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puppy biting (nip )
hi my puppy is now 11 weeks 3 days. She keeps biting me , my partner , my son etc its more of a nip but hell it comes sharp ive been shouting out ouch and then stern NO !! and ignoring her for 60 secs like it says on home page. but she runs behind the telly after this or under the kitchen table and will not come out i dont want her to be scared of me, but neither do i want her to keep nipping especailly my son whos 8 her teeth are like needles !! i want her out of this before her adult teeth come through any other suggestions what i can do when she keeps nipping ?? p.s ive bought extra play chewy things for her toys etc and chews hoping she,d calm down bit as chewing anything i can tolerate but just want her to be a nice family dog thanks x
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Re: puppy biting (nip )
We are hopefully seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.
Our Lucy is 17 weeks now; and only nips when she gets really exited.
I always have a toy chew at the side of me and put this in her mouth if she is showing too much interest in my hands
I know its hard "I still have the scars" but it will get easier
Our Lucy is 17 weeks now; and only nips when she gets really exited.
I always have a toy chew at the side of me and put this in her mouth if she is showing too much interest in my hands
I know its hard "I still have the scars" but it will get easier
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Re: puppy biting (nip )
My 10wk old is the same and I do exactly what you do, a yelp and a firm NO! follows and he knows he's done wrong, doesn't stop my hands looking like pin cushions tho From everything I've read a few more weeks and it should calm, if not I'll rename him to "NO!" and we might win ha !!
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Re: puppy biting (nip )
get a small Kong.. anything chewy and let them know to chew those things, not anything else.. next comes the clothes line and outdoor furniture lol
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I'm afraid it just takes a lot of time and patience, keep doing what you're doing and be consistent, it will pay off
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Re: puppy biting (nip )
Roxi is 12 weeks and her biting has improved drastically in the past few weeks , i have been hard but fair with her and while i hated doing it its paying off now .... I didnt and dont let her get away with a single nip / bit.
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Re: puppy biting (nip )
Can't offer any advice, but can sympathise - I'm looking after a poodle cross pup at the moment and have woken twice to find him trying to amputate my nose with his needle teeth.
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Re: puppy biting (nip )
Im having the same problem with radar shes now 15 weeks , she mouths hands soft and then turns to licking , but when she gets one on her especially when she has been play fighting with ziggy , she just bites anything that moves and caught me a cracker on the hand . If i say no she barks at me , and air snaps . Normally at this point she has a nap and wakes up alot calmer . still driving me mad
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Re: puppy biting (nip )
Were having the same issues, boycie is nearly 10 weeks and I nipping at every given chance, and boy it hurts, I normally give a loud firm no and remove him from myself and then if he still carries on he has a time out in the kitchen for a moment, hard but fair like someone else said x
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I do the same, firm no, move him away then time out if it continues. Little shits lol
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Re: puppy biting (nip )
thanks all ill carrying on doing what im doing and hopefully her needle sharp teeth should stop digging in so much. when i shout no to her she barks back non stop at me also , when my partner does though she seems to be a lot quieter so she does know lol just dont want the same thing what happened with our last dog when ever i was by myself in the house with her she really took the mick although this is our first dog from a puppy the last dog we rescued from a centre from age 2 so this puppy business is all new x
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Re: puppy biting (nip )
Dont shout "no" just give it as a firm command as soon as she does it. they have those razors to learn bite inhibition playing with there siblings, when they go too far the one in pain will yelp to signify "Stop". its at this point they need to learn that humans arnt as robust as dogs so yelping your self or saying "no" even if it doesnt hurt will help teach that teeth on skin is a no no.
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Re: puppy biting (nip )
We do the loud yelping it has worked in the past with other breeds and seams to be working with eve too
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