I have a almost 5 month old yorkie/toy fox terrier. I know that being a pup she is still using her teeth to explore, but lately she's just gone up to people we've had over and just nipped their hands and doesn't stop even after we've said "NO BITE" and tried many techniques to try and teach her biting is wrong. We've tried the holding the mouth shut and saying "no bite", the "OWWW" technique, the standing up and leaving the room, the tap on the head and "no bite" (which I hate doing), even the finger holding down the tongue. None of them seem to work so is it ok/humane to get her a muzzle especially for when company is over cause it has gotten to the point where people don't like to come visit cause they know the pup will get nippy. She also likes to just nip me all the time, I have many cuts and teeth marks on my hands from nips. Is it ok to use a muzzle to try and teach her not to bite? What kind work the best and how long should I use it? Or are there other no bite techniques?
2007-06-30
04:49:53
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