Chewing Is Not Optional

Chewing is a biological need, not a bad habit you can train away. It eases teething pain in puppies, scrapes plaque off adult teeth, and releases tension across every age.

Destructive chewing is just that same drive aimed at the wrong target: your shoes, baseboards, and couch instead of a toy. Your dog is not getting revenge or testing you. They grab whatever is handy with the right give to it, and a leather armrest happens to feel fantastic against the gums. Read it as a logistics problem, not a betrayal.