How to get puppy to stop biting us
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Anonymous
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Since our obedience school was cancelled, I could use some experienced dog owners' advice on how to stop this behavior -
Our 5 month old labradoodle loves to give "affectionate" bites to our family -- she does it hard-core when she sees each person for the first time each day or when they enter the room she's in. Sometimes she sits under the dining table and just nips at people's ankles too. We have tried saying "NO BITE" and grabbing her snout. We give her something else to bite on (a toy, bone, etc). Nothing is really working. I'm thinking about the squirt bottle method - squirting her in the face every time she does it. Any suggestions -- she's really well behaved other than this behavior. We do other training with her - sit, shake, etc and she responds well to all of that. |
Anonymous
| Keep doing what you're doing and know it's normal. They have razor sharp teeth so I know it's hard, but it will pass. |
Anonymous
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We really like Your Dog's Friend for training classes, and they're currently holding webinars.
https://yourdogsfriend.org/free-workshops/ Here's some positive training advice on the subject: https://positively.com/contributors/ouch-my-puppy-is-biting-me-the-importance-of-attending-puppy-class-to-teach-bite-inhibition-and-play-skills/ |
Anonymous
| We have a 6 month old lab puppy. What has worked for us is to do an exaggerated high pitched yelp when she bit, much like another puppy would do in the same situation. This fixed it in 2 days for us and we haven't had to do it since. Each person in our family had to do it though for her to get it. |
Anonymous
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Don't do the squirt bottle!
When she nips, say in a horrible voice "OUCH!" and immediately withdraw attention. Walk away, do not react, do not interact with her. EVERY time she nips, do this. Make the horrible sound and withdraw interaction. AND - wear her out! Make sure she's good and tuckered after every walk, every session outdoors, etc. |
Anonymous
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High pitched yelp, offering something appropriate to bite on, putting your flat palm in front of their face - they can't get a grip on a flat surface.
There are tons of puppy training videos on Youtube. Our German Shepherd pup went through this phase, it does pass. Make sure your kids have areas in the house that they can go that are puppy free zones. We didn't allow our dogs in their rooms, the guest room or the play room, for instance. |
Anonymous
| Ok so if we yelp and withdraw attention, what do we do when she just continues biting at us? If we turn away, she just keeps biting... |
Anonymous
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I would maybe watch old episodes of Cesar or read his book. His methods are very understanding of dogs and effective.
Grabbing the snout is giving attention - and could reinforce the action. Just saying "no bite" - and walking away, removing any attention, positive or negative, is actually more effective. Giving the dog a bone to chew is giving them a reward for biting (in their tiny walnut brains). |
Anonymous
Distract with a ball or something. |
Anonymous
| Put hot sauce on your hand! |
Anonymous
| Every time her teeth touch your skin, make a very high pitched yelp and turn away from her. Just ignore her totally for a moment, like you’re pouting. Then engage with her again happily but repeat every time teeth touch skin. She’ll get the hang of it. |
Anonymous
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Op, I would avoid doing things like hot sauce, squirt bottles or anything else that will create an unpleasant association in your puppy regarding his contact with you.
Puppies are easily distracted and it's not hard to divert their attention to other things. Your reactions to the bites should be sharp yelps, avoidance followed by distraction. |
Anonymous
Biting what? Your pants/shoes? I would yelp again and give her a harsh, strong “no!” Push her back if you have to. But if the yelp is really loud and high pitched, it should make her pause for a second. |
Anonymous
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Always have a soft toy in your hand when you are playing with her. When she opens her mouth to bite (that's what puppies do, after all) stuff the toy in there.
Any time she bites you, follow 9:51 advice. High pitched yelp, then leave and ignore for 30secs to 1 min. Then return and play more. This is a stage and she'll outgrow it. But you need to help her learn that her furless members of the family do NOT like being bitten. |
Anonymous
This is good advice. |