[jyosko]

When I read your post, I had to laugh. Welcome to the joys of having a puppy! We have an 11 month old doberman, and we were ready to get rid of him at about 7 months, also. It wasn't until I went to work complaining about him because he had ripped up a really nice outdoor chair that I had just bought and heard other people's puppy stories that I realized he was partaking in normal puppy behavior. Our dog has chewed up water hoses, extension cords (plugged in, mind you), plants, chairs, baseball equipment, you name it. He even managed to find some chlorine tablets for our pool and chewed on them - luckily nothing happened to him. Anyway, my point is, having a puppy is almost like having little kids. If you don't want it chewed on you almost have to take it up and put it away. This is only a stage they go thru. It's like a little baby having to chew on all their toys. I'm not positive about this, but I think their teeth might bother them like a human baby's. Chewing on stuff makes their mouths feel better. Then they chew on YOUR stuff just because it's there and it's something different. Be patient, they outgrow it. It's just REALLY frustrating until they do. Now that our puppy is older, we've started kennelling him during the day while we are at work. We have a kennel built in our backyard. That helps a lot.