Our trainer said the second he bites to say Ouch in a high pitched voice and walk away. She said , never squeeze your puppy's mouth shut, slap or use any kind of physical punishment , because it will only make the behavior worse.
Gordon did the nipping while playing .....even tho it was nipping...I said ouch, and got up and walked away (I had been playing with him with his toys on the floor) It took doing it several time for him to catch on, it broke his heart for me to walk away from him while playing. At first I don't think he realized what he had done wrong.....but he caught on and now when we play he doesn't nip.
Anytime I catch Gordon chewing on something he shouldn't......I tell him No and give him a chew toy and reward him when he starts playing with it.....
__________________ Sherry Mommy to  Oliver Dupree  |