my girl is bitting everything

Hello to all of you people , im Tim i live in greece and im new in this forum. Well 2 months a go pegy my female and first staffy is living with us , she's so cute , smart , she's playing with other dogs (small or big dogs ). the problem is that i cant even coddle her because she is bitting me all the time , my hand my legs my shoes , i dont know what to do to stop that , i watched some staffies (pups) on youtube at her age and their not bitting like mine .. any suggestion? thanks people , and im really sorry for my bad use of english .

Hey mate. First off, welcome to the forums.

I've had terrific luck using the "yell and stop" technique.

Whenever a dog bites you, yell loudly (as if in surprised pain! YIPE) and immediately end whatever you're doing.

For example, you're playing tug-of-war, and the dog bites your hand. yell "YIPE" (or a sound) immediately end the game, and turn around.

After a while of this (in all situations) the dog discovers that the biting is causing the activity to end, and generally they stop biting.

I'm sure there are other suggestions as well to follow.

Good luck.

thanks allot for your response , il try that .. how old is your staff ? she is not doing that when we play only , for example im sitting with her on the sofa , i coddle her and she is bitting me .. when i train her is the only 5 minutes of the day that she is not bitting me .. she likes the treat :p

My staff is in fetal stages right now... roughly about 4 weeks from birth.

However, this trick has worked on;

1 Shepherd/Huskie Mix
1 Great Dane
1 Schnoodle
1 Sheltie
and 2 Cats

i wish i had a bigger place for more hairy family members .. but i live in apartment .. i have a rottweiler and staffy the biter..

Hi StaffyPeg,

How old is your Staffy??????

You could also try a stern "NO"
or Yelping like a pup or her Mother would do.

I also have a young female Staffy (Roxy) currently 17 weeks old who I have the very same problem with. She is also my first ever Staffy. It is a lot of hard work , and you need to find a method which works for you and your dog. Most things I've tried just get her more excited having the opposite effect that i'm after.

With perseverence (spelling????) things will improve. We still have issues with Roxy, but the level and frequency of biting/nipping has improved.

Good luck.

Hello Loopy , pegy is 4 months old .. il upload some pictures of her .. it would be awesome to see roxy aswell :p thanks for your reply !! here is my girl

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFU4avzuHFA

StaffyPeg wrote:i wish i had a bigger place for more hairy family members .. but i live in apartment .. i have a rottweiler and staffy the biter..

You and me both mate. Right now I just have the cat. My pets have almost all passed on one and all. I got a staff to save the space.

Largely I learned these tricks back when I used to Foster, before I moved into my apartment.

Hi & welcome. Don't worry about your english, it's very good!

How old is your pup?

The problem with puppies biting is that it is a natural way for them to play - they will have played that way with their brothers & sisters. However, they need to be shown that this is not acceptable with people.

The way I've always done it, is as soon as the pup starts biting I say a stern & deep "No!" and turn away. From the second the pup starts to bite all interraction stops - no play, no touching, no talking, don't even look at her! If she carries on, then without a word, pick her up & put her out of the room, or in to her crate (if you use one). As soon as she is calm again, you can go back to her and give her gentle and quiet praise. If she starts again, repeat what you did before.

Make sure that you play with her a lot so that she isn't doing it out of boredom, but make sure that the play doesn't get out of hand by doing the above!

It will get boring & it will get on your nerves, but it will, eventually, work!

P.S. We'd love to see some pics of your girl!

She's beautiful

thanks debbie .. and Caryll thanks allot , yes i use a crate , i can spend much time for my girl !! i dont have some pictures at the moment , but here is a video of her recorded yesterday .. she is 4 months old !! thanks again !!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFU4avzuHFA

She's gorgeous! And so good, well done!

StaffyPeg wrote:thanks debbie .. and Caryll thanks allot , yes i use a crate , i can spend much time for my girl !! i dont have some pictures at the moment , but here is a video of her recorded yesterday .. she is 4 months old !! thanks again !!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFU4avzuHFA

Very very cute

by the way , she looks good? she is good for 4 months old?

StaffyPeg wrote:by the way , she looks good? she is good for 4 months old?

She's lovely

janey wrote:

StaffyPeg wrote:by the way , she looks good? she is good for 4 months old?

She's lovely

thanks !!
pegy: woof

Awww shes cute congratulations