Puppy Teething Toys
Between roughly three and seven months, a puppy’s adult teeth push through and the gums get sore — which is why everything ends up in their mouth. The right teething toys give them safe relief, and your shoes a reprieve.
What teething puppies need
Teething is genuinely uncomfortable, and chewing relieves the pressure on inflamed gums. Soft-but-durable rubber and textured toys are ideal — firm enough to massage the gums, gentle enough not to damage delicate new teeth. A toy you can freeze adds cooling relief that puppies love.
Crucially, this is a developmental phase, not naughtiness. Redirecting a chewing puppy onto an appropriate toy — every single time — is how you protect the furniture and teach good habits that stick into adulthood.
Choosing safe puppy chews
Avoid anything too hard for milk teeth — very hard nylon bones, antlers and hooves can crack baby (and adult) teeth. Size up so there’s no choking risk, and bin any toy once it starts to shed pieces.
Offer variety in texture, supervise chewing, and pair a frozen teether with a calm spot. A stuffed-and-frozen rubber toy also doubles as a brilliant settle-down and crate-training aid.
Everything here is chosen to be genuinely useful in everyday life with your pet — quality-checked, fairly priced and shipped tracked across the UK. For any health concern, your vet is always the best first port of call.
Common questions
When do puppies teethe?
Puppies start losing milk teeth from around three to four months, with the adult set usually through by six to seven months. The chewing urge peaks during this window.
What are the best toys for a teething puppy?
Soft-but-durable rubber and textured chews that massage sore gums without damaging new teeth, ideally ones you can freeze for extra cooling relief. Avoid very hard nylon, antlers and hooves, which can crack teeth.
How do I stop my puppy chewing everything?
Redirect onto an appropriate chew every time, puppy-proof out of reach what you can, and make sure they’re getting enough exercise and rest — a lot of destructive chewing is boredom or over-tiredness.
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