07/29/2026
✨ Bone Time ✨
Chewing is a natural and important part of a puppy’s daily routine. Puppies explore the world with their mouths, and giving them appropriate things to chew helps satisfy that instinct while also promoting healthy habits.
Providing something to chew on every day helps puppies release energy, work through teething discomfort, and learn what is appropriate to put their teeth on. Without those outlets, they’ll often find their own… which might be your shoes, furniture, or baseboards 💁🏼♀️
One of the best ways to keep chewing interesting for puppies is by rotating their chews (and toys!). If the same bone is always available, it quickly loses its value and becomes just another object lying around. By switching things out throughout the day, you keep the novelty high and the puppies engaged.
Personally, I like to rotate between things like buffalo horns, shin bones, and collagen chews. Each day the puppies get something a little different to chew on. Once they’re done chewing, I pick the bones up rather than leaving them scattered around so they don’t become boring or ignored.
I also keep my highest-value chews reserved specifically for crate time or car time. In our case, that’s bully sticks. The puppies only get those when they go into their crates, which makes them much more excited to head inside or when they go on individual car rides. By saving the best chews for these two times, it helps keep the crate and car experience extra positive and rewarding.
Small choices like rotating chews and saving special treats for the certain situations can make a big difference in keeping puppies mentally satisfied ☺️
