How can i stop my puppy labrador from biting me and chewing on my stuff?

Question

He is a 9 week old chocolate labrador puppy :)

Answer 1

Eather slap his nose lightly and tell him no or spray a little water in his face from a spray bottle when he does it.

Answer 2

This is a little strange I;am looking for a breader for chocolate Lab My self . back to your ousting When the puppy is biting you think of what his Mother would do grab him at the back of the neck and give a good shaking . saying no every time but every body and the house has to do the same. the reasion he is chewing up yourstuff .is he is alone all day .He should be in a kennel with a towel over it . this makes him feel secure. you are going to do some resirch on him I hope . don"t leave your stuff laying around. give him his own toys .Oh by the way you picked the colour chocolate . this colour in the Lab is the most lively of all the labs. good luck . and enjoy him you have a friend .

Answer 3

Make sure he has chew toys or bones. Since he is so young, you can start training him now to stop and have success.

The best thing I got out of the training classes we went to, was to put 8 marbles in a clean pop can. I tried with pennies, but the dog thought it was a toy. Marbles make a different noise. When he was about 4 months, his chewing was really bad to the point he started chewing the molding. I got the can out, and he stops misbehaving when I shake it, or even reach for it. I think this worked the best because the first time I used it, he had his back to me while he was misbehaving. I got right behind him, and shook the can, so he never saw it, just heard it.

When friends come over they can't believe how well it works, and some have even tried it on their dogs who are a couple years old, and it worked for them too.

Good luck

Answer 4

all pups do this, the bigger they are, the sharper their teeth, and the bigger pain it is. What worked with my Dobermann when she was a pup and she 'mouthed' me, whether it was my hand or whatever, was to say 'ow' loudly to her near her ear. At the end of the day she loved me and didn't want to hurt me, she was just playing and discovering her boundaries. When I said 'ow' loudly she would stop biting or whatever, and then I simply praised her and sometimes gave her a treat. She didn't carry on with this behaviour for very long, but the chewing things is a different matter. They are all teething as pups, but some dogs will just be chewers, no matter how many chewy things you give them. If he doesn't grow out of it and you're losing table and chair legs, you might be better to try the cage approach now, before it's too late for your furniture. As long as the cage isn't treated as punishment, and he thinks it's a good place to be, you might keep your possessions intact and he can only chew what you give him,good luck. By the way I have to dogs who were very bad chewers and just stopped!!! don't know why, but my shoes are very grateful.

Answer 5

That's creepy. My 10 wk old choc Lab does the same thing.

We have tried giving him toys and it doesn't seem to help. he doesn't like them because they are to accessible.

We puppy proofed the house. It also hasn't seemed to help. He finds stuff anyway.

So we've resorted to keeping him out of certain rooms, like bedrooms, and tap him on the nose and yell "no" when he bites and chews. Then ignore him for 10 mins and if he has left whatever he was chewing on alone then give him a treat.

Answer 6

He's a puppy, that's what they do! Give him a stern NO and a tap on the nose, then distract him with a toy. He's probably teething, so get him plenty of toys and things to play with.

That's how puppies play with each other, but he has to learn that he can't bite humans. And pick up anything you don't want chewed.

Answer 7

I've got 2 labradors- when they were puppies they both chewed really badly and bit us! The best advice I can give is when he bites you make a really loud, high- pitched yelp, and keep on doing it every time he bites. I think it's meant to be a pack thing, but it stopped Digby, my youngest puppey, from biting. It won't cure them though, they do eventually grow out of it!

Answer 8

My dog used to chew a lot too. The best result that I found was to buy it a toy (something durable and long lasting) and when you next find the puppy chewing on your stuff, lightly scold it and give it the toy to chew instead. If the puppy continues to bite you, scold him and act like you're angry because of it.

Answer 9

You cannot stop your puppy from teething, it is an unavoidable stage. The bigger your dog is the worse the teething/chewing. My advice is to hide all valuable items and clothing or else your cute Labrador will get to them immediately.

Answer 10

the easiest way to do it is to go to your local pet shop and get some chew spray it only costs 2-3 pounds that will stop him chewing everything but you and the way so solve him chewing you is to shout NO and then say ouch really loud every time then ignore im for 5 min then call him back and say gentle then play with him but soon as he bites repeat same proses as before

Answer 11

Your dog it probably teething. First you can get some toys for him to bite on (the squeeky ones are great). Then there is the option of buying a spray that you spay on the stuff you don't want him to bite. It works I used it for my puppy when she would bite our furniture. Also make sure that your puppy is eating hard foods.