Springer Spaniel Puppy Chewing

Puppy chewing is going to happen, what I aim to try to do here, is to reduce the effect of it on your home. Spaniel puppies are notorious chewers and, in my experience and opinion, there are two ways you can reduce destruction

1. Always have a chewing toy available as an option for them, make it more irresistible than your shoes by finding one that you can fill with food. An example of this is a Kong, a rubber toy that can house a treat, pictured here.

A puppy is far more likely to chew that than your shoes, especially if he thinks there is a treat in it for him! George has his own favourite chewing toy, which is a stuffed toy pheasant, as you can see below.

2. Exercise on a regular basis. If you can tire your Spaniel puppy out with exercise and play, they will be too tired to get into mischief, let alone chew on your furniture. You really should not be taking puppy Spaniels on long walks (40 minutes plus) until they are older. This is because their bones are still developing and you might cause lasting harm to your puppy. Instead taking the puppy for 2 or 3 short walks a day. With lots of play and obedience training, puppy chewing can be reduced as they have less energy to destroy. I did say that Spaniels' require lots of exercise!!!! Hopefully the photo shows the end result.

Return to Springer Spaniel Puppies

Return to love springer spaniels homepage