My four month old Labrador puppy has started teething and it’s changed her behavior. When walking her she tries to eat anything she can get her mouth on from stick to leaves to trash. I tug her away from it and if necessary open her mouth to pull it out. I’ve been teaching her the “drop” command, but she’ll only do that on occasion with her toys at home. After tugging her away from something or pulling something out of her mouth she pretty much turns on me, tries to bite at my hands and clothing and dive between my legs. I’ve tried turning my back on her and it works sometimes and she just lies down, however, she doesn’t always do it right away and tugs on my clothing which I can’t let her destroy. I can’t just turn my back on her when she tries to bite my ankles and rips my clothes.
We love our puppy, but this is getting out of control. I know it probably has something to do with her teething because this behavior only started two weeks ago. She’s been doing well with basic skills like sit, lie down, etc. But I don’t know what more to do in this case.
Also when I walk her she likes to walk with her leash in her mouth (She's done it since she was 9 weeks old), which she doesn't really chew on. I tried putting bitter barrier and tabasco sauce on it, but it didn't help (and tabasco sauce worked everywhere else).
We love our puppy, but this is getting out of control. I know it probably has something to do with her teething because this behavior only started two weeks ago. She’s been doing well with basic skills like sit, lie down, etc. But I don’t know what more to do in this case.
Also when I walk her she likes to walk with her leash in her mouth (She's done it since she was 9 weeks old), which she doesn't really chew on. I tried putting bitter barrier and tabasco sauce on it, but it didn't help (and tabasco sauce worked everywhere else).