My staffy chews on peoples hands to say hello to them, he doesn't hurt but is messy & scarey, any suggestions

Question

We played with him when he was a puppy doing it so he thinks he is playing and he is really good with his control (he doesn't hurt). But it can be embarrassing & kids get scared but it so it has to stop as he is a big boy & I don't wont him to one day get to excited and bite to hard. He is never angry, always playful or just saying hello but can be annoying, please someone help.

Answer 1

I don't know much about dog training but I know an old remedy for nail biters. The remedy was to scratch a bar of soap so you would have soap under your nails all day and never want to put them in your mouth.

Now for your dog I think something similar would be an excellent cure for his hand biting. The first step would be for you and the other people who are around him most often to use this method (a bad tasting lotion might work but I think soap under your nails would be the best) and to also not encourage him when he does bite your hand. A stern no bad boy a long with the taste should quickly solve the problem. Hope this helps

Answer 2

I had an Akita that did that and it hurt, but after research I found out that it was a sign of affection. Any ways I started to spray my hands with Bitter Apple or Cayenne Pepper. I felt bad because my dog was actually being affectionate but it was hurting. But the two would leave an awful taste in the dogs's mouth and he started to associate the hands as a negative taste and refused to put them in his mouth.

Answer 3

you do need to stop this now before somebody says that the dog bit them and the dog gets in trouble. first start by telling him no when goes for your hand. while you are doing this only let your friends pet the dog when you are holding it. you can try what the other person said to do. gokod luck