How to get a puppy to stop from biting you?

Question

My roommate got two lab mix dogs over the summer. For the most part they stay outside in the yard, and at night she brings them into the basement. One of the puppies like to bite, mainly at you feet. Whenever he is excited he'll jump and snap at you...all the dogs I've had when growin up never did this kinda stuff, but these were always dogs that were house trained.

These dogs have plenty of soft toys to chew on and bones as well to chew. I don't interact with them much because my roomate puts a tub of water out for them and instead of drinkin it they jump in it and get all muddy and such. I don't know about you, but I don't like getting covered up in mud 5 times a day. She doesn't think my suggestion of replacing the tub of water with a smaller heavier bowl, because she knows they'll just dig at the water and it will be wasted. But i'm thinkin...if she does that and doesn't fill it up reguralry they will learn that the water is not for playing in, and rather to drink i'm sure it would only take a day or two of them being thirsty to find this out. But ehh they are her dogs, I guess she doesn't mind being dirty all the time.

Answer 1

ive never cared for puppies thats why ive always found adult dogs to rescue,, in every sense of the word......
anyway, it doesnt matter what size dish you put out, their gonna be retards until theyre adults and hopefully somewhat trained on the way. labs do tend to take a bit longer than the average dog so i guess it sucks to be you,,,, sadness...
sorry, i dont have anything on to pull out of my pants at this minute.

Answer 2

I have a chow/husky mix puppy, he is about 5 months old now, theres nothing you can really do to stop the biting while they are teething, my dog did the same thing, he is finally starting to calm down but all we could do was keep saying no bite and finally he started to learn, you just have to be firm. Never hit the puppies though, you dont want them fearing you or not trusting you. If anything hitting them will either just scare them or make them bite more in defense. Also try giving them ice to chew on or big bones that they can gnaw on, that should help with the biting as well. Hope this helps.

Answer 3

jFirst of all , when you have two. they tend to be a little wilder If they are being kept outside all day , and in the basement at night. when does your roomate have time to socialize them, teaching a puppy not to bite. you have to use positive reinforcemt. if he starts biting and jumping, say firm n o.. make them sit, and say sit. then give them a treat. if this doesn't work you can use other techniques. .... I have raised and bred great danes for 30 years. and although many would find this weird I hold their mouths shut until they whimper. and say no. If they continue. i nip their paw. their mom would do the same thing, and they understand that. but i think these puppies need either something more in their diet. more exercise or some more interesting toys. that they are allowed to bite on. good luck.

Answer 4

In order to stop the biting, the dog must be trained either by you/roomate or by a specialist.

It is very easy to do that, and will help you make the dog obedient, I've had dogs for a considerable number of years, and have passed thru bad times whenever I don't train the dog to obey my orders.

The link will direct you to a site which has these questions and others important as well.

Good luck!!

Answer 5

Puppies are playful, he just sees it as playing and will continue to see it that way unless you punish him... you don't want a puppy that snaps to turn into a dog that bites. When my dog was a little puppy he would snap/nip when he got excited too, and he was constantly chewing - teething problems. (He's 2 and a 1/2 now) I bought him a durable, baby's teething ring, made of rubber and I put it in the fridge. When it was cool, I gave it to him - he used to love to chew on it and the coldness soothed his teeth and gums. To stop him from nipping/biting, I put my hand around his muzzle for a few seconds, and held it shut, saying "No." very firmly. He learnt very quickly from this. We also trained him not to jump up. When he jumped up I moved my leg up into his chest, which pushed him down again and I said, "Get down!" This is a tried-and-true technique that if used correctly over about a month, he won't do it. Just remember to use it frequently enough.

Good luck!

P.S "sillygoose", labrador retrievers are one of the smartest dogs around. The common cause for behavioural problems is anxiety or boredom... and the asker's lab mix puppies are just that: puppies. Get over yourself... why would they train a dumb dog to lead the blind, find drugs and save lives in the police force?

Answer 6

Do not hit the puppy on the nose they have tiny bones they easily break tap at the side of the nose if you have to. My dog does this now and my treatment so far is to is to play with the dog, it may me teething my dog is at this time, if so give the dog plenty of hard chews to chew on to save your feet, From experience i take my dobie for a long walk to tire him out when he gets home i give him a thick chew, this calms hims down and stops him from biting me, really all the dog is doing is nibbling, not biting. try it good luck.

Answer 7

the dogs are biting because no one is training them how to behave with people. Keeping them all day in the yard, and then all night in the basement is not teaching the dogs anything. Labs especially thrive on human companionship and need to be taught what to do in their human pack. They need to be shown what is appropriate to chew on and taught that you do not bite people, even in play.

But that is really all the dog is doing...playing.

Anyway, you answered your own question, these dogs are NOT housetrained, which is a huge horrible shame.

Answer 8

To train my pups I held its mouth shut and said firmly "NO BITE" everytime they nipped at me. It'll take about a week or less depending on how intelligent the dog is or how diligent you are with the training. I like this technique the best because it doesnt hurt the dog so it won't be afriad of you for hitting it with a paper.

That could get in the way of trust and bonding with your new friend.

Hope this helps.

Answer 9

EVER NOTICE most dog behavior problems come from labs? dumb dumb dumb dogs... until around 3 yrs old . and then not all out grow the bum behavior. not impossible to train but takes a dedicated hands on every day all day kind of commitment. get a poodle. there is a smart dog . the standard poodle is a great retriever. and oso smart house dog. good luck with the labs.

Answer 10

i am breaking a 3 month old chihuahua/rat terrier puppy right now. The best thing I have found that works is a spray bottle with water. Now, if he starts to bite, I just need to show him the bottle and he backs away. Try that