Biting question
 

Lil miss Molly has a bad habit of biting when playing. (more like nibbling)...I don't allow her to do it so I usually correct her by saying no bite and then immediately put her on the floor. The problem is, it's not really working...she still bites when playing and when we get home she actually nips at my daughters feet. Never mine. Why does she do this and how can I get her to stop.

how old is miss Molly? puppies will do this for several months but if you keep on reinforcing that it's not ok to bite they usually learn but it takes a long time. keep putting her on the floor and saying NO BITE. also turn your back to her if she's trying to bite when you are walking. sometimes a very very gentle touch on the head or even calmly closing her mouth with your hand (GENTLY) and saying NO BITE helps. sometimes using a spray bottle to skirt water in her face when all else fails will help.

how old did she come home at? if she was taken home before 12 weeks sometimes they don't have a very good bite habit because they didn't learn that biting hurts from their sibling and mom. it's harder to train but can be done still. just keep at it and you'll get there eventually. new puppies are babies and explore and learn with their mouths. also replace your hands or feet with a proper thing to play with and bite like a rope toy or chew toy.

good luck and don't give up you'll get there!

Sadie came home too young at about 7 1/2 weeks and didn't learn not to bite hard until she was almost a year old. she still plays with her mouth some but it's more gentle and soft and mostly licks now.

I'm not sure how old she is. We took her in because a friend of a friend found her and never could find her owners. They were not ably to keep her so we we welcomed her into our home. She has her first vet appointment Saturday and hoping they can give me a ball park age. :). We have had her for about 4 weeks.

Oh poor baby! Bless you and your family for taking her in. Now since you said it's more nibbling, I think that she's not being mean per say, but it's basically her way of showing affection.

I know Gizmo when he's happy to see us in the morning, he comes up to my husband and I and nibbles on our ears.

Also, you have to remember this poor baby has been bopped back and forth. And to be honest, for having her for only a few weeks and just nibbling is the only problem you're experiencing, then you guys are doing really good!

When Gizmo nibbles too hard on either one of us, we make a high pitched noise turn away from him and don't engage him for about 30 seconds. He doesn't like the lack of attention and learned pretty quickly. However, that still doesn't change his ear nibbling morning routine, but he knows not to nibble hard.

Hopefully this helps. Like I said, you've had her for a few weeks, so she's going to be "testing the water" so-to-speak with how you react to things. I'm thinking the nibbling on your daughters tootsies is her being happy to see you come home.

Keep us updated! And good luck! :thumbup: