I have a boxer-pit bull mix. He's about nine months old. He for whatever reason likes to bite feet and hands. Seeing he's not a little puppy anymore, its starting to hurt. I know it's friendly, he's not aggressive about it, but it needs to stop. He just doesn't seem to listen when we give a little tug on his collar and say no. I don't know what else to do. I think he bites feet for attention, but I don't know why he bites hands. I'll walk from one end of the kitchen with anything in my hand or nothing at all and he jumps up trying to bite and my hands....PLEASE help!
2007-03-21 07:11:53 · 20 answers · asked by Laura L 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
It's up to you to teach bite inhibition. "Yelp" whenever the biting becomes unacceptable and give NO attention to your dog. Redirect the dog to a chew toy.
2007-03-21 07:15:31 · answer #1 · answered by W. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know you have already tried all these peoples answers, there just common sence. I have a dobbie that did the same thing. She always would bite my fingers and feet and even my butt when I walked away from her. Telling her no or hitting her on the nose didnt help because my dog is very stubborn. I remember that I had some medicine that I put on my finger nails to help me stop bitting my nails. This stuff tastes horrible. I simpley put this stuff on my hands and feet and within about 3 days she stopped trying to bite me. I forget what it is called but you can get it at Walgreens or any store like that. Once he tastes this naste stuff he will not want to bite you again
2007-03-21 07:32:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is still a puppy. Large breed dogs are puppies until they are almost 2 years old. You must be consistant with your training. When he bites at your hands or feet gently use your leg and push him away and say "no off" and do this every time and praise him when he stops let him know that he is a good dog. If you scold and praise this normally works. I am a pet groomer and stopped a clients dog from doing the same behavior in just a few hours. Good Luck.
2007-03-21 07:18:31 · answer #3 · answered by stacy g 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
W.
Is right, let him not it hurts. Make a high pitch yelp. Just like his siblings would ( make a big deal about the yelp), and then ignore him. If possible put him outside. He needs to learn, being inside with you is a privilege, and biting will not be tolerated .
And as far as walking, to and from the kitchen or anywhere. You can also use a squirt bottle. And say NO.
Good Luck
2007-03-21 07:33:43 · answer #4 · answered by lvn_sjb06 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when he does this, say NO! cross your arms, and walk away from him. he is doing it for attention and any prolonged yelling or scolding (including collar jerking) is attention, even though it is negative. one quick NO! and then completely ignoring him is the best way to break him of it. you just need to be consistent. my pit mix did this ALL the time at that age, and now he never does. also, if he does it while playing. end the game the SECOND teeth hit your skin! he needs to learn that biting hands and feet means no attention and is no fun at all.
2007-03-21 07:18:41 · answer #5 · answered by the_most_happy17 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is playing and thinks that its okay to bite at your hands and feet. You need to loudly tell him no and maybe clap your hands or stomp your feet to let him know that you are not happy with this behavior. After you scold him, ignore him for a few minutes and he will get the idea. We have a new puppy too and she has been nipping and biting at our hands and feet. We tell her no firmly and if she continues, we grab the scruff of her neck and again tell her no. They just need to know that you, as pack leader, don't like that kind of behavior.
2007-03-21 07:19:09 · answer #6 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if this will work for dogs, but I've never had a failure with it when it comes to cats.
Scream or 'yelp' as loud as you can, and pretty high pitched when he does this. It'll scare him quite a bit, and teach him to not nibble in play. Slowly, if you notice that you can put your hands or feet down around him ( in a circumstance where he used to bite in play) and he doesnt, BE SURE to praise him. I hope I was of some help, it 100% works with cats!
2007-03-21 07:23:55 · answer #7 · answered by dreamkillerkitten 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is a Working Dog and needs to be active.. you need to wear him out by playing ball or frisbee with him... Getting a dog such as this requires a lot of time and energy from the owner.
When he bites at your hands for feet... you move them.. they become his *prey*.. fun fun fun... instead of moving your feet have tug toys available for quick exchange and save your feet and hands...
I know what you go thru as our German Sheps are all from working lines too.. He is just about ready to outgrow this if you move his attention onto something else
sew I hope this helps you out a bit..
GOOD LUCK
Trainer/Handler gsd's
2007-03-21 07:19:24 · answer #8 · answered by H.O.T. Dog 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well that sounds like the same problem i have with my rottwieler people assume from stereotypes that rottwielers are bad dogs beive me! they are so friendly since he is so big we had to find a solution to this biting problem he had. When he bite tell him nooo make sure he knows what he is doing is wrong i know this sounds crazy but we gave our dog a treat for know ing it was wrong and guess what! he stopped it more of a habit then wrong doing so if you keep a habit of letting them know thatbiting is not ok then you will see some excellent progress!
2007-03-21 07:20:09 · answer #9 · answered by skate_freely 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi!
Luckily this is just a phase ALL puppies go through. It can be disconcerting because you get really sick of it, however, it will end, I promise! But in the meantime, what I did with my puppy was to try to act as one of his litter mates might. For example, when he bites I would not play with him, in fact I would turn my back on him and ignore him and also when he bit me I would yipe at him in a high pitched tone as a fellow puppy would to voice its displeasure at being bit, that seemed to work. Good luck, puppies are great and alot of work but worth every moment.
2007-03-21 07:19:32 · answer #10 · answered by jessie1985 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋