how do i keep my dog from biting everyone and everything...?

Question

i have a 3 month old siberian husky and he bites everything he sees..even when we play with him all he does is bite. Does this mean he will be an aggressive dog when he grows older?

Answer 1

No not necessarily because you can correct these behaviours right now. Everytime he bites grab his muzzle (not to tight) and say no firmly. Then let it go and ignore him. By ignoring him it shows him that you wont give him attention when he bits. Spray bitter apple on the things that you don't want him chewing on. These tricks should help but what you really want to do is train him. Take him to some obedience classes, it's best to start when they are young. Good luck

Answer 2

I assume you're talking about chewing, rather than aggressive biting, and it's a problem with all breeds when they are small. Most dogs will grow out of it by the time they're a year old if you don't encourage it. Use a stern "NO" when he chews, then praise him when he stops. Make sure he has lots of things he's allowed to chew on. Then clearly show him which things he can and cannot touch. Indicate with body language that they are yours. If he will not respond to any of this, you may have to put him on a leash and let him know who's boss - gently. As with kids, there's no substitute for consistent correction and praise. Have patience, it will get better.

Answer 3

nah, huskies are the lovingest dogs ever!! i have a husky too, he was biting everything in sight too, all I did was to get the bitter apple spray, you can purchase it in PetSmart, Petco or any such pet shop, spray it on all the items he bites on, on your fingers and you will find that since he hates the very taste of it, he will stop IMMEDIATELY, you probably have to do this a few days in a row but I can gaurantee that he will learn pretty quickly what to bite on and what not to, thats what I did with my puppy, he is now 5 months old, when I got him he was THE bitester, you wont believe the change in him, the spray sure works provided you use it regularly for the effect tends to wear off after 24 hrs, but like i said before, u need to spray it on for like 2 -3 days, good luck.

Answer 4

This is normal behavior for puppies that age . It's like a healthy child that is teething and tasting . The pup can be taught not to chew on certain things by giving very firm stern commands while looking it in the eye with a little help from a squirt gun using very cold water at the same time as pup starts to chew . Provide proper chew toys not old shoes or clothes or anything you don't want it to chew . Don't let those sad looks dissuade you after all pup is now learning what your do's and don't's . Every family has its standards .

With praises and pats when the pup is chewing on the proper chew toys and the stern commands with cold water when pup forgets will to instill in pup what pleases you . After all pup is actually happier when pleasing you ! However patience is required on your part .

Learning all you can about the breed of dog will help you determind what to expect as the pup gets older . Again the dog will be happier when pleasing you even as pup gets older
and you're still being firm and consistent in your expectations .

Your pup will bring you years of pleasure and pride .

Answer 5

Do you have plenty of toys for your pup to chew on? Even chew bones, like rawhides or nylon bones? My Sib was huge on chewing. At that stage they are losing teeth and getting new ones. It's what all pups do to relieve that feeling of teething. Something you may want to try, take a washcloth, get it wet, put it in a ziploc baggie then freeze it. My dog goes bonkers for it. And if you correct the chewing now, as far as when he chews, outside of just mouthing in play, stop playing with him until he calms down. They understand that when they did that, you stopped paying attention to them. But mainly make sure they have plenty of chew toys. When he starts chewing, correct him by taking him away from whatever he's chewing on and replace it with a chew toy or rawhide. Just be careful not to give too many rawhides. They can cause problems in the digestive tract.

Answer 6

Nope, that indicates nothing towards aggression. You just happen to have a mouthy dog. Dogs use their mouths as we use our hands. To grab, show affection, get attention, etc. To curb this takes training, patience and consistency on your part. No need you yell, smack, flick his nose, hold his tongue down, whelp or anything like that.

When he gets to be over bearing or over excited just tell him to lay down, then YOU give him the command to get back up. Or while playing, or petting if he starts getting mouthy just stop and walk away. The game is over. He'll learn that he is rewarded w/ play and affection when he keeps his mouth off.

My English Setter is rather kissy. She licks A LOT which drives me crazy. I had to redirect her way of affection (which is what you may need to do). Instead of licking she nuzzles me now, which is much drier!! All I simply did was stop petting her when she started licking. She caught on in about a month or so. But it's been permanent since.

Good Luck

Answer 7

you do no longer could desire to take her to obedience class in any respect, regardless of the reality that it somewhat is cautioned for loads of different motives. you are able to desire to instruct your doggy chew inhibition. The doggy ought to have learnt this whilst he exchange into along with his littermates. whilst the doggy bites too confusing, the littermate could yelp which taught the doggy that the chew exchange into too confusing. subsequent time your doggy bites, yell no in a shocked way. If it maintains, yell no, upward thrust up and walk away. The doggy will then associate that her biting ability end of play time. She'll straight away end. make specific truthfully everyone else does an analogous element, if one member of the kinfolk is encouraging her to chew then she'll save doing it, even whilst she is older and has better and sharper teeth. Then it is going to likely be an excellent situation. do no longer smack her nostril or something, thats with regard to comparable to kicking a guy contained in the nuts, this is between the worst solutions you are able to desire to get.

Answer 8

You need to do some dominance training with him. Some obedience and socialization work. If you don't get this under control now you will have a problem when he gets older.

Answer 9

this dog needs some obedience training

Answer 10

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