Please can everyone help me. My beautiful puppy is three nearly four months old and bites constantly. I have taught the usual ways like yelping and timeout but it is not working. I don'tthink she fully understands what no means yet. She will grab on to hands and trousers etc and ddoesn't let go even when I yelp or shout no. I am at my wits end I feel like crying. Please can anyone give me any tips or advice. I stay in Scotland. Thank you very much x
Re: biting Hi and welcome Unfortunately some dogs do bite at that age, but they do grow out of it. If you do a search you will find lots of links on here to others that have had the same. There is also a lot of advice on the main website. I used to put a toy/chewable in her mouth to distract her. If this didn't work, I would stop interaction, stand up cross my arms, turn my back and ignore her. I would do this until she stopped and calmed down. You need to be consistent with what you do. Harley stopped most biting at about 12-14 weeks, but would still nip if my husband got her really excited up til she was about 6 months. Hopefully some others will be by to offer you advice today. Let us know how you get on
Re: biting Hello and welcome from Molly and me. The bad news is that they nearly all bite. The good news is that they usually stop at about 4 - 5 months. I couldn't believe my lovely little Labrador puppy was so nasty. I thought I was doing something wrong, but they all seem to do it, no matter what you do. Good Luck, it will be over soon.
Re: biting Hello there and welcome. Don't worry - your puppy is normal, and this WILL stop!!! Do you have somewhere you can put her for a few minutes as a 'timeout' when she bites too hard, especially if she gets totally wound up? Some pups need to be put in a crate, or behind a baby gate, for a few seconds or a couple of minutes to help them calm down. Otherwise - as already said, turn your back and ignore her, or give her something else rather than your hands to chew... Her needle-sharp baby teeth will start coming out very soon, and the worst will be over. Hang in there.
Re: biting Mine has been the same way with biting. It was really bad from about 8-11 weeks. It's slowly getting better, though she has her crazy bouts in the evening where she would gnaw my arm off if I let her. I was in your shoes though. She made me cry a couple times, the biting was so bad. Now we are actually able to love on and cuddle her a bit without her taking a chunk out of us. Just keep at it, you're doing good.
Re: biting [quote author=Karen link=topic=7670.msg107249#msg107249 date=1409927566] Hello there and welcome. Don't worry - your puppy is normal, and this WILL stop!!! Do you have somewhere you can put her for a few minutes as a 'timeout' when she bites too hard, especially if she gets totally wound up? Some pups need to be put in a crate, or behind a baby gate, for a few seconds or a couple of minutes to help them calm down. Otherwise - as already said, turn your back and ignore her, or give her something else rather than your hands to chew... Her needle-sharp baby teeth will start coming out very soon, and the worst will be over. Hang in there. [/quote] THOSE TEETH ARE THE WORST. Little razors. I have scars up and down my arms from them.
Re: biting Hi there and welcome, my lab puppy just turned 4 months old and the biting is the worst. I have several scars! It does get better though so hang in there! What seemed to work with mine is crying out like I was really in pain and then walking away and ignoring her for a few moments. I tried to be very consistent with this and it seems to have worked. She is still a little mouthy but much more gentle if she gets a hold of my arm or clothes. Just keep at it and it will get better!! This is my first lab (I also have an older cocker spaniel in the home and grew up with Golden Retrievers) and they are the sweetest dogs! ;D
Re: biting Same thing here.....Cooper (6 months now) drew blood every day for about three months (starting when he was just two months old) ....but at 5-1/2 months it all of a sudden stopped.....almost like a switch went off. Maybe because his adult teeth came in? Those three months were awful, painful and bloody. I did not like my little puppy at all and wanted to give him back to the breeder. Luckily, I didn't. Nothing helped but putting him in his crate for several minutes until he cooled down....and, even then, he sometimes came out biting....so he was put back in. Yelping, turning your back, giving him a chew toy instead....nothing worked. Sorry you are going through this but I totally understand....I had several melt-downs. I know this doesn't help you right now BUT biting will pass ....Good luck!
Re: biting Edsel hit a peak around 4 - 5 months when he was teething. I looked like I'd been in battle most days! Somewhere around 5-6 months, it just quit. I honestly can't remember the last time he nipped at me or anyone else. Seems forever ago now, but when you're in the middle of it you think it will never end! Hang in there. You're almost past it now! Lori
Re: biting One of my two boys was very bitey, but i persisted with the yelping, and immediately put him down and turning my back on him when he did it. If he bit my clothes etc i would remove the item from his teeth, make him sit and tell him no. When he bit my hands i told him no, and tried to move my fingers to the part where there were no teeth, saying 'nicely'. This seemed to work as we have very rare incidents now (he's 16 weeks and it stopped a few weeks ago), usually when he tries to take my slippers off my feet lol. He still loves to mouth when he's tired, and is very gentle. I also used a rope toy to distract him so to had something to chew. It did get me down, and i was seriously considering getting some bitter apple spray or something for my hands Hope it stops soon xx
Re: biting hi welcome jasper and me 20 month old black lab, i was terrified of him when he was a young put up 7/8 month old every day i was saying he was going back i used to think he was aggressive, thank goodness i stuck at the training, i have the most gentle boy you would ever meet, dont worry everything will work out fine
