I have a 6 month pitbull but she is DEAF. i need help on teacing her not to bite to hard. any help??

Answer 1

I have owned my share of deaf dogs (And I am deaf/hard of hearing myself so i know the difficulties that arise.)
*Use hand signals (Obviously) to get the dog to do what you need. I like to use a closed fist for sitA flat hand for down
and a "stop" hand for stay.

Because your dog is deaf, she wont hear you. She will be reading your body expressions and mouth movements. You would be amazed at what a dog can understand.

*You need to make sure that when you want to welcome her you open your body up, get on your knees and call her using your voice and hand signals. (I know she cant hear you but she may learn to read lips.)
*If you want to scold her, get over her. Make your stance rigid, look mad, and say no while doing to chosen hand signal. It becomes more intimidating when you "lean" or hover over the dog.

In order to stop her from biting you should use the scolding stance, say no, use your chosen hand signal and lightly push her away. (Or push down on her nose.)
Give her a treat when she commands.

You MUST teach your dog YES. This is a very important command because if the dog know she is doing something right she will do it more. I also suggest you train her to watch you.
(Aka: the stare game) This make let her know that its worth her time to watch. (You can also buy a vib. collar. This works well, is harmless and lets you gather your pups attention from across the room.) http://www.deafdogs.org/resources/vibramakers.php

I will provide you with several links that will make your work easier, hopefully.
Best of luck to you, deaf dogs are always fun.
(Just a warning, NEVER sneak up on a deaf dog. They are undefended and may snap at you.)

http://www.wagntrain.com/deaf_dog.htm
http://www.deafdogs.org/training/
http://www.barry.eaton.clara.net/deafdog.htm

Good luck
Tierney

Answer 2

Firstly - do not hit your dog.

One of the most effective ways to teach a dog (especially Pitbulls) is to make yourself unavailable to them as a means of punishment. If you have a tether in your house (since she's small you could probably just install one yourself,) you can tether her and play with her. Any time that she uses her teeth on you, get up and walk away. Give her a minute and then come back.

Be consistent. Everytime she uses her mouth, turn your attention away from her. Practice daily. After the first couple times, use the "3 Strikes" rule. If she makes the same mistake three times in one training session - stop training. Go back to it later in the day.

Never train to the point of frustrating yourself or your dog. Training should be fun for you and her.

There are great books on DogWise. Here are a few other sites that could help. By the way - good for you for helping a dog that really needs you.

http://www.deafdogs.org/resources/books/bdeaf.php
http://www.dfordog.com/deafdogs.htm

Answer 3

Suprinsingly enough dogs react the same to looks and gestures than they do to verbal commands. My dog knows to get off the couch when I point to the floor with a stern look. You just need to make up a hand gesture that means no biting and be very very consistent with it along with giving the dog a serious look when using it. Also, when the dog bites, make the gesture, then give her a toy that is hers - teaching her to only chew her stuff never people. She should never be allowed to have her teeth touch human skin, even when playing. Be consistent.

Answer 4

I assume at 6 mos. old you are referring to biting hard during play. My Pit who is now 3 1/2 ,was a rough player, I tried a number of ways to get her to "cool out". What ended up working best was when she got too rough, play stopped, I would turn my back to her( Making an exaggerated effort to ignore her). Maybe for 2-3 minutes and play some more. She figured out if she was rough we weren't going to play, she has been good since .

Answer 5

If the dog is biting hard already-Beware. I taught my Doby not to snatch food by holding the food in my fist and making him take his time getting the food. It's hard to teach a dog not to bite hard, regarding play and fighting. Since he is deaf it will be even more difficult. I used to yelp or say no loudly when my doby got too rough. You could play around with him daily for awhile and each time he bites too hard or get rough clamp his mouth shut-nicely-and hold it shut for just a couple seconds. Making him take a second to settle down and realize this is unacceptable.

Answer 6

never had a deaf dog, but i have had a deaf cat. trained he by banging the floor to get her attention, then when she looked at me I'd shake my finger at her. the tapping of the nose dose really work! this is how the mother corrects them when they are young. hope this helps out some. :)

Answer 7

You must teach her not to bite AT ALL. Don't tap her or anything, she thinks this is a nice game. Just don't let her bite you, don't pet her, play with her or hit her when she does. make her realize that this behaviour is disturbing you and if she dpes it she will get no petting, no play, no praise, etc.

Answer 8

when she bites give her a firm tap, just enough to get her attention not to hurt her, either on the neck, side, or belly, when she looks at you give her a stern look and still say a firm no,she still may be able to feel vibrations.. good luck

Answer 9

yes,
You can train her my GENTLY hiting her on the nose. Not enough to hert her eather. Just a tap.