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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Stick with it, OP. You're overthinking a very normal behavior for a very young puppy. Almost all puppies are mouthy (certainly some more than others) but the vast majority of adult dogs are not. You are teaching it limitations and the more calmly and consistently that you do it, the better. Get your kids some thick gardening gloves and make sure they are calm when they engage with the puppy. They can learn a lot from this too. There will be time for rougher, funner play when the puppy is done with this bitey stage. This shift almost always happens between 4-6 months.

In the mean time, sign up for puppy kindergarten. You'll see how normal this is and get feedback from trainers and other puppy owners to make sure you stay on track. Raising a puppy well is really not totally intuitive!

If you really don't think you can persevere, please re-home the puppy immediately while it is still cute and has a chance to find a new family with the patience to get through these normal phases.  [/quote]

Not really a patience thing after four weeks of your kids with broken skin bite marks. Biting is normal but without training it’s not going to magically disappear. Different training styles work for different dogs. [/quote]
How old are you kids? Why are they interacting with the puppy to get bitten?
I'd say it's parenting issue, not the puppy training issue[/quote]

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