Pita won't stop biting! - YorkieTalk.com Forums

heartmyyorkie · 05-05-2011, 07:18 AM

Pita will be 16 weeks on monday and she still bites us all the time. Well, tell her firmly NO, OUCH, yelp like a dog would and nothing works, she keep doing it. Esp to my 6 year old. I have tried a squirt bottle and that seems to be the only thing that will get here attention...I guess I need to walk around with a water bottle all day

. My question is, will they outgrow this at some point?

IsabelleOllie · 05-05-2011, 09:55 AM

Belle was just a few days shy of 16 wks when she came home. She chewed on us a little. I used to give her something else to chew on when she would bite. If that didn't work I'd put her down and walk away. She stopped biting. It didn't take too long for her to learn that it wasn't ok. Pita will get better, they all do outgrow play biting eventually.

kjc · 05-05-2011, 10:02 AM

Growl at her.

YorkieMother · 05-06-2011, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by heartmyyorkie

Pita will be 16 weeks on monday and she still bites us all the time. Well, tell her firmly NO, OUCH, yelp like a dog would and nothing works, she keep doing it. Esp to my 6 year old. I have tried a squirt bottle and that seems to be the only thing that will get here attention...I guess I need to walk around with a water bottle all day

. My question is, will they outgrow this at some point?

If she bites leave... ignore what you do not want. remove her when she bites. get up turn your back anything that draws attention to the action you do nto want will build or increase that action.

6 year old can pass her carrots and treats and toys everytime she reaches over to nip. Distract delay and change the behaviour. reward teh not biting you every chance you get.

JL

Ringo1 · 05-07-2011, 04:19 AM

Lucy's puppy 'biting' did abate somewhat as she matured. At first, she would pounce on our feet (what fun!) or anything that moved - but now she's more into pouncing her toys or our other dog.

She's lovely with children now too.

ArmaniMan · 05-07-2011, 04:37 AM

You need to pick one method of stopping this and be consistent with it. You can't keep jumping back and forth to different things. I would use the spray bottle as the last resort (and you can't possibly be on the last resort when you have only had her a couple of weeks).

Everytime she bites, get up and leave. This is just her way of playing at her age- once she realizes that rough play gets her no fun she will stop.

For barking- get a can of pennies, everytime she starts barking shake the pennies to get her attention, the second she is quiet tell her she is a good girl and give her a treat. It will take a lot of attention and consistency but she will learn that being quiet is more rewarding then barking.

05-05-2011, 07:18 AM	#1
heartmyyorkie I ♥ Pita & Oliver Donating YT Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Louisiana Posts: 878	Pita won't stop biting! Pita will be 16 weeks on monday and she still bites us all the time. Well, tell her firmly NO, OUCH, yelp like a dog would and nothing works, she keep doing it. Esp to my 6 year old. I have tried a squirt bottle and that seems to be the only thing that will get here attention...I guess I need to walk around with a water bottle all day . My question is, will they outgrow this at some point? __________________ Ashley Pita Pocket & Oliver Pita's Pooch Apparel ♥ Follow on Facebook♥

05-05-2011, 09:55 AM	#2
IsabelleOllie YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Syracuse NY Posts: 1,590	Belle was just a few days shy of 16 wks when she came home. She chewed on us a little. I used to give her something else to chew on when she would bite. If that didn't work I'd put her down and walk away. She stopped biting. It didn't take too long for her to learn that it wasn't ok. Pita will get better, they all do outgrow play biting eventually. __________________ Melissa and Belle

05-05-2011, 10:02 AM	#3
kjc I♥PeekTinkySaph&Finny Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Posts: 18,865	Growl at her. __________________ Kat Chloe Lizzy PeekABooTinkerbell SapphireInfinity

05-07-2011, 04:19 AM	#5
Ringo1 Ringo (1) and Lucy too! Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: On the Edge of Glory Posts: 3,447	Lucy's puppy 'biting' did abate somewhat as she matured. At first, she would pounce on our feet (what fun!) or anything that moved - but now she's more into pouncing her toys or our other dog. She's lovely with children now too. __________________ Mommy to Lucy, Ringo, and Matthew

05-07-2011, 04:37 AM	#6
ArmaniMan I ♥ Armani & Chloe Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 3,895	You need to pick one method of stopping this and be consistent with it. You can't keep jumping back and forth to different things. I would use the spray bottle as the last resort (and you can't possibly be on the last resort when you have only had her a couple of weeks). Everytime she bites, get up and leave. This is just her way of playing at her age- once she realizes that rough play gets her no fun she will stop. For barking- get a can of pennies, everytime she starts barking shake the pennies to get her attention, the second she is quiet tell her she is a good girl and give her a treat. It will take a lot of attention and consistency but she will learn that being quiet is more rewarding then barking. __________________ Armani & Chloe