Sunday, March 14, 2010

Puppy Biting Hard?

I just recently got a puppy, he is now almost 3 months old. He is a great dog and all but I am having a slight problem with him when it comes to biting. He nibbles most of the time when I play with him but sometimes he tends to bite a little too hard. The other day he even left his teeth marks on my hand. My question is, what can i do to control or stop this? I have two 5 year old sons and a wife and I would hate it if he were to bite them hard. Please help.

Puppy Biting Hard?
Most puppies in my experience go through this phase. Most of the time, it's their "teething" phase. Discipline is important, tapping him on his nose (lightly) when he does do it and a FIRM "NO!" each time.


Also, you can take an old sock, and tie it into a knot. That keeps him away from your body and gives him something to bite into. Use it to play "tug-o-war" with him, it will be entertaining as well as satisfying his need to bite something.
Reply:When he does something bad make a loud noise by banging pans together or something. You have to be consistant with disiplining him you can't only do it every now and then... hell get confused
Reply:When he bites you with too much force, make a yelping


sound. He will stop and back off, maybe even come up


and lick you like he's saying sorry. Play with him some


more as long as he is gentle, but if he nips too hard again,


yelp again. If you have ever watched puppies playing,


when they get too rough with each other, the hurt one yelps


and the play stops for a bit. We had a little boy that got too


excited and would bite hard... we tried this method and he


learned really fast to play gentler, now we have no problem
Reply:Make sure that he knows that biting is never acceptable. :-) Even though he only does little nibbles sometimes, that still sends the message that teeth/skin contact is O.K. and that can lead to him getting even rougher as he, and his teeth, age.





What I did with my pup anytime he did this was wrap my fingers around his muzzle (you don't need to apply pressure. Usually the action itself is enough to get their attention) and tell him "no bite" in a firm tone (no yelling) every single time.





Every single time.





I've heard of some people mimicking a whimper or a sharp yelp (like other dogs do) but I haven't tried this method on my own.





Best wishes to you and your puppy. :-)





LEC
Reply:okay when you are blaying if the dog bites you to hard grasp you finger aroung it mouth and squeeze tightly then releast it and tell the puppy to go lay down do this ever time and it will soon learn you dont like to be bit that hard and you will soon have a gentle dog
Reply:Don't play games with him that allow that behaviour such as chase me games or games that allow aggression, like tugging on a toy. Rather than letting it tug, throw the toy and teach him to fetch it. Puppy biting is normal its what they do when they are in the pack with the rest of the litter, they just have to learn that humans are not their siblings.


If it is really bad then use a bitter apple spray on the back of your hand, he will not like the taste, otherwise make a loud yelping noise, he will back off, if he comes and licks your hand after this then praise the dog as that is the behaviour you want.If he doesn't stop then its the end of the game, totally ignore the dog, pups hate the fun to stop and if you end the fun once he has bitten to hard he will learn the association between the two. He will then associate the lick with getting praise and the bite with end of fun. Hope this helps. Also make sure the rest of the family are aware of this and practise the same ritual so the dog does not become confused.Exercise will also eliminate a lot of this, exercise, discipline then affection in that order, a tired dog will be less likely to bite.
Reply:Number one: Do not wrestle with your dog. I have kids too and although I can take a good bite and reprimand the dog, my kids can't. So no rough play at all including tug-of-war.


Number two: Do not allow him to even nip. Every time he nips let out a high pitched short "Ouch" and then ignore him for a short time (about a minute at his age).


Number three: Avoid being too Alpha over your pup. He might think that strong moves are the way to show position in your pack and might try that with your boys to move above them. Your leadership example works both for your boys and your dog.


Number four: Make clear to the dog his position at the bottom of the pack. Feed the family first even as he watches (do not let him get too close to the dinner table). Allow the boys to feed your dog under your supervision. Always make the dog wait to enter and exit an area until the family has gone through first.


He's young. If you are able to do these things you should have a great life together.
Reply:The simple answer is remove the reward.





If he bites in play, make a loud yelping noise as others have suggested, and immediately end the play. Get up and walk away and totally ignore him for a few minutes until he has calmed down.





He should quickly learn that play stops every time he bites and stop doing it.
Reply:Puppies learn bite inhibition from each other. A pup that bites other pups hard, soon has no one to play with. Let your pup nibble your hand, as soon as it's too hard, yelp and stop playing, walk away from the dog. Repeat this over and over an soon the pup will learn how hard it can bite. It's actually a good skill for dogs to have. Dogs that have good bite inhibition will often not hurt someone if they feel they need to bite, like if they're hurt or scared and you handle them.





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Reply:When he bites too hard, yell "ouch", and stop playing with him for a few minutes. Tell your wife and children to do the same thing.





Yelling "ouch" is equilant to the dog making a loud squeal. Your dog will soon get the message.



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