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my black lab chews everything

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Question
i have 2 black labs one purebred and one mixed breed my 9 month old aidan chews on everything he has toys all over the house but he eats my pictures frame's and all, shoes, belts just everything how can i stop this so he only chews on toys my 2 year old maggie had to have puppies before she stopped this is not an option for aidan help

Answer
Some dogs are just chewers.  Labs are hunting dogs so they are particulary stimulated by having something in their mouths. You could try bitter apple spray,  you could use a training crate. Another thing is you could teach him the retrieve.  This puts his natural instincts to good use,  and I find this training is useful on gun dogs.