OP my biting puppy is now almost a year old. But saying "ow!" and ceasing positive interaction, he has learned to be very, very careful not to put his teeth on us. I used to get torn up in tug-of-war. No more. He avoids flesh now.

I would pout and turn away from him. He got it. Dogs are what they are because they are good at reading people.

Ugh our dog who is just a year old started doing this. He needs a lot of exercise, which we but do, but it’s disruptive.

Anonymous wrote: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.

This is EXACTLY what our trainer said. we have a 14 week old puppy who is biting a lot--and it hurts like mad. He latches onto socks, skin, shoes--literally everything. I have bruises, scratches and puncture holes in my hand. I am at my wits end with it. But, the trainers advice seems to work. In particular you ALWAYS need a toy in your pocket to redirect. the yelping is not recommended by our trainer because for excited dogs that makes them more excited. You can also teach 'trade' which is a release word and then you give her something she likes--whether another toy, a treat or a nice pat.

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Anonymous wrote: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.

This is good advice.

Yes. I would add that when she latches on, push not pull. It will hurt you less. And expect her to be more challenging to the kids than to the adults.

Also remember that a teether does need something to chew on.

I could have written this post. Our 12 week old dog is biting us, biting the kids in particular their feet and ankles chewing our shoes. We are working with a virtual trainer who told us the following

1. ALWAYS have a dog toy in hand and wave in front of dog when they nip at you--stick that toy in their mouth as a trade
2. Try a high pitched yelp (when kids do it it, does not work--only adults)
3. Stick smelly treat in front of her nose and draw her attention away. Let her realize that when she is not biting she gets rewarded...
4. If she doesn't let go, make a very loud sound to startle her.

Anonymous wrote:We have a shaker can with pennies. We shake it when she (4 month old pup) starts to bite. She only bites the kids, not me, which suggests that the behavior is controllable around some humans.

Our puppy can get a little mouthy with me, but it really is the kids too. I'm assuming she doesn't seem them in the same authority level as me, so I'm having them do some simple obedience training with her a couple of times a day to hopefully get the message across.

We have a shaker can with pennies. We shake it when she (4 month old pup) starts to bite. She only bites the kids, not me, which suggests that the behavior is controllable around some humans.

Anonymous wrote:The puppy will grow out of it. It will happen. That's it. Would have saved us a lot of angst if we had known that. In the meantime we bought elbow length leather gloves.

Same idea here. We never really managed to train our golden puppy out of it, but he eventually grew up and stopped biting.

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Anonymous wrote: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.

This.

We have a 4 month old puppy and we're doing this too. Sometimes she will keep going, she'll get overly excited and doesn't stop, so we give her a time-out. Into the crate she goes until she calms down, then she can come back out.

Puppy's mother would growl, possibly nip, and get up and walk away. I think you should snarl instead of saying Ouch, then walk away.

Every time he bites you say OW loudly and end the engagement. Walk away. Turn your back.

Anonymous wrote: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.

This.

The puppy will grow out of it. It will happen. That's it. Would have saved us a lot of angst if we had known that. In the meantime we bought elbow length leather gloves.

Peanut butter on the back of your hand. Lots of stroking and praise when she licks.

Lots of praise and cuddles any time she is physically gentle with you, licking or just putting her head in your lap etc.

When she nips, scream OUCH! Immediately stop play. Turn your body physically away from her and ignore her.

She will learn she wants the positive attention and to stop the things that cause negative interactions/lack of attention.