She is treting you like you were one of her litter mates...rough and tumble! I don't suppose there iany chance of asking the breeder to let her stay with her mom for a few more weeks. (My old friend who raised Yorkies would never let them go to homes until they were @14 weeks as they are so small - she said some little ones develop low blood sugar from moving shock and could die if not taken to the vet! She had me keep a tube of Nutragel Vitamin gel to rub on Taffy's gums if he acted uninterested in his food.) Luckily, your puppy sounds pretty rambunctious. You can try rubbing your hands with gentle hand cream and then some bitter apple if she really biting your fingers. One friend used a small squirt bottle of water to spray her pup's face when he chomped on wrong things. Clear Out all valuables from puppy's main room (I Hope pup has its own living area, like a fenced off area of the kitchen, with food and water a tray with
Newspaper) unless you are right there with her and her own toys. Janie would let out a puppy 'yelp' if any of her pups really bit and the place her finger tips on the pup's neck & shoulders and gently pin him/her to floor repeateday this with No! (Mother dogs do this with tbeir teeth to discipline. But, you may also try gently, but firmly (not hurting her)holding her muzzle closed after she bits and see if this sinks into her mind. Like I said, Janie left leftpuppies with the mother dog to teach them disciplne before they were sold. If Taffy ever seemed nippy-a tooth grazing when we plyed tug, I would say a stern 'Aaawk' sound and stop playing for a minute. If he did it again -with him it was excitement- I said "Aaawk" and put toy away. You never get physically cruel, but you just don't tolerate biting.
Your pup is young! Ask for some good professional advice. Hopefully, she will out grow it! Best regards - Sue & Taffy |