Hi,I did the following:

Question: When my dog wants to play he chews on shoes and gets in a lot of trouble. Is this a simple sentence?

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The answer in the following:

Answer by rockstar[misses sleep]
Is this an English question? Wrong section sweetie.

Answer by Bev
Why should the dog get in trouble for YOU leaving your shoes out for him to chew? Spend more time playing with him, he will get in far less ‘trouble’

Answer by Anon
I like Bev’s philosophy. If the dog chews on furniture it’s not the dogs fault. It’s your fault for leaving it there. LOL

Answer by romeochewy
If you are talking about English class, you are at least missing a comma.

Answer by Dee
I think you’ve posted your question in the wrong category. Try the English section.

Anyway, to answer your question…

It’s a compound sentence. It would be simple sentence if you only gave your dog ONE action in the sentence.

Example:
My dog chews on shoes when he wants to play.

Or

When my dog wants to play, he chews on shoes.

If you want to keep it the way it is, you need to add a comma after the word “play.”

Example:
When my dog wants to play, he chews on shoes and gets in a lot of trouble.

What do you think? Answer below!