how do you stop a puppy from biting?

Question

my new dog bites a lot. what can i do, short of getting a muzzle, to stop her?

Answer 1

Whenever she bites you, say "ouch" in a high pitched "puppy-like" tone. It is how puppies in a litter communicate to each other. I bet she will stop immediately and look at you. It worked on my puppy and still does.

Answer 2

dogs are hierarchial type animals.

they run in packs, and therefore there is always a leader.

In this case, you are the leader.

When the dog bites you, take its muzzle (mouth) in your hand and hold it closed.

Then get down on the ground on all fours like you were a dog.

Then put the dogs closed muzzle in your mouth. Make sure you hold it shut, until you can hold it shut with your mouth.

This shouldn't be hard, because its a puppy and not very strong.

Don't bite him really, but apply pressure with your bite. The puppy might get scared and whimper. Just don't hurt your puppy....


This sounds weird but it works. Although you may have to repeat it.

Because this is what the pack's (dogs and wolves) leader does to establish that he is the leader.

He puts the dogs mouth in his mouth.

It is genetically ingrained into the dogs memory because this is how they have established leadership for tens of thousands of years.

Answer 3

You punch her in the face!

Just kidding!

Seriously, everytime the dog attempts to bite your fingers, take your thumb and very quickly depress the dog's tounge firmly for a moment or two, until the dog protests. This is best done from under the dog's chin, rather than from over her eyes. If you do this correctly, the dog will discontinue her biting actions around you and your hands/fingers.

Also, make sure your dog has plenty of chew toys like a Kong, or rawhide strips. Ice Cubes are also great for teething pups. Puppies teeth constantly until they pass through adolesence (usually when they are around 1.5 years old).

Seriously, don't punch her in the face... I was just kidding.

Answer 4

Is your new dog a puppy that is teething? Get it toys and when it bites, tell it no. My friends Jack Russell was doing this until he lost his teeth. Now that they are coming back in-he is at it again. Make sure there are plenty of dog things to chew on! Not cheap plastic stuff either because the dog will eat it. Get only top quality chews.

Answer 5

Well it depends on if its biting trying to play or if its biting because its tething. Some breeds like pitts and the like have a habit of biting when trying to play. You can tell a difference because most of them will growl also when trying to play. If there doing it to comfort their gums then they wont growl and they will be chewing on any and every thing for comfort. If its doing it for its gums lightly pop him or her on the nose just enough to get attention and then immediatley after say no and give a chew toy. If its doing it for play then u pop he or she on the nose and say no. If its for play it will more then likely do it many times in a row. So u will have to repeat until he or she stops. Thick skulled dogs as in pitts and rotts will keep doing it. If the dog isnt that bullheaded it will stop quicker. Just have patience.

Answer 6

It's now not k for a doggy to be biting or nipping. If the conduct is not corrected now, it is going to simplest worsen. Shaking a can or smacking the puppy at the nostril does not "coach" it some thing besides to be frightened of you. The conduct is not going to give up on it is possess. Here's what we do whilst we have now nipping domestic dogs (it is headquartered on what the mum puppy does to proper dangerous conduct in her dogs): Whenever the puppy attempts to chunk, we placed our hand across the puppy's snout and near the puppy's mouth. (Mother puppies will placed their mouths over their dogs snout to give up them from biting them.) While the puppy's mouth is closed, squeeze it frivolously and say, "no chunk" in a corporation however calm voice, then free up the puppy's mouth. If the puppy attempts once more to chunk, we do the equal factor... and maintain doing it till the puppy learns that seeking to nip does not anything however give up all play and different exercise, and will get its mouth close for it. It by and large simplest takes us day to coach our domestic dogs to not chunk.

Answer 7

Your dog is an animal. Animals bite. If you have issues with that, take it up with nature.

The only thing that humans do is to try to FORCE the nature out of them!

A dog is a dog is a dog, and if it reverts back to its natural instincts and act as nature endowed it to act, bite, it only acted as it is intended to act, it did what healthy dogs do - BITE!

Answer 8

We have the same problem. What we do is hold right after hold his mouth shut, and say no. Then give him a healthy smack on the behind. We've been doing it about a week now, and he rarely even nips anymore.

You need to let your dog know that you are in charge, once he gets that he will do whatever you say.

Answer 9

don't give her a muzzle. but when she bites something you don't want her to then get her attention (like clapping your hands or slapping the floor) then quickly put a chew toy in front of her and praise her when she takes it.

Answer 10

Listerine