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06-03-2005, 05:09 AM | #1 |
Hey Cutie! Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Colorado
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| Biting, rough housing, whatever you call it I have read all the posts on biting and have tried everything! I am not sure what else to do. Starsky is 4 months old and he bites, chews, mouths, whatever you call it all the time. When I just get home he is so excited to see me, yet he wants to chew on my fingers, when he is in his fiesty mood he wants to jump at my hands, feet and face and nip or bite. I don't know what else to do, I have ignored him, sprayed the bitter apple stuff on my hands (which he licks off), yell a gruff no or bark, and he continues. Does he grow out of this? He just wants to play I'm sure. Otherwise he is so loveable and cuddly when he is tired. Need Help and Desperate!
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06-03-2005, 05:30 AM | #2 | |
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06-03-2005, 05:34 AM | #3 |
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| Have you tried a high pitched squeal many dogs react quicker to a scream than to lower pitched noises. |
06-03-2005, 06:01 AM | #4 |
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| Biting and chewing is something they need to do at four months but it doesn't have to be on your hand or clothes. Anything you leave in his reach is fodder for his chewing. We try to keep toys around so we can substitute a proper chew toy for whatever it is we don't want Maddie to chew on. When we catch her chewing something we give a quick, sharp, "NO!" and then give her a toy to chew saying "Good Girl!" when she takes the toy. Its tedious and I'm sure we'll do it for a while. Tom |
06-03-2005, 06:09 AM | #5 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member | i yalp like a hurt dog when kayko did it it worked with him |
06-03-2005, 08:14 AM | #6 |
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| My fingers are goners... I am going through the same thing. I've tried everything, and I mean everything. The bitter apple she only stays away from for like 5 minutes, when it's really potent, then she comes and licks it. The water spraying bugs her but it seems like she'd rather not sacrifice chewing and she'll deal with the water. Time out seems to be working but I feel so bad. I confine her in a small space, like a walk in closet or bathroom for likr 5 minutes. But after about 10 minutes she's back to chewing. But normally it only takes her 2 minutes to get back to it. I've even tried saying nice words in her ear, and being loving about it, but nothing works.She doesn't give a hoot about the word NO!. I've tried yelping but that only makes her growl. I'm a desperate housewife, minus the wife part. I love her so much and she's so cute but I just wish she'd stop biting. She has SOOOOO many toys, including freezer chew toys for dogs. I've tried just about everything, but she doesn't want to give up her toes and finger biting. What if we got that high pitched whistle that dogs hate? Do you guys think that would work?
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06-03-2005, 08:24 AM | #7 |
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| I think they DO grow out of it. Charlie was really bad when we first got him at 3 months, and now, at almost 5 he's learned the art of the "gentle bite". Usually when "mouth rowdy" we can replace our hand with having him fetch a ball, or give him a chew toy. Sometimes when he gets to rough, or it actually hurts though I hit him on the nose and make a loud noise like he really hurt me. (mostly because he did) This has worked for us. The nose hitting is few are far between now, and only when i started doing that did he start to implement the "gentle bite". They don't want to hurt us.. i think we just need to set very clear bounderies for them and that includes positive and negative reinforcement.
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06-03-2005, 01:58 PM | #8 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South Orange, NJ
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| ...yes, my comet likes to bite out of affection. When he was younger, he did not understand the difference between a soft nip and a harsh bite. Now at 6 months he will take little nips and he really understands the difference between a finger and a chew toy! It's amazing how they can learn like children. |
06-05-2005, 12:49 PM | #9 |
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| Jack is still biting a little, he is 7 months, but when I yell 'Ouch" real loud he stops and looks at me as if to say "sorry". He also does it out of affection, and has never been aggresive.
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06-05-2005, 02:56 PM | #10 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Miami, Florida
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| My Genie is 6 months and she is still biting but it is only nibbling and doesn't hurt. When she was younger she was a terrible biter. I guess in my case she outgrew the hard biting and only nibbles now. I also tried everything and it did not work. |
06-06-2005, 05:09 AM | #11 |
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| I am glad to hear other yorkies have done this and it soon has gotten better. I tried shaking a pop can with pennies in it when he was being rough the other day, and he hardly has bitten since. I periodically have to get it it out and shake it to remind him biting is bad. I sure have been getting lots of kisses lately!! So maybe this has worked!! Thanks for all your comments.
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06-06-2005, 06:24 AM | #12 |
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| Please don't think I'm cruel, but we broke Maggie of biting very quickly, after everything else failed. We consulted a dog trainer and he said to thump her on the end of her nose. Not real hard, but hard enough to get her attention. At the same time, say NO BITE. He said the end of their nose if very sensitive. We noticed after we thumped her, she would sneeze a few times. But we don't have anymore scabs either. Good Luck.
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06-08-2005, 11:12 AM | #13 |
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| Scarred for life! My little Hooley, when he was little, was constantly biting. We had squirt bottles all around the house, and the little darling was soaking wet half the time. Nothing worked. Most of our socks had bite holes in it, some of my pants had bite holes, and both of us had many scars on our hands. But, when he was 5 months old, we got a new puppy and they were play play play, and guess what! He never bit us again! Thank goodness!!! |
06-08-2005, 11:25 AM | #14 |
Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Portland, Oregon
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| Zack is a biter too...but I believe he is just playing and will grow out of it someday. (hopefully soon, I have a bandaid on my finger from this morning!) I've tried just about everything too. I read somewhere that dogs need to play with other puppies so they know what it feels like to be "bitten". If they are taken from their mommies too early and don't socialize very much with other puppies, then you could have a biter on your hands. (no pun intended!) I also read that if you take your finger and firmly but gently press on the area of their mouths just behind their teeth (on their gums), they will eventually stop biting because it's a sensitive area and an unpleasant experience for them. I tried it with Zack but he kept chewing away. I have not tried the spray bottle with water...I figured he is already afraid of water and I don't want to traumatize him more. I hope he grows out of the "mouthy" stage soon or I'm going to have to wear oven mits on my hands. LOL
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06-08-2005, 12:02 PM | #15 |
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| I had a dog trainer tell me to softly sock my biter under the chin,smacking his teeth together,I did it one time and he stopped,then I got my girl,did the same thing and she never did bite eather,but they look at you so funny,they don't like there teeth to bump against each other,and the look seams to say "your not playing fair"but it stopped |
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