how can i train my puppy to stop biting things?

Question

okay i just got a puppy and it likes to bite on things such as my wooden door etc. but then he also bites my hand,leg,feet,etc.
and he's not angry or anything he just wants to play. how can i train him to stop biting things?

Answer 1

I found the best way to get my dog to stop biting things was to make sure she had plenty of toys and treats of her own so that she is not interested in other things. When she is chewing on her toys I would give her alot of praise and when she would attempt to chew something off limits I would let her know I was displeased. After a while she got the picture.

Answer 2

It comes as a great surprise to many puppy owners that their little darling arrived with a full set of sharp pointed teeth that the average shark would be proud of! Worse, the puppy likes to flex them on you! This information is designed for puppies under the age of 18 weeks - which still have their puppy teeth. If you have a dog over this agethat is mouthing or biting please call the office for advice.

Biting during play is essential and normal for all puppies, but you need to take action to reduce it in your home. Puppies have needle-sharp teeth for one reason only - so that when they bite, it hurts! This helps them to discover what is alive and what is not! This is normal and should not be treated as aggression. However, it is not acceptable for dogs to bite people - and puppies need to be given education in how to moderate their biting.

• Puppy biting teaches a pup just how hard it can bite other living things. Clearly, it can exert a huge amount of pressure on a lifeless object such as a toy, without causing any kind of reaction, while trying the same behaviour on a litter mate - or on us - will most certainly result in a big response!

• How do litter mates respond if they are bitten too hard? Puppies play by biting each others’ ears, tail, legs and any other part that they can catch hold of! This is accepted quite happily - until the pressure becomes too hard. Then the ‘victim’ is likely to yelp and stop playing for a short while, leaving the pup that bit too hard to realise that there were consequences to his actions. We need to mimic this response when teaching our own puppies not to bite.

• The process of learning to moderate biting is known as learning ‘bite inhibition’. It is vital that all puppies learn how to moderate their bites before they lose their deciduous teeth at around 18 weeks’ of age.

Suggestions

Your puppy needs to know that biting hurts! This means that each and every time your puppy mouths your hands or clothes, you MUST:

• Yelp loudly or give a shout.

• Immediately turn away as if to nurse your wounds, and ignore your pup.

• Your puppy will probably look a little bewildered.

• Ignore your pup for about 20 seconds, then resume interacting.

• Repeat the “Ouch!” and turn away each and every time you feel his teeth.

• It is important to be consistent, that means everyone must do the same.

Biting will not stop immediately. Instead, it should become less and less hard over a period of about three to four weeks. At this point, your pup should realise that he cannot put any pressure on you at all, and then you can yelp even if he puts his mouth on you gently - finally teaching him that he cannot initiate biting.

IMPORTANT! Do not play rough and tumble games with your puppy, or play any game where the pup grabs your clothes, skin or hair. (Dad, listen!!!) This is giving your puppy permission to bite and will set back all your other efforts.

Help, we’re still having problems!

This process works well for the vast majority of puppies. However, there are exceptions: pups which are already well over 14 weeks’ old and puppies which have learned to bite for attention! If you find that yelping and turning away has had no effect, despite total consistency for a fortnight, or if your puppy seems to become more excited and snappy if you yelp, you may need a different strategy.

• Take all the fun out of the behaviour! This means no laughing, squealing or shouting if your puppy bites.

• As soon as your dog puts his mouth on you, even in play, say “Wrong” or “Quit it” in a normal voice, then immediately put him in the kitchen or behind a door or baby gate.

• This social isolation should only last about 3 minutes, then he can rejoin the family.

• However, if your puppy gets excited by being picked up, simply say “Wrong” then get up and leave the room yourself, shutting the door behind you. Children can do this very effectively.

• Be consistent! It will take many repetitions before your puppy understands that biting results in the loss of fun.

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Answer 3

Give him dog things to bite on-they have a lot of "dog toys" at Pet Smart. And if you see your puppy chewing on something he is not supose to say "NO" and replace it with his toy and then reward him. Now he may go back to the thing he is not supose to chew (this is for him to make sure that this is a no,no) just give him back the toy-even play with him to make it fun.
Dogs think in B&W it is either okay or not okay-there are very little exceptions to their thought.
Praise, praise when they do good.
You want this pup to like you. Just be persistant and the two of you will be great buddies.

Answer 4

If he bites you, you have to be firm and get the message through, so if he starts biting something in a strong voice say "NO" if he still persists give he a harmless tap on his back so he knows its bad. Keep doing this, and once he shows signs of not doing it, reward him with a treat so he knows that not doing it is good and he gets rewarded for being good.

Answer 5

My vet reccomended using the listerine strips.
When the dog bites you or your stuff, as nice as possible talking very sweet, set one of those breath strips on the dogs tounge. It doesn't hurt the dog, but it feels for them the same it does for us.
We did this with our Chiapom and she quit biting after 4 times of the strips.
Good Luck
Also, that way you aren't beating the dog in any way.

Answer 6

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The first is simple; you must win your dogs mind. If you don’t achieve this first then you will be struggling the all the way. When I talk about winning your dogs mind what I really mean is that your dog looks to you for all the decisions. Before you do anything else watch one of the amazing video sites that show you the 5 Golden rules to establishing yourself as the pack leader. If you aren’t putting these in place then you are setting yourself up to fail. Just at the crucial point where you really want your dog to listen they will go and do their own thing. For sure your dog may play ball occasionally or even most of the time, you may even have a dog that is obedient 99% of the time, however if you want a dog who always listens to you and does as you ask then you need to win your dogs mind.

The second key to success is to motivate your dog. It is really important that you discover what it is that your dog enjoys both in terms of exercise and play but also in terms of a reward. If you can make the experience enjoyable then you will both achieve more and look forward to training.

Some dogs love to fetch, others love agility, and other dogs simply love obedience training, or swimming out into water and retrieve. At least to start with find out what your dogs love is and help them develop this, what I am saying is work with your dog. The other point to recognize is to make training enjoyable reward your dog.

Answer 7

Watch Dog Whisperer and learn. Ceaser is wonderful and has taught me and my dog a few tricks. Ntl Geo channel.

Answer 8

Spray his likely targets with apple bitters. It's available at your pet store. It's so nasty he'll be cured but quick.

Answer 9

tell him no each time, get a can and put rocks in it and shake it when he does it.If it get really really bad, muzzle