My new puppy always bites my fingers or toes when he sees them. Sometimes, I get bad scratches or bites. He also barks when getting excited. I sometimes clamp his mouth shut, but I dont think he's learning to not bark from such consequence. Im worried that he might grow up to be a dog that always barks and gives people serious scratches or bites. My apartment may force us to get rid of the dog if the barking gets more disturbing. Help me. How do I train her not to bark as much or bite?
2007-11-25 15:18:00 · 6 answers · asked by Puppy'zBuddy 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
As far as the biting goes, when he does it make a high pitched "squeal" type noise and take your fingers or toes away for a second, if he does it again stop the play and put him in his crate or outside for a few minutes; he will start putting two and two together soon enough and stop doing it.
My dog used to do this a lot as she was taken away from her mum too young, I did this with her and after a month she was fine.
She is starting to mouth a bit now as she is teething, we just give her a chewy toy when she starts to do it, but she should stop once all the adult teeth have come through.
I'm not too sure about barking though, my dog has never barked much at all; I'm sure there will be plenty of people with other suggestions though.
2007-11-25 15:26:29 · answer #1 · answered by Stacey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask your self what do dogs do? They bark they also like to play and bite . And puppy's are even more playful so the will bark and bite more. By clamping his mouth etc. that sounds like abuse if you did that to a child the social worker today would take it away from you. Get used to barking and being bitten.
2007-11-25 23:23:13 · answer #2 · answered by richard s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should hold his mouth shut whenever he nips at you, firmly say no and hold your hand there for a few seconds. At first you won't notice a difference, but after a couple of weeks if he nips once and you say no, he'll stop doing it. When my dog barks she goes into a time out spot, after a while she learns not to bark so much.
2007-11-25 23:22:41 · answer #3 · answered by The Nikki 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
make sure your dog knows what barking is. when he barks, tap him firmly on the snout and hold his mouth closed, telling him "no barking". when he quiet for the few seconds, reward him. as for biting, i quickly taught my dog what hurting someone was, and he knows what "ow" is and back off and that word. provide him with other things to chew on, do not let him chew on you at all, and dont be afraid to punish him. but be specific, and tell him "no biting" so he know what he did wrong. and correct the behavior.
2007-11-25 23:27:46 · answer #4 · answered by yummy_girlscout 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Puppies are playful. That's just the way it goes. Might get a chew toy to munch on so he doesn't use your toes. Puppies are also hyper and again it's just the nature of its' youth. It should grow out of it.
In the mean time enjoy its' playfulness!
2007-11-25 23:24:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take him to a training class with a certified trainer. ^^
Petsmart has wonderful classes. =)
2007-11-25 23:21:03 · answer #6 · answered by Kitsuune 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋