how do i stop my puppy from chewing every thing?

Question

i have a nine week old puppy german shepherd and all he wants to do is bite me the baby and my partner not in an agressive way but it still hurts and needs to be stopped

Answer 1

Get rid of it, what do want a dog for anyway?

Answer 2

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The new puppy is certainly one of the most adorable and cuddly creatures that has ever been created. It is the most natural thing in the world to shower it with love and affection. However, at the same time it is important to realize that if you want to have a well trained adult dog, you need to begin the training process right away. The dog, like its related ancestor, the wolf, is a pack animal. One of the features of a pack is that it has a single dominant leader. Your new puppy is going to want that leader to be you, but if you do not assume that role from the very beginning, the puppy’s instincts will push him to become the leader.

The most important thing to remember about training the puppy during its first six months of life is that it must see you as the leader of the family pack. The essential thing is gaining the trust and the respect of the puppy from the beginning. You will not do this by allowing the puppy to do whatever it wants to do whenever it wants to do it. On the other hand, a certain amount of patience is required. Most people err in their early training by going to extremes one way or the other. Although you need to begin the basic training process at once, you can not expect your dog to do too much at first. Basic obedience training is fine and should include simple commands like sit, stay, and come. Remember that trying to teach the dog advanced obedience techniques when it is a puppy is much like trying to teach a five year old child algebra.

It is also important to restrain from cruel or abusive treatment of the puppy. You can not beat obedience into your dog, and it certainly is not going to engender feeling of respect and trust. House breaking is an area where this usually becomes a problem because of the anger that is triggered when the puppy fails and creates a mess inside the home. Although this issue must be addressed without anger, it most be addressed. If you allow the puppy to eliminate inside the house, it will continue to do so as an adult dog. The same thing is true of other destructive or dangerous behavior such as chewing and biting. Do not expect the puppy to grow out of it. You are going to need to train the puppy out of it, but you should do so firmly but with a sense of play and fun using positive reinforcement and lots of love and praise for good behavior.

Answer 3

When a puppy is teething it needs to chew.
Make sure it has a good nylon bone that he understands to be his and his alone.

German shepherds need lots of exercise. Make sure he gets out for at least two BIG walks each day. Puppies will act out when they don't have enough activity or challenge in their lives. German shepherds are "working" dogs and need to be active with both their brains and their bodies. Make sure you involve the pup in some sort of training to keep it's mind active or it will get bored which will lead to more chewing.

When the pup chooses his chew toy, you need to praise him. Also don't ignore him while he's good. Stop to praise him for continuing to chew his chew toy, or laying quietly. The dog will learn what's his to chew and what's not. He will naturally do things that earn praise and avoid things for which you show disapproval.

Taking him to a dog park where he can socialize (wrestle, nibble, chase) with other dogs will also give him the outlet he needs.
In the home, you can interact in other positive ways by teaching him imporant words such as "sit", "stay", "off", "drop it", "take it", "good", "come", "down", "let's go", etc.

Whenever my dog exhibits a behaviour (if he barks or jumps for example) I just ask him to "sit" and the other behaviours automatically stop. He can't jump and sit at the same time. Instead of using negative words like "no" or punishing him for sitting, I ask him for the desired behaviour, and he is eager to please. (What dog doesn't love praise!)

Positive reinforcement works so much better than punishment.

Answer 4

sounds like this puppy has been seperated from his siblings earlier than he should have.

puppies bite without realising that it is hurting the other person. that is why when puppies of same litter are kept together till 6- 10 weeks, when they bite each other they make a squeaky noise which is a signal to say 'stop'

everytime your puppy bites you / your partner make a similar yelp sound - sharp and short - do not shout at the puppy hes too young to understand. as soon as he hears the yelp, he will be startled and will stop. if you do this enough times, he will learn not to do this. do not play with the puppy if he continues to bite.

also pls get your puppy lots of chew toys, so he can chew on them.

good luck....

Answer 5

Puppies like to chew and play bite. Make sure he's got plenty of toys to chew on and when he chews on something inappropriate, redirect his attention to the toys. You need to start teaching him not to bite you. Puppies do need to learn how much biting is ok (they learn most of this by staying iwth their litter until about 10 weeks).Since yours apprently didn't get to learn this...start by yelping similar to what a dog would do when he's biting you too hard. If he doesn't stop, give him a firm "NO" when he's biting. You should also enroll him in puppy kindergarten...it will make up for a lot of the socialization he missed out on by being separated too early.

Answer 6

Scold him, spank him, and cage him. I used to never agree with caging dogs like that, but when we got our puppy last year, and she chewed our baseboard and windowsill moulding in our 130 yr old Victorian home, I had second thoughts. You know what? It worked. We also supplied her with lots of chew toys, some hard, some soft, some rubbery. She doesn't chew anymore at all, and she views the cage as her safe place- if the kids are playing to loudly, or she knows she did something wrong- she goes in there- she likes to sleep in there, too when she naps during the day. We have a doggy bed and some blankets in there, and it is in the living room so she doesn't feel abandoned. Good luck.

Answer 7

Every single time the puppy goes to bite something, tell it 'No!' and then make sure you have a rawhide or chew toy ready to put in it's mouth instead and then praise it for chewing on the proper item. All puppies need to chew and she/he will learn quickly!!

This is also how puppies play with each other - your little one just needs to learn that you are not a littermate! (and keep it away from the baby who is one big squeeky toy!)

Answer 8

When he does this, pull your arm away and shout OWW really loud. Then give him his favourite chew toy.

By pulling away and shouting as if you are in pain, it signals to the puppy that you are hurt (like he would do if it was done to him). Do this often enough and he should start getting the picture.

As for chewing everything. When you catch him with something, take it off of him and strongly tell him No! bad Boy, then replace what he was chewing with his chew toy. He should soon learn not to chew other things other than his own chew toy.

Answer 9

Say no using a strong voice and when he goes to do it again repeat the word this time block it using your hand.
Puppies need stimulation and will learn quickly provided you are prepared to give them a lot of your time.

When he bites say ouch he should back away leave him for a moment then ask him to return to you and make friends,hitting him or harming him is out of the question.

German Shepard need a lot of attention they are highly intelligent and get bored quickly.Toys he can chew are the best but allow him to do this alone.

The best solution is to take him along to puppy training classes but do this while he is young.

While your working with him make sure your not always touching him

Answer 10

It's not recommended to get a puppy at the same time as you have a baby. They actually both need a lot of attention and as you are finding out, you don't have time for both.
At this point I would suggest reading some of the books on dogs and training that you should have read before getting the dog.

Answer 11

Keep him away from the baby to start!!! Accidents happen.

He is most likely playing so when he does it tell him no (I point at them at the same time) then hand him a chew toy. A lot of my puppies really like the knotted ropes. They can chew it or swing it around. If he keeps wanting to come to chew on you put him in his crate for a time out.