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Originally Posted by Momma2louie  Hi! Im new to yorkie talk, and im looking for tips or suggestions on how to get my four month old male yorkie (louie) to respect me and stop biting, any advice would be greatly appreciated..... |
The basic approach for teaching bite inhibition is to say "Ouch!" when he bites, and to remove your hand and pretend to ignore him for a couple of minutes. Also, you could remove your hand and replace it with something safe to chew on, like a rubber nylabone, a rope bone, or a favorite stuffed animal, and praise him for chewing on the appropriate toy. Yorkies will often bite while they are going through their teething stage since their mouths are sore, but so long as you provide a safe alternative for him to chew on and are consistent that it's not appropriate to bite hard on your hand, you should be able to get through this stage okay. He will always probably bite or gum your hand to some extent--that's the nature of Yorkies--but it should become much milder.