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Originally Posted by Samarina  Any tips on teaching my baby to stop biting. Its never in an aggressive way,but its all the time. He is very energetic and is always playful. But he bites hard, and its during play, relaxation, cuddles and well all the time. He has even bitten on the face, nose ears, chin. You cant even pet him with out the bites. I have tried all differant things. Taps on the nose, while saying no bites, holding his bottom jaw just enough to be uncomfortable, also folding my arms and ignoring him. He is 12 weeks old and I have had him for almost a month. We tried to kick the biting to a curb from day 1. He just doesn't seem to get it |
You got him at 8 weeks, that's a huge part of the problem. Yorkies do best when they stay with their mothers and litter mates for at least 12 weeks to learn socialization skills and bite inhibition. Since you got him so young, it's up to you to do the teaching.
Do NOT use physical punishment to teach him not to bite. It doesn't work, as you have already found out. It just encourages aggression. You need to be consistent in your methods. Either immediately stop what ever you are doing and put him in a very short 2-3 minute time out or immediately redirect biting on to something appropriate such as a toy. Good luck.