help! 9 wks pup keeps biting & is too hyper
 

my puppy is extra hyperactive she runs back & forth barks at the walls and keeps biting her pad . she does her business in the pad but when she bites her pad there is no pad for to do her business so she does it in my floor. she bites too much all she want to do is bite my feet and fingers even my shoes after i put them on !! helppp me I cant take her out for a walk because she still has yet to finish her shots . what are my alternatives?

Spray the pad with bitter apple. that way she will have a place to go.
Give her something appropriate to chew on when she bites and remember she is just a baby.

From age 8 weeks to age 14 weeks, momma is teaching her babies socialization skills and pack behavior....how to get along with other dogs, showing respect for "elders" in the pack, bite inhabition, submission, etc.....this is why it is advisable to leave puppies with momma until at LEAST 12 weeks, preferably 14 weeks, when all vaccinations have been given. What you are describing is normal behavior for a vivacious, energetic young puppy. Momma has been removed from the equation, so YOU are now acting as momma. Perhaps a trainer will be able to help your youngster get thru this stage with the best possible outcome.

Get lots of chew toys and try and redirect the puppy to bite on the toy instead of you. If she starts biting you yelp like a pup and get up and ignore her for a few seconds then come back with a toy and praise her for playing with the toy. Puppies are teething until they are about 6 months old, the biting is just something you have to keep working on, she is still very young. She is too young to expect her to be potty trained. If she is trying to play with her pee pads again you have to try and get her interested in something else instead. Puppies are bundles of energy, you have to play with her and let her run around to get her energy out.

This is part of the price you pay for bringing home an infant dog as opposed to one 12 - 14 weeks or older, though any young puppy is very infant-like and playful and silly in its behavior as it normal. I'd put the pads in one of those large pad holders and just watch the puppy while you are around and say "uh oh" and squeak a toy when she starts biting it to distract and re-direct her to something else. When you are gone, leave down lots and lots of toys for the puppy to play with and just get through these next few weeks as she grows older.

When she gets a bit older, you can dissuade her from biting your shoes and toes by saying "uh oh" and redirecting her to a squeak toy or tossing a ball for her to go chase or if she bites hard enough to hurt, softly grab her tiny muzzle and gently hold on for a second or two. She won't like that and will learn in time that inappropriate biting will get her muzzle held and when she is old enough to control herself and learns how to think ahead and plan, she will remember what happens when she bites too hard and redirect herself, knowing she will only get her muzzle held if she goes ahead and bites.

She won't be perfect at first when you train her not to bite - because new dogs don't retain much until their brains grow and develop further. In time your puppy will grow into the big world around her and won't be as focused on just her pad or your shoes.

When she gets older, say 3 1/2 - 4 mos., a good obedience training program will keep her little mind busy learning how to work, how to control her impulses and teach her the joys of learning how to do what you ask of her and in time, if you are a happy, upbeat, kind and gentle trainer who keeps the training fun, she will make you a self-confident, wonderfully-behaved pet to have around the house.

She is treting you like you were one of her litter mates...rough and tumble! I don't suppose there iany chance of asking the breeder to let her stay with her mom for a few more weeks. (My old friend who raised Yorkies would never let them go to homes until they were @14 weeks as they are so small - she said some little ones develop low blood sugar from moving shock and could die if not taken to the vet! She had me keep a tube of Nutragel Vitamin gel to rub on Taffy's gums if he acted uninterested in his food.) Luckily, your puppy sounds pretty rambunctious. You can try rubbing your hands with gentle hand cream and then some bitter apple if she really biting your fingers. One friend used a small squirt bottle of water to spray her pup's face when he chomped on wrong things. Clear Out all valuables from puppy's main room (I Hope pup has its own living area, like a fenced off area of the kitchen, with food and water a tray with
Newspaper) unless you are right there with her and her own toys. Janie would let out a puppy 'yelp' if any of her pups really bit and the place her finger tips on the pup's neck & shoulders and gently pin him/her to floor repeateday this with No! (Mother dogs do this with tbeir teeth to discipline. But, you may also try gently, but firmly (not hurting her)holding her muzzle closed after she bits and see if this sinks into her mind. Like I said, Janie left leftpuppies with the mother dog to teach them disciplne before they were sold. If Taffy ever seemed nippy-a tooth grazing when we plyed tug, I would say a stern 'Aaawk' sound and stop playing for a minute. If he did it again -with him it was excitement- I said "Aaawk" and put toy away. You never get physically cruel, but you just don't tolerate biting.
Your pup is young! Ask for some good professional advice. Hopefully, she will out grow it! Best regards - Sue & Taffy

She is still a baby, I brought Chloe home at 8 weeks and she also was a biter and very hyper.. She also loved to bite her pads! Are you keeping your puppy in a play pen or locked in for long periods of time?

When I first brought Chloe home I had her in a play pen when I wasn't home and at bedtime until around 4.5/5 months old. Every time I took her out she'd get extremely hyper.. bite my feet, hands, pee pad. .everything, lol. After I let her be without a pen she REALLY calmed down. This was at 5 months and she has completely stopped biting my feet; if she bites my finger it's only because she's playing and she doesn't bite down. Biting has graduated to licking, lol.

To deal with the biting, I would suggest always replacing what she's biting with a toy. I'm glad it was winter when I brought her home because I wore socks in the house so she wouldn't bite my feet, lol. She's a very little baby and like others have said she's away from her mom so now you have to fill in that spot and teach her what is acceptable. I started training mine at about 10 weeks, you can teach her "drop it" and "no biting" .. those 2 will be pretty helpful, lol.