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Originally Posted by FlDebra

Must be pretty common behavior for them to do this nibbling as there are many posts online about it: (Examples) Why Does My Dog Nibble With His Front Teeth? | eHow.com and Why does my dog "nibble" us like he is eating corn on the cob? They call it flea biting, corn-on-the-cob biting, corn nibbling & blanket nibbling. Causes are ranging from grooming to play to comforting to boredom.

Redirecting seems to be the best advice to try to stop the behavior. Give them something you want them to chew on instead.

Thank you for the info. I did try redirecting, it did work some of the time. The last one she had (when I posted) was so intense she was like in a trance. I do think she was upset because I am not usually up late. I had taken time off during the holiday to have her spayed and it was rather nice staying up later. So really I had also changed the schedule she was used to.