My vet told me a trick for the play biting that works. She said the mother dog does this to teach the puppies so its effective. The minute she bites - very gently hold her mouth closed for a second and say "No".... (The mother dog uses her mouth to close the puppy's mouth when they bite her too hard).... I found the trick was to make sure she was paying attention to me... she would stop and look at me and I would immediately release her mouth.. this has worked amazingly well. Now I say "No biting" - and she immediately stops (I no longer have to close her mouth) She only does it when she gets extremely exciting when playing not being malicious at all ... Good luck - I think its important to stop this behavior before it gets out of hand. Cindy (& Lily) |