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stormy
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posted 01-02-2003 11:53 AM           Edit/Delete Message
please help my puppy wont stop play biting she does it all the time i have started to tap her on her nose when she does this is this ok? any other suggestions would be much appreciated she is 8 weeks old she has 2 bones to chew on also

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nern

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posted 01-02-2003 09:30 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for nern     Edit/Delete Message
Stormy,
You really dont need to smack her on the nose...this may only tigger her to bite you more. Instead try re-directing her behavior. When you are playing with her and she bites you say loudly "Ouch!" and then stop the play session and ignore her for a few minutes. Do this everytime she bites so that she will associate her biting with you ending the play session. You could also take a toy/chewy and stick it in her mouth when she starts biting during your play sessions. Each time she begins to bite pick up a toy and give it to her so that you are redirecting her biting from you to her toy. Praise her for biting on the toy.

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jessie
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posted 01-02-2003 11:03 PM           Edit/Delete Message
Stormy: My cocker spaniel was a real biter as well and at his obedience class we learned to fold his upper lip around his top teeth so that he actually bites himself. He quickly learned that biting was a discomfort for his own self. Now he doesn't bite at all. Hope that helps.

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Doc Helladay
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posted 01-03-2003 06:38 AM           Edit/Delete Message
Jessie, that was good advice that has worked very well over the years with all my pups.

Doc~

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jjami57690
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posted 01-04-2003 07:09 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for jjami57690     Edit/Delete Message
my puppy used to bite, or "mouth" (which felt just like biting) constantly. and i do mean constantly. i really worried that this was going to be a continual thing and how we would break her from it. i tried "yipping" loudly when she did it, i'd read that thats what a littermate would do & because they were seperated from their littermates they needed us humans to teach them. all that did was make her more aggressive. she would bark shrilly at me and lunge at my face. i stopped playing with her, she didn't seem to care. she grew out of it immediately once she'd lost her baby teeth & got her adult ones (she's 6 months old now) and you never would have known that she was such a little biter. theres hope, good luck & hang in there.

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rocker4443
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posted 01-19-2003 07:08 PM           Edit/Delete Message
all the other advice given already was vary good thanks. instead of taping your dog in the nose kinda hold it shut i read that in a book and me being a vet also i know. so plz tak my advice if you dont stop him in his early age. he will just keep on doing it

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PITBULL_PRINCESS1979
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posted 01-22-2003 02:30 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for PITBULL_PRINCESS1979     Edit/Delete Message
WHEN MY PUP WAS BITING,I BIT HIM BACK AND HE HAS NEVER TRIED TO BITE AGAIN.

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Pauline
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posted 01-25-2003 10:42 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Pauline     Edit/Delete Message
Yup, agree with Doc and Jessie, and I've done that to my horses as well when they nipped. Grabbed that upper lip and twisted a little on the horse moreso. Worked like a charm....LOL!

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SnowFlakesSiamese
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posted 01-29-2003 01:53 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for SnowFlakesSiamese     Edit/Delete Message
Hi,

I read about puppy biting well I have a 12 week rottweiler and she STILL loves to chew and bits on me she brought the blood today and boy was I mad. I tell her "NO" and its all about the voice! Be fierceful when u say it. I read that if you not spank but try to verbally let them know u mean business. This is the same when I try to correct her defications (urinating and pooping) in my house. Just let him/her know that its wrong dogs like to please their owners so I read hope it helps.

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Perry Lover
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posted 01-31-2003 10:50 AM           Edit/Delete Message
Hi

I have a 16 week old Golden Cocker Spaniel and he used to bite all the time, not really biting but it was annoying all the same. When you would try to pet him he would turn his head and grab your hand. From the beginning, I raised my voice loudly and said really sharply "NO". He was slightly taken aback and just sat there looking at me for ages, cocking his head for a while. Then I ignored him for 5 minutes and tried to ru him again. He did the same thing again, more cautiously this time though, as if waiting for me to say No. I repeated my actions and now he has learned that the sharp No means Dont Do That. I think he was taken aback because there is normally very little noise in my house, my boyfriend and i live together and the atmosphere is always pretty relaxed.

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bellasmommy
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posted 01-31-2003 02:22 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for bellasmommy     Edit/Delete Message
Stormy,
When my puppy was very young I found the book "Puppies for Dummies" to be very helpful. It advised, for biting, to say ouch each time the puppy bites and stop playing. My puppy use to bite and mouth a lot and I used that technique. She is now almost 11 months old and behaves great. She has replaced the biting and mouthing with kisses. I hope this helps a little.

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