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05-03-2007, 12:45 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sunnyvale, CA
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| My puppy is a biter! :( Hi everyone, I recently got my puppy, Sadie, almost two weeks ago. She is turning 11 weeks this upcoming weekend. For the first week that we had her, she was a doll. She was calm, submissive, and played very nicely. She would lie on her back, and we would scratch her belly...all was great fun. She also learned how to sit last week. This past week, she has turned into a little terror. She started learning how to bark, whine, and squawk like an awful sounding parrot. Then, she started biting us. I can kind of tell she's playing with us because her tail is wagging (to the right), and her mouth is open, kind of like a smile. But her biting is getting excessive. We have tried "NO!" and ignore methods. We've also tried "OW!" and leaving the room until she calms down. Yesterday night, she grabbed onto my foot and would not let go. I have scratch and teeth marks on both of my hands and feet. We have avoided locking her up in the crate and cage for fear that she will think it is punishment everytime we put her there, and we want her to like being caged up for her safey when we are cleaning or running errands. Does anyone have any advice on why she is being a little beast? Thanks |
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05-03-2007, 12:50 PM | #2 |
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| She's just being a puppy! It takes more than a couple of no's to do the trick. Make sure she has lots of safe chew toys to chew. When she puts her mouth on you tell her no biting and place one of her chew toys in her mouth. She does not know, at this point, not to chew on you hands and feet. She has to be taught what to chew on. It's just like raising a baby. Yorkies are determined to get what they want and are smart and fast learners. You have to be consistant always to get results. Good luck, |
05-03-2007, 12:52 PM | #3 | |
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05-03-2007, 12:58 PM | #4 |
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| My puppy does the same thing. We just kept up on saying no and giving her one of her toys to chew on. She has stopped doing it as much as she used to. We'll occasionally still get the bite on the nose, which I'm not a fan of, it really hurts!!
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05-03-2007, 02:29 PM | #5 |
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| She's just being a normal puppy. I think they all go through that biting stage, you just have to be very firm and consistent, she will get the idea. When Jake was going through that stage, I would make a yelping sound like dogs do when they get hurt. That really got his attention and he would stop and look at me, and I would say "no biting!" I was firm, but I didn't yell at him. Then, I'd give him a toy to chew on. If he continued biting, I would yelp again, say "no" and put him down and ignore him for a few minutes. He didn't like being ignored and wanted me to play, so he got the message and stopped biting. Consistency is the key, and it WILL get better! Last edited by SJK1113; 05-03-2007 at 02:30 PM. |
05-03-2007, 02:31 PM | #6 |
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| Another thing, if you haven't already tried, is to give her lots of things to chew on, like flossies and bully sticks. Mine LOVES those. |
05-03-2007, 02:48 PM | #7 |
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| when we rescued my blacklab/chowchow he was a biter to at 8 months. The humane society recommended that we make a "yiping" sound when he bites us. Like make the sound that a dog would make if another dog was to bite it and that worked well. It does sound kind of weird but if it works and stops the biting than great! |
05-03-2007, 03:13 PM | #8 |
YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: nevada
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| When I first got Bailey I had this problem also, she went to puppy classes and the trainer suggested trying this method: When she bites you, pull your hand away and yell "OUCH!" Then (after your hand is out of their mouth) say "GOOOOOOOD!" emidiatley after. This shows them exactly what you want them to do. It sounds kinda weird, but it actually works! Good luck and keep us posted on your little babys progress! |
05-03-2007, 03:27 PM | #9 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Forest Hills, NY
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| Hi, You sound just like I did a month ago!!! Mickey was soooo sweet for the first few days... and then YES.... he turned into a little monster! He was biting, whining, barking, growling..... you name it. I paniced at first! Someone on YT posted this article that I came accross... Here is the link... http://www.shirleychong.com/keepers/archives/bite.txt Read it! This article gave me some hopel, and I think the method really worked. And, just like the others said - chew toys (We give Mickey Bully Stix, and ometimes Flossies (he tends to rip through the flossies pretty quick though), and consistency! She will learn to behave!! She is a baby, and she is teething, and biting is how they know how to play.... just remember that. Mickey is 17 weeks now and MUCH better than he was at 11 weeks. He still has his bad days here and there, but the days are mostly good. My little sweetie is back! Hang in there....!!!
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05-03-2007, 03:51 PM | #10 | |
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05-03-2007, 07:58 PM | #11 |
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| I'm going through the same thing with my Izzie right now.....I think she is just getting used to her new surrounding....she loves to bite and nip at my hands/face/shoelaces.......I just firmly tell her "no" or "ouch' and that does seem to work......I tell her "sweetness" and "love and kisses" once she calms down if she persists in wanting to bite I put her down and just ignore her....She is only 12 weeks old so I realize that this is all a learning stage for her.....
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