My dog always seems to like to bite my Arms and Hands. I don't know why this is she doesn't to the other members of family. She is a Toy Poodle and I don't know what to do. It hurts me and my hands ad arms looks bruised and have scabs on. Any solutions??
2007-02-14 02:03:49 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
You need to teach bite inhibition. Yelp and fold your arms when your pup bites you. Keep a toy she is allowed handy and redirect your pup to chew that.
2007-02-14 02:11:08 · answer #1 · answered by W. 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
When we are training a new puppy we buy different types of toys for them and each time they start biting we tell them no and ask them where their toy is and to go get it, at first of course you will have to go get the toy, let them know how much of a good dog they were for getting the toy and playing with it, remember each time they bite a your hand or arm to le them know that is a bad dog. It doesn't really take too long if you are consistant. You are probably the most fun to play with so that is why she does it to you. Be consistant and don't give in just because and you will be healed up in no time and won't have to fetch toys for her to play with either. By the way the mustard in the other answer will stain your hands. Good Luck
2007-02-14 02:19:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
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The new puppy is certainly one of the most adorable and cuddly creatures that has ever been created. It is the most natural thing in the world to shower it with love and affection. However, at the same time it is important to realize that if you want to have a well trained adult dog, you need to begin the training process right away. The dog, like its related ancestor, the wolf, is a pack animal. One of the features of a pack is that it has a single dominant leader. Your new puppy is going to want that leader to be you, but if you do not assume that role from the very beginning, the puppy’s instincts will push him to become the leader.
The most important thing to remember about training the puppy during its first six months of life is that it must see you as the leader of the family pack. The essential thing is gaining the trust and the respect of the puppy from the beginning. You will not do this by allowing the puppy to do whatever it wants to do whenever it wants to do it. On the other hand, a certain amount of patience is required. Most people err in their early training by going to extremes one way or the other. Although you need to begin the basic training process at once, you can not expect your dog to do too much at first. Basic obedience training is fine and should include simple commands like sit, stay, and come. Remember that trying to teach the dog advanced obedience techniques when it is a puppy is much like trying to teach a five year old child algebra.
It is also important to restrain from cruel or abusive treatment of the puppy. You can not beat obedience into your dog, and it certainly is not going to engender feeling of respect and trust. House breaking is an area where this usually becomes a problem because of the anger that is triggered when the puppy fails and creates a mess inside the home. Although this issue must be addressed without anger, it most be addressed. If you allow the puppy to eliminate inside the house, it will continue to do so as an adult dog. The same thing is true of other destructive or dangerous behavior such as chewing and biting. Do not expect the puppy to grow out of it. You are going to need to train the puppy out of it, but you should do so firmly but with a sense of play and fun using positive reinforcement and lots of love and praise for good behavior.
2016-07-20 06:48:14 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is normal for puppies to bite during play time and this is not any kind of aggression. They don't understand that our skin is more delicate and can't handle the bites they give out. It's up to us to teach puppy what hurts us and here are a couple good ways to convey that message to puppy:
1-When puppy nips at you, let out a high pitched "ouch" or "ow,ow,ow" in a yelp sounding tone (like a puppy would do). This is the way your puppy's litter mates let puppy know the bite was too hard. Most puppies will immediately stop biting when you do this as they realize they have hurt you now. Puppy will begin to reduce the pressue of the bite using this method and eventually stop biting all together.
2-When the puppy bites at you, gently grab the scruff of the back of his neck, shake lightly and say "No Bite". When your puppy relaxes in your scruff grip, this is a sign of submission and is what you want to happen. Then praise the puppy for the good behavior and offer a proper item to bite, such as a toy. This is the same method a mother dog uses to discipline her puppies and will get your puppies attention.
So many people expect dogs and puppies to understand us, but it's much better for us to understand their behaviors and address them in a way our dog/puppy understands. Both of these methods were suggested by our trainer and our vet and worked very well when our Border Collie was going thru the biting puppy phase.
Either way you might try, you have to be persistent in addressing each and every single bite. Allowing one to go unaddressed can confuse puppy as to what you expect.
2007-02-14 02:16:05 · answer #4 · answered by Shadow's Melon 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I learnt it the hard way!!
1) Like most others suggest, whenever she bites you, let out a high-pitched "ouch".
2) Use a bitter spray on your hands and on other furniture you don't want her to bite.
3) Use a teething toy.
Punishing her would probably aggravate the situation since she probably takes you for a playmate. DO NOT reward her if she lets go of you because she will continue to do this to seek attention.
Cheer up and you both should be back to having a great time.
2007-02-14 02:43:14 · answer #5 · answered by George Panakal 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If she only does it to you & not other members of your family, it means she thinks she can get away with it with you! As well as the other suggestions about OW! & toys, do some basic obedience with her, making her sit, down, come etc & don't let her get away with not doing them. When she obeys, praise her & reward her. When she starts messing around & trying to bite, fold your arms & remove yourself from her (even if that means just standing up & turning your back on her.) Dogs hate being ignored.
2007-02-14 02:57:49 · answer #6 · answered by anwen55 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try putting some of that anti-bacterial hand wash on your hands when she goes to bite/chew them she wont like the taste and always praise her if she comes up to you but doesn't want to bite your hand
(the hand wash is the one which you don't need any water or towels and is available almost anywhere)
also buy her some toys such as a Kong and fill it with treats that will amuse her for a while
2007-02-14 08:54:58 · answer #7 · answered by lucyjake3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
every time she bites you make a high pitched yelp sound and then fold your arms and ignore her, she will probably still be jumping up but when she walks away or ignores you give her lots of praise. do this every time and then she should learn that you don't like her biting you.
2007-02-15 02:56:53 · answer #8 · answered by ROGER E 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when her teeth touch your skin "YELP" like another dog would, call her a jerk or something quick and halting sounding and then ignore her for a few moments. Even leave the room if you need to.
continue this process until she learns that playing with teeth on skin ends the playtime.
2007-02-14 02:12:16 · answer #9 · answered by symbo61 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
try rubbing lemon juice or a bit ov vinegar in she wont like the taste ov it
2007-02-14 03:45:20 · answer #10 · answered by stace 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋