19 Week Old Puppy Biting When Frustrated

Discussion in 'Labrador Puppies' started by ht, Oct 5, 2022.

  1. ht

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    Hello!

    I've read a bunch of posts on here about puppy biting but still hoping for some advice. I have a now 19 week old male yellow lab puppy - he was super bitey when younger, but we are happy that his general daily biting has reduced a ton due to many of the methods I've read about on this forum. Our issue is that he seems to bite (and bites hard) when frustrated and/or when something is happening that he doesn't like. The first example is when we are trying to put on his harness before a walk - he clearly doesn't like this and turns his head to bite our hands - we can avoid this somewhat by putting it on while giving him treats, letting him lick a likimat, etc. Another example is when he jumps on the couch without being invited (which he does often) - if we tell him to come down/try to take him off he bites at our hands.

    We also have issues with him jumping/biting/humping our legs simultaneously. This happens a few times a day but seems worse at night. He is biting hard at our thighs and calves when he does this.

    I know there are many posts on here saying puppy biting is completely normal but these don't necessarily seem like the "puppy play nipping" i am used to. This is my third lab and I've never experienced this before. Should I be worried about this behaviour? I should note that he has lost all his front teeth with adult teeth growing in; the rest of his teeth are still baby teeth.

    Any advice is appreciated!!!
     

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