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02-05-2009, 09:13 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: PA
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| Tips to help my puppy to not bite my hands Hello all. I just wanted to ask if you have any suggestions for helping my pup to stop biting my hands when we play with toys. I know all puppies go through this phase, I just don't want it to become a habit when she is older. My pup is 10 weeks old and when my husband and I play with her with toys, she goes for our hands instead of the toys. Any tips? I appreciate it! |
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02-05-2009, 09:22 AM | #2 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cape Town, South Africa
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| Bella is 13 weeks old and she still bites my hands, I think your hand is far more interactive than the toy, thats why they do it. She also attacks my slippers and then I have to walk with her on them. Not much of a help sorry
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02-05-2009, 09:49 AM | #3 | |
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I would probably tell you to ignore that bad behavior or you can simply not give her attention when she does that, turn away from her, stand up, or you can tell her NO BITE! sometimes people will push their tongues down their throat and that makes them see its not a nice feeling, or you can sorta put the dogs gums on their teeth and let them yelp that they are biting themself rather than you---i know that sounds strange, but it works. or you can even YELP like littermates would do, make a loud noise! hope that works!
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02-05-2009, 11:01 AM | #4 |
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| As was already mentioned the yelp and the ignore tactic worked well for me. What I would do is yelp like they really hurt me, this gets them to stop and they start licking my hand as if to say, "Sorry Momma, we forgot we weren't playing with Daddy." Daddy is their favorite chew toy. The other thing that works well is I'll say Quit! drop the toy, stop playing with them, turn away and ignore them for a moment. They can't stand this and will bring the toy around to me. I'll play with them again, until they bite me again and then do it all over. It didn't take them but a time or two to figure out just what was good behavior and what was bad. Just be consistent, every time their teeth touch you, you must stop the play. Good luck!
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02-05-2009, 12:38 PM | #5 |
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