New owner, need advice please! Hello all! My boyfriend and I are new parents to our little baby Luna :) We have had her for 1 1/2 weeks now. She is nine weeks old, which I know is young, I will not be recommending or buying from the breeder again. Anyway, the past few days Luna has been biting.. a lot. She has many toys and uses them, but still bites us. Even though it doesn't hurt us much now since she is so small, I don't want it to become a habit that she continues when she gets older. Is this normal behavior of a puppy her age? Does anyone have any suggestions on how to teach her not to bite us? I would really appreciate it! |
She is teething and they will bite on anything. We have a 12 week old shih tzu and he's always biting. We just say "No Bite" loud and he stops. You could get him a teething bone, I think it's called a Nylabone and put it in the freezer as a matter of fact get a few of them and that helps also. As I said the teething age is very hard to correct especially when you have such a young puppy, but believe it or not she will grow out of it. All our other dogs did. |
Its normal behavior for a puppy. When she bites yelp loudly like a dog and turn around and ignore her. She will get the message that shes not going to get attention when she bites |
You can also try giving her a toy to chew on when she puts teeth to skin(after you have told her "NO"). All puppies chew and they need to learn what is ok to bite and what is not. Luckily my girl only ate one shoe and a bikini top and has left furniture and throw rugs alone. |
I have a 12 week old yorkie and she is doing the same thing right now, i just tell her now and give her a nylabone instead. |
My baby Charlie (7 weeks) is biting us, too! He chews on everything he can get ahold of... he is really too small right now to do any major damage to anything even if he does get ahold of something "forbidden," because we catch him right away, but it is still annoying! We try to use those Dog Whisperer "corrections" but I think he's just too young or too hard-headed. He will stop then go right back to doing it the moment we're not looking. |
My german shephard never did this. |
This is one of the reasons that the YTCA recommends that breeders keep puppies a minimum of 12 weeks. While the dogs may stop nursing much sooner, the mother teaches important things such as "inhibition of the biting reflex." All teething puppies will bite, but a good mama will teach them to control their bites and not bite too hard. Puppy teeth are so sharp and can cause injury if they really give it all they have. Some people suggest making a screeching sound, and saying no. Put her down and giving her appropriate chewing type of stick or teething toy. This is one of the reasons children should be carefully supervised, when a puppy bites they will often drop them, which can cause serious injury. Don't ever hit to punish for this behavior, it will cause an increase in bites and more aggression. |
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What worked for us was a loud No bite or Ow! then hand her something appropriate for her to chew on. As soon as they bite you, pull your hand away- no more petting/love. They learn quick! Also, the talking Elmo (like $12 at Wal-Mart) was a life saver! |
At this young of an age she knows no better. "Without knowing" you could very well be enticing her to do that just thing. I mean like playing with your hands(they are meant for petting, feeding and holding) and nothing else. You need a toy for her to chew on and play with. If she by chance gets a hold of your hands/fingers you need to tell her no! and stop all play for a moment. Then pet her and say something in a low tone to comfort her. By all means, she is just a little baby,,,it is now your responsiblity to teach her the ins and outs...pros and cons of her bahaviors that you do not desire Once she is older she will know what is proper to do to Mommy or Daddy when it comes time to play. Be patient. |
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