I have a now 15 week old little labrador boy... He's learnt to go outside for the loo.. To sit... To give paw.. Currently training him of lead too but I can not seem to shift the biting... I have tried everything on all different articles and nothing is working please help!!
Hi and welcome to the boards from the Beanwood pack. The good news it sounds like you are doing really well so far...however when it comes to biting/nipping I am afraid the bad news is you are in it for the long haul. The crocopup stage can persist until the pup is 6-8 months old. This is because actually biting and nipping is perfectly natural, usually, they use their siblings to practice on, made of far sterner stuff than us mere humans! The best we can do is redirect the pups attention to something else when are biting, a soft toy or chew toy. Also manage their arousal levels, overtired and overexcited pups can get really nippy! Crate training is a great way to give everyone a break Link to one of the Labrador sites articles https://www.thelabradorsite.com/labrador-puppies-biting/
Hiya Thanks for the reply I do put him in his crate when it gets too much, but that's not working . I would like to think he is crate trained he sleeps there at night etc Using a toy to distract him doesn't seem to be working either! He just jumps straight back and starts putting holes in our clothes if he can't get hold of our hand. I'm more concerned as I have little children in the house, don't get me wrong they play well together at times but the biting is becoming alot harder and he has drawn blood from me and my partner several times I'm worried the same will happen with the children. I've tried the high pitch "yelp" when he does it really hard but in response he barks and does it again. I understand nipping is natural I'm just hoping there is something/anything that can help prevent it a little bit at least other than that he is a great pup and much loved
Nothing does ‘work’ - just know it’s very normal and all is play. Protect yourself by always giving toys/chews instead of hands. You have to be more determined than they are that the toy will go in their mouth, not your clothes/hands. Wear skinny jeans and tight sleeves and wellies if necessary. Try not to react to nips as squeals/squeaks/ouches/shouts are rewarding to the pup and will encourage more. Some pups are much more crocadillian than others. My Keir - not at all. My Mollie - terrible until seven months old. Most pups fall between these two extremes. With Mollie I had toys in every pocket ready for her when I walked in the door or - wham! she’d have my ankles. Children and pups need to be kept separate unless very closely supervised. I recommend baby gates to separate them until this phase is over. Wise words from @Beanwood .
Oh please don't, just tight clothes will do or you may get nipped where you don't want to be. Seriously, there is lots of help on this forum for this problem, I had the same and was made to feel that my dog was perfectly normal, such a relief. I too tried every advice from puppy owners including the yelp of pain, but that made Maisy more excited. I think that, judging by the stories on here, all puppies are different and while some will react to one thing, others will ignore it. Try lots of things and stick with what your puppy reacts to best, also I have found that as Maisy has grown older she now reacts to things she did not when she was much younger. There is hope!!
