How do I Get Puppy to Stop Biting

[mybubbles65]

Looking for tips on getting a puppy to stop biting me. She's a little bite machine. I try distracting her with toys but she's soon back to biting me. I can't even pat her, she'll just bite at me. Most puppies give kisses. Not this one, she gives bites!

[sugarcatmom]

2 very worthwhile articles on puppy biting and teaching bite inhibition:
http://www.dogstardaily.com/training/puppy-biting
http://www.dogstardaily.com/training...ite-inhibition

[labaway]

I'm having the same issue with my little 8 week old american bulldog. He's awesome, smart and I was able to housebreak him in 2 days. He sits, gives his paw and comes on command. He is impressive to say the least, but he loves to bite hands and feet. Ive bought him many different toys and spent entire days with him trying to fix the biting by redirecting him to his toys but he'd much rather bite me.

[Stinkycat]

I'm a firm believer that dogs teeth should never touch human skin, this way if they ever become aggressive they will not know what it's like to bite skin which is a good thing, it would take longer for them to bite and cause injury.

Puppy biting is very easy but you must be consistent.

When you're playing and the puppy bites you, "OW!" if the puppy stops, good boy/girl and give a toy.
If the puppy doesn't stop, "OW" again. If that is ignored, you get up and walk away to somewhere he or she can't get you for 2 mins per every month in age.

Go back and give a toy.

DO NOT play games WITH your hands, this is only setting the puppy up to fail, play with toys only, they'll learn that toys = biting.

I also find that rotating the toys. Have 3 out for a few days then putting those away and bringing 2 other ones out for a couple days and so on, REALLY helps with the pup being interested in them. New toys are always the best

[millitntanimist]

I think this video does a pretty thorough job
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKjk8...el_video_title

[jporter]

Originally Posted by millitntanimist

I think this video does a pretty thorough job
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKjk8...el_video_title

I used his advice when I first got my pup because he had a bad biting problem, and it worked within a week, now my dog does not bite or chew on anyone

[petlover84]

Biting is very common to young puppies this is because they are uncomfortable with their teeth. However is it still not advisable to tolerate such behavior. When the puppy bites your whether it is painful or not give a firm "ouch" if he does not stop go away and never give him any affection for a significant period of time. This is will let him associate that biting will result to him being ignored.

You can also try to use bitter apple, dog's does not want the taste of it so they will avoid biting you. There are also other products like this so try to go to your local pet store and ask for products that is similar to bitter apple.

[cell]

You may also want to invest in a puppy kinder garden, or find other vaccinated dogs for you pup to socialize with. Dogs are much better at telling other dogs when enough it enough.

[petlover84]

Try to give out a yelp to let her know that you dont like it. Or you can practice more on 'No' and 'Stop' command. Be firm when you are telling the dog to stop the bad habit.

[petty254]

May be exposing your puppy to play with other vaccinated puppies might help. When a puppy bites another puppy while playing it usually gets bitten or the other puppy makes a sound and stops playing due to the pain. With time your puppy will realize that biting actually causes discomfort to others and slowly learns to loosen the bite. Next time it bites you, try to make a noise indicating pain. This would help in training your puppy to stop with the biting.

[Barkingdog]

This an old thread from 2011 .