How do I get my golden retreiver puppy not to bite?

Question

He is not mad, just bites. He is 7 months old.

Answer 1

Dealing With Normal Puppy Behavior: Nipping And Rough Play

When puppies play with each other, they use their mouths. Therefore, puppies usually want to bite or
“mouth” hands during play or when being petted. This behavior is rarely aggressive and, therefore, not
intended to cause harm. Because puppies are highly motivated to exhibit this type of behavior, attempts
to suppress it or stop it are unlikely to be successful unless you give your puppy an alternative behavior.
The goals of working with this normal puppy behavior are to redirect your puppy's desire to put something
in her mouth, such as an acceptable chew toy, and to teach her that putting her teeth on skin is never
acceptable.
Encourage Acceptable Behavior
Redirect your puppy’s chewing toward acceptable objects by offering her a small rawhide chew bone or
other type of chew toy whenever you pet her. This technique can be especially effective when children
want to pet her. As you or the child reach out to scratch her with one hand, offer the chew bone with the
other. This will not only help your puppy learn that people and petting are wonderful, but will also keep
her mouth busy while she’s being petted. Alternate which hand does the petting and which one has the
chew bone. At first, you may need to pet or scratch your puppy for short periods of time since the longer
she’s petted, the more likely she is to get excited and start to nip.
Discourage Unacceptable Behavior
You must also teach your puppy that putting her teeth on skin is unacceptable and that nipping results in
unpleasant consequences for her. Teach your puppy that nipping “turns off” all attention and social
interaction with you. As soon as you feel her teeth on your skin, yelp, “OUCH” in a high-pitched voice,
then ignore her for a few minutes. (In order to ignore her, you may need to leave the room, or
alternatively, have her tethered by a leash while you play, so when you leave she can’t follow.) Then, try
the chew toy and petting method again. It may take many repetitions for your puppy to understand
what’s expected.

Answer 2

The advice given by TomCruise is possibly the worst thing you can do. First - train your children. Make sure they do nothing to excite the puppy and when they do play with him supervise them. It is normal and natural for puppies to bite each other when they play. They all do it. When we get them they bite us in play in exactly the same way they bite their siblings. Smacking and shouting at them can make them hand shy, nervous and/or aggressive. Remember they are not doing anything wrong - we and our children are the ones with the problem because they hurt us when they bite. When playing with another pup PUP A might bite PUP B too hard. PUP B will yelp ie make a high pitched noise. PUP A will recognise from the yelp that he has hurt PUP B and back off. PUP B will also glare at PUP A and will momentarily stop playing. The message was you hurt me; I didn't like it. I will not play with you. The pups will re-commence play and the next time there is a yelp it might be PUP A that is on the receiving end. Over time the pups will learn to inhibit their bite so that they can safely play together without doing each other harm. What YOU should do ( not the children unless they are old enough to do it right and not wind the puppy up even more) is yelp when the puppy bites but do not yank your hand away. You want him to let go and back off. Glare at him and then stop any play. Then offer him a chew-toy and praise him when he plays with it. Fingers not OK. Chew-toy OK. Your pup will learn this lesson but it takes time and patience. It is not an overnight cure. If the pup never learns to inhibit his bite he could do real damage as an adult. You could also try getting hold of The Perfect Puppy by Gwen Bailey or any puppy training book by Ian Dunbar. PS The only time a female would pick her puppy up by the scruff is so that she can carry it. The puppy goes limp when she doe this. Another of your 'answers' has suggested picking the puppy up by the scruff and shaking it. A female would only do this if she was trying to KILL IT. The puppy would have to be rescued and removed from her. No wonder puppies are traumatised by this treatment. DOGS DO NOT CHASTISE THEIR YOUNG BY PICKING THEM UP BY THE SCRUFF AND SHAKING - THIS IS KILL MODE. Humans perpetuate this violent myth!

Answer 3

Try the dog whisperer style of training. Dogs in the wild hut for their food and so use a lot of energy. so you have to exercise the dog vigorously and water and feed it only what it needs and the dog will respond in kind as noble quiet and trained. most domestic dogs don't get enough exercise and also you have to take on the role as the "Alpha dog" meaning that you have to be firm with your dog and no nonsense when you want it to listen.

Answer 4

my golden retriever is a year old she was exactly like that she a year and 1 month now but if u want it to stop now you can either train him or wait till he grows out of it

Answer 5

Remove his teeth.

Answer 6

train him