how do i teach a puppy to stop biting?

Question

my sister just got a puppy, and she's a half husky half pitbull, and she keeps on trying to knaw and bite on things(cords), including some people...whats a good why to keep them from building the habit?

THANKS FOR THE ADVICE EVERYBODY-LET ME ADD THAT THE PUPPY IS 6 OR MORE WEEKS OLD. I DONT THINK SHE IS ANY OLDER THAN 12 WEEKS FOR SURE THOUGH.

Answer 1

Every time your dog bites hold her/his jaw shut for a few seconds and say " no bite"in a firm voice but not shouting or yelling. Make sure your have your dog in a laying submissive position and hold the jaw firmly closed with out hurting the dog.

A few times doing this will work like a charm. Make sure to make the command "no bite" every time you do this.I am sure there are many ways to handle your situation but this one worked best for our dog who is a German Shepherd. Our dog has not bitten anyone since we did this technique.

Answer 2

The word no is a powerful tool.
When it comes to people I have always trained mine not to in the following way. It's odd, but works. When puppy nips me I say 'ow' in a overly dramatic loud voice, followed by 'no'. I then take the bitten item (usually it'll be a hand or arm in play) and cradle it and turn away from the puppy. Ignoring puppy is the second most powerful tool. Puppies often forget their people don't have fur, and so do not realize that they are doing damage. By raising the voice in pitch and volume you simulate the hurt puppy sound a bit, and that they understand.
Regarding chewing inanimate objects-I recommend that she get oodles of chew toys (none shaped like shoes) and have them all over the house. When puppies is caught chewing on a non-bone I always said 'no' and then hand it an appropriate item, such as aforementioned chew toy.

Answer 3

How old is the puppy?
if the puppy is younger than 8 weeks old the puppy probably didn't learn not to bite from its mother. Your best bet is to completly stop playing with your puppy if it is bitting when you are playing with her, and remove yourself from the situation, or you can say "ouch" really loud and then stop playing with the puppy, This is Called Possitive Punishment, it may not seem like punishment to you but for the dog it is, if you remove yourself from playtime, you are removing the fun stuff for the puppy!!

Good Luck

Answer 4

Say "OW! (Insert dog name here), no bite!" and hold her mouth closed.

For example, my Chesapeake-Bay-Retriever Alma bites really hard sometimes. I say, "OW! That hurt, Alma! Alma, no bite! No bite!" and hold her mouth closed for a few seconds, without hurting her. Then I walk away, and come back in a minute or two. She then continues playing, without chewing my arm off.

And get her a few chew toys, like ropes and balls. You might not wanna get her any stuffed(plush)-toys if you have any kids in the house, because then she might think it's ok to bite any stuffed-toy. I still need to work on that myself...I'm only 11, and you won't believe how many toys are missing from my room! :(

Answer 5

What ever you do dont play rough with your pup,and dont use your hands in play.Either use a stuffed animal or a squeeky toy,preferably one big enough that she wont grab your hand.
Pups go through fazes,especially biting ones.If she does go for your hand grab her muzzle and squeeze shut saying "No bite".
I use to flick mine on the nose and eventually she learned,all i had to do was raise a finger.
If your pup gets to excited during play and starts to nip,completely ignore her until she calms down.

Answer 6

Provide plenty of chew toys. When she bites the toys praise her a bunch. When she chews and bites things that are off limits use firm voice command. Eventually she will differentiate. You should stay consistant with your training.

Answer 7

Our puppy is 6 months, he was/is teething, but he has rawhide and chew toys. When he trys to bite us we either put our finger in the back of his mouth and say no bite or we hold his mouth shut and say no bite.