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jake i think is teething and nips and sometimes lunges towards face to bite need to stop this as 8 yr old son don't want biting.
try to only let him bite toys but when giddy wants to bite .
think he'll grow out of it but need to nip in bud now.
every time he bites we punish him by putting him in cage for 10 mins is this the right method?
THANKS IN ADVANCE

There are numerous theories and metods for this. I believe in postitive reinforcement. A crate should be seen as a safe place for a dog IMHO. If you use it as punishment the dog will make a negative association with the crate.

The breed craves human interaction and wants to recieve attention. I think the best thing you could do would be to sit everyone in the house down and explain the rules for interacting with the dog. If he shows any aggression have everyone in the house turn around and ignore him. He will learn that certain behaviours result in being ignored and stop doing them. Everyone in the house doing the same thing every time is important so he won't be confused. If one person lets him do it he will think it is okay.

Also with a young child you should supervise the activity with the dog at all times. Again it's important that everyone in the house enforces the same rules. Nipping is their way of trying to introduce play and you have to enfore that this isn't acceptable. It requires patience and consistency but they want to please and will catch on.

Also, you should keep plenty of frozen treats and toys on hand because teething is painfull for them and this helps to ease the pain.

Definitely, totally agree.

Must emphasise, though, not to use the crate as a punishment. It's ok as 'time out' if he he goes on & on & won't calm down, but should be taken there without any telling off, or frustration on your part. His crate should be his 'den' and he should always be happy to go there for peace & quiet.

As Jstaff and Caryll said ^^ Good here isn't it!?