Biting/chewing?

[Nicole]

Its good to be back. I had a hard time registering on the new board. Max is 8 months old and is still chewing and biting everything. When do they grow out of it?


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Nicole-Max, born 1/3/00, flashy fawn with natural ears.

 

[lb]

let me know when u find out! harley is 7 months old and is still at it also. not quite as bad as he was though.

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LB,JB,Mikey (2 year old cat) & Sergeant Major Harley (black reverse male brindle born Jan.21,00)

 

[tedjax]

Indy will be 2 in October and I still have to put everything out of his reach...he especially loves to dig in the garbage cans in our bedrooms - he will usually stay out of the kitchen trash. He's a mess!!!

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Trish
Indy-Neutered, Natural, Fawn, Flashy-10/6/98
Beauty-Spayed,Cropped, Fawn, Black Mask-9/20/94; Adopted from rescue in New Orleans
Shiloh-10/18/85 to 10/14/98; Waiting for me at the Bridge

 

[Julie Davis]

Boomer is 6 months old and has a real problem with chewing things up. He has ruined the cedar chest that sits at the foot of my bed...he has chewed each corner up! He has chewed the corner of one of the walls in the hallway (chewed completely through the drywall!), chewed the legs of the piano bench, etc, etc. He has plenty of chew toys and I give him pork neck bones to eat with his food, so I don't know why he likes to be so destructive! He has also scratched up my back door knob, trying to get in if I make him stay outside for more than 2 minutes. He has on several occasions managed to turn the knob and open the door, if I forget to lock it. He also likes to sneak into my three-year-old son Cameron's room and run off with his stuffed animals. At least 10 times a day I hear my husband or one of the kids say.."Boomer, what do you have in your mouth?!"
Julie
Mom to Boomer, 2-19-00, flashy fawn, natural ears, docked tail
and
Baxter, grey tabby 3/96

 

[bxr_mvr]

So did he grow out of it?

 

[P's Poppa]

I guess they never out grow the impulse to chew....you have to teach them what to chew and not chew

 

[gordsan]

I thought I had sailed through the chewing phase relatively unscathed - but this morning when I was showering I realised Mason was pretty quiet. I found him delightely chomping down on my ski goggles - foam everywhere! It was my fault for leaving them out I know, but he did look a picture with them dangling from his mouth and a look of 'oh, busted" on his face!!!