6/13/2006 1:15:49 PM

Do dogs go through stages of teething? Our guy teethed at the usual 6-8mths. Nothing has changed in our daily routines, plenty of walks and stimulation. Now at 10mths we've caught him biting on chairs on more than 1 ocassion. He's never done this before. And it was a curious bite but an extensive chewing (he was left unattended for 5 minutes as I was in the washroom).

Kara

Posted : 6/13/2006 2:10:55 PM

Some teeth can take a long time to come in. In some dogs they can still be 'teething' up to a year old. Not sure if this is the case with your puppy. He could be going through 'puppy puberty' and just be testing you.

jones

Posted : 6/13/2006 4:00:49 PM

Most things I've read say the teething period for adolescent dogs is from around 6-8 months until a year or sometimes 18 months. This is why most people who crate train keep their dog crated when they're away until about 18 months (they're housetrained but still teething & chewing).

Paulo

Posted : 6/14/2006 7:48:56 AM

Thanks. I do think he's teething again as we bought him some nice chewy toys and he's going at those like mad.

Xerxes

Posted : 6/15/2006 1:18:19 PM

Keep those chewies on hand!