Should I let my puppy bite me?

Question

I got a new lab and it is teathing. So far what I have been doing is saying "quit" and replace my arm with her bone. She will chew on that for a while then come next to me and starty nibbling on my arm. Do yall know if she will grow out of it without me wasteing my time?

Answer 1

no chewing on your arm... when she does,, say OUCH loudly and walk away.... she will learn in one day

Answer 2

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She kept an uncovered candy dish on her coffee table with candy in it. The dog was forbidden to eat the candy. When she was in the room observing the dog he did not even appear to notice the candy. One day while she was in her dinning room she happened to look in a mirror and could see her dog in the living room. He did not know he was being watched. For several minutes he was sitting in front of the candy bowl staring at the candy. Finally he reached in and took one. He placed it on the table and stared at it, he woofed at it. He stared some more, licked his chops and PUT IT BACK in the bowl and walked away. Did he want the candy, oh yeah. Did he eat it? Nope. They can be trained that well but most, I'll admit, are not trained that well. When I was a young boy, maybe 5 years old. We had a german shepherd. He was very well trained also. My mom could leave food unattended on the table, no problem. She would open the oven door and set a pan roast beef or roast chicken on the door to cool. No problem. He would not touch it, watched or not. But butter? Whole other story. You leave a stick of butter anywhere he could reach and it was gone. He was a large shepherd so there were not many places he could not reach. Really, I think the number of dogs trained to the point they will leave food alone when not being supervised is very small indeed.
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Now if we are talking obedience training, not food grubbing, that is a different story. Way back when I was first learning obedience training one of the final exercises was to put our dogs in a down/stay and not only leave the room but leave the building for 15 minutes. The only person that stayed was our trainer, not the owners. Most of the dogs in my class did not break their stay, which would be an automatic fail. I'm happy to report my dog was one of the ones that passed.

Answer 3

Keep a second bone with you, when she nips your arm, say ouch, no, or some such word that she will learn (use the same word every time), then push the bone you have toward her mouth. More than likely she will take it, get the other bone and put it next to you for the next time. Keep doing this over and over (she is a lab,, LOL) and over, and over, and over. Lab's are smart dogs, but stubborn, they like things their way, and it sounds like "her way" is nipping at your arm. Don't give up the fight. Once they "give in" and obey they are wonderful dogs. Also, don't get angry, it's a sign to her that she's winning the battle.

Answer 4

Do not let your puppy chew on your arm, and while were at it don't play tug of war either. She needs to know that you are in charge and not play games with her that include tugging and biting as this will be harder to comtrol later when she weighs 75lbs. He adult teeth will come in after the baby teeth fall out, just let her chew on her toys, not included are socks or shoes as she will always think these are to chew up! Labs chew on everything even when they are not puppies and sometimes it is hard to find innovative ways to keep them busy but your local pet store should have things for her. Good luck!

Answer 5

The puppy should grow out of it. She is just teething. You still shouldn't let the puppy bite on you though. What she is doing is she wants to chew on something and also be near you. Try holding the bone for her. That way she will be close to you without biting your fingers and hands. But just keep up the good work. Your doing fine.

Answer 6

i read a book that said that you should teach your pup to bite "correctly". right now she is at an age of learning. and like all babies, everything goes into the mouth to see what it is. the book also said that at this age, biting is a way to teach them that when they get older they should not bite so hard. "the jaws are not powerful enough to break skin. it only hurts because of the puppies sharp teeth. when they get older, the jaws become more powerful, they will learn a "controlled bite". this means that as they get older they will bite but not break skin."

i do the corrections when he bites or nips. there are times were i'll stick my hand in his mouth to massage the gums. and he enjoys that.

give it some time. she'll learn that biting is bad. if you want her to stop all together, give her lots of different textures and sizes of toys that is okay for her to chew on. you are not wasting your time.

Answer 7

NO.

and say that to her as well and sharply.

Buy nylabone or Rawhide bones. and be prepared to keep them around in bulk quantity.

My lab doesn't chew anything else, but would have had we not kept the rawhide people in business for the last 5 years.

He has grown out of the chewing EVERYTHING phase but it wasn't until he was about 3 years old.

Answer 8

NO. Never let your dog bite you ever. It will be bad in the long run.

Teach your dog appropriate behavior. Avoid playing aggressive games with your dog such as wrestling, tug-of-war, or 'siccing' your dog on another person. Do not allow your puppy to bite or chew on your hands. Set appropriate limits for your dog's behavior. Do not wait for an unacceptable behavior to become a bad habit, or believe your dog will 'grow out of it.' If your dog exhibits dangerous behavior toward any person, particularly toward children, seek professional help from your veterinarian, an animal behaviorist, or a qualified dog trainer. Your community animal care and control agency or humane society may also offer helpful services. Dangerous behavior toward other animals may eventually lead to dangerous behavior toward people, and is also a reason to seek professional help.

Answer 9

Good question!
Puppy's are always mouthy, redirecting is good. It is good that have an assortment of chew toys, things of different textures. Is she coming back to you just to play? If so use a toy and play with her. Yes, she should grow out it, but there are always the few that are mouthy, So redirecting to a toy is always good.
It is never a waste of time to train your dog, you are going to have them for 10+ years, you want to have a well mannered pet.

Answer 10

HECK NO!!!! She is thinking that she can do what ever she wants. no no no, you dont want her to think that. She is probably trying to become the ''boss of you''. you have to stop her. If she come nibbling on your arm. Give her a time out. Lay her flat on her back until she is still. Let go, if she moves right away, give her another time out. If she is still for at least 5 seconds, you can let her go. If she continues, that means her teeth are itching... no no no JKJKJK. If she continues, you have to try to avoid her biting, and she might stop.

Answer 11

No, certainly not. You need to stop her right now, that will not be acceptable when she is a 90 lb. dog. Get a spray bottle and put some water in it. If she starts to bite you, tell her NO and spray her in the face at the same time. She needs to learn that she NEVER bites humans.