I have a 4-5 month old pit bull puppy and she bites A LOT, mostly during playtime. Whenever we try to reprimand her (mouth clamped, scruffing,simple "No Bite") she get's even more violent and will go out of her way to bite and lunge at me. I don't want to lock her in her crate because I've been told to not let your dog associate her crate with punishment. I don't want to wait for her to grow out of this and I don't want a stereotypical violent Pit Bull when I know they can be much more than that. I want a good dog now! I'm worried that maybe this has been bred into her. Help!!
2007-03-25 15:14:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
sledding has good answer so i just want to add this...get her some rawhide chews and a chewrope (a large stringy rope with a knot in it for tug of war and fetching and just plain chewing...they work good for flossing dogs teeth too) she may be teething (her milk teeth getting ready to comeout and her adult teeth coming in). when ever she gets to rough with you...tell her no bite then give her one of her chew toys instead...do this consistently and she will soon learn that some things are made for biting and some things arent.
2007-03-25 15:28:14 · answer #1 · answered by Tammy M 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi
You can put her in a small puppy time out. Put her in the bathroom or kitchen and close the door..Just being away from you should be enough..wait 1-2 minutes and then let her back in.
But..when you put her in time out..you tell her 1x (and immediately) NO BITES and then close the door. When you open the door to let her back in with you..don't say anything (she won't remember..and she has already been consequenced). If she does it again..be immediate and say it again..and follow thru with putting her some place that is not fun.
It worked for our dog and learned it at puppy school.
*You need to also teach her soft bites..if she is just mouthing you..and it doesn't hurt...let it go for a bit..when it hurts..say ouch..no bites...and then time out. So she will understand after a while what is hard and soft...this is very important...then over time..ween this type of bite out also.
good luck!
2007-03-25 22:21:27 · answer #2 · answered by sleddinginthesnow 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was told that the best way to stop your puppy from biting what she's not supposed to is this: first of all, when you play with her, don't use your hands or feet as the toys. Make sure you always play with one of her toys. And don't buy her toys that look like human hands or feet (I don't even know why they make these). If you are playing and she bites your hand, literally yelp like another puppy would, pull your hands away and don't play with her for a minute or so. Then, take her toy and start playing with her again. If she bites your hand again, repeat the procedure. Eventually she should learn that she is biting too hard, and she should stop.
2007-03-25 23:34:40 · answer #3 · answered by Karen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
whenever she bites, hold her mouth and say no biting, or they have biting collars @ the store that give your dog a teeny little shock whenever it bites
2007-03-25 22:19:38 · answer #4 · answered by brit 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
that is the "puppy's" way u know?
2007-03-26 00:56:57 · answer #5 · answered by iceball vs. fireball 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋