my puppy like to bite fingers bc of his young teeth can i put anything on my fingers or anything like that?

Question

to easy his pain or whatever

Answer 1

i have a 4 month old pit bull puppy and she chews on everything including my fingers i ask the vet and he said to go to petsmart or petco and there is this stuff called grannicks bitter apple u can spray it on anything u dont want ur dog to bite even ur hands and it puts a nasty tasta in there mouth than they wont chew on ur hands or shoes or sofa hope i could be of some help

Answer 2

Well first off get some chew toys, he needs to chew on something else other than fingers. Ok, now for the fingers, you could try hot sauce, but not too much. I think if you do it enough he'll HATE fingers. Oh also put doggy perfume on because one they hate the smell and 2 i say doggy perfume because if they lick it they will not get sick or anything like that because it is specially made for DOGS. My dog hates the one i have for him, he shows his teeth when he sees the bottle, its called timmy holedigger. Have fun!

Answer 3

You should get chew toys that he likes. Redirect his biting to a toy rather than his fingers. During this time, you can teach the pup to give you one toy while you give another, trading. There is a toy called a kong that you can put dog food or treats in and freeze it. Cold may help the teething and it will keep the pup busy.

http://www.my-dog.info/dog-care/chewing-biting.asp

Answer 4

It is NEVER ok to allow a puppy to place his teeth on you. He will not understand it was ok when he was teething, but not ok when he is an adult.
For teething puppies try Ora-Gel, baby frozen carrots work AWESOME!

PUP CHEWING / BITE INHIBITION
by Lyn Richards

When pups play, they spend much of their time biting and chewing each other. This is normal puppy behavior. Human skin is much more sensitive that of a pup, and it really hurts when they bite us, so we must teach pups that it is unacceptable to continue this behavior in the human pack. Another reason for stopping this behavior, is that pups learn to "dominate" with this behavior as they get older, and this causes problems in the family pet home.

Puppies chew/play bite for many other reasons. The most common one is that they cutting new teeth. This is not only painful for the pup, but it can also be uncomfortable for the pup to have loose things hanging in his mouth! Gnawing on things helps soothe the gums around the teeth, and loosen teeth as well. Many baby teeth are chewed and swallowed along with whatever they else the puppy is chewing, so do not be alarmed when they go "missing".

Most dogs will eventually outgrow misbehavior if it isn't allowed to develop. This includes inappropriate chewing and biting behaviors.

Anytime a puppy is biting/mouthing you, say "ouch" and immediately stop interacting with the pup. This is very important when playing with the pup, as well. This lets the puppy know that the biting is unacceptable, and attention stops when he does it. This method is called "OUCH" and every family member should learn to do it. The "OUCH" noise is meant to startle him into stopping the chew/biting, then give him something he can chew on, and when he chews on the replacement object, praise him with "YES, good puppy!"

If you anticipate a bite (see it coming) say "OFF" before the puppy can mouth you. If the pup is trying to get you to play with him, ask yourself, "Do I have time to play with the puppy now?" If you do, then do puppy push-ups first, or other positive 'lure and reward' training FIRST (for a few seconds), then play. If the answer is "No, I don't have time for the puppy, right now." Then you need to do a time out (crate the puppy), so the puppy can't continue to mouth you. Time outs are much more humane than yelling at a puppy.

It is necessary to teach a puppy NOT to mouth, and it is easy to do IF you make it FUN. Hold a handful of tiny treats, say "puppy take it" with a happy tone, and give the puppy one treat. Hide the rest of the treats in your closed fist and say "leave it" in that same happy tone. Once the pup waits a few seconds without touching your hand, say "puppy take it" and once again treat and praise. This exercise teaches the pup the command "leave it". You should also teach the pup to "wait" for a few seconds after his food bowl is placed on the floor, in conjunction with the "leave it" command, to avoid food dish aggression in the future.

Answer 5

Try rubbing a little butter on your hand/fingers, and she will lick them instead of biting. Just over time, she will start to play with her toys, try Kongs with a treat in them!

Answer 6

Don't let him bite your fingers. You will regret it. Buy him a nice rubber chew toy or a rope pull. Make sure to replace them if he starts to destroy them.

Answer 7

Give him something else such as a rubber chew toy.

Answer 8

I have the same problem. I just bought him a chew toy

Answer 9

yes you can put on a pair of leather gloves if not try some hot sauce