my puppy bites everything?

Question

she bites me, clothes, and toys.....i've tried saying 'NO!' sharply and some type of no bite spray from petsmart but it still didn't work

Answer 1

when she goes to bite say no sharply and then give her somethin that she is allowed biting.

it takes patience...

Answer 2

First of all, most dogs don't grow out of the biting stage until all of there baby teeth are gone. Depending on the dog this could be anywhere from 6 months to 2 years.

The best thing you can do is exercise your dog. Dogs chew out of boredom. When dogs are young they have twice as much energy as when they become adults. So up until about a year and a half dogs have tons of energy. If your dog is small, walk him 2 or 3 times a day for 20 minutes half and hour a peice. Also try giving him a KONG filled with NATURAL Peanut Butter. This will kee him busy while you can't play. If your dog is Large i would reccomend 3 or 4 walks a day of the same time length.

Secondly, until your dog can be completely trusted to not chew, he should never be out of your sight or reach if you can't watch him 100% of the time. Crate training is a really easy way to do this. It gves your pet a den of his own, as well as a safe place to go when you can;t watch him.

I wouldn't reccomend, hitting, muzzles, hotsauce or anything that a dog would fear. Positive training is more effective then consequence. You could also try Google-ing NILIF. It's a great program that doesn't cost anything, it helps build your dogs confidence, as well as teaching him what is and isn't acceptable.

Lastly, you could also opt for Obedience Training. Though good trainer only work with Adult dogs (1 1/2 years or older) because puppys are immature and usually resort back to old habits after a while. Obebience Training is a great way to build confidence and et your dog on the right track.

All in all i would say it's a phase, but if it gets out of control keep all these things in mind. Nylabones, KONGS, Chew Toys, Ropes. There all good. Just one word of adive. No raw hides, Greenies or bully sticks. These can cause obstructions in the esophagus and intestine because of there tendency to expand. If you wanna give your dog something buy them edible, or non edible nylabones! Good Luck Hope this helps!

Answer 3

When she chews on something she shouldn't, tell her to drop it (if she doesn't drop it, take it from her), praise her, then immediately give her a toy to chew on. Make sure there is at least one of her toys in every room. I am assuming when you say she is biting toys, you mean children's toys and not her own. If this is the case, I highly recommend that you give her only toys of one texture until she is trained, and not a texture that is similar to anything she shouldn't have (stuffed animals probably not a good idea, rubber toys probably are a great idea). Give her toys like the Kong or Busy Buddy with treats in them and you should soon have a pup who LOVES her toys.

Of course, puppy proofing is important. Make sure shoes, remote controls, pens, etc. are out of the dog's reach. She should be confined any time that she can't be supervised so that she doesn't get into trouble.

If she is between 14 weeks and 7 months, she could be teething. Giving her ice cubes, Chilly Bones, or Kong toys filled with broth and then frozen will help to numb her gums.

When she bites you, either yelp "Ouch!" or unemotionally say "Stop it" (See which she responds to better). Remain motionless for about 10 seconds. If she stops mouthing, praise her and return to petting or playing with her. If she continues to bite, she needs a time out. Put her in another room or walk away and go to another room for about 30 seconds. This should teach her that biting ends all fun time.

Answer 4

When it comes to your belongings that are supposed to be off limits to puppy, you really have to just be keeping an eye, address it with a firm "No" and give puppy an appropriate chew item.

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.

Answer 5

Keep saying no and touch her side to distract her. My dog did the same thing but she is now getting better. The main thing with training is consistency. Keep saying No and eventually she will get it. I learnt from the "dog whisperer" tv show to also distract the dog when they are misbehaving by touching their side. Also you need to make sure the puppy is getting a lot of exercise. Bring her to the dog park often. After I bring my dog to the park she usually sleeps the rest of the day and is so well behaved. When they get bored they misbehave. Another tip is to keep lots of toys for her and rotate them to keep her interested. When she bites say No and then give her a toy. She will learn to only bite on the toys. Hope that helps.

Answer 6

this is called mouthing. she may have been taken from her litter too young and did not have the chance to learn bite inhibition from her litter mates. the way to stop this is simple, but you need to be patient. when she bites you or your clothes say "NO!" or "OUCH!" in a loud high pitched way. loud enough to startle her a little. then get up and walk away for a minute or two. she needs to learn that teeth on people means a scary noise and losing her playmate. i don't know why her biting her toys is a problem, thats what you WANT her to bite! after walking away for a minute, return and offer her something appropriate for biting and chewing, like a toy. you need to be consistent about this, and so does everyone who interacts with her. the second her teeth hit your skin or clothes say "OUCH!" and stop ALL interaction with her for a few minutes. she'll get the idea quickly.

Answer 7

She's teething. Buy her alot of chew toys or even give her some old stuffed animals to chew, my youngest dog Kobe didn't like the smell of her toys but she always got milk jugs and pop bottles out of the recycling bin. lol, it makes a mess but it's better then her biting us or the couch.

Also, when she was a pup she used to bite the ends of our [wooden] chairs, so we put some vinigar on them and she NEVER touched them again.

So just buy her a few toys/bones and maybe buy a tug-a-war rope & play that with her.

Answer 8

what kind of puppy is she sometimes you need to be more firm wiuth her and you cant changce what you do to her each time iwould suggest grabbing her muzzle adn holding and firmly say bad puppy no! also if she bites really hard smack her on the nose dont hit her but smack not too hard but hard wnough to know that when she bites you this what happends she hurt you you make sure she knows that is wrong behavior and it must be stopped and get her some toys to chew and some rawhides she is probalby teething

Answer 9

Please keep all of your comments to yourself........ I hate to do this but sometimes I have to.........

I dont like to do this at all, but you may have to do a small but sharp slap on its muzzle. That was the only way I trained my puppy. I tried apple spray, water, NO!, and many other things, but at 2 years old rite now, it just learned not to bite at anything like a month ago, because I resorted to a small, but sharp slap.

Answer 10

This may sound a little bit not nice, but I tried it on my husky. I used hotsauce. My dog Furg loves sneakers, so we sacrificed an old pair of kicks and put hotsause on them. He chewed on them for a minute and started drooling heavily, and never went near them again. Don't use anything that you woundn't consider safe, or wouldn't eat yourself.