my son got this puppy at 8 weeks.she went thru the biting stage,but the older she get's the worse it seems.she get's so mad and she take's it out on me,i mean full on freazy biting jumping and wont stop,she did this yestrday for 10 minutes,i have brusies and bite marks all over my arms.she's 4 months now and weighs 25 pounds.my son goes to college to 2 days out of the week and is starting a night time job tonight.how to get her to stop calm down and listen without being afraid of this i have tryed everything.ty
Hi and welcome. There a few things you can try - pick one and be consistent with it as she will learn quicker. Have a toy on you at all times. If she goes to bite or gets rough put the toy in her mouth. I done this and now at 2 years old my girl will grab a toy every time I get home or if we are playing. You could try putting her in time out - in her crate or a safe room, just for a few mins. You will have to do this consistently for her to get the message. She is a very young pup still so needs to be shown what to do and how to play. You also just stand up straight, no eye contact with her, cross your arms and ignore her until she sits nicely. When she does this, praise her and continue play/training. If you push her away with your arms she will think it's a game and will continue. Hope this helps a bit. It is compleyely normal at her age. Let us know how you get on
Hi there, I do feel for you. I agree with Naya - she is absolutely right. I am no expert but as owner of a boisterous, almost 2 year old labrador bitch, I can say that we had a similar experience. I think my original thread on this was 'jumping and biting puppy' and there were many replies and advice so please search and check it out. I have to say that I came on to this forum and received an enormous amount of support. Apparently, this is something that some labs do, mine certainly did, either about 6pm every night or in the garden as soon as I wanted her to come in. It is as if she wanted to warn me off and was really alarming. I too was covered in bruises and scrapes from teeth and claws! What we did was: as soon as it looks like it is going to start, stand up straight and fold arms - ignore completely. If this doesn't work after a minute or two, put the dog in another room/in crate for a time out for a few minutes, showing no emotion, using no words at all. Withdraw all communication, though I used to sometimes calmly say 'No' and just remove myself or her from the room (whichever is the most appropriate). If this is not possible for any reason, give her something else to focus on, i.e. a kong or toy - this boisterousness is not about getting mad, I think it is just about her playing, even though it seems like aggression. It is like when your children are young and you want to divert their attention rather than telling them off. Telling off/shouting at your pup is not going to work - I had tried this in the early days and it never works. They either just get frightened or like the feedback/attention. Don't allow yourself to be afraid of the dog, just try to keep calm and try either the diverting attention or putting in another room/crate for time out. It worked for us (eventually). But consistency is the key. Good luck and let us know how you are doing.
Some great advice from Naya. Which ever strategy you choose, or a combination, consistency and patience is the key. Consistency means everyone in the house does the same otherwise it will take a lot longer.
ty all will give this a try.anything at this point i am willing to try,this is my first big dog,i am use to small to meduim size dog's ty again
Hi Jean I have some very good news for you. This is perfectly natural behaviour for a Labrador and will almost certainly disappear any day now. She is teething and cannot control herself ( remember how your son chomped on everything when he was teething, only he didn't have nasty little razor sharp baby teeth just gums). Molly, who is two now, was just the same and I despaired of it but she grew out of it at between 4 and 5 months. Like you I'd had smaller dogs and had not experienced the same problem with them I couldn't understand why what was supposed to be a nice gentle Labrador was a biting machine. I wondered if I'd got a wrong 'un. You have been given some good advice. Don't be put off if it doesn't appear to work immediately, it takes the dog a while to figure out what you want. Don't worry, when Molly was your puppies age my hands were a network of fresh and healing scabs. The one day it stopped my hands healed up and today I would trust those great big teeth and powerful jaws anywhere. Tina
Some good advice already given, it is important that puppies learn bite inhibition. In the litter the pups mother teaches this, if they bite too hard the mother will correct them. Or when the puppies are playing together if one bites too hard the other will yelp and play will stop, this is what you need to do. Easy with an 10- 12 week old harder with 4months, but you have got to get your hands in there if she bites scream stand up with no eye contact,, if you do it right she should really be shocked after 30 second get down and do it again, keep on till she just gently mouths your hand, any hard bite you should yelp like a pup and play stops. This is a very importatnt thing for all puppies to learn, because in the future if the dog has a bad injury and you have to handlle it. A dog when badly hurt can and will bite anything, so it has to learn bite inhibition. Just my take on it.. Sue.
Hi there and welcome to the forum. As others have said, this is normal for labrador puppies - and this 'crocopup' phase will soon be over. Take heart!
I would use screaming with caution with a crocopup as many find shouting or screaming even more exciting
ty all,does my heart good to know it will pass.i thought sure we got she hated me.she's so smart and i know in time we will have lot's of fun time.she knows how to sit ,stay,give paw,my side,go find,rollover and leave it,potty training isnt quite up to par as yet but better than it was.ty all again
