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10-04-2006, 05:22 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bridgman
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| Puppy Biting...Does it ever stop??? I love my new little Maggie but will the puppy biting ever stop?? She is now nearly 4 months old and those teeth are sharp!! |
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10-04-2006, 06:06 AM | #2 |
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| Ninna is turning 4 months next week and believe me you I think the teeth are getting sharper by the minute. OOUUCCHH!!! I hope someone here can tell us it will go away!!!!
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10-04-2006, 06:28 AM | #3 |
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| I haven't tried this personally, but some people on here have tried making a 'yelp' sound when they bite and apparently they stop almost immediately. I know that when Oscar makes Ruthie yelp, he stops and backs off immediately - they don't WANT to hurt you and yelping is how they know that that's enough. It has worked for one member here I know - only had to do it a few times and the dog stopped biting completely. Oh... and if they don't stop biting, their adult teeth will be much duller and not so pointy as their puppy teeth
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10-04-2006, 03:52 PM | #4 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bridgman
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| So good to know that the adult teeth are dull!! I will try the yelp and see if it helps. Thanks |
10-04-2006, 04:01 PM | #5 |
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| I tried something that has worked for mine, you might want to try it. When he would bite, I would yelp like they do when they get hurt. Then, I would firmly tell him "no", but I didn't yell. Just be firm. I put him down and turned my back on him and ignored him for 30 seconds. Then, I picked him back up and handed him a chew toy. Just keep doing this and increase the time you ignore them. I had to do it three times and then Jake understood. He hasn't been biting me anymore, and I've noticed sometimes he starts to, but he thinks about it first. Always hand them a toy that they are allowed to chew on so that they get the message. Most times, they don't like to be ignored and the "yelp" sound really gets their attention! |
10-04-2006, 04:13 PM | #6 |
Donating YT 11K Club Member | Oh God this I would also like to know. My Teddy is 3 mos and a half and he LOVES biting my hands. He is starting to bite harder and harder, I tell him no but and try the ignoring thing but he just thinks I'm playing does his own thing then comes back to bite. He doesn't even notice I'm ignoring him...help |
10-04-2006, 04:19 PM | #7 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Seattle, WA
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| when my Pete was a puppy he would bite hard, so i started the yelping technique. I only yelped when it hurt because i dont mind the play bite as long as it doesnt hurt. anyways i would yelp and stop play time. hes now 1.5yrs and he still play bites but very gently with almost no pressure cause he knows play time will be over if he hurts me. good luck |
10-04-2006, 04:20 PM | #8 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bridgman
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| I am ignoring right now and Maggie seems to be playing with her toys just fine. Sure hope the yelp and time out works. |
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10-04-2006, 04:46 PM | #11 |
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| My puppy school teacher said that to correct bad behavior by banning the puppy from it's pack, in other words, from you and your family. Make biting a felony. The first time, say "no bite" firmly, but don't yell, then turn your back and ignore your kid for 30 seconds. When you return, give your babe something appropriate to bite. The second time, repeat this. The third time baby bites, baby gets to go into the ex-pen, the crate, his room, whatever set-up you have so mom can have a time-out and baby can think about what he/she has done. I have been doing this with Gracie and it seems to be working. I have found it best if she is tethered or left on the sofa, someplace where she can't move away, and if I take any toys or interesting things nearby away immediately, so that she has nothing else to do during that 30 seconds. I have only been at this about 5 days and I have noticed a big reduction in the intensity and frequency of the biting. I too tried the yelp, I even went so far as to bite her back at one point, those things really did not help. Banning her from her pack did. Good luck!
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10-04-2006, 05:42 PM | #14 |
Lovin' 2 Girls Donating Member | I think letting the pup know biting hurts you is important; but, the behavior is mostly powered by the teething they're going through. Gums hurt and itch. Be sure 'baby' has LOTS of chewy toys for working those teeth out. I felt like a pin cushion until Abbie lost her baby teeth.
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10-04-2006, 06:05 PM | #15 |
Cosmo, Minnie, and Lillian Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New York
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| I haven't tried this but I heard when they chew on your finger to spray them with water in the face and they eventually back away. |
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