biting, growling and barking
 

I can't get my puppy to stop chewing everything and latching onto everyone he meets. Every time he wakes up from a nap, he's really wound up and excited. Then he starts destroying whatever he can get to. I've tried saying "NO BITE", Yelping like him, startling him with pennies in a bottle, spraying vinegar on my hands and feet because the smell repells him, replacing whatever he's not supposed to be chewing on with a chew toy... he just gets annoyed and has recently started to bark.The only way I can get him to calm down is to put him in my room and shut the door for a while. He'll stop and I'll come in to find him hanging out under the foot of my bed, minding his business. He doesn't play with toys for more than a few seconds, and he's always running (and I mean, like a bat out of hell) around the house. He tires himself out pretty easily, because he's a little young and hasn't had all his shots yet, I don't want to take him outside to play. What can I do?

How old is he?

Sounds like a very young puppy and that is how they act...

Asher is 8 weeks old, and I've had him for a little over a week. With all this, it certainly feels like I've had him much longer:)

That is normal for an 8 week old puppy! Pixie went through a stage like that it actually only lasts about 2 weeks. If you are playing with him and he starts biting just say OUCH and then stop playing for a couple min until he stops. He will eventually get the idea.

I forgot to say get him some teething toys! That will help too!
Try and find a small ball theat he can carry and play fetch with him. Pixie loves this game and it gives her the exercise she needs. Good luck:D

He's got rope toys, a nylabone and a ball. Nothing really holds his attention, not even fetch. I've done the ouch thing. He kinda ignores it. Am I supposed to get up and walk away every time he mouths me--even if it wasn't painful? And how long do I go away for?

Go to Google and type in "best toys for puppies". My dog liked a full size tennis ball and anything with a squeeker in it. Also, plastic water bottle with paper and top removed. You could buy a small Kong and fill it with treats or peanut butter. Once he has all his shots, walking him will help. I got mine at 8 weeks and he loved to play with a tennis ball. He still plays all the time, but then we spend a lot of time playing with him. He is basically a puppy, and most puppies act pretty much the same way. They are wild and bite and jump. Bitter Apple sprayed on your hands and feet should help with the biting. Puppy proof your house and spray bitter apple on things you don't want him to chew on. Maybe it would be good to get him and ex-pen to stay in when you can't watch him.

Bully sticks and Himalayan dog chews will help with his teething...he is quite young so this is normal puppy behavior...and his teeth is probably still coming in...so i would give him a bully stick or himalayan dog chew

Yep - sounds like normal pup behavior. I agree with all the suggestions above. One of the reasons most toy breeders keep their pups til 12 weeks are because that is a key time when they learn about bite inhibition. My dad got his pup too young at 7 weeks and she was a TERRIBLE biter -- you couldn't even play with her. It took a lot of just ignoring and turning our back on her to stop. Good luck and welcome to YT!

He may need a bigger variety of toys. Roxy likes squeeker toys the best. They are good for sidetracking their attention from unwanted behavior. Be sure to treat good behavior w/tiny treats & praise for good behavior. Baby furbutts & skinkids have incredibly short attention spans, so they will tire of everything quickly.

Ignore bad behavior at least until he is focused on something else besides the unwanted behavior. He's so young, it's going to take awhile for him to learn good behavior & get his teething over with, so be patient & constant w/your training of what you expect him to learn. In a few months, he'll be much better if you really stick at it. He should be done w/teething by 6-7 mo. The first few months are important training months, so keep at it. Keep your voice stern (like you really mean it without yelling), & watch for unwanted behavior allll the time. 'Ah ah', 'leave it', 'drop it', 'no bite', are some very important things to teach him.

He's a baby, so keep that in mind. He's behaving like puppies act. It takes time & lots of patience to help them learn & grow up... just like your mom did w/you. If you keep at it, you'll end up with a well behaved dog. Good luck!

I have the same problem. Bronxie likes to bite on Missy and Chichi all the time and she doesn't seem to know when to stop. Missy is older so she doesn't tolerate it as much as chichi. Chichi plays with her but she gets tired off it too. She bites us too. It's like her way of showing love. I read somewhere that she does this too scream or make a loud noise so When she bites me I scream loud and she stops and looks at me kinda concern and then continues. But I don't have a clue how to deter her from doing it to Missy at least. I don't know what to do either she is 6 months old right now. So I hope that she outgrows it.

That's exactly what Asher does when I make a loud noise! He looks like "what happened?" and then he continues gnawing on me or whatever he has at the time. Ignoring him doesn't seem to work either.

My 11 week old Kasha does the same thing. She will wake up from a nap and just go WILD; biting and racing around the house. If we offer her toys to distract her from hands and feet ... she will play with them for a moment but then just come right back. Does the Bitter Apple really work? Any other tips to help her calm down/ learn the right way?

That's a good question. I'm still trying to find something to keep him off my hands/feet/ cords/table legs. Does anybody have any suggestions?

Oh, and I just bought Asher a harness and refuses to let me put it on him.