The other thing to consider is teaching bite inhibition. The idea is to teach the dog how to have a soft mouth as opposed to biting hard.
When the dog bites while playing you pull your hand away, make a yelp sound, and get up and walk away. Then come back and resume playing. If the bite is soft simply pull your hand away and yelp, then resume playing. Ideally by 16 weeks the pup should be very soft and only mouth you. If you watch two puppies who know each other play you will see they actually very rarely bite each other.
If the pup bites hard get up and walk out of the room. Nobody like to lose their playmate, and this is how puppies react with their litter mates. It takes time and consistency, but it's fun when the dog can play with you with a soft mouth. |