Q&A: How do you get your puppy to stop nipping/biting all the time?
Question by Nina V: How do you get your puppy to stop nipping/biting all the time? I adopted a 4 month old puppy from a shelter/ She is a lab and terrier mix. She is great dog and almost all house trained and also crate trained. However in the evenings she has bursts of energy and all she wants to do is nip and bite. I have tried everything to get her to stop, she doesn’t listen at al when she is having he tantrums of nipping and biting fun. She isn’t hurtful in any way but the playing is getting out of hand.
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Answer by pug girl Strictly tell her no. Just don’t hit her. : (
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This worked for my Doberman puppy although it took awhile to do. This is what the breeder told me to do when he was nipping or biting. When your puppy bites or nips, put your thumb in her mouth and wrap your fingers around her muzzle. Apply a little pressure with your thumb and fingers to the roof of her mouth and tell her “no bite” . Just continue doing it evrytime she does it. Repetition is the key! It may take awhile but it worked for me. You can also do this if she chews. just do that and tell her “no chew”. Hope that works for you!
Puppies love to chew on things .. do you have a lot of toys for your dog to chew on ? Go to a pet shop and ask for toys, or special bones to purchase … there are also toys that your dog can bite his teeth around at one end .. and you hold the other end . as they pull on it .. it is built to stretch .. your puppy will be very active and love to chew on things until it is about 2 years old. Good Luck !
Dealing With Normal Puppy Behavior: Nipping And Rough Play
When puppies play with each other, they use their mouths. Therefore, puppies usually want to bite or “mouth” hands during play or when being petted. This behavior is rarely aggressive and, therefore, not intended to cause harm. Because puppies are highly motivated to exhibit this type of behavior, attempts to suppress it or stop it are unlikely to be successful unless you give your puppy an alternative behavior. The goals of working with this normal puppy behavior are to redirect your puppy’s desire to put something in her mouth, such as an acceptable chew toy, and to teach her that putting her teeth on skin is never acceptable. Encourage Acceptable Behavior Redirect your puppy’s chewing toward acceptable objects by offering her a small rawhide chew bone or other type of chew toy whenever you pet her. This technique can be especially effective when children want to pet her. As you or the child reach out to scratch her with one hand, offer the chew bone with the other. This will not only help your puppy learn that people and petting are wonderful, but will also keep her mouth busy while she’s being petted. Alternate which hand does the petting and which one has the chew bone. At first, you may need to pet or scratch your puppy for short periods of time since the longer she’s petted, the more likely she is to get excited and start to nip. Discourage Unacceptable Behavior You must also teach your puppy that putting her teeth on skin is unacceptable and that nipping results in unpleasant consequences for her. Teach your puppy that nipping “turns off” all attention and social interaction with you. As soon as you feel her teeth on your skin, yelp, “OUCH” in a high-pitched voice, then ignore her for a few minutes. (In order to ignore her, you may need to leave the room, or alternatively, have her tethered by a leash while you play, so when you leave she can’t follow.) Then, try the chew toy and petting method again. It may take many repetitions for your puppy to understand what’s expected.
Your puppy is teething. It is natural for her to nip/chew. I don’t have any helpful suggestions other than a muzzler, which I don’t like. My dog dislikes hearing a loud clap. Maybe some of the other suggestions will work . Good Luck.
Every time your dog nips and bites at you yell “owwwwww” in a high voice. That’s what the mother dog does when they do it to her. It’s effective and only takes a little while to sink in.
You need to hold her nose closed and sternly say “NO”. If that doesn’t work, bite her ear. I know it sounds weird, but that is what her mother would do.
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My 6 month old pit bull pup does the exactly the same thing. Well she use to, and still does, but has calmed down with the nipping and the biting.
Get your puppy some chew toys so that way she can bite on them and not on you.
Teach it bite inhibition.
http://www.jersey.net/~mountaindog/berner1/bitestop.htm
You might want to start training your puppy.
Basics first, then go from there. Good puppy classes out there….
This worked for my Doberman puppy although it took awhile to do. This is what the breeder told me to do when he was nipping or biting. When your puppy bites or nips, put your thumb in her mouth and wrap your fingers around her muzzle. Apply a little pressure with your thumb and fingers to the roof of her mouth and tell her “no bite” . Just continue doing it evrytime she does it. Repetition is the key! It may take awhile but it worked for me. You can also do this if she chews. just do that and tell her “no chew”. Hope that works for you!
Puppies love to chew on things .. do you have a lot of toys for your dog to chew on ? Go to a pet shop and ask for toys, or special bones to purchase … there are also toys that your dog can bite his teeth around at one end .. and you hold the other end . as they pull on it .. it is built to stretch .. your puppy will be very active and love to chew on things until it is about 2 years old. Good Luck !
Dealing With Normal Puppy Behavior: Nipping And Rough Play
When puppies play with each other, they use their mouths. Therefore, puppies usually want to bite or
“mouth” hands during play or when being petted. This behavior is rarely aggressive and, therefore, not
intended to cause harm. Because puppies are highly motivated to exhibit this type of behavior, attempts
to suppress it or stop it are unlikely to be successful unless you give your puppy an alternative behavior.
The goals of working with this normal puppy behavior are to redirect your puppy’s desire to put something
in her mouth, such as an acceptable chew toy, and to teach her that putting her teeth on skin is never
acceptable.
Encourage Acceptable Behavior
Redirect your puppy’s chewing toward acceptable objects by offering her a small rawhide chew bone or
other type of chew toy whenever you pet her. This technique can be especially effective when children
want to pet her. As you or the child reach out to scratch her with one hand, offer the chew bone with the
other. This will not only help your puppy learn that people and petting are wonderful, but will also keep
her mouth busy while she’s being petted. Alternate which hand does the petting and which one has the
chew bone. At first, you may need to pet or scratch your puppy for short periods of time since the longer
she’s petted, the more likely she is to get excited and start to nip.
Discourage Unacceptable Behavior
You must also teach your puppy that putting her teeth on skin is unacceptable and that nipping results in
unpleasant consequences for her. Teach your puppy that nipping “turns off” all attention and social
interaction with you. As soon as you feel her teeth on your skin, yelp, “OUCH” in a high-pitched voice,
then ignore her for a few minutes. (In order to ignore her, you may need to leave the room, or
alternatively, have her tethered by a leash while you play, so when you leave she can’t follow.) Then, try
the chew toy and petting method again. It may take many repetitions for your puppy to understand
what’s expected.
http://www.ddfl.org/behavior/pup-nip.pdf
put a toy in there mouth instead.. like when she nibs and bite u stick a toy in her.. it work on my dog now he never bites me
Your puppy is teething. It is natural for her to nip/chew. I don’t have any helpful suggestions other than a muzzler, which I don’t like. My dog dislikes hearing a loud clap. Maybe some of the other suggestions will work . Good Luck.
Every time your dog nips and bites at you yell “owwwwww” in a high voice. That’s what the mother dog does when they do it to her. It’s effective and only takes a little while to sink in.
consult a good puppy training book
You need to hold her nose closed and sternly say “NO”. If that doesn’t work, bite her ear. I know it sounds weird, but that is what her mother would do.