I want to clarify and state I'm not saying just to ignore the act all together and to just stand their idle letting the puppy bite away (as is evident in my posts if read in their entirety). There are steps you take up to ignoring and confing the puppy. They go hand in hand. The key, though, is to always ensure that your dog has something to chew on so they will not use you or another person or another animal as a chew toy.
The solution that other dogs use is when a puppy bites his mother, the mother will yelp. The puppy might get surprised at the reaction, but he may also try a second time to bite his mother. This time, the mother will yelp louder and may even growl at the puppy as she turns away from him, IGNORING the biting puppy. Many puppies will then get the message that Mom does not want to be bitten. If not, Mom will get a little more aggressive with them the next time.
The human way of implementing the dog solution which many agree upon is to yelp in a high-pitched voice the next time your puppy tries to nip at you or bite you. You can even exaggerate it to get your point across. If the biting continues, or the puppy ignores his chew toy then you IGNORE the puppy for a while and refuse to play with him. If the actions continue, you should continue to ignore your puppy. MOST dogs get the point and will realize that biting leads to the fun being over and will realize that biting people is not acceptable, but I guess their are those few who don't get it either as I'm hearing from some posts.
Biting is a problem that I think is very important to address. If you do not address the problem of your dog biting, you may find your dog or even yourself in trouble! |