Puppies eating EVERYTHING!

I think it is just a phase that she will grow out of. I know that it is scary though. I have a rotti, that as a pup ate everything small that she could find, she especially liked nuts, screws, nails and etc. which she would find in the garage. She would jump up on hubbies tool box just to get to things like that. I really believed this was going to kill her, would always find these sort of things in her poop. She was an indoor outdoor dog, but loved going into garage to find goodies. She also loved chewing cords off of things, such as elec. hand tools, lawn mowers and etc. while seeking out things in the garage, but was always an angel in the house, never did any of these things. She did finally outgrow it, but it seemed to take about 2 yrs. to do so. We did start putting hot sauce on the cords and that did seem to help some. This is a rescue dog that we got from the shelter, maybe thats why she was there. She was about 1 yr. old when we got her, and that was about 10 yrs. ago, she is a wonderful girl.

I keep extra hot sauce packets in my fridge for when we baby-sit or have a dog that likes to chew. I use it to "paint" stuff I don't want chewed up...but I use it as a precaution only! If I catch them chewing I give a firm NO!

EVERYTIME I catch them chewing after the NO I pick them up and take them right to the pantry and give them a chewy. I set them both on the floor and say GOOD GIRL/BOY...CHEW on your TOY. You will be amazed at how fast they learn small words!

This chewy stage is about the worst when they teeth I think...so if you are finding little teeth on the floor (unless she is eating those, too) then she may be at it for awhile.

The more toys she has she can chew on, the less likely she will find BAD things to try out.

During the chewing stage I would buy a bunch of different texture toys and see what she likes...stuffed toys, bones, hard rubber toys, nylon rope toys with and without a toy in the middle, different types of balls, ect.

She is like a baby learning through her mouth...its just poodles are very smart little babies who need a lot of stuff to keep them occupied.

Hang in there, it doesn't last forever!:high5:

Oh, man, my 16 week old puppies are eating rocks all the time, on walks. I used to walk them along a beautiful scenic path along the river, but they found rocks there and so I moved to the road about 20 yards away, but they still find little pebbles that have been kicked onto the road by vehicles or wind. I taught them the "leave it" command and they do spit out the rocks on command if I am fast enough to notice and command before they swallow one, but they also eat quite a few of them if I'm not lightening fast. This worries me a LOT, but there is no way I can even take them outside anywhere without them eating rocks, because pebbles are everywhere! I took them to the beach, which they loved, but they also ate sand there. Even in my yard, which is lawn, totally fenced in and far from a road, they still manage to find rocks (often by digging). Has anyone ever been desperate enough to put muzzles on their poodles for this reason?? Believe me, if I could hot sauce the world, I would, but somehow I don't think hot sauce is going to help me p.s. I read somewhere about people who leash train their dogs properly saying that their dogs don't sniff or put their noses on the ground on walks--how on earth can you keep their heads up? I mean we are talking about poodles here; enthusiastic, acrobatic, bouncing, quick-as-lightening poodles.