how long will a puppy stop biting my hand? even though we are playing. my pup is about 3 months old.?

Answer 1

DO not allow this and he will stop...He will do whatever you let him get by with.....When you are playing and he starts to bite your hand, say NO...Tell him NO everytime he goes to do this and he will soon stop....When you say NO, give him a toy or other things to chew on

Answer 2

pups play with Mom and siblings by nipping and play biting; the mom and siblings would let her know when she crossed the line; also ; pup like babies go through teething; if you are doing something to encourage this play, you are reinforcing and now making this a behavior issue if encouraged and not corrected. I would do my best to avoid any play that encourages this tug pulls , playing with their mouth with hand etc; these types of play can come in later when all the ground rules have been established; if it happens , a stern no b/c it the is tone of your voice that will give the message to your dog that the behavior is not acceptable and conclude play for that moment; no tug, shaking etc; that just breeds intimidation ; this is common - don't encourage it and it will pass .

Answer 3

Just keep removing your hand from its mouth and gently tell it "no". If you keep letting it chew your fingers when your playing it will be doing it way after the cuteness wears off. Its to be expected that a 3 month year old puppy is going to chew regardless how many times you tell it to stop in most cases. Enjoy the little thing and have patients.

Answer 4

My family has a dog that will still nibble a bit on guys, but not on girls.

Guess why? The guys let him do that when they're playing with him (but they don't mind).

Me, I used to say "OUCH!" like the pup really hurt me and ignored him for half a minute. So now he doesn't bug girls.

We also taught him "gentle." A command where you hold a treat in your closed fist (in front of their nose), and you don't let the dog have it until he stops being nippy. Usually I open my hand after a nudge or lick.

When he first started doing that, I would say gentle when he got me to open my hand. Now if I say gentle, he switches from being nippy to licking.

I learned that in a dog training class. (they are fun!)

If I try to put my hand in his mouth, he usually trys to push my hand out with his paws.

As for the suggestion of giving him something else--that's a good suggestion, but I do that when he's chewing an inanimate object that I don't want him to chew.

When he's chewing a person, it's ouch and ignore.

Answer 5

Try replacing your hand with a chew toy or something safe, and if it's in play, don't allow it. Ask your vet for suggestions on toys. Pups are teething, and it's better to use a toy when they begin to chew at your fingers, this way, when around smaller children also, they won't mouth them either...it's safer for both your puppy and any other fingers he or she may come in contact with in the future as well. I have a rottie, and I taught him not to mouth, now he just pushes his big nose in your hand so you can hold his head! He's about 10 yrs old now.

Answer 6

If you do not teach him to stop biting, he will do it as long as you let him. I got my dog when he was 8 months old and he would bite really hard and tear holes in people's clothing and growl. He was not being really mean, he was just playing too hard and trying to establish his dominance. Whenever he bit I would whack him on the nose and put him in his crate for a "time out" Soon he learned biting=getting a hurt nose+being ignored and he stopped biting. Now he plays nice.

Answer 7

A puppy will provide up biting till that's enamel can eat those more durable ingredients and treats. Its enamel ought to harden and a bite toy is sweet to grant. even at the same time as it matures it is going to nevertheless bite, you should prepare it to no longer bite on such issues as a shoe or something which contain that. wish this permits!

Answer 8

It goes away eventually. However, I suggest leash training to take away the urge to bite completely. It is simple. Put the puppy on a leash and let him play with you. When he nips, yank the leash (not hard, but hard enough to startle him and make him look at you). While you yank the leash look him in the eyes and say forcefully, "NO". He should stop and look at you. IMMEDIATELY smile and say "Good boy!!" and give him affection. Repeat and repeat until he gets it.

The yank on the leash will stop the bad behavior and he will associate the bad behavior with pain. The stopping behavior on command (a good behavior that needs to be reinforced) will be associated with a reward, your love and affection. There MUST be both the punishment and reward. Bad behavior gets punished. Good behavior gets rewarded. After a while, he will simply respond to the word NO.

P.S. this works on kids too. No, not using the leash!! We wish.

Answer 9

Every time he does that, pick him up and say "NO!" right next to his ear, then put him down and toss a toy to him and say "Nice toy!" really enthusiastically. The Bow Wow Beanies work great-- they're crinkly sounding and they have a squeaker inside that they go wild over. My Cavalier puppy loved the blue one I got for her.

Answer 10

Could be 6 months could be closer to a year, every dog is different.