Help!! new puppy advice!!–urgent?
Question by jbabe4454: Help!! new puppy advice!!–urgent?
my puppy loves to bite clothing, hes 6 weeks old so hes still young. when he grabs ahold of a shirt or pants he wont let go, with bigger dogs you can grab a certain way inbewteen the upper and lower jaw and they let go, but it doesnt work on my puppy, i’ve tried covering his snout and saying no, and a little tap on the but does nothing. he wont let go unitl he wants to. any advice? he also may just be too young and i have to let him grow out of it? (he has soft toys, rubber toys, bones that wont break–and he loves all of them, but loves clothes too)
HELP!?!?
he doesnt chew on clothing on the ground, its on the actuall person
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Answer by trouble_sum81
Don’t leave clothes laying around. I had a puppy who was obsessed with underwear.
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maybe if ur room was clean and u put up ur clothes…
the pup is teething, give the pup an old sock, and let him chew on it, but throw it out before it’s all torn up, by then the puppy will be tired and ready for a nap…
One easy way that works most of the time is you hold them by the jaw and blow some air into their noses. At the same time you keep repeating drop it. That’s the best word and use it often and reward him when he does.
I’d suggest getting him a dog-dummy which some stores do sell which is like a human but smaller, with clothes on it. Yet again that might not be a good idea we dont want to teach your pup to do that to smaller kids especially. I’d say he’s just teething. Also, give him some old clothes that you dont wear anymore and let him play with that. As you said he is only 6 weeks and thats usually around the time when they get more experimental with objects. Just give your pup comfort and love and some patience. Good Luck- Gee
take your puppy to another room on a leash. and ignore him. when he drops it reward him. if he picks it back up ignore him. keep doing it until he learns not to pick it up. and please be patient. i was not and now my dog is a year old and is so much trouble. btw: NEVER REACH INTO A DOGS MOUTH! EVER!
my dog used to do that to and he is a breed that is known for it. he is a greater swiss mountain dog. but when ever he bit furniture, clothes,people, ect…. we would put a bone or something he likes in his mouth. if your puppy wont let go just jam it in between his mouth and the clothes(: i hope i helped!
do not tap him to punish him it will only make him aggresive. just say noy to him in a deep voice when he try to bite the clothing and when he stops praise him and give him a treat he will soon learn not to do that anymore. and he is really young too so be patient.
you need to speak to your dog in a good firm commanding tone. say no!. make good eye contact and tell it not to do that. eye contact is a great way of establishing good owner dog relationship. When you are training a puppy and want it to do something or to teach it something, say what you want a a strong, firm tone that says I’m the boss, you listen to me. try giving it a chew toy so i stops chewing clothing. if it grabs them and you tell it to stop, maybe reward it with a treat if it does so it knows oh, that’s a good thing i just did by dropping them. good luck with your new puppy.
Yeah, i know how you feel. However, you have to understand that young puppies love to be challenged. So he must be trying to let you know that he wants to play tug-o-war, or something. PLAY with him!!! and he may or may not grow out of it… it depends on you.
No more punishment – punishment is just another form of attention. When he starts getting rambunctious, simply ignore him. Stand up, fold your arms, and look away from him. Let him keep biting your clothes – when he realizes it’s not as fun if you’re not resisting, he’ll quit. The trick is to be consistent. He left his mother and littermates too soon – 8 weeks is the minimum – and missed some crucial developmental stages, including bite inhibition, so now it’s up to you to teach him what his littermates would have. Ignore him when he’s bad, praise him when he chews his own toys. Good luck!
One question here. Why is your pup not with its mum? It should be with its mum til at least 8 wks old.
my dog had the same problem
u need 2 spend a few weeks every other daying
taking his chew toy and some clothes
set the clothes and the chew toys in front of him if he grabs the clothes so no and lightly tap his nose and then give him the chew toy do this 4 a hour every other day 4 about 4 weeks also try and keep ur clothes put up even though he’ll grab the shirt ur wearing
dont give up and good luck
it worked 4 me
My best advice is to ‘puppy proof’ your home and belongings. Keep clothes picked up and out of his reach or keep him out of those rooms in which clothes have a tendency to end up on the floor (bathroom and bedrooms). If its the clothes you are wearing that he is chewing, do your best to distract him with a chew toy or ball. It may just be that he wants to chew on it because it has your scent on it– perhaps just sacraficing one specific t-shirt you have worn as his will resolve the problem. My husband’s cat wants to lay on any article of clothing he takes off– finally we gave him one of my husband’s t-shirts he took off after a long sweaty day at work…gross, but the cat is satisfied and stays off the rest now!
get a squirt bottle and when he eats the clothes squirt him over and over until he lets go or clean your room
He way too young to leave his mother. A puppy should be a minimum of 8 weeks of age but preferably 10 weeks before gong to a home. Read up on puppies, that is the best way you will learn. Don’t spank him and don’t yell. Just remove all clothing from his reach and give him only toys that he is allowed to play with.
Note: Since he only chews on clothing on a person, he may be trying to nurse as he was taken from his mother at too young of age.
Start teaching him the term “drop it” when you have a toy say “drop it” and take it from him and then give him a treat. If he learns to drop it then when he grabs a hold of something then you can just say “drop it” and he will let go. Its an important thing to teach a dog…it might even stop him from eating something that can seriously hurt him.
dogs hate lemon, so dip or spray lemon juice on clothing he tends to chew and he will soon be put off. When he chews his doggy toys praise him lots. I heard from someone who actually used growling. Try that. Mummy dogs growl and gently push their puppies to disciplin them, try this, learn to growl by closing your throat and then breathing out and push the puppy away from the clothing. You might like to use rippable materials so that you can pull it out of his mouth and growl without risking ripping something important.
You can also eventually teach him commands such as leave it or as above person said drop it so you can get him to leave dangerous objects or things you dont want him to chew.
Hate to say it, but this is what pupies do, he is probably teething, but that also means he will grow out of it, at least a little. I have a few suggestions, maybe try a canvas dog toy they are like fabric but puppy tough, they are genrally used to train duck dogs but they could help. You could also try taking a n old long sock stuffing it with a few more old socks and knotting it at the end. its got the fabric feel but its in the form of a toy, this way he won’t think its ok to chew on just any random sock. As far as getting him to let go, I would have suggested the method of blocking his snout but maybe try and distract him with the sock toy or another toy of his? Hope this helps, good luck wwith the puppy!
the dog is probally teething my dog was the same way
easy… dont wear clothes
… J K
Some dogs just like to bite a persons clothes when they play. My puppy used to a lot but she hasn’t in a long time. So your puppy may just out grow it.
My dog likes to attack my pant legs when we play. She can rip some pretty big holes.
Keep yelling at him for biting your clothes. It may sink in eventually.