Puppy Problems...?

Question

I have an American Eskimo puppy. She is about 4 months old, and she likes to bite. Alot. Anything that I can do to make this problem vanish? Oh, and you know some puppies do things like "over the edge" That gets you really mad? What kinds of punishments do you do? Thanx

Answer 1

I just got a puppy too and when she bites you have to take her bu the gently scruff and say no. The next time she does this close her mouth with your hands and say NO BITING! Don't yell, just talk sternly. Don't play with her for 3 minutes after this.
A punishment is too ignore her.

Answer 2

I'm not a believer in punishment - especially hitting the animal. You will have much better success with positive reinforcement. Watch Good Dog U on the animal planet, and you will likely learn some good techniques in training an animal - even a puppy.

My neighbor has a pit bull that would whine all night. After several times having the cops called on them they started hitting and kicking the dog to try to get it to stop barking.

The problem was that the dog didn't know why it was being abused. So I got them a short book on how to stop a dog from barking needlessly, and told them that I didn't like seeing the dog hit or kicked. She's really a nice dog, and loves when I come to the fence.

Long story short, the dog no longer barks all night. And when she does bark, I look out the window to see why, rather than wish the dog would stop.

Answer 3

Problems don't vanish, you teach and train. If you don't know how to do that, then buy yourself a good book, or go see a trainer and learn how to train your dog.

" Over the edge ' punishment? You know what.. You don't allow the puppy to be in the position so that they are able to do those over the edge type things.. If they are destroying, crate them when you can't watch... Don't allow the behaviour to occur.. There are no punishments .. Praise good behaviour discourage bad behaviour and forget about treating the dog like a kid and trying to teach them life lessons.

Answer 4

Correct the biting. If she bites...give a firm "no" and stop any pleasant activity you were engaged in with her (i.e. petting, playing, etc.) You decide when she gets attention, when you two play, etc. You are boss.

I have a short fuse naturally, but I have learned to give myself thinking time before I act (I'm an elementary teacher...I had to learn!) The best thing to do when you see the dog do something inappropriate is to take a deep breath and remember that this animal does not view the world in the same sense you do. You are to teach the animal what you expect. The punishments remain consistant with my dogs. It is always a firm "no" or a loud "ack!" and then a correction of behavior. For example...when my lab chews on articles of clothes...I say "no" "drop" and then I give him an appropriate chew toy.

Answer 5

When she bites, yelp loudly like a puppy, then turn your back on her and ignore her for a few minutes. Leave the room, if necessary. Make sure she has plenty of appropriate things to chew on.

Make sure she gets plenty of exercise and play, and if you haven't done so already, enroll in a puppy training class.

As for punishment, your focus should be on preventing undesirable behaviors, and redirecting her toward more appropriate behavior, rather than on punishing her after she's done something wrong. A good training class, or a good book (I like "Good Owners, Great Dogs", by Kilcommons & Wilson) will help you.

Answer 6

if your puppy bites say no in a sharp voice and grab the muzzle , NOT HARD ENOUGH TO HURT , JUST FIRMLY , then walk away from the pup , , you are doing 2 things here punishing the pup and showing the pup that it did something wrong,,,, and walking away shows the pup it gets no attention from bad behaviour. Biting must be corrected ,, you would not want aggressive biting as an adult so teach it as a pup that biting a human is not allowed at all. Don't allow any one to play with the pup in a manor that encourages the pup to grab a human in any way with its mouth .

Answer 7

I own an Australian Cattle Dog and they are world renowned biters. I've dealt with the problem with Attention, Exercise and Toys. Many dogs are biting to get attention or because they are bored. Giving them sufficient daily attention(An hour of play) should solve this. Other breeds do it because they have a ton of pent of energy that isn't being used up, exercise(1mile+daily, depending on the breed) should suffice. For puppies, almost all of them will become persistent biters while they're teething so I'd suggest a good collection of safe, well-made toys scattered throughout their play area. Kong makes some excellent, durable toys specifically designed for puppies and adults and nylabone also makes very effective and VERY durable toys for all breed sizes and temperments. My dog also loves these little AKC toys designed to resemble prey(Squirrels, pheasant, mongoose, etc. and can spend hours on these. He loves them!!!! Use these toys in conjunction with vigorous daily exercise and TLC, you will notice a huge difference in a couple of weeks to a month.

Answer 8

you should never Punish your dog. Your dog is not a kid or human or a child. Its a dog. Proper training would help the biting issue. Im sure the biting she didn't learn in one day so its not gonna vanish in one day either. Training takes time and patience. Your dog is still a puppy and is still learning. Puppies I have had have never done anything over the egde to make me mad either.

Puppies chew,destroy,play,eat,poop,sleep.

When my dog was a puppy he chewed my shoes,iron cord,vaccum cord. I got over it.

Answer 9

Never shout as a punishment! It won't get anyone anywhere.
Perhaps leave her outside for about 5-7 mins to let her calm down. As for the biting habit, get some hyde. It's white chewy stuff, keeps dogs content for hours.
Good Luck!

Answer 10

If it is just playful biting, I would just scold her, harshly. My pomeranian has the same problem, so we just scold him and he will calm down. Also, when you play with her and let her play bite you, always put something over your hand like a glove, sock or something so that she will not be confused, that its okay to bite during play, but not other times. She will eventually get used to never biting on the skin and she will associate the glove with play.