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05-18-2010, 11:13 AM | #16 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Leyland, England
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| Yorkiedaze, thats the advise I would of given too, make them chill out, they get too excited and bite more, Buddy was the same.
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05-19-2010, 12:38 PM | #17 | |
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Lizzie said something else to take note of - a tired puppy is a good puppy Though you do need to be careful not to overexercise a young dog, lots of short play sessions with a bit of rest between will keep them happy, and prevent them from getting bored and help avoid more damage to furniture. If your puppy tries to chew furniture, teach him what is and is not acceptable to chew, by offering up a chew toy and praising when he uses it, and make sure there is someone watching him when he has access to things he isn't allowed to chew. Having said all that, I know how nightmarish it can be, because while my Milly never destroyed any furniture, she did have the same issue with biting. It took months and months to teach her no bite, which I did by taking away her favourite "thing" (me!) and ignoring her completely for 5 minutes. It wasn't as fast as some other people have had success, and it was painful (those puppy teeth do sting a bit!) but in the end, it was successful. Just takes a bit of time | |
06-09-2010, 10:24 AM | #18 |
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| I got Sky at 8 weeks and had the same problem. They play with there teeth as well. I started turning her on her side everytime the play got rough with the biting. So, 8 weeks is a little early to get them. I do know if you Yelp like they do, they realize that it hurts and the nipping will get softer or they will stop completely. I even tried the Cesar Milan two finger touch and making the "chi" sound, but that just made her more hyper because she is puppy. Placing on the side works best. |
06-16-2010, 05:12 AM | #19 |
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| I'm SOO glad this is posted because I'm having the exact same problem with my Oliver. He's a little over 10 weeks old (we got him at 9 weeks) and he bites constantly! I know he's only playing and its because he's hyper but his biting (especially the feet and fingers) is getting harder. I just don't want him to become a biter when he's around other people. I've tried to say "no bite!" and give him a chew toy, I've tried giving him a teething bone and I've put him back in his cage for time-outs....those don't seem to be so helpful but what I DID find helpful was when he bites and I jerk away and say "ouch!" he steps back and looks at me and then licks me. I'd like to think he knows he hurt me and doesn't want to do it again but maybe I just scared him haha but either way it seems to help when you say "Ow" I'm reeeeeally hoping he grows out of it!! |
06-16-2010, 11:32 AM | #20 | |
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| I'm glad that you're saying "Ouch!" That is what dogs are use to since that's how they learned to play nice with their litter mates. A water-filled squirt bottle also helps. lol Time outs do not work because dogs won't understand. They don't think like human children. Human children receive time outs so they can think about what they've done wrong. Dogs would not understand that concept. Good luck! Quote:
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06-16-2010, 03:19 PM | #21 | |
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