I'm very sorry to hear about your situation and I sincerely hope that you can break through to your puppy. If your puppy is breaking the skin, she hasn't learned bite inhibition. Lucky used to bite a lot until we tried the following: When she bites you, yelp an exaggerated "Ouch" loudly in a high pitched voice and then ignore her. We can yell at Lucky when she bites us and she ignores us or it gets worse, but if we say "ouch!" and sound hurt, Lucky is startled back into reality and then she realizes she has gone too far and she actually seems to feel bad. We praise her when she settles down. Best of luck! Every dog is different. I'm sure you will find something that works for yours. |