Newbie Am I doing this right please ?

Hi there,
We are new owners of a gorgeous 8 week old girl, as its been a good 12 years or so since we last had a puppy in our midst I'm just after a bit of advice. qa

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Hi and welcome from us and Suki

Hi and welcome to the forum from Rocky and me.

Hiya and welcome from me and Moo, ask away

Hi & welcome!

Well, you've posted the intro right, so what's next?

Thanks having a bit of trouble with this posting. Well lets see if this works.... she's doing the nipping when excited hands/ feet anything she can get hold of really. We are telling her no and stopping contact for a few moments. Shes also been growling and pinning her ears back when we ve had to tell her no little madam. We have been putting her in her crate to calm down when this has happened, are we doing this right any advice welcomed seems like an eternity since we taught our old dog manners lol x

Yes, you're doing fine. She's only 8 weeks, so it's still very early to expect results. It will come, though.

Hi, join the club. We are new learner owners too ( 2 days ).

Look forward to swapping tips/mistakes.

It's fine, just takes a while Loki used to be horrendous with the biting, but he's improved a lot now, he only does it when he's over-excited, so just keep doing what you're doing.

Also...pictures?

Our boy's favourite toy??

He's got a stag bar, a kong, abento ball, a tennis ball etc. what does he prefer?

An empty 1.5 ltr water bottle. it makes lots of noise and runs away.

Hello and welcome from me and the kids
A Boomer Ball is a good investment too

Hi and welcome. Yup for a few weeks youll look like a self harmer but just keep with it.
Most if the damage is done when they are excited and cant control there excitement. Keep calm when you come in althought that goes against all your human instincts to fuss em up. Dont get high and squeaky then when they nip there are quite a few ways to deal with it but overall stay calm and dont excite the situation as thats when they go into "i love you" mode and show affection in only way they know.. nip nip nip search bite inhibition on here for some great advice.

reuben wrote:
Our boy's favourite toy??

He's got a stag bar, a kong, abento ball, a tennis ball etc. what does he prefer?

An empty 1.5 ltr water bottle. it makes lots of noise and runs away.

Yep!! I hear ya!! I spent a fortune on chew toys and she still prefers the drink bottles

Thank you all for the reassurance, off to look up boomer balls.