my puppy-i need help?

Question

my puppy is all ways bitting me and i love him so much i dont no how to make him stop! can u help me?

Answer 1

Flick him in the nose or smack him in the nose( not hard just enough to get his attention) and tell him no in a firm voice.

Answer 2

puppies do this naturally with Mom and siblings, they play bite ; the mom and siblings would let them know when they crossed the line; don't encourage any play such as tug or touch the muzzle for now ; they don't know the difference b/t play with you and/or their siblings or other dogs; if he gets your hand and does it just a stern NO, it is the tone of voice ; you don't hold the muzzle like other are telling you ; you don't want to make a fearful dog, only a respectful one; give a treat by hand and that is it; after a period of time, this puppy play subsides; that is why I said don't encourage puppy play ; that is what it is now; but if you encourage it , it turns into behavior; also puppies are teething, give them something which is okay to bite and chew so it isn't your hand or furniture legs; the puppy needs guidance and training and if you don't do it with time, patience and understanding, they will look to do what you are not doing, being the leader, you don't need to do this by force only love and consistent training; invest the time and you will have a great adult dog. It is in your hands!

Answer 3

first question - how old is the pup?
the younger he is - the easier the answer
all pups 'bite' - is is the beginning of play dominance.
is he young ? and is this play? the first part will address this!

now - you are not liking it. he is getting rough and it is hurting.

so now you have to be top 'dog'. he is a member of your pack! and you have to teach him YOU are top dog. that does not mean hurting him ... but retraining.

if you used to play 'tug' with your hand / fingers - you need a tug toy. a sock stuffed with others and then knotted is good and cheap. offer this when you begin to play. AND - you need a correction noise. ACH or NO or what ever works, and use it EVERY time he bites fingers or YOU. FIRM! this is your growl!

not enough? The muzzle is gripped and the pup is brought to a halt ... NO Bite!! Get into his face a bit and make sure he knows you are serous! a submission posture is rolling him over onto his back. this is very good for young dogs and will not hurt his ego too much.

Now my next question is Size ... can you easily control him? or are we talking about a 30 pounds or more?? or is this a pup that is scaring you a bit? I would not be very willing to get into his face either. BUT you NEED to make this point~! NOW!!

a rolled up paper is handy. but not for hitting him. The Big Bang.
he bites you - you slap the paper onto a flat surface! BANG ~ NO! this will startle him off of you. act like nothing happened. play nice - reinforce the good play.
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IF you are talking about an older pup / dog that bites you out of agression .... now you have a dog needing a trainer.

take the time to get it taken care of NOW.
and you may be able to keep your pup.

muzzles will not help you or the dog learn how to do this right.

My best wishes!
KC

Answer 4

You may want to get him a muzzle from a pet store, just to be sure that he's controlled.

When he does bite you, though, put him on the floor and firmly tell him no. Not in a yelling voice, but in a strong voice that says that you're the boss.

Stop giving him treats for a while. I'm sure he will learn that if he's not nice to you, you won't be nice to him.

Also, do you play rough with him? If you do, stop. He probably feels in danger when you do that, so if you keep doing that, he's going to grow up hating everyone and being afraid of them.

If none of this works, take him to an obedience class. They are very good for dogs and they teach them to behave.

Good luck!

Answer 5

The simple solution to this problem is that you should either get a muzzle for the dog. So the dog cant bite you. Or you should put your dog into abodience classes but if the dog is a puppy then it is very normal for the dog to bite cuase the dog is only teething so you should probably buy them a chew toy to solve the biting issue.

Answer 6

This is normal. Puppies have tremendous teething process when they are growing in their new teeth. Simply tell him no (never striking the animal) and then give him or her something acceptable to chew on, like a raw hide.

Answer 7

Hi,

If your puppy bites you STOP PLAY there and then. He/she will associate biting you with cessation of attention. Don't say anything or do anything, just get up and ignore him/her for 5 - 10 mins.

It works a treat

Answer 8

2 possibilities... close the muzzle with one hand (firmly, but not so hard as to hamper breathing... its a fine line) and tell him "no bite". Or press a little bit just behind the back teeth on the lower jaw, and tell him the same thing.

Answer 9

shure all you have to do is when bites you or tries to bite you take your hand and hold it around his nose for copple of sesons and say no biting after you let go you hav to give mig praise like good boy or good job and you just keep repeating it every time he trys bitting you or bites you and evenchley he will learn not to bite you anymore

Answer 10

I wrap my hand around the lower jaw, or hook my finger under one of the top teeth. Worked with my dog. He didn't like having something in his mouth that he couldn't remove.