nipping and barking

my we man is 11 weeks he is none stop biting and nipping , when we correct him with a strong no give him a chew toy or bone he barks and growls back , is this normal i have had staffys before but not at this age , my wife worries this my be a vicious streak in him . or should it pass .

Don't worry, it isn't a vicious streak. That's just the way they play with their siblings & you just need to get through to him that it isn't acceptable with humans!

When he bites/nips at you, just tell him "No!" and immediately turn away - stop all play/interraction with him, don't even look at him. Keep turning away until he's clam, then give him quiet praise. He'll soon realise that nipping means he's ignored & not nipping means he gets a fuss.

thanks for that will try the ignoring idea after we correct him with a firm no .

Just wondered what happened to Glen?

Caryll wrote:Just wondered what happened to Glen?

the we man got 2 more painless years after we were told he had a brain tumor at 10 yrs old , one day i noticed he became withdrawn , and looked really sad , he also started to not sleep but just cry most of the night, so between myself and our brilliant vet we decided it was time . i did not want it to get to the point the we man was in real pain before we let him go .

Poor lad. That must have been so hard for you, but the right decision all the same.

RIP Glen, run free.

Caryll gave excellent advise just make sure everyone the pup comes in contact with does the same thing and very sorry for your loss.