PUPPY BITING

hi everyone,
just got a puppy hes 10 weeks old but he keeps biting us and everything else such as clothes etc, have read the puppy biting page on here and have tried these methods but nothing seems to be working.
does anyone have any suggestions ?

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Hi again Beverley, welcome from me and Daisy   

Personally I haven't had a pup but I do know its completely normal for pup to mouth/nip/bite and it does take time to work through this! Others will experience will be able to advise more I'm sure xx

Hi from me and Nico, have you tried the time out method? Every time he nips at anything put him into another room with no toys,interaction or words for a few mins. Staffs are such sociable dogs that they really don't like being away from us, he'll soon make the association that biting leads to no fun for him and it should slowly phase out. I'm still doing this with with my boy but its very few and far between now!

thanks sazzle and hi from me & monty

I thought it was normal for puppies to bite but he is biting down really hard and when we say no he doesn't take any notice and its just we're a bit worried if he grows up to be vicious.

hi kelsbels
no we haven't tried that yet, we will give that a go and see how that works
thanks

Don't worry, at that age they don't have it in them to be viscous so this won't evolve into aggression   

okay that's great to know
thanks sizzle

That's what worked with nico, he was too excited/ distracted for the other methods

sorry *sazzle

 sazzle/sozzle/sizzle I get them all! Just keep working with him, be consistent and he will learn   

brilliant hopefully that will work   

haha. we will do and thank you to you both for your help

Let us know how. You get on, it might take a day or two for him to catch on if he's as thick as Nico was lol ! Best of luck x

no probs will defo let you know how we get on. lol ours is thick too haha
Thanks x

Hi from Jed and I, Jed is 11 weeks old and i am covered in bite marks, i am sick of bleeding lol I am going to try the time out as from today as he isnt listening to the word NO and it doesnt bother him when i walk away whimpering, so far today i have taken him away from pulling out the tv aerial 14 times, make that 15 times now lol persistence persistence --- but boy they have sharp little needle teeth---goodluck Bev   

Hiya from me and Vinnie, very normal puppy behaviour, just stick with what you are doing it does get better   

Hi from Darcy and me, try the time out method it worked for us

Hi and welcome to the forum from Rocky and me

hi everyone thanks for the welcome
weve tried the time out method and up to now it doesn't seem to be working he keeps biting us and he keeps getting hold of the bottom of our pants. he also growls when he does it he sounds really aggressive.

was wondering if anyone has any more suggestions or advice ??

hia from me and sasha   it does take time and consistency,what ever method you try stick with it and make sure all the people in your house do the same   

hi from me and monty
okay will do, that's great
thank you

Hi and welcome.  My now 2 year old girl Coco use to bite a lot as a pup (think hubby still has a scar from her!!!).  We use to use the time out method which worked a treat.  We were renovating our house when we bought Coco home as a pup and the only place we could contain her in was our toilet (actually was good because she couldn't get in to any mischieve in there as long as the toilet paper was up high!).  She hated being put in there and it didn't take her long to figure out that every time she went to bite us she was put in the toilet. I was told by my puppy school teacher that when I put her in the time out to pick her up and hold her out in front of me (so she wasn't facing me) and tell her in a gruff voice that she was bad. I was not to make eye contact with her, just put her in the time out and leave her there for 3 minutes. My teacher had suggested if I didn't have a sufficent time out spot to use a dog crate but I used the dog crate for her special place (bed time and rest time) so I didn't want her to think of it as a bad place.
 Good luck and welcome to the forum from Coco and I.

Im having the same issue with boycie. We use some time out sessions to when he doesnt listen to "no" he also growls like you say but it sounds worse than it is. His tail is still wagging..their just playing but they've got to learn biting is not ok. Im expecting it to take weeks but it will be worth it In the end when we have well mannered and well behaved (sometimes lol) doggies xxx good luck....p.s we do training tricks aswell and they seem to take his mind of biting constantly and bones from the butchers xx

Hi & welcome to the forum
Can only echo what other people have already said. Just gotta keep doing the time out it will sink in eventually (Message not teeth)
You have to remember they are only babies so give them time and keep doing what your doing and they will turn out great

thanks, we will keep at it and like you say im sure he will turn out great

Hi and welcome from me and my two

Hi and welcome to the forum from me and the zoo xx

Hi & welcome. My 11wk old has been home with us for 3wks now and over the 3wks we've definately seen a big improvement, although he still nips but a firm 'No!', I point and he tends to stop it quick smart (he didn't use to take any notice & carry on !). If he gets over excited he definately starts the nipping again (at anything & everything, even air !!), we'll give him a min or two in time out after saying "no biting, naughty" - he's slowly cotton'g on. Persistancy is the key, hang in there and remember we're here for you x

hi & welcome from me
we have been trying everything so far and nothing seems to be working, he just isn't cottoning on at all. we've tried saying no in a firm voice when he bites and weve also tried the time out method and it just doesn't seem to be getting better at all if anything his bites are getting even harder. We love him to bits but we are getting to point where we just don't know what to do with him.
has anyone got anymore suggestions x

Howdy, i know its not what you want to hear but persistence is the only thing, puppys are given these needle sharp teeth to learn how hard they should bite, his mother or other siblings would let them know by yelping, growling and biting back if they have been bitten to hard so it is up to us to teach them. When Monty bites and hurts try not to pull hand etc away as he will still think you are playing, say NO in a stern voice or whimper or pretend to cry, do it for as long as necessary until monty realises he has hurt you, (dont worry about the neighbours lol over act the crying) ignore him, he should start licking you. Its not easy, Jed has just turned 3 months old and he has just started to bite more softly (which eventually will turn to no biting) Jed still grabs hold of my pants and i am still working on that, he gives me little growls and barks at me as he thinks its a big game, it can be very annoying but i just have to be persistent until he gets it into his head that grabbing my clothes is not on, and yes i walk along with him holding on to my pants continuously telling him No naughty boy then i sit down and ignore him for a little while then get up and play again and repeat when necessary.  Everyone in the household has to be consistent with doing the same training, staffys hate being ignored and will eventually learn that play time stops if he bites to hard. I also distract Jed by putting a toy in his mouth when he is biting me or something he shouldnt be. It has only been the last week that he has stared biting me softly which has taken 4 weeks to get to this point, now i have to work on no biting at all. I know its not easy and your not alone all of us with puppys go thru the same thing.  Be patient and consistent and he will learn.   

Hi Welcome from us and Bane! We had the same issue as do most people and it takes a lot of time to get out of them! It's really nerve racking after telling him time and time again, you'd think after 100 "NO"s they would get it!
We used the time out thing for when he decided to have a munch on us for no reason. He was told "NO" twice and if he did it again (which he always did) we just picked him up and put him in the utility room, closed the gate and left him for a few minutes. Most of the time he would come charging back out again and go right back to causing mischief and its just a case of repeating the above.
If we were playing with him, then it was distraction with a toy or as someone else mentioned, distraction with some training to put his energy into something productive

It is very tedious and it will seem like they will never learn but they do Don't give up!

okay sounds good, will keep at it and hopefully he will come good
thanks again for the advice will let you know how it goes x

i know its frustrating but hang in there Bev   

Keep us posted xx

No probs will do and thanks again xx

Hi ya

Gordon is 5 months now and still does this when he gets excited!!. time out is great try and stick it out, also try to ignore him for a few minutes, no play or interaction, he will soon get the message. This forum has been great since we had our dog, have a look at the puppy chat you will see your not alone as puppies can be really hard work, theres loads of help and advice on there
good luck   

Hello welcome to the forum !!

Thistle was an ardent biter, I was covered with bites, try and get on top of it before your dog gets bigger, it gets worse when they are teething, I took everyone's invaluable advice on here, time out worked sometimes, ignoring was painful, I took to wearing wellies in the house to protect my calves, I shut her in the kitchen, if that didn't work I would resort to the crate, I know everyone says not to it's their sanctuary, but for the safety of my limbs and sanity I had to, she doesn't have a problem going in her crate now, she sleeps in it all night (unlocked) Giving them a toy ( charity shop teddies) to distract them from you can help as well, you just have to try everything, eventually they do get the message, but from my experience it took a long time, good luck.

Thistle was an ardent biter, I was covered with bites, try and get on top of it before your dog gets bigger, it gets worse when they are teething, I took everyone's invaluable advice on here, time out worked sometimes, ignoring was painful, I took to wearing wellies in the house to protect my calves, I shut her in the kitchen, if that didn't work I would resort to the crate, I know everyone says not to it's their sanctuary, but for the safety of my limbs and sanity I had to, she doesn't have a problem going in her crate now, she sleeps in it all night (unlocked) Giving them a toy ( charity shop teddies) to distract them from you can help as well, you just have to try everything, eventually they do get the message, but from my experience it took a long time, good luck.

ooops sorry didn't mean to post it twice   

What ever method you decide on (with Tip it was yelp and stopping interaction) everyone in your household has to be consistent with. It takes time but it does work. Best of luck.