Very upset about our puppy biting. Help?

I've asked several times on this site about curbing my 9 week old puppy's biting. (thank you all for great suggestions) She seems to be obsessed with biting our hands and clothes. We sprayed our clothes with bitter spray and that's sort of working, but she is obsessed with biting out hands, necks, faces, and feet. We have tried alot of techniques. (saying NO while clapping, ignoring, tapping her nose, even gently holding her nose down to her chest...and we have plenty of chew toys ready and available) All of this just seems to make her even more nuts. We praise her when she is chewing a toy, yet still if a body part is in sight, she seems to get possessed! Growling and not stopping until her teeth is sinking into our skin. We still can't take her outside cause she's too young to have all her shots (another 4 weeks) My wife is literally in tears because dealing with the pup is so difficult. Does anyone have any advice for us? Please help.

Very upset about our puppy biting. Help?
breed plays a large part on their aggression. Without that part, I can only suggest behavior training. When she does something you don't like, you have to be absolute about stopping it. The one thing dogs understand is dog talk. The mothers solution to bad behavior always works.





For you that means learning to scruff your puppy, and give it a shake. Means learning to hold it down on the ground "pinned" until you decide to let it up. Both of these corrections at this age are appropriate, yet your puppy may scream like you have cut off its leg. Do not give in.


You administer the "punishment" and then walk away and its over. If its biting you, scruff it, give it a shake one, two three, saying sternly, No No No, or what every your stop word will be. then put the pup down, and walk away. Ok. Thats over. Hiting encourages agression, soft spoken words offer encouragement to continue being agressive.





attention span means you dont' hold it against the pup next time you see it. You start all over like the 50 first dates. Always good boy! here's your toy, come and play.





Again, if you are playing and it goes for you, scruff and correct, as it progresses, the dog will not like the correction and will stop the behavior. You can end up with giving correction or they get the toy with praise and play.





For aggressive tendencies that you feel more strongly about, pin the pup by the shoulder and head on the ground and sit quietly until it stops thrashing about. This is a dominance technique you will want to research to finess. And good for any age dog. It doesn't hurt anything but their idea of the pecking order in the house.





It does not hurt the dog to lay quietly, yet it may struggle and scream like you are killing it. Don't give in, just wait until it has gone a minute being quiet. then give it a release command, and get up and go about your business. You progress to 5 minutes as they get older. When they are at the vets it will pay off because they will be handlable and not get as stressed.





Sound simple? Ha Ha. training dogs to function in a human world is difficult becuase we attribute them to human conscience. They aren't human, and live in here and now, and instant reaction. Humans live in the past, and play guilt games. We have to adapt to teach them : ) but in the end its worth the quiet struggle. Dogs are devoted.
Reply:you should get help
Reply:You bite her back
Reply:spank puppy
Reply:I know it sounds mean but I had the same problem and I finally put spicy sauce on what the dog was biting.... the biting ended after it decided not to risk tasting tabasco sauce
Reply:she's probably teething. buy her a toy where you can stuff peanut butter or some kind of treat it in. that will keep her occupied for a while. they also make bones that have food stuffing in it, which my dogs spend hours tryign to get what's inside out! the bitter spray is a good idea. use it on everything! this is just a stage, and she will get over it soon.





if not, take her to a puppy trainer for a few weeks. that will do the trick for sure if all else fails!
Reply:We made the sound a puppy would make if it were being hurt. Whenever it bites yelp and take your hand away. Our dog learned in about a month, and now when she does bite when she plays it's so soft you cant even tell she has teeth. And we didn't even get her until she was 12 weeks old.


But let her know in a way that she can understand that she is hurting you.
Reply:OKAY YOUR PUPPY IS BITING BECAUSE HER TEETH ARE ITCHY AS THEY ARE GROWING JUST LIKE A BABY BITING ON EVERYTHING IT FINDS. SO I WOULD TRY TO LIMIT HER BY GETTING MAD WHEN SHE BITES OTHER THINGS BESIDES HER TOYS....BEST THING FOR YOU IS TO GET A TOY THAT SHE LIKES MAYBE A SQUEAKY ONE OR MAYBE A BONE.
Reply:be consistent. sharp no!, grab the pup with your thumb in his mouth at the bottom jaw just behind the teeth so he cant close his mouth, and another sharp NO! NO BITE!, and then a firm thump on the nose. last, replace with a toy that is okay to bite. you have to be consistent though.
Reply:We had the same problem with our puppy. Nothing worked, then we got her this chew toy from target. It had food it in too like a bone looking thing. Everytime she'd try %26amp; bite, we'd put it in her face to distract her. When she stopped teething around 4 months, she'd stop attacking our hands lol
Reply:One thing to do is when she bites you yell "ow" really loudly or make a high pitched whining sound that a dog would make. I have also mixed water with lemon juice in a squirt bottle and would spray it on their face when they tried to bite. Another option is it sounds like your puppy is fighting for dominance, I had a puppy do that and every time he nipped at me or tried to act like he was the dominant in the "pack" I would lay him on his back with my hand on his stomach. Forcing him into a submissive position while you stand over him shows that you are the alpha in the pack.
Reply:this may seem ridiculous but when she gets close to you to start biting, make a low growling sound until she stays back then pet and reward her for staying away. people say that negative reinforcement doesnt work, but it depends on the kind of reinforcement you use, dont beat your dog but a tough smack to the nose or top of the head is ok sometimes if they are really not getting the point. also.... the worst form of punishment a dog can get is being ignored. puppies only want attention. if she still bites push her off and ignore her while making the low growl noise until she stops and whe she remains calm reward her with a pat on the head and a "good girl" and a little attention





never baby the puppy giving her too much attention will spoil her behavior. train a dog right the first time because its 10 times as hard the second time around!
Reply:it may seem sort of mean, but, when she/he bites, take them and turn them on their back, hold them down, look them straight in the eye, and tell them no, until they give in. Let them know who's boss.
Reply:Just be understanding with your wife. It is breaking a pup form biting anything really. They teeth at this age so, be patient. It seems as though you are doing everything possible already. This might sound a little strange but have you tried a pup time out. Like you would with a child. A question do you have a puppy crate. A time out can teach the pup the behavior is not appropriate, and give you and your wife a break for a sec. to regroup or calm down.
Reply:The reason the dog is bitting humans is because its teething and it likes the taste of the salt on you skin. Keep telling the dog no when it bites you and the give it a toy rright away. also you can take something like an old dish ragg soak it in water and freeze it. This makes a great chew toy for the dog whilel its teething.
Reply:Puppies test their boundaries to see what's appropriate and what's not. They're a lot like kids in this way. :) When puppies play with other puppies and they bite one of them too hard the other puppy yelps (cries out in a high pitched tone). The biter will then back away before play starts up again. A puppy's mom might even give a bit back on the back of the neck or at the top of the nose. You are now your puppies new "pack" so you'll have to respond in kind of the same way. Every time the puppy bites you need to pull back and yelp really loud. Watch your dog. She'll stop and look at you. She might even give an apologetic lick. If not, give the back of her neck or the top of her nose a quick (and not too hard) pinch then ignore her for at least a full minute before playing with her again. What's most important though, is to be consistent. It sounds like you're trying a lot of different things so your pup doesn't know what to expect. If you choose one method and stick with it then you will see some results.





Petsmart offers some awesome classes. You can start now at 9 weeks as long as you have given her all the shots that are appropriate for her age. This will give her a chance to play with other healthy puppies and people and will allow you to bond in a positive way.





Good luck! It's never too late to train a dog... don't listen to that other guy. :)
Reply:My my my, mouthy little things aren't they?


I'll tell you what, she would probably make a spectacular working retriever.


Why don't you try playing some games of fetch with her? Seems like she thinks all of it is a game, so try making it into one! Get something she really likes to chew on-other than yourself, of course. Remove anything else she can fit in her mouth from the room, or the yard (I know this can be pretty difficult-my chessie likes to chew on the corner of the wall, which can't exactly be removed haha). You could get a puppy bumper from your local pet store-a rubber (or canvas) one with a rope tied to it. Really wind her up with it-swing it around by the rope so she can't get to your hand. When she really starts snapping for it-throw it and make her go after it. Not only will this be fun for her, but it will get her good and worn out after a while.


If you're outside, keep her on a long leash-if you have one (if not, you can get one from the pet store, of course). Maybe 15 feet. That way, if she tries to run off with it, you can correct her and keep her from taking off. If you don't use one, and she does take off, don't chase her-don't call her, don't do anything. Let her run off with it. If you chase her, you've started a new game of chase. If you call her, she may not listen, and therefore learns that sometimes she doesn't have to listen to you.


When she begins to get mouthy with you and doesn't take any interest in her toys-ignore her. Just walk away. Go in another room, go anywhere. Don't look at her, don't say anything to her, just get up and stand there like a tree. If she starts to hurt you, walk away. When, and if, she calms down-then you can praise her, which will likely start her nipping at you again-at which point you do the exact same thing and completely ignore her.


She wants your attention, she thinks it's a game-don't feed her by giving her your attention. By not giving it to her, you will get boring, and she will move on to something more interesting.


I hope some of this helps at least a bit. It takes lots of patiences and strict consistency. Like I said, I think she'd make a really great retriever =] Mouthy pups usually do when they get older. Unfortunately, they're not so pleasant as pups!





Also,


a good treat for pups-frozen carrots. They taste good, are crunchy, and the cold eases the soreness of gums.
Reply:ok tell your wife this will last for about 2 more months then it should stop it may be more or less time depending on the severity of the situation here. You see your dog was probably taken from her mom too early and she needs that motherly figure in her life that she can suck bite or chew on, im my years of breeding i have always been fascinated by how puppies act, they bite on there moms legs and its just a phase she will be going through.


Now if it persists you could do the peck at your dog where you close your 4 fingers over your thumb in a snapping motion. And either gently snap the dogs neck or ear to instill dominace.


Yelling wont help at all and can make matters worst, yelling is the last thing you want to do to a small puppy because the dog is so small now and you are probably close to 6 feet tall yelling down at a puppy, that can be terrorizing for a puppy thus causing it to seek someone else. Basically yelling at a young dog can make it be weary of you for years.


Chew toys are good just keep playing with them squeeking them act like your playing with it so she will desire it and bitter spray is an ok quick fix but she will quickly get over the bitter taste.





So be gentle snap her neck or ear with your hand if it continues, dont yell at it!! and just wait it out its a natural process and she will get over it and you and your wife will love your dog
Reply:In order to know how to deal with a modern breed, you need to trace their source and understand their nature. Dogs are very closely related to what animal? A wolf. In nature, when a mother wolf corrects her young, because they are getting too rough with each other, on her nipple, or with her, she will bite him on the snout. Not hard, but hold his mouth together. Cup it with your hand and say no, sternly. Don't do it above her. Get down on her level and do it. Dogs will pay more attention to eye contact, restriction of their body, and your assertion of your voice more than anything that you can do to them. I hope that works!
Reply:Get a new dog. Once a pup starts with that I dont think you can do anything about it



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