NWR-Dog training.....

definetly in that puppy stage.. ours just got out of it with the nipping.. you just have to be firm and say 'no'... try and stick with one word phrases.. they tend to catch on faster..

also you can try the can with the pennies in it ... it works with some dogs..

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Posted by DeannaNDave07

definetly in that puppy stage.. ours just got out of it with the nipping.. you just have to be firm and say 'no'... try and stick with one word phrases.. they tend to catch on faster..

also you can try the can with the pennies in it ... it works with some dogs..

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Sorry....the can with pennies?

Put a bunch of pennies in a soda can and shake it in front of the dog when they are bad. They dont like the noise.
Also try shoving a dog toy in their mouth when they try to bite you. They will want the toy more.

When our dog went thru that stage, whenever he would nip any piece of DH and I we would very loudly and sternly say 'OUCH' and we would get up and walk away from him for 5 min (which to a puppy feels like an eternity). We tried to get him to associate nipping us w/ making us go away and he didn't like the abrupt 'ouch' that we yelled out.

However, (s)he is a pup, so the nipping is normal. Another thing you could try so (s)he doesn't bite at you is buy a puppy Kong (pet stores will know what you are talking about) fill it with some of his/her dry food or a little peanut butter and stick it in the freezer for an hour or two. Then take it out and give it to the puppy. The cold will be soothing on the teeth and the food/peanut butter will keep puppy concentrating on that Kong rather than you!

HTH!

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Posted by StarryEyedBride

When our dog went thru that stage, whenever he would nip any piece of DH and I we would very loudly and sternly say 'OUCH' and we would get up and walk away from him for 5 min (which to a puppy feels like an eternity). We tried to get him to associate nipping us w/ making us go away and he didn't like the abrupt 'ouch' that we yelled out.

However, (s)he is a pup, so the nipping is normal. Another thing you could try so (s)he doesn't bite at you is buy a puppy Kong (pet stores will know what you are talking about) fill it with some of his/her dry food or a little peanut butter and stick it in the freezer for an hour or two. Then take it out and give it to the puppy. The cold will be soothing on the teeth and the food/peanut butter will keep puppy concentrating on that Kong rather than you!

HTH!

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Sounds like I'm picking up a puppy Kong this weekend! Thanks!

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Posted by TJ22908

I have a puppy she just turned 1 and the ouch thing really works, I always say it to her when shes playing with FH rough and she then plays with me and bites me like she does to FH I just say Ouch and she licks me, I guess she thinks shes making it better!! Also you have to walk away don't give her any attention for a few minutes like someone else said, there just like children its really funny!!!

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This is awesome! Thanks for the advice gals! I had dogs as a kid, but mom did most of the training. I have cats. (They were easier living in an apartment)....so this is my first official puppy! I just want to make sure I do it right! I wish I could post a pic, but for some reason I cannot put pics in my albums....

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Posted by StarryEyedBride

When our dog went thru that stage, whenever he would nip any piece of DH and I we would very loudly and sternly say 'OUCH' and we would get up and walk away from him for 5 min (which to a puppy feels like an eternity). We tried to get him to associate nipping us w/ making us go away and he didn't like the abrupt 'ouch' that we yelled out.

However, (s)he is a pup, so the nipping is normal. Another thing you could try so (s)he doesn't bite at you is buy a puppy Kong (pet stores will know what you are talking about) fill it with some of his/her dry food or a little peanut butter and stick it in the freezer for an hour or two. Then take it out and give it to the puppy. The cold will be soothing on the teeth and the food/peanut butter will keep puppy concentrating on that Kong rather than you!

HTH!

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Excellent advice!

Basically, pups explore their world through their mouths, so they don’t mean to hurt! As soon as they realize you don’t like it and will result in you not playing, they’ll settle down. The trouble starts when you have an interloper who thinks it’s so cute to be nipped at and encourages it!

oh boy - teething!

the good thing about teething is that once they are over it - in most cases - they stop for good! but it is getting to that point which can be hard. charlotte was completely done by the time she was about 7-8 months old which was pretty good.

the thing i can recommend the most and the thing i used on char is the can! it's the best-- fill a coffee (or anything metal) can with coins (pennies, etc. or screws) and SHAKE it in the dog's face whenever it does something that is 'bad'. This not only worked great when she would nip but it worked great for any other bad behavior. Also, I loved the fact that (after a while) when she realized that can = bad girl all we would have to do is just SHOW her it and she would stop whatever she was doing.

then, we would even be able to put it NEAR something we didn't want her going near-- like, for example, the couch when we got it steamed and it was wet. amazing!

hope that helps

All of this is great advice. Dogs hate metallic sounds, so even a metal collar thrown on the ground will work.

I heard from a friend that the word 'no' isn't the best word to use when you want to dog to stop doing something. They hear it too much in regular conversation. My friends use 'Oy!' and whenever he hears it he stops what he is doing. I wish I had done it with my dog because he seems to know that OY means STOP, whereas my dog ... well, sometimes she listens to No and sometimes she doesn't. I think Ouch is a good idea for this reason.

Good luck!

We have a pitbull who is VERY gentle in her mouth. Its sounds repetitive and annoying but get a million chewy toys, rubber, stuffed, ropes everything. NO matter how many times the puppy drops it pick it up and put it back in his mouth. They will get the drift~it takes awhile but you will be SOOO happy you did this later on. Our dog now when she gets excited she grabs her toy instead of jumping on people or nipping at them~she gets it and pushes it into her hand to get your attention

Good Luck, its tough but worth it int he end

spray bitter apple (you can get it at any pet store) on your hand when you play with her and the bitter taste will stop her from bitting or spray it in her mouth when she opens it to bite you.

Just be firm when she bites and ignore her after you corrected her so she knows bitting is bad.

Good luck!