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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A lot of the nipping/biting you speak of is not aggressive biting, it's play energy. You need to get toys for the puppy, and make sure he has plenty to play with. [/quote] Agree...this will handle the biting/nipping at clothing, etc. For biting hands or flesh, I used different techniques. If he bites at my hand, I let him and then close my hand over his lower jaw (or nose if my hand is upside down relative to the puppy) and hold. The puppy will hate this and will try to shake you off. I hold on for 2-3 seconds, then let go. And I'll repeat if he tries to bite at my hand. If he bites other places, then I grab his full snout when the mouth is closed and hold it for 2-3 seconds. Again, you'll get the head shaking bit. After a few weeks of this, the puppy will learn not to bite. It's worked for me for several puppies going through the biting stage. Then redirect the puppy to bite at toys and not people.[/quote]
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