10 week old english bulldog is chewing me up?

Question

I have a 10 week old pup that is bruising my arms and drawing blood on my hands. I have tried gently shaking the scruff of his neck and saying No! I have tried doing an alpha roll but he just sees it as a game. What can I do to curb this??

Answer 1

First remember, it is still just a pup and it will have the tendency to want to play alot. but it is still a dog, dogs are pack animals by nature, and you MUST show him you are the dominate member of the pack, I would not suggest any form of beating to try and curb this behavior, as too much beating from a human could have negitive psychological effects on the dog.
to show dominance, first lightly slap the dog on the head, and lay on him, hold him down untill he calms, once the dog has calmed, tell him he is a good boy, and give him some love, then let him up.
your dog will respect you once you have fully achived becomming the leader of his pack.
when he is biting or chewing and you want him to stop, tell him NO! sharply, and perform the domination technique, eventually he will understand the word no.

Answer 2

He's teething. Give him something other than you to chew on. Bulldogs, boxers and other breeds are active chewers all their lives. Break him instantly of chewing on people or you will have trouble with him when he's grown. Use the Least Reinforced Behavior training method. If he misbehaves, freeze a second and then IGNORE him. If he does what you want, praise him and give him a treat or his favorite toy. Pet stores have a good selection of puppy teething toys and adult dog chew toys...resign yourself to a stock up visit at least thre times a year when your dog is a heavy chewer...no toy is indistructable.

Answer 3

You need to get him some good chew toys, such as those made by Kong (found at Petsmart or Petco). Also when he is gnawing at your hand or arm, grab his lower jaw and stop him by saying "NO BITE." Be stern. If he refuses to listen, then try Apple Bitter spray. When he bites, spray his mouth. They hate the taste...and he'll get the point after a couple of times. You can also buy this at your local pet store. Also, you can try popping him UNDER his jaw. He might bite his own tongue and will realize that when he bites it hurts. Or you can yelp when he does the biting. Frankly, I have tried almost all of these and it worked great. I got my little guy at 4 months and he leared after just a couple of weeks.

Answer 4

Are 20wk old whippet was doing this all the time. We got her a cow hoof to chew on along with tons of other things. Also when she would start getting mouthy with one of us, we would smack her nose and tell her NO bite. It worked after about the third time. She don't do it anymore. It takes time and you have to be constant with it. If you allow her to do and not correct her she won't understand. Most dogs play this way with other dogs. So it is normal but it gets very old. They don't realize they are hurting you when they do it. Good luck it is a rough stage to go through but you will teach him that he can't do it.

Answer 5

He is teething. Give him plenty of other things to chew on. When he bites, tell him, "NO", then give him a chew toy. You should do this, every time he bites. Do not shake, smack, or otherwise physically injure the dog, it will only make matters worse.
You have to remember that he is still a pup and you are the teacher. Teach him with a firm but, gentle hand and you will raise a wonderful pet.

Answer 6

Give him lots of other things to chew on. He is probably teething. He will see things as a game if you are not stern when you repremand him. When he grabs a hold of you and you can get his head, grab hold of his bottom jaw and press his tongue with your thumb and tell him no also, he will eventually get the idea. Also if that doesn't work, don't do it too hard, but when he grabs you club him a shot, don't knock his head off or anything, just enough to know he is doing wrong and he'll get the picture. They are bullheaded and stubborn little dogs, but can be very affectionate loving pets once who the boss is established.

Answer 7

Well - I guess it's OK that you learned firsthand that alpha rolls are overrated and ineffective. ***Please, don't ever hit, strike, slap, or smack your dog. This only teaches him to be afraid of you.*** Your human friends may think that you're insane, but you need to YELP!!! the next time your pup does this, and then leave the room. Be dramatic! By doing this and startling the puppy, you're speaking the same language that pups do to each other when playtime gets too rough.
Ask others who interact with this pup to do the same. 10 weeks is the perfect time to teach bite inhibition - here are sites to help. Good luck and don't bleed to death!

Answer 8

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"--in a growel sounding tone. WHEN THE 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 (a breed notorious for "nipping"
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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. If puppy seems extra determined to continue, stop your play time immediately, give it 10 minutes and try again. Ultimately, puppy wants your attention and play time and by not getting it when he bites, it will help discourage the behavior.

Answer 9

when he starta knawing on you ,substitute your arm with an acceptable object,tennis ball,chew toy,rope.My 3 yr. B.D. still loves to chew on things.It's up to you to let him know what can or can't be chewed on.also try pig ears,mine loves 'em!!!

Answer 10

One of the easy way to teach them to keep their teeth to themselves is a loud OUCH (or even a yelp) pup pup down, walk few feet way IGNORE pup for 30 sec or minute. Enough repitions of this & hell get the hint - keep your teeth to yourself or nobody will play with you.