how do you stop a puppy from biting?

Answer 1

my dog as apuppy used to bite and my mom tapped him on the nose and said no it worked after a few times i love puppies

Answer 2

There is absolutely no reason to bite, hit ("tap"), or otherwise physically correct your puppy for biting. First, there are better ways. Second, some pups simply answer back with more intense biting.

I am assuming your pup is playbiting. When he begins to bite, give a verbal warning such as "Ack!" or "Enough." Don't shout it - he's already aroused, shouting will arouse him more. Do not yank your hand away, as he will try to catch it. When he removes his teeth, lightly praise him and return to petting or playing. If he won't stop biting, get up and walk away or put him in another (puppy-safe) room. Leave him alone for about 20 seconds. When you let him out or return to him you may again play or pet him if you wish. If he starts biting again, time for another time-out. With repetition, he will learn that biting ends playtime, not biting keeps it going.

Depending on his age, he may also be teething (generally between 3 1/2 and 5 months). Give him a toy to chew on when he lets go of your hand.

If his biting is not in play, get the help of a trainer.

Answer 3

How old is this puppy? My puppy was still biting after getting all her adult teeth. So my vet suggested that every time she bites I spray Bitter Apple in her mouth so biting tastes bad. Be sure and not get into eyes, it could make them burn.

If you're puppy is still teething don't use this method, simply put a toy in their mouth each time they go to bite.

Answer 4

If it bites, then gently flick the dog on the nose. It will get the pups attention and then scold the dog. If this continues, then when the pup goes to bite, the put lemon juice, hot sause, or hot seasoning on the hand or object that it bites. It will learn really quick how to not bite.

Answer 5

If she is bitting you Tell her No in a very stern Voice and pinch her. She will start to realize in time that biting you brings pain to her. If she is biting other things there is a spray that does not taste well to dogs, just spray that on what ever she is biting and she will get the point chew that and a bad taste comes of it. You can buy that at any local walmart or pet store.

Answer 6

You will hear some bizarre theories (water bottles, jars of stuff shaken at her, ignore her, put yur hand on her nose....)– and they don’t work in the long run.

Spraying stuff on your hands ....uhhuh....well.....and how long do you keep up smelling repulsive? Distract him?? for how many years?? Ignore him....what he is supposed to figure out that you are ignoring him because you are displeased with him and not because you are cleaning the house?????

I've gone out on lot of housecalls to stop the nipping chewing behavior of dogs nearly a year old because their owners did the 'distract them' or 'push them away' or 'just hold their mouth' shut nonsense. After doing all this futile and ineffective things, the dogs didn't quit (thought the people were playing with them) and the owners where pinched and black and blue.

It is NOT teething that makes him grab people and nip and chew - he is PLAYING

Puppies bite - that is how dogs and puppies play with each other. He thinks he is playing with you by mock fighting. Its a dog's favorite game - watch two good dog buddies ripping tearing rolling - and diving at each other and grabbing without puncturing. and chewing on each other.

You have to DO something about it.

Now what is really really neat is your puppy came pre-programmed to understand certain behavior as disapproval and approval. In dog language, behavior is communication.

In a group of dogs, if he nipped the leader and the leader was not amused, they would knock him over, grab the skin on his neck or the side of his face and pinch it without breaking the skin, and growl.

So do what they would do. That is something a dog understands instinctively. Lot of theories out there about yelping in pain and pushing him away (duh...that is what the dog who LOST the mock fight does and the winner is the boss now) or all this other stuff - but your puppy didn't read those books!


Step One: Learn to use your voice. Mot people either let their voice slide up in register or they sound futile and weak. You want to deepen your voice and sound like a drill sergeant. The word NO is basic to doggy manners (and people too.). The deep sound mimics the rumble/growl of the top dog.

Step Two: Do what the leader would does physically (well, mimic it - biting him wouldn't be fun.)

When he nips at you, roar NO in a deep voice, grab him by the collar or back of the neck, push him down and hold him on the ground and as you are doing that and snap your fingers on the end of his nose or slap his nose with your fingers. While you pin him down and get his nose, lean over him and keep saying BAD BAD BAD - do NOT let your voice slide up, make it deep. Make him look at you and keep eye contact – make your face stern and frown as you get after him.,


Step Three: when you let him up, you relax your voice and face and say "okay, now be nice" and let him come back over and get petted. (That is the postive part.) The more he settles down and gets petted without nipping, the happier your voice gets.

Get after him about EVERY SINGLE TIME - you must be 100% consistent.

Now when he comes over and snuggles and licks and doesn't nip, he always gets "What a sweetie", rub, pet, cuddle, and use a smile (they do watch your face – more than most people realize). And guess what? That is exactly how dogs express approval of each other!

By the way, many women in particular, but men do it too, have a real problem with voice control, When they get upset or frustrated, their voice go UP. The dog ignores them. In the pack, the boss dog or alpha uses deep tones (rumble in the chest, growl etc) to express displeasure and get compliance from the dogs lower in the pecking order. A dog making a high pitched sound (yapping, yelping - etc) is not only NOT going to get compliance with their wishes as they are percieved as ineffectual and the not-Alpha, not-the-boss but that it is giving an invitation to play.



Grabbing him when he starts in on the cushions, holding him down and making him look you in the eye and roaring NO BAD- NO TOUCH usually works.


Also, take him to some obedience classes no matter what his age if over 5- 6 months. You get a nicer pet, they are more comfortable with the world and less fearful and inclined to bark at everything and they get the habit of obeying and you get some control..

Now you both need a GOOD obedience class - and that is NOT Petsmart or Petco.

GO here to find contacts in you area that can help you locate and obedience trainer who works with all beeds and who does AKC obedience competitions - competing at the thing they claim to teach. If they don't go oout aand prove they can do it competition, stay away from them

:http://www.akc.org/clubs/search/index.cf...

http://www.akc.org/clubs/search/index.cf... (set on all breeds)


http://www.akc.org/clubs/search/index.cf...

Even it they are an hour or more away, they will know other people all over the state.

Answer 7

make sure that the puppy has plenty of toys to chew on. Keep a spray bottle or squirt gun handy and when he starts biting, squirt him and say no or no bite, firmly. A lot of times pups do this when they are being played with aggressively, so make sure no one does that.

Answer 8

My vet said you give a strong verbal command of "NO" and then give the dog something he/she is allowed to bite like a toy.

Answer 9

Give her a little pat on the nose and say no in a very firm voice. Then give her a toy to chew on right away, so she associates biting with her toy.

Answer 10

Everytime that your puppy bites you, tap it nose and say NO! That is what we had to do with our dog, for her to learn that what she was doing is wrong.