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Originally Posted by Teresa Ford  Your little guy will stop chewing on you, when you teach him not to chew on you. You have gotten good advice from the other posters. If your dog is 16 months old, the high pitched 'Owcheeeeeeeee', probably will not work. It is great with very young puppies.
Instead I agree you need to say a firm NO (there is no reason to say no bite. No means no.)Teach him to chew on toys instead. You can say his name like Bobby's Toy in a happy voice. This will teach him he can chew on his toys. When he goes for the table leg a firm NO will work. Toss a toy and say Bobby's Toy. You can teach him to fetch. I do not think it is good to play any tug of war type games. You want to teach him to 'drop' or 'give' you the toy, but that is another lesson. Most puppies stop nipping on people by the time they are 6 months old. Chewing on things that are not allowed takes longer. Just be consistant. |
Sorry, meant to add, of course I agree with you totally - we should only have to say 'NO' instead of 'no biting'. The trouble is, if I say 'No' (and just that word alone) to my husband or whoever else - little Harry stops whatever he's doing and looks at me as though everything's
his fault, when it hardly ever is! Sally + Harry x