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Old 07-24-2006, 01:42 AM   #9
Dougal&Little
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Hi Judyeve! Welcome to YT. Evil Wee used to bite us at that age. The thing you need to do is when you say "no" and he does not immediately stop biting you put him down and ignore him. He has to associate the biting with the withdrawal of your attention - the thing your pup MOST craves.

I had a series of steps with Dixie, if she was biting me while she was on my knee I'd make a sharp "ah" or "ow" noise when she bit me and if she didn't stop immediately I put her on the floor and ignored her. If she tried to have a go at my feet she'd be put out of the room - straight away.

She doesn't bite us now - except mouthing in play. But that's on our terms only. Only us humans can start the game which involves mouthing.

Good luck with it. Persistence and consistency they're the keys - expect it to take a couple of weeks - and make sure everyone in the family is doing the same thing! Let us know how you go.
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