My Puppy is Biting Me & It Hurts!!

[dlross]

Hallie and Harlie are the morkies why are the white, they are beautiful, too bad yr in the US, I know a girl here who would love one of yr pups. I have sent her your webpage excellent website your have.

[SophieKatesMom]

I agree with the one poster who suggested giving the puppy an alternative to biting you. Sophie gets her Bullystick when she tries to bit me.

Lucky me, I am the only one she bites but I am being consistant and not allowing. I think Sophie is a slow learner.

[Hansch99]

Originally Posted by JoeyP

Jeanie has some good advice

... Remember if your playing with your dog and allowing him to gnaw on you
you're going to have to teach him how to play Nice

Just like with a child you'll need to correct them
You cannot correct by saying No and continuing to play
What does that tell a puppy?
You say No! or No Bite! or Ouch!
and get up and leave
no more attention.....
They ALL understand that
If you do that consistently everytime he gets rough with you
he'll get the point

I agree with this.

Don't be too discouraged, too. The biting normally subsides after teething.

[jsalford79]

I just got a yorkie puppy last Sunday. He is now 8 weeks old. Weighs 1.5 lbs. He is very sweet when he wants to be but he has started this agressive biting stuff. I give him a firm NO over and over but he seems to ignore me. I bought him one of those Kong toys to chew on when he gets in this mode.

Is this a "teething" stage or some bad aggression that needs to be dealt with?

I would prefer to have him stop biting all together. Would it be better to give him the Kong toy or use a water bottle on him to try and make him stop?

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by jsalford79

I just got a yorkie puppy last Sunday. He is now 8 weeks old. Weighs 1.5 lbs. He is very sweet when he wants to be but he has started this agressive biting stuff. I give him a firm NO over and over but he seems to ignore me. I bought him one of those Kong toys to chew on when he gets in this mode.

Is this a "teething" stage or some bad aggression that needs to be dealt with?

I would prefer to have him stop biting all together. Would it be better to give him the Kong toy or use a water bottle on him to try and make him stop?

The closer the punishment is to the behavior your trying to reduce, the faster the learning. If you want to stop biting behavior doing something to the mouth area reduces it the fastest. That's why I suggested moving your hand further in the mouth causing a slight gag reflex. The longer the time in between the punishment and the behavior the less likely the animal will associate the two things. In other words, the spray bottle would have to be right beside you and the spray should be immediate, even 10 seconds can make a difference. Some people say that they rub clear deodorant on their hands, and this probably would reduce licking, not sure about biting since that can be done without much of a taste. The chewing toy you give isn't given as a reward but a suitable replacement for your hands. A firm no is different than a screaming no, and the more agitated you get, the more agitated the dog gets. Sometimes you can tell when the dog is getting worked up, and you need to give him a chewing toy before he bites on you. Mainly it's the teething stage, not an agressive stage, but how you react to all of this can make your dog more aggressive.

[jsalford79]

This is so frustrating!

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by jsalford79

This is so frustrating!

I really recommend Merrick Bully sticks, it helps them with their chewing needs. Target sold some puppy teething rings that Joey like too. I'm sorry you feel frustrated.

[JeanieK]

Originally Posted by dlross

Hallie and Harlie are the morkies why are the white, they are beautiful, too bad yr in the US, I know a girl here who would love one of yr pups. I have sent her your webpage excellent website your have.

Harlie and Hallie are parti colored yorkies. since this threadis about biting, I will PM you if you want to discuss the partis further.

[JeanieK]

Originally Posted by JeanieK

Harlie and Hallie are parti colored yorkies. since this threadis about biting, I will PM you if you want to discuss the partis further.

OK I see that I cannot PM you, so if you want to discuss them, you can PM me.

[YorkieMother]

Originally Posted by JeanieK

The yelping, snapping, and nipping, is the language that they understand. It does not injur them. It startles them and lets them know that you mean business.

No they do not know that you are not a dog. They look to you for leadersip and guidance just as they would to their mother or a pack leader.

They do not understand human behavior, and all those words, they understand body language and dog behavior.

You contradict yourself. On one hand you say to give it something yummy to chew on to getit to stop chewing on you, on the other hand you ssy to praise it when it is chewing on something besides you.

Giving it something yummy is to reward the bad behavior.

and what are you do to if the dog is relentless and insists on following you and chewing on you, and does not want whatever else you are offering to it.

An instantanious quick correction will gets it's attention. Once it stops, then count to three and praise it.

I am serioiusly not intrested in a spat over this but it very odvious that you do not understand dog language and that you only reward after the teeth come off you not while.

You reinforce that which you want not which you do not which be what you are suggesting.

Dogs are not wolves and are not stress not pack animals they are soicla beings !! and if Ceser get is butt end out of the out of the dumps and followed the dogs to thier dens he seen this and we not even have to have this discussion he have actually done all his homework not made a big mess that those that have the education need to continually repair and set on the right road.

"You contradict yourself. On one hand you say to give it something yummy to chew on to getit to stop chewing on you, on the other hand you ssy to praise it when it is chewing on something besides you."

no I did not when it teeth come of you you mark and reward that action... and if you need to you can give it a nice toy to chew on or bully stick to get its teeth off you and give you a rewardable event.

I sorry if a dog comes up and barks at you do you think it is a human scolding you or a dog barking.. give dogs credit for the brains they have . they know full well we are not dogs and to work with them as dogs do to dogs in not the best way. We do not have the ability that dogs do in timing and no emotions.... leave training dogs like dogs to the dogs and train like a human that wants a true bond on the right footing.

JL