how do I stop a nine week old pup from biting my hands and arms?

Question

My puppy is very intelligent but has this awful habit of nibbling on peoples hands when they try to stroke her,Can you tell me what I can do about this.Her name is Pepper,I don't want to have to put a muzzle on her,Can you help me please

Answer 1

Smack her firmly on the nose

Answer 2

When your lovely cute adoring puppy is clammering for your attention, but you're high on whatever intoxicicating substance you find does the trick for you.
Give it the treatment it deserves you could try the "tips" here above such as a water spray, however I wholeheartedly recommend a pepper spray commonly used by the police force does the trick just as well if not better!
After the first time the 4 legged pouch won't be trying it again. Dogs have a good memory you see.
If you puppy is a "special" puppy, and you are indeed someone who has no patience guranteed there is a cantonese or chinese takeaway and restruant near by face it they are popping up everywhere.
People from the region on the Earth consider dogs part of thier natural diet much the same way, you do a sheep or a pig. Because of certain laws set up by the countries Dogs are protected but under the counter dealings with a man from the oriental wanting the sweet taste of his childhood, will pay top money for your deranged mongrel.

With that money you can then go and buy the cloud 9 creating substance you dont usually have the dough for,

Your Lord and Master
Be obident always loyal subjects
Foamy

Answer 3

Do you rough house with your puppy? This is the most common mistake with puppies, when puppies play or rough house this is in preparation to fighting. When you play or rough house with your puppy it is teaching them that it is ok to bite you. You need to play with only toys, teach her that toys are the only things that she should bite, and don't let anyone else rough house with her either. When she bites your fingers take your index finger and tap the end of her nose, and tell her in a very firm and somewhat loud voice, "no" if she continues to do it over the next few minutes, keep repeating this and after about the fourth time, put her down and ignore her. Pretty soon she'll learn that fingers aren't for eatin' and she won't get any attention if she keeps nibbling on them. When she gets much older, like around 8-9 months old then you can start to rough house with her, then she will be old enough to know when to play and when not to, and she'll have a better understanding of how hard to bite, she'll be able to bite you with out breaking the skin, unlike the bone crushing I'm sure she's doing now.

Answer 4

Unless you want to get the nail biter liquid and put it on areas of your hands and arms you might need a muzzle. Otherwise you just have a lively dog.
Which like a person has a personality. Some puppies are laid back and like to be stroked and cuddled, then you have those who want to either 1. Be a part of the action or 2. Make action happen. Yours seems to be a number 2. If that is the case you are going to have to train it while it is young so when it is older you wont have a dog that attacks people and invites lawsuits.

Answer 5

On no account should you hit your dog, ever. Dogs don't associate punishment with what they have done wrong.
Nibbling is a natural thing for a puppy to do, they grow out of it by the time they're six months old. If your puppy nibbles you, pull your hand, or whatever part of your body she's nibbled, away from her and say "NO", firmly, then turn away from her. You say she's intelligent; she'll soon realise that by nibbling you she'll lose your attention. Remember that at just nine weeks old she's only just starting out in the world and will be regarding you as her parent.
The last thing she'll want is to lose you, so be firm and she'll soon understand that nibbling is unacceptable.

Answer 6

Its great that you want to help her become part of the family and fit in with your pack..

Firstly never respond with violence as I have read a few posts on here that are totally wrong.. You are encouraging the dog to respond in a vicious way.. When It wants something to attack..

Secondly as pepper is so young there are two things that are an issue.. Firstly teething and mouth growth.. Buy a Nylabone from the pet shop and introduce this to help with the annoyance... The other is that as a puppy it is learning to use its mouth like we do our hands.. It feels, tastes and learns directly from it.. The only problem is that it has sharp little teeth in there which is less pleasant for the tastee..

You can help this process by removing yourself from the situation as soon as it starts.. Don’t talk don’t shout and don’t give pepper any attention at all.. Even negative attention is better than nothing to her.. just get up and walk or move away.. When she has settled return to what you were doing.. Don’t allow the greeting or play to become too excited as then she may get confused.. Always play with a toy not your hands as this will encourage her to think of you as a toy..

If you would like to reinforced that what she is doing is not a good thing you can introduce distraction.. Keep a biscuit in your pocket and when she gets to silly and starts to bite as her to sit and then give her the biscuit when she gets it.. She will learn to please you as that is what you will want.. A dog that fits in and is well trained.. They are very cleaver and can become your best friend if you put the effort in now..

So to recap.. No shouting or reprimand. Always define what she can and cannot play with e.g. a toy is good a hand is not.. Do no encourage her to play with you in a silly way as this is a confusing message.. When you first come in and go to stroke her, give it a min before you go up to her allow her to calm down first as it is not a good message to rush straight over to her and play instantly as she is too excited.. Nylabone promote chewing which will help the teeth. Learn new things like sit paw rollover and heal or fetch.. These things are positive to do with the energy instead of playing rough..

Well done for trying to get it right from the start. Its a lot of work but you can do it.. Congrats on your new friend pepper..

Answer 7

Well at nine weeks i think it it a little hard to do anything at this stage. Your pup is most likely teething. I would think and hope it is just a faze. Although if you are to curb this habbit all together, even with chewing on other things later on, use a harmless liquid that you can most likely get at your pet store. It tates awfull for animals and is harmless...so when they taste this liquid..they will stop biting instantly. Also another meathod could be having a spray bottle on hand. Every time the pup bites, or even barkes...you would give a quick spray in the face. Hope this helps.

Answer 8

i've heard 3 ways of dealing with this, 1- muzzle, 2-corporal punishment (striking with rolled news paper or other) and 3- stern verbal control. a trainer at a well known facility here where i live believes corporal is the only way, that we as owners need to be the "alpha" in our relationship. i, on the other hand, love my puppies (older dogs, actually) and hate to reprimand them. i say a sharp NO... which when you have beagles is very ineffective. depends on the breed, but at 9 weeks she's very trainable and you can set the stage now. a news paper to the nose is not the worst thing= she does need to know that what she's doing is wrong.

Answer 9

AndyM and Simmy are the only ones who have given the right answer and course of action.
At this age your pup is not teething. She is playing and investigating the world with her mouth. If she were human she would be touching things and putting them in her mouth.
Both yelping and withdrawal are correct, you can also offer her a soft rag toy to fetch and carry, reward her when she gives it up to you or visitors.
Please try to get her enrolled in puppy training classes as soon as possible; its not sit and heel at this age, its answering questions like this!

Answer 10

1. Yelp in a high pitch like another puppy would to show her it hurts.
2. If that doesn't work, cross your arms over your chest and turn away from her for a few seconds.
She's just doing normal puppy play, and needs to gently learn that we humans are more delicate than they are.
Join yahoo group Clicker Solutions for more info on clicker training. Buy Dr. Ian Dunbar's book Everything you need to know before and after you get your puppy.

Answer 11

She is a classic domestic dog. pups study with their mouths, same to human children grab at issues with their palms. She is by no potential being aggressive, she merely desires to the right thanks to play. There are quite a few things you may want to do. some human beings yelp very loudly, emulating how a clutter mate would look to enable the canine comprehend it really is hurting you. Me, i exploit the ignore. Getting a reaction out of you is what your canine needs, as in to play. So even as she bites you, say "ah ah", upward push up and walk faraway from her. the second one she starts chewing on a toy or something ideal, praise her. ascertain you're praising her for chewing on her own toys each and every of the time. it may help her to study what's ideal and incorrect to chew on.