He is a 2 month old dolden retriever/ australian shepard mix. He has plenty of toys and loves to chew on them but sometimes he goves up with them and starts in on me.
2007-02-23 05:01:46 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
It's up to you to teach bite inhibition to your pup. Eveytime he bite syou "yelp" ,fold your arms and ignore him. Redirect him to something he is allowed to chew on.
2007-02-23 05:08:23 · answer #1 · answered by W. 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Right now you are teaching your dog that biting you is OK. You need to stop that. A definitive NO with a little tap on the nose will go a long way.
Chewing will back off quite a bit sometime between 12-18 months, and almost gone by 2 years, other than toys and treats if you do the right things.
2007-02-23 13:11:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
When he does this make a yelping sound, say NO firmly and then give him a toy to play with. If he keeps it up, say NO again and get up and ignore him. He will get the hint but it takes a while. Puppies chew and they chew even more when teething. Just make sure he has a variety of toys he's allowed to chew. Kongs are great and they love it whem you stuff them with treats.I mix a tablespoon of peanut butter with a bit of puppy food and stuff it with that.
2007-02-23 13:07:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They stop chewing around a year old. Also when their baby teeth start to fall out. Need to discipline him. The best way I have found is to put some coins in a soda pop can, put a paper towel over the top of the can so the coins do not come out. When he goes to bite you shake the can at him and tell him NO!
2007-02-23 13:43:38 · answer #4 · answered by KEVIN 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just encourage him not to nip at people. If he does, pick up the toy and recenter his attention on that. Never hit him, just use a firm voice. As a puppy, my dog didn't like the puppy teething toys. Occasionally she'd like to chew at a hand, but never in a way that hurt. It's just a puppy behavior to teeth as they get their adult teeth in. If you must, get a bitter apple spray and put a bit on your hand. The next time he takes a bite, he'll get a nasty taste in his mouth that will discourage him. Be warned though, this may make him avoid your hand in the future.
2007-02-23 13:11:36 · answer #5 · answered by xoxstarstruckoxo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Puppies at this age don't understand voice commands they go by body language.
I have Rottweilers and trust I know how very important it is to never let a young puppy bite anyone.
When they try to play by biting I hold their mouth shut and growl in their face this sounds really stupid but it works.
When you hold his mouth shut and growl in his face you are telling him you are dominate and that what he has just done is not allowed.
Dog's are pack animals this is the way their mother teaches them to stop biting her.
Trust me it is very effective I would not have typed all this out if it didn't work.
2007-02-23 13:19:30 · answer #6 · answered by waitingcastlerottweilers 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He will grow out of his chewing as long as you teach it now not to. Give him toys to chew and make sure he knows to chew the toy and not your hand or furniture. You have to enforce it and stick with is show he who is boss. By giving him something that is just his makes him learn the boundaries.
2007-02-23 13:09:56 · answer #7 · answered by everythingszenidontthinkso 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you're using appropirate chew toys and discipline...YES! I lost the legs off my rocking chair to a teething puppy, but they do grow out of it. And she was worth the rocking chair sacrifice!
2007-02-23 13:19:15 · answer #8 · answered by Jennifer B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok, your dogs is teething on you...this is NOT a good behavior as it teaches him that it is ok to put your mouth on people.
When your dog puts a part of you in his mouth...don't hit, don't yell..fight your instinct to pull back (dogs love the pull back action)..instead, push your (hand or whatever he's biting?) into his mouth..not hard, just enough to make him pull back...they quickly learn that when they put their mouth on you that it is no fun and uncomfortable...so they stop doing it.
I've been doing this to my dogs for years..it always always works.
just remember, never be the first to pull away, make the dog pull away..if you pull away first, he will go back after whatever he had in his mouth.
My trainer calls this bite inhibition training, my dogs would rather get dominated by a cat then put their mouths on a human.
2007-02-23 13:11:52 · answer #9 · answered by spottedmyappy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Puppes go through this stage all the time. As your puppy gets older, he will grow out of this habit.
2007-02-23 13:24:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋