Question by alysiama86: How do I train my boxer puppy not to bite? My 8 weeks old boxer puppy is very playful, but we don’t want her to think it’s okay to bite us. We are having a difficult time getting her to understand. I know we shouldn’t expect results overnight, but NOTHING phases her. We’ve tried “yelping” when she bites too hard, giving her toys to chew instead of our hands, walking away and ignoring her when she bites…she just follows us, climbs all over us, and continues to bite. Any suggestions?
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Answer by maddison meeks Every time the dog bites say no and tap them on the nose and then have them lay down away from everyone.
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Young Labs, which I know best, and other puppies tend to very bad about biting. You see a litter of them, and all the ones that are awake are biting another one or themselves. I am not even sure they realize that when they are alone, if they quit biting, they would quit being bitten. At 3 to 4 months they are getting their adult teeth, and it seems they spend every waking moment biting or chewing. One thing you can do at that stage is to knot and wet a piece of cloth. Then freeze it. The cooling will soothe the gums. Only let the puppy have it when you are there to watch it. I maintain a Lab’s favorite chew toy is another Lab. Otherwise they settle for any person they can. They keep hoping to find one that won’t yelp, jerk their hand away, and leave.
You just have to keep on correcting them, hundreds of times, not dozens. Provide sturdy, safe toys such as Kongs and Nylabones. Avoid things they can chew pieces off and choke on them. Keep them away from electrical cords. Crates are essential for most young Labs and other dogs.
The pet stores are full of toys that many dogs will quickly chew up into pieces they could choke on or cause intestinal blockages. If you are not there to watch, stick to sturdy stuff such as Nylabones and Kongs. Keep a close eye on chew toys and quickly discard anything that is coming apart in pieces. Rawhide is especially bad because it swells after being swallowed. I don’t trust any of the consumable chews. The dogs just gnaw them down to a dangerous size too quickly. These problems are the worst with, but not limited to, large, aggressive chewers such as Labs.
The way my husband and I taught all three of our dogs not to bite is every time they bite is to shove your arm all the way back in their mouth so they can’t bite down. They dog hates it and tries to get your arm out of their mouth so they can close it. We also said no bite when we did it. They learned pretty quick and now my oldest dog just chews of you if she gets playing rough. She doesn’t bite on purpose and if she does we make a loud noise whether it is a yelp or an ow, but she stops backs up and kisses us telling us she’s sorry. Hope this helps.
You have to say “no”. She won’t understand anything but firm directness. Ignoring her means nothing to her. “Yelping” may mean a game at most. Mother dogs all go through this. (Not that I’ve had a litter of puppies. I had a mare and foal and she went through this, too.) They teach the pup by showing displeasure and getting mad (firmly but gently) if it keeps up. Learning “no” is important for your dog, anyway.
Also, boxers stay very playful all of their lives. It’s not a phase, so teach her as soon as you can.
There are two main reasons your puppy is biting. First reason is that he may be teething, (or he may be teething in the near future) which means that all of his puppy teeth need to come out for his new ones to grow. Provide plenty of toys so he doesn’t use your hands or other items which may be of importance to you. You might find some teeth in the toys or in his food at that stage. Another thing is that although you need to stop your puppy from biting if the habit continues, it’s pretty normal at this point. You know how infant babies like to touch everything and see how it feels? Well dogs do this with their mouth because they don’t have fingers and hands.
A way to stop this mouthing is pretty simple. Do not hit your puppy, as that is just making him scared of you and a frightened dog makes a nervous-aggressive dog. Get some frozen butter (frozen because it makes less of a mess) and rub it all over your hands. Your puppy will lick the butter instead of biting and will learn to treat human skin differently than his chew toys.
Also, just stand up and ignore him for about two-three minutes immediately after he bites. Don’t make eye-contact or give him any attention until he calms down. Then you may play with him again. Repeat this until the habit goes away.
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Young Labs, which I know best, and other puppies tend to very bad about biting. You see a litter of them, and all the ones that are awake are biting another one or themselves. I am not even sure they realize that when they are alone, if they quit biting, they would quit being bitten. At 3 to 4 months they are getting their adult teeth, and it seems they spend every waking moment biting or chewing. One thing you can do at that stage is to knot and wet a piece of cloth. Then freeze it. The cooling will soothe the gums. Only let the puppy have it when you are there to watch it. I maintain a Lab’s favorite chew toy is another Lab. Otherwise they settle for any person they can. They keep hoping to find one that won’t yelp, jerk their hand away, and leave.
You just have to keep on correcting them, hundreds of times, not dozens. Provide sturdy, safe toys such as Kongs and Nylabones. Avoid things they can chew pieces off and choke on them. Keep them away from electrical cords. Crates are essential for most young Labs and other dogs.
The pet stores are full of toys that many dogs will quickly chew up into pieces they could choke on or cause intestinal blockages. If you are not there to watch, stick to sturdy stuff such as Nylabones and Kongs. Keep a close eye on chew toys and quickly discard anything that is coming apart in pieces. Rawhide is especially bad because it swells after being swallowed. I don’t trust any of the consumable chews. The dogs just gnaw them down to a dangerous size too quickly. These problems are the worst with, but not limited to, large, aggressive chewers such as Labs.
The way my husband and I taught all three of our dogs not to bite is every time they bite is to shove your arm all the way back in their mouth so they can’t bite down. They dog hates it and tries to get your arm out of their mouth so they can close it. We also said no bite when we did it. They learned pretty quick and now my oldest dog just chews of you if she gets playing rough. She doesn’t bite on purpose and if she does we make a loud noise whether it is a yelp or an ow, but she stops backs up and kisses us telling us she’s sorry. Hope this helps.
You have to say “no”. She won’t understand anything but firm directness. Ignoring her means nothing to her. “Yelping” may mean a game at most. Mother dogs all go through this. (Not that I’ve had a litter of puppies. I had a mare and foal and she went through this, too.) They teach the pup by showing displeasure and getting mad (firmly but gently) if it keeps up. Learning “no” is important for your dog, anyway.
Also, boxers stay very playful all of their lives. It’s not a phase, so teach her as soon as you can.
There are two main reasons your puppy is biting.
First reason is that he may be teething, (or he may be teething in the near future) which means that all of his puppy teeth need to come out for his new ones to grow. Provide plenty of toys so he doesn’t use your hands or other items which may be of importance to you. You might find some teeth in the toys or in his food at that stage.
Another thing is that although you need to stop your puppy from biting if the habit continues, it’s pretty normal at this point. You know how infant babies like to touch everything and see how it feels? Well dogs do this with their mouth because they don’t have fingers and hands.
A way to stop this mouthing is pretty simple. Do not hit your puppy, as that is just making him scared of you and a frightened dog makes a nervous-aggressive dog.
Get some frozen butter (frozen because it makes less of a mess) and rub it all over your hands. Your puppy will lick the butter instead of biting and will learn to treat human skin differently than his chew toys.
Also, just stand up and ignore him for about two-three minutes immediately after he bites. Don’t make eye-contact or give him any attention until he calms down. Then you may play with him again. Repeat this until the habit goes away.
Good luck, and have fun with your new puppy!