My wife has this same problem but not me. Maddie will bite me, more like graze her teeth on my hands almost inadvertantly while I play with her. once in a while she'll get a light bite in but I bark out a low, sharp "NO!" and give her a toy to chew.
Jaime on the other hand gets chewed up. Maddie really goes after her like a toy. I think the problem is two fold. One, Jaime can't bark "NO!" like I can. Her voice just can't get deep enough. Two, when Maddie bites her instinct is to pull away which Maddie thinks is a game. When Maddie bites me I actually make more of a pushing motion towards her which causes her to release before pulling my hand away.
I'm trying to get Jaime to push Maddie away rather than pull her hand away. We're also working on a more assertive "NO!" A yelping "NO!" can work too. It will freeze Maddie in her tracks because she thinks she just hurt you. It really has to be high though, like a chirp. |