How to put an end to Puppy Biting?

Question

I have a 3mo Great Pyrenees Puppy, who's mouthing habits are making me scared. I understand puppies are teething and are going to nip, but they have turned into biting and lounges at the face, or continuous biting of the hands when we try to show her affection.
She's aready a huge dog, so the biting cannot continue...we "yelped" & gave her toys, we've tried walking away and ignoring her but she's started to bite our legs. We tried pinching her mussle, but that doesn't phase her and we've tried squirting a water bottle and saying "no" but theres no stopping her. Are there any Cesar Millan's out there that can help us?

Answer 1

The negative behavior must be associated with a negative stimuli that the dog will not associate with something you don't want it to be afraid of.

Example: Even gently smacking her with a newspaper may make her leery to come near you every time you have an object in your hand. The dog only associates Hand-Object-Ouch!!
I haven't personally used the Tabasco on the tongue method, but again, depending on your dog, you may find it impossible after a few "lessons" to ever get your hands in her mouth to clear a dangerous object, brush his teeth, etc. She will quickly learn; Hands=Spicy/Hot=Stay away from hands.

Instead, use loud noises such as a loud "NO!!" or as someone else suggested, the "startling spritz of water just came out of nowhere" trick. The idea is to not have her associate the negative experience of the correction with something that is not negative (hands, her crate, etc)

Putting the dog into a submissive position (on her side) may help if her biting is a display of dominance, but you may not get the desired effect if she is only doing it out of play.

Also, during play time, anytime her teeth touch your hands, yell "ouch" or "no" to startle her. Do not play with her again for a few minutes so she begins to associate that teeth will bring an end to play time.

Hang in there, she'll come around!

Answer 2

Many people love the idea of owning a dog but one thing that they have to keep in mind often times, is that the dog needs to be trained. While the pet may look heart-breakingly cute when it's in a shelter or at the pound, picking out the dog is only the first part of the relationship between dog owner and the animal. Many people don't understand that they have to put time and effort into socializing the dog.

An unsocialized dog will intimidate others, tear up the home, and will create an environment that can become so bad that the it will have to be returned. Many times when dogs have to be returned to shelters or to other resources, it will end up euthanized, which is very heartbreaking. All of this can be spared if a person learns the various techniques in order to socialize the dog.

One thing that they have to understand is that the he wants to be told what to do. It's in the canine nature to follow a leader. The dog will be more than willing to obey the leadership of its master. Here's a look at some common techniques that are used in dog training:

"Dog Whispering"

This is a technique that has been around for a while, but gained national notoriety over the last 10 years. Some people might hear this term and wonder how in the world whispering to a dog can train it! Whispering isn't meant to be taken literally in this case. As trainers have shown, whispering is a term that refers to connecting with a being or an entity on a very deep and almost spiritual level. When it comes to dog training techniques, dog whispering involves careful observation of the dog's behavior and actions.

It literally entails getting inside the mind and the behavior system of the canine. When a person uses dog whispering techniques, they interact with the dog on the canine level. Again, one the most common mistakes that people make is treating the dog like a small human being.

"Reward Training"

Reward training is very simple and it's one of the older tricks that works. This is a simple method of training the dog by positive reinforcement. Once he does what it is told to do, it receives a treat. How this works is that the dog owner must entice the dog towards the treat. Once the canine develops awareness for the treat, it develops a strong desire for it. When the desire for it is extremely strong, the dog owner pulls back. Then the dog receives a command and when the dog obeys the command, it receives the treat. The object is to make the dog associate a treat with the command.

"Clicker Training"

Other dog training techniques include one that is similar to reward training, which is called clicker training. How this works is that the clicker is incorporated to get the dog's attention. The clicker is clicked as a form of communication with the dog. It learns that there is a command or reward associated in conjunction with the clicker. Many people claim that this is fun, and they actually make a game with the dog by using the clicker for their dog training tasks.

"Ultrasonic Whistle"

Last, a relatively new form of dog training technique is called the ultrasonic whistle. This works because the ultrasonic sound is only heard by the dog. When the owner is trying to communicate a command, or stop the dog from barking, they will blow on their whistle when they want to communicate a command to the dog. The benefit of this is that the humans can't hear this noise, but the dog can hear it, and they will learn to associate the sound with a command.

Dog training techniques aren't hard to incorporate, but they are something that absolutely must be incorporated from the time a dog owner brings their new dog home. No matter how old or how young the dog is, they will need training. Once they are trained properly, they will be a wonderful addition to one's family.

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Answer 3

i constantly use the approach smaug makes use of the two a extreme pitch squeal or an employer yet loud ahh noise and basically shop on such as you have do away with your self or the doggy while they get too excited and return while they have calmed down. My 2 older bullmastiffs I even have listed under are 4 and just about 2 and the two nevertheless do mouth a sprint while rather excited usually while they're working next to us while taking part in yet there are so delicate you basically finally end up with a moist hand

Answer 4

If she is only 3 mo she is probably just teething. get her lots of chew toys. but you already know that...

i had a very big dog (newfoundland mix) who gnawed a lot when he was a puppy. three things really helped:

1. lots of chew toys

2. establishing clear dominance (this can be done by pinning the dog and growling when they try to wiggle out. or by scolding them like an alpha dog would by grabbing their scruff lightly)

3. last but NOT least, when my dog would accidentally bite me, I put my hand in his mouth (as far as it would go), growl at it, and not move it until he thoroughly released his own bite. then, i said, "no biting. good boy. no biting." he would start licking me as his way of showing submission. worked like a charm. do it while he's young enough that it won't be painful for you.

Answer 5

Wow you have tried basically everthing. The only other thing I can think of is getting down at eye level and bite her ear. I do not mean lightly either. Make her yelp. It sounds mean but it works. Ears are one of the sensitive "payback" spots for dogs. They show affection and anger through them.

Answer 6

I have a 5 month old puppy that I am trying to stop that with, I started biting his ear back and it has slowed down quite a bit, I started this 2 days ago. good luck

Answer 7

Watch the Dog whisperer or better still contact him, he uses a 'choking technique' (sounds cruel, but its not).
What u do is put its chain on and when he misbehaves give the chain a slight, but firm yank and he will soon relate this unpleasantness to his biting and stop.

Answer 8

Bite her back. I have 2 german shepards that used to do the same thing. If you bite their ear that usually stops that. I am trying it again on my rott. mix and it works well. But make sure it is the ear.

Answer 9

Try biting her back. She will probably yelp, but she will see she doesn't like being bit so will probbaly stop. Other wise try flicking her on the nose and telling her no.

Answer 10

There is a product called "Bitter Apple" that tastes terrible to pups. Put it on your fingers and hands etc. and she will hopefully dislike the taste enough to stop biting.