I know this is an odd question, but my dog won't chew! We picked her up from the Humane Society last Saturday and gave her some chew toys and rawhide. She has a Kong and when you put stuff in it she goes nuts for it, but when she actually starts to chew on it she immediately drops it and goes away. The vet said her teeth are in good condition, if a bit plaquey, and she has found nothing to signify anything is wrong with her teeth. My husband and I believe she was trained to not chew at all, but it's healthy for a dog to chew! She won't even chew a bone I got her, she just licks it for a bit then wanders off. I've worked with a lot of dogs on what is right to chew, but this is a new one on me! Any advice or help would be awesome! Thank you in advanced.

I can't help you other than to say you may be right abut her already being taught not to chew. Maybe she hasn't found something that interests her enough to chew on. How old is the dog? What breed? So long as she eats she may get all the chewing in then.
My dogs are TOTAL chewing machines!!!

Apart from chowing down on food, if "chewing" is not an enjoyable stimulation for her and likely her previous owners prohibitted that activity, then perhaps allowing her to have her preference and not chew isn't so bad? Depending on her age may also determine her interest level in chewing on things. My four-year old Chihuahua has absolutely no desire to chew.

If you're concerned about dental hygiene etc etc, ensure you brush periodically or take her into a vet to have a dental cleaning done atleast once a year.

She's a 2(ish) year old boxer and as is we're having a hard enough time getting her to eat kibble >,< She eats her treats and wet food, but eats around the kibble. We scheduled her for a dental cleaning next week. Could the fact that she has kennel cough be a factor? (forgot to mention that one ops: sorry!)

Some things you read say it doesn't effect their appetites but this article says it can. So maybe that does have something to do with it.
Dr. Henry De Boer Jr. on Kennel Cough

Splinters,
My dog was a no-chew girl for years. She liked to lick bones, but that was it. She loved the marrow inside, but wouldn't chew to get to it. After many years, she's finally figured out that it's a good thing. What did it was the bone we got her - it was smoked and smelled like something my husband had BBQed. I can't remember the name of the brand, but I purchased it from the market where I buy my organic foods.

After going through a bout of kennel cough with my boy, (hes still getting over it, but doing lots better), I'd say yes that could have a very big impact on her behavior at the moment. Jake went off his feed for 4 days and wouldnt even eat people food. Nows that hes starting to feel better hes decided that if he can get his mouth around it and it smells editable it must be food. He also wouldnt play with any of his toys or anything. If you've had her to the vet and shes being treated for kennel cough, I wouldnt worry to much untill shes feeling better. If she continues to be picky about her food for longer than a week I'd consider a second visit to the vet to make sure that everything is ok with her. Remember also that it has to be rough on her moving into a new family and being sick at the same time. I found that the best thing for Jake was to basically let him do his own thing untill he started feeling better. He mostly just slept when he wasnt coughing.
The two worst situations to have to deal with... sick dogs and sick babies, neither can tell you how they feel.
My heart goes out to both.
I hope your girl is feeling better in a day or two.

Haha, interesting problem you have. My first boxer never chewed ANYTHING (not even puppy teething) He was so badly abused and unsocialized by his breeders that he was so incredibly unable to be a normal puppy. He gnawed on the occasional raw-hide (or deer carcus..) but he never chewed anything indoors, around people, unless i verbalized it was okay. In fact.. he never did anything until i told him it was okay.. he was the most obedient.. greatest dog i ever owned.

My second boxer doesn't chew anything out of the normal in front of me, but i leave her home and she isn't crated she will destroy anything and everything she can get her paws on. My third boxer is still sort of a puppy (9 months) and chews nothing but things i say are okay. HOWEVER, i do know other breeds of dogs (as well as other boxers) who are just disinterested in chewing on rawhides or other artificial bones. Kind of like some people enjoy cheesecake and others gag at it's name. I think it's more a personal preference.. there are many behaviors in dogs, this is one of them.

However, do take into consideration that there could be underlying problems with teeth or previous verbal/physical abuse given on the notion of chewing. I hope this helped! good luck.