How to stop a puppy from biting and chewing

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While it is normal for puppies to bite and chew, it is important to teach them to stop so that they do not develop this habit into adulthood.<br></span><br></p></div><div class="az-element az-html" style="" data-az-persist="PGlmcmFtZSB3aWR0aD0iMzYwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjIwMCIgc3JjPSJodHRwczovL3d3dy55b3V0dWJlLmNvbS9lbWJlZC9SY3NfLXVkM3p0TT9zaT1IeFhnMHRDYVVpSTdudnhUIiB0aXRsZT0iWW91VHViZSB2aWRlbyBwbGF5ZXIiIGZyYW1lYm9yZGVyPSIwIiBhbGxvdz0iYWNjZWxlcm9tZXRlcjsgYXV0b3BsYXk7IGNsaXBib2FyZC13cml0ZTsgZW5jcnlwdGVkLW1lZGlhOyBneXJvc2NvcGU7IHBpY3R1cmUtaW4tcGljdHVyZTsgd2ViLXNoYXJlIiBhbGxvd2Z1bGxzY3JlZW4+PC9pZnJhbWU+" data-az-id="gbwmx2j4ug" data-azat-pid="gbpckc1sjv" id="gbpckc1sjv" data-azb="az_html" data-az-human-readable="HTML" data-az-human-readable-en="HTML" data-azat-an_infinite="no" data-azat-box_model="000000" data-azcnt="true"><iframe width="360" height="200" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Rcs_-ud3ztM?si=HxXg0tCaUiI7nvxT" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; 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