puppy is biting way too much??????????

Question

my puppy is about 3 months old, and he wont stop biting... i understand that pupies can be very playful at times but i was wondering if anyone knows how long it will take for him to grow out of his puppiesh behavior??? sometimes i have to flick him on the nose because he bites very hard and it hurts!!!! lol but if anyone could tell me how long it will take for him to stop biting so much it would be very helpful... thanks!!!!

Answer 1

It is natural and they should grow out of it, but what you want to do is give him something that it is ok to chew on:
1 - get a Kong (they are the best and virtually indestructible), you don't say what breed, but they come in different sizes and you can get little treats to fill them or just put a bit of peanut butter.
2 - when your puppy is biting, replace the behavior, give him the kong or any other dog toy, that way he learns that biting people won't get him anything, but chewing on this piece of rubber will get him a treat (I have a mastiff and a pug and they will both work for HOURS on trying to get stuff out)

Good luck!!!

Answer 2

well puppyies are teething and this is the main cause for biting a lot. In your case however do not let him bite on your hands or anyone elses, it is nopt a good habbit for them. Also there really is nothing i can give you that will tell you when he will calm down but until then instead of yelling no at him or flicking his nose get a squirt bottle of water and when he bites on something he shouldnt be squirt him with the water and gfive him his toy that he should be chewing on. That way he wont be afraid of you hand and will understand that by stopping the chewing on something bad that he gets rewarded with something good like a new toy to chew on! Hope i could help!!

Answer 3

The puppy will continue biting until you buck up and train it that biting is unacceptable.

Puppies naturally bite each other as play. WE have to tell them it is not acceptable to bite us.

Be CONSISTENT. Never accept biting as play, and never entice the puppy to bite as play.

Several parts. Choose a good tug toy, and encourage pup to play, chase, bite it.....it is the acceptable "play thing". You will need to at the same time teach the pup to give it up to you. As soon as he does, say "good pup", then immediately say "get it" and continue the game. You want the pup to learn that the tug is a game he plays with you. That "giving" does not mean you are taking it away...but that "giving" is part of the tug game that will be continued.

Nextly, correct the biting on you! Depending on the dog, the correction will vary. I always start with a soft correction, and raise the harshness until the pup stops. Most of the pups I have had will react at a low level of correction.

Firm, but fairly quiet "uh uh"
Louder "OW"

pet pup when stops, "good, that's nice"

if pup bites again, repeat above.....then stand up and ignore pup. Game over.

If that doesn't get the point across, then it obviously isn't working, so you need to up the ante. All this is really common sense.

When pup bites, pinch and hold its jaw (your bite) saying "OW" until he struggles a bit and tries to let go. Then release your "pinch". The pup usually sits or stands there looking at you with a very puzzled look on its face. Then say somthing like "good pup, that's nice". And pet him.

That usually works, and is pretty benign correction, something similar to what the mother would do.

DO curb this biting ASAP...or puppy will get get bigger, stronger, be learning biting is ok, and then you will have a huge can of worms and correction level will need be stronger

Answer 4

My puppy, Maddie, is about 8-10 weeks old. All she does is bite as well. It doesn't hurt though but, she bites everything. It's just a puppy thing. He'll grow out of it. Just keep telling him no & after you start telling him "no" a lot he'll finally listen. I've had Maddie for 3 days and me & my boyfriend constantly tell her no when she is doing something wrong, and just in 3 days she now knows what "no" means.

Goodluck with your puppy!

Answer 5

Puppies explore everything with their mouths. You have to teach them not to bite. They won;t just grow out of it. in fact if you don;t teach them it will almost always get worse.

Each time he nips "yelp" like a litter mate or mother would. They uinderstand that a yelp means they have hurt someone and this deters them. After the yelp totally ignore them for a few monites. They give them a chew toy to play with.

By using this method any pup we have ever had has been out of this in 2-3 days. Everyone in the home has to do it or they will carry on nipping those who don't

Answer 6

My mom is still going through the biting with her 7 mo old bichon. Is he play biting you and biting everything in the house? Or is he just biting when you are playing? I would def. try the Kong toys to distract him. Unfortunately, my mom's pup bites everything and she has to constantly redirect her. Also, say "OUCH" in a loud voice and ignore him. You can also shake a can and say "No!" You can also use bitter apple spray for the furniture. Good luck-

Answer 7

Hold his muzzle and tell him NO.. Flicking him on the nose is encouraging him to bite more.. He figures if you are going to be nasty, cruel and aggressive, then hey what the heck, he might as well be aggressive too... Don't hit him or flick him or anything else nasty and aggressive.. Hold his muzzle firmly in your hand, look him in the eye and tell him NO. IF you are consistent with him, he'll pick it up. If you aren't consistent or someone else in the family is allowing it to happen, it's going to take longer to teach him.

Answer 8

What has always worked for me (have trained 4 labs) is to grab their mouth and have them bite themselves...by taking the skin and pressing gently against the teeth until they are uncomfortable. Do not hold, just takes a second.

Answer 9

Your dog will never likely learn what "No" means, but your tone of voice will be what he cues to. If you say "No" in a firm voice it will begin to learn that you are unhappy.

As for the biting...that will be a couple of months. Talk to a local trainer about enroling your dog (and yourself) into a training class, and when to do it.

Answer 10

My puppy, Madison, when I first got she didn't bite,but when people started playing with her, they stuck their hand in her mouth which caused her to bite.So punish your puppy for doing that he'll notice that it he doesn't get reward for it, and stop.(such as no puppy treats,notible hits,stop going outside when puppy starts to bite,and more.

If this doesn't work call a dog whisperer,hurry beacause his bites can become fatal,lawsuits can be made.People who get bit can get your puppy taken away.

GOOD LUCK!!