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How to train my puppy to stop biting?

Its getting on my nerves and I feel like evrything I do to get her to stop biting me is making her want to bite my hands more. is there any way to train her to stop???

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Answer #1

Puppies play with YOU, just like you were another puppy. Herding pups (Collies, shelties, German Shepherds, Aussies, Heelers) are the worst for ‘mouthing’, especially going for your heels…but all breeds of pups do it to a greater or lessor extent.

If the advice magichaol1 doesn’t work for your pup…try this…

My dog MoJo is a German Shepherd…and was the worst biter/mouther of any GSD’s I’ve ever had…he’d get so excited if I pushed him away, he’d come back like an attack dog…this was at only 9 weeks old. The best ‘discipline’ he ever learned, was if he played rough, I wouldn’t play at all…I’d get up, and go to the bathroom and close the door…he hated that!! I’d stay in there maybe two minutes…if I came out he started in again, I’d go back into the bathroom and shut the door…They HATE being ignored…in 3 days or so, MoJo had ‘learned’ that rough play equaled NO play…and he cooled his jets.

Not every trick of the trade fits every dog…so it’s nice to have an arsenal of alternatives for training… I’ve always liked taking my youngsters to a puppy class…a professional can do wonders for you, in terms of assessing what it is your puppy is needing…and it’s a great place for them to socialize with other dogs and other people…

He is just being a playful pup, but OH those needle teeth…YIKES!

phrannie

Answer #2

Yes

All puppies bite it is part of their growing process. You need to teach your puppy not to bite, that this is not how to play. You can do this by giving a Och! of Attt! something that you say sharply to get the pup’s attention that he hurt you. You can also stop playing with your puppy and ignore it long enough for the puppy to realize something is wrong. It will catch on.

Of course never hit or scold your puppy this can make it timid and afriad.

Good luck, your puppy will catch on. Stay consistent in the way you are correcting him. This will speed up the learning process and not cause confusion

Answer #3

Well, your puppy is probably teething. I’ve tried what the other people have said and it didn’t work for my dog… he still likes to bite, but it’s more a playful bite and I encourage him to do it to his toys… so when he comes up to me and starts to nibble on my hand I replace it with a toy. My dog isn’t even a year old yet, So I’m hoping he grows out of it =)

Answer #4

^ what?

Uhmm, yeah. Every time she starts biting, hold her snout together gently, and tap her lightly on the head/in between the nose, and say “No.” two or three times sternly, looking into her eyes.

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