My new lab dog keeps biting how can i stop this please help?

Question

well i just bought a new labrador 4 months old he keeps biting i understand that he wants to play but iam afraid that he will keep doing this when he gets older and i cant hit him like other dogs... bec. the labs dont respond to hitting any help please

Answer 1

He's teething-don't let him get away with biting you or he might turn into a very mouthy dog as he gets older.

Give a loud, yelping "OUCH!" every time he nips you. His littermates and mother would do this in order to let him know he is biting too hard or biting the wrong place. Also, if he gets nippy with you, try replacing his nipping you with a toy-put it in his mouth and when he takes it tell him what a good boy he is for playing with his toy and not your hands!

Hitting doesn't do anything-even if he did respond to it. It teaches them to fear you and cower whenever someone raises their hand in the air around him.

Keep encouraging him to play with his toys, and give him lots of praise when he does. Yelp when he bites you, and then tell him he's good when he stops.

Answer 2

You do not need any physical discipline.

Use a loud stern voice and say "ehh ehh" Cross your arms and ignore the puppy and make sure your back is always to him. when he clams down praise.

This may take a while since your puppy doesn't understand at first and after some frustration he'll get it.  

Answer 3

bite back!

he/ll learn his lesson

right away

Answer 4

Ha!  Yea, very typical of a Lab.  In fact this is typical of most young dogs, it's called mouthing.  Human's go through the same thing when they're young to believe it or not.  This is how he's learning about his environment and on top of that he's starting to get to the age where he's going to be losing his baby teeth and get his adult teeth and teething is just going to be a normal habit.  Most dogs will just grow out of it but if it's something that you don't like then here's what you do: Give him a toy to chew on rather than your hand or your arm.  

Answer 5

definitely do not hit.  you have to yelp and ignore them when they bite you.  they are just trying to get your attention.  

do this with a combination of putting your pup on his/her back and stare them in the eyes.  its showing your dominance.  

i would also substitute a toy, especially with labs, when he/she is biting you.  they are chewers.  this is what we did with our lab and he does not bite at all now.

this worked with my 3 dogs.

Answer 6

He wants attention and to play, so you need to teach him that such behavior will not get him what he wants. When he begins mouthing, give a firm 'NO' or whatever your word or sound may be, and walk away. Ignore the dog completely until his behavior is calm, at which point it's appropriate to resume contact. Always praise and reward the dog for calm appropriate play behavior.

Answer 7

I just adopted a dog that is 2 years old, and I noticed that he tends to bite a lot while playing or just when he is trying to be friendly. Most of the time is is very gentle, but he started getting rough. The one trick that I found really works immediately was flicking him on the nose when he tried to bite. It is more of a surprise than something that will hurt your dog. I had to do that about 3 times, but now when he starts to bite I pose my hand like I am about to flick his nose again, and he stops immediately! I also tell him no, or stop when I pose my hand in the flick position.  

Answer 8

Theres a nice way and a mean way to handle this.

The nice way is to simply do as suggested here by other posters.

Now if you want to be mean about it, then I would suggest getting some orajel and rubbing it on the body parts where your dog enjoys biting you. This will teach him that if he/she bites you the he/she will have to deal with a numbing sensation afterwards which does not exactly taste good or feel good. (a bonus is that it will alos give the dog some relief because he mostly is teething right now.)

Answer 9

are you being serious?! hitting any dog is a no-no pal. think you should stop your own bad habits before complaining to others that a playful puppy is nipping you.  

Answer 10

don't worry he's still a puppy and he's probably growing his teeth

that's what puppys do when they are growing teeth cuz it  feels weird like how babies like to bite things when they're small or maybe he just wants to play but dont worry

ur dog won't bite when he's older because that's what happened with me and my dogs:)

Answer 11

My puppy stopped around 3 months old. What puppies need is a lot of human companionship (because I play so much with my lab puppy who is now 6 months old, she listens to me. She doesn't jump on me, while she jumps on my parents who tend to neglect her.).

But assuming that you already play a lot with your puppy, what I did was walk out of the room every time she bit. I couldn't just stand there facing a wall, like other people suggest, because she would nip me while I'm standing there trying to teach her that nipping is not good. Simply say "OUCH" and then just walk out of the room (without letting her follow you).

After another half month or so, she should stop.

Answer 12

Either pinch his lips and tell him no or grab his mouth in a way that you can curl his lips into his teeth so he bites himself a little and tell him no. If he stops biting tell him how good he is.

My one dog started opening his mouth and just putting it around my hand with out closing his mouth after a while. The other one just gives kisses.

Answer 13

Your puppy is very young so he is curious about the environment. Dogs don't have hands like we do, so they learn through their mouth. The best way to teach a young dog is through the use of positive reinforcement techniques. Here are some things to try:

1. Redirect your puppy onto a chew toy

If he is biting on something he shouldn't, non-mark him (No/ack, ack) and 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 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.

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

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