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We recently got a beagle, he's 4 months old. We bought him some rawhide bones for him to chew on, instead of his bed/our shoes/etc- and he loved them.... but they made his gums bleed... so we took them away... is there anything else we can give him to help him with his chewing problem? we have a bone thats kind of plastic-y and supposedly good for his teeth- should we stick with that or.... what?

Also, he's pretty good about not peeing in the house anymore, but he's still pooping, is there something special that we should be doing to make sure he doesnt do that???

thanks!

They have bones that are edible for dogs. The ones I liked the best are the mint favored. I think they are called Booda bones.

>>We recently got a beagle, he's 4 months old. We bought him some rawhide bones for him to chew on, instead of his bed/our shoes/etc- and he loved them.... but they made his gums bleed... so we took them away... is there anything else we can give him to help him with his chewing problem? we have a bone thats kind of plastic-y and supposedly good for his teeth- should we stick with that or.... what?
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>>Also, he's pretty good about not peeing in the house anymore, but he's still pooping, is there something special that we should be doing to make sure he doesnt do that???
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>>thanks!

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I don't like to give my dogs rawhides or other edible chew items, because so much of the time they will get sick from them. Check with your vet about the gum bleeding. It may have just been a normal part of changing from baby to permanent teeth, which is starting to happen at that age.
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