Biting Puppy

[Anonymous]

Is this OP still out there? Any success? How is your puppy now? (Noting that this is an 8 month old thread....)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous[b wrote:]She doesn’t consider you the alpha [/b]yet your bodies have become toys to her. The more you snatch your limbs away or make sudden movements in response to the biting, the more she will think you are playing.

A couple things to try BUT YOU MUST BE CONSISTENT!!!
1) When she starts biting, say firmly “No” and immediately remove her from your space. She will be persistent so you will need to match her persistence. Each time, say no and remove her. When she stops biting, reward her with a high value treat. At first, reward her after 30-60 seconds and increase time as she gets better.

2) When you do remove her for biting, if she comes back, make sure your body is not accessible(ex. If you’re sitting on the couch put your feet up) and ignore the hell out of her if she’s trying to get at you. Once she settles down, reward her.

3) You have to very consistent with this no matter what. Even if she becomes less intense you need to have the same response every single time.

Also, if you haven’t started other basic training, you need to do so right away. Beagles can be difficult to train so you need to start early and train often!!

The Alpha stuff you heard about is bulls#@t. Op please read this ( and pp too)
https://be.chewy.com/training-training-tips-why-the-alpha-dog-philosophy-doesnt-work/#:~:text=The%20%E2%80%9Cscience%E2%80%9D%20behind%20the%20alpha%20theory%20is%20long,potential%20damage%20to%20the%20dog-human%20bond%20is%20great.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mouthing or biting?

It is normal. If it bites YOU say “ow” loudly and turn your back on it to teach it that disengagement is a consequence. Or a stern “no.”

Biting. Broken skin (blood). Bruising. We do stern Nos. We do the pennies in a shaker can. We say Ouch and turn away and she will just attack your back or shirt, or whatever.

Stand up and walk off. Wait at least 10 minutes before acknowledging the puppy again. Don't use a shaker can. You are going to need a LOT more patience if you want to raise a puppy. You've only had it for a couple weeks, how could it have possibly figured out what you want yet?

[Anonymous]

Normal.

It takes time and repetition to teach a dog that dog teeth do not belong on human skin.

There are many training videos on this on you tube.

I used a trainer in Culpepper, Blue Ridge Canine, who very effectively helped reduce my new puppy's biting. One of their tricks is pushing puppy's gums down against his teeth and saying NO BITING.

Anytime the puppy hurts you say OW in a loud voice and stop the positive interactions with the dog. OW ends all the fun.