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RachelandSadie · 04-14-2011, 05:42 PM

how old is miss Molly? puppies will do this for several months but if you keep on reinforcing that it's not ok to bite they usually learn but it takes a long time. keep putting her on the floor and saying NO BITE. also turn your back to her if she's trying to bite when you are walking. sometimes a very very gentle touch on the head or even calmly closing her mouth with your hand (GENTLY) and saying NO BITE helps. sometimes using a spray bottle to skirt water in her face when all else fails will help.

how old did she come home at? if she was taken home before 12 weeks sometimes they don't have a very good bite habit because they didn't learn that biting hurts from their sibling and mom. it's harder to train but can be done still. just keep at it and you'll get there eventually. new puppies are babies and explore and learn with their mouths. also replace your hands or feet with a proper thing to play with and bite like a rope toy or chew toy.

good luck and don't give up you'll get there!

Sadie came home too young at about 7 1/2 weeks and didn't learn not to bite hard until she was almost a year old. she still plays with her mouth some but it's more gentle and soft and mostly licks now.

04-14-2011, 05:42 PM	#2
RachelandSadie No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 5,748	how old is miss Molly? puppies will do this for several months but if you keep on reinforcing that it's not ok to bite they usually learn but it takes a long time. keep putting her on the floor and saying NO BITE. also turn your back to her if she's trying to bite when you are walking. sometimes a very very gentle touch on the head or even calmly closing her mouth with your hand (GENTLY) and saying NO BITE helps. sometimes using a spray bottle to skirt water in her face when all else fails will help. how old did she come home at? if she was taken home before 12 weeks sometimes they don't have a very good bite habit because they didn't learn that biting hurts from their sibling and mom. it's harder to train but can be done still. just keep at it and you'll get there eventually. new puppies are babies and explore and learn with their mouths. also replace your hands or feet with a proper thing to play with and bite like a rope toy or chew toy. good luck and don't give up you'll get there! Sadie came home too young at about 7 1/2 weeks and didn't learn not to bite hard until she was almost a year old. she still plays with her mouth some but it's more gentle and soft and mostly licks now. Last edited by RachelandSadie; 04-14-2011 at 05:43 PM.