Any help with my puppies biting?

Question

I know that puppies bite but I don't want him hurting little kids. My family loves animals we have 3 cats and 1 dog. This is my first dog ever. We used to dog sit them. Of course, we can't really whack him. Does saying" OUCH!!" really loud when he does bite work! or sometimes we gently pat him on the side and say No Mickey! Are we doing a good job we HATE animal abuse!! answer please :]

Answer 1

Keep ur dog busy by getting him bones or try a teething ring

Answer 2

in my experiance with my shepard, i told a friend and her advice seemed odd, but it worked quickly and he was a pup and bite play all the time! when hes biting ease your finger a little ways down his throat and by the third time i did that she quite just like that, it was great, and it didnt hurt her and she new not to do it or she would gag. also say ouch before she bites not when she does, just give a try

Answer 3

go to petco and bitter apple. its dog deterent. you use it on objects that dogs usually chew on, but if your dog is bitting ppl you cant spray them, so just spray it under your dogs upper lip when he nips ppl. its totally safe and harmless. its just really sour.  

Answer 4

i have some articles for you to look at on dog nipping and biting..

I would normally post it here for you to read but they are pretty long

http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pag...

http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content...

Answer 5

Well you should buy one of those plastic bones. They don't damage anything and they helped my dog who used to bite a lot when he was a puppy. Now he is two years old and he is one of the best dogs ever! I also recommend him to interact with other dogs. If you although don't want to do that either then you can try to keep him in a cage or crate when you go out and then let him out after a few twenty minutes. This is not animal abuse, it is more like training him.  

Answer 6

uhm,

i dont think that they really want to bite anyone, its just their teeth growing, buy them some of those biting toys, and whenever they bite someone just give them a little hit on their behind or anywere there, and say no really loud.

works for me.

(:

Answer 7

Have someone with you to help out. Sit on the floor, as soon as puppy starts to "mouth" or bite your hand,  show your other hand with a chew toy. As soon as puppy "mouths" or nips the chew toy, say, Yes! Good dog! Have your partner call to puppy and do the same thing. Have the chew toy by side to quickly bring out when puppy is about to nip or bite. You are getting the puppy to focus on an acceptable chew toy, instead of your hands. Practice for about 5minutes (2x/day)

Answer 8

Maybe try grabbing his mouth and holding it tight and saying no biting. It worked for my little darling pups

Answer 9

You're right, you CAN'T whack him.  Also the "No Mickey" is quite useless.  Here's a great article on how to teach puppies bite inhibition:

http://www.jersey.net/~mountaindog/berne...

"Bite inhibition needs to be *taught*. It will never materialise on its own. This is a natural process that would be well underway if the pup was living in a dog pack, with littermates and other dogs. Pure and simple, if the pup bit too hard in play, the bitten one would shriek in pain and refuse to play for a bit. Little by little, the biting pup learns how hard they can bite. It's as simple as that, and that's what you have to replicate.

This lesson is precisely the reason that nature furnishes young puppies with such sharp teeth in the first place. So that it will HURT when they bite - long before they develop strong jaw muscles, capable of doing real damage, they learn how to use those jaws gently. If they don't, nobody will play with them By about 4 months old, a pup should already have a pretty good idea of how to control the force of their bite. Promptly thereafter, they start losing those razor-sharp little daggers known as baby teeth, and start getting their much-blunter adult dentition. Therefore - it is the period BEFORE teething starts that most of the teaching needs to take place.

Do read the linked article above. It sets out very clearly how to go about teaching a puppy how to use their jaws gently. That is a supremely important lesson for a pup that is going to be around children. As you'll note, bite inhibition is NOT about trying to stop the puppy using its jaws. If you do that, you will fail to teach the important bit (which is how to inhibit the force of bite). Stopping biting should only happen around the 6+ month mark, when the dog has become fully aware of the power of her jaws, and the fragility of human skin."

http://www.boxerworld.com/forums/showthr...

Answer 10

I had three pups so here are three different techniques. What i did with the first pup is if he bit my hand I make a high pitched squeal like one of his litter mate to let him know that he is hurting me. Another thing I did is if I was holding one of them and they bit I said no really firm and put them on the floor and ignored them. And the last thing I did was I had there play pen in the room and every time they bite my hand or my foot I without saying any words just picked the offender up and put him in time out for three minutes then I would let him out and if he did it again I repeated the action this is called the take away technique. I hope this helps, good luck

Answer 11

The best way to teach a young dog not to bite is through the use of positive reinforcement techniques. Here are some things to try:

1. Redirect your puppy onto a chew toy

Yes the "ouch!" does work. It usually startles the puppy, and makes him stop mouthing for a bit. As soon as he stops, you want to get him to do something else so he won't return to mouthing. Redirecting him onto a toy usually works well. Just put a toy in his mouth. You don't need to shove it in, just put it there for him to bite on.

2. Hand-feed him

You can try and teach him some bite inhibition. Hand-feed him some kibble one by one. If he bites too hard while trying to get at his food, yelp in a high pitch, and ignore him for a few seconds. Then start feeding him again. This way he learns that biting hard can hurt humans and when he does that, the food and attention stops. Hand-feeding is also good for bonding and establishing your leadership.

3. If he continues his bad biting behavior and escalates it even after you have told him to stop, then say "timeout" and remove him to a time-out area (boring but safe room, e.g. laundry room). This way he learns that when he bites, he no longer gets to be with people.

4. If he is just biting on furniture, and other household objects, you can spray bitter apple on them.

This site has more information on dealing with dog biting issues.

http://www.shibashake.com/ss_how-to-solv...

Answer 12

This is what has worked for us....

When your puppy starts to bite, stop him immediately and tell him "no" in a firm voice. Keep this up and he will eventually realize that biting is a bad thing to do. We broke our puppies from biting by doing the same. It also works with other "puppy habits". Just be sure to get to them and stop them immediately.

Remember, what works for some will not always work for others.