playful nipping

so patch, when he gets very excited will nip but you know its playful because he smiles when he does it!

anyone has advice on how to stop him doing it?

Darcy mouthes when she plays (soft biting) and we allow it but sometimes with excitement she forgets herself and goes a little rough a firm 'enough' from us and she stops straight away. Have a read through this Laura, he may never have been thought bite inhabition http://staffy-bull-terrier.com/stop_your_staffy_puppy_biting you can always replace whatever he's biting with something he's allowed to bite (a toy) he'll soon learn what's allowed and what's not

thanks a bunch Hayley!

I think a good way of teaching them not to nip is to say "No" and then turn away completely, all play & interraction stops & no eye contact. After a few repeats they start to realise that nipping stops their fun & they don't do it so much. Eventually it stops altogether.

It's a totally normal & natural behaviour with dogs, but we just need to teach them that it isn't acceptable with humans!

hes calming down on it completely! did the no and ignore him he hates it relises what hes done then cries at you!

Brilliant! They hate being ignored!

he really does hes funny as thought! when you ask him to go out he waits at our lving room door, then ask him where his lead he gets on this hind legs and put his pw on the lead he just mkess me giggle

Awww, how cute!

Yes a squeal and he will know its got too rough. And I always find the ignoring also works a treat  

my pup got a rite sharp nip i yell no ignore her but she just comes back for more?