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about bitting my 7months almost 8 months is still bitting and she want to go after my feet more at night. and lot of the time when I have my hands full and I am walking down the hall way. we have tryed a lot of things but it don't seem to be working to good on here. anyone got any other idea that work for u little one. thanks. |
Hi! Have you tried getting some bully sticks, or chew toys for your dog to play with? I always give Ralph his bully stick when he would bite me to show, no we do not bite, if our teeth hurt we chew our treats. |
Is she just a feet biter or is she nippy in general? My ZoE is 16 months old and she isn't a biter and doesn't go near my feet, but both my kids were home from college this past Easter weekend and she would growl and nip at their feet whenever they tried to walk out of the room. It was almost like those herding dogs you see. It looked like she was trying to keep them in the room and stop them my leaving. Both kids said "NO" very firmly, but it had little to no effect. Which is really strange as ZoE is pretty timid around my son, but even his booming stern voice didn't phase her when she was herding him. So I too am interested in hearing whatever tips members have to share to stop the feet nipping. |
yes we give her toys to play with and we have tryed o give them to her when she is bitting but that don't seem to be working with her. |
she does nippy but at time it does hurt when she goes after my feet more then anyone else in the house. but at night sometime she seem to come more alive for some reason and try to go for mom but she don't really bit or nippy at at her feet like she does mine. I say no and that don't work and we do time out and that don't work to good either. at first we thought it was working but nope it's not doing that. she think it fun to go after my feet. sometime she think she bening senaking and I try to get her before she go after them. but that don't work to good either. |
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I work with him all the time and only play games where I'm not dangling my hand in his face (fetch). It might help to run him tired at night by walking him, playing games, etc. Try to avoid games like tug of war and teach him to "drop". If he continues to bite you while you are trying to sleep then you should crate him unitl he can learn the difference between play time and bed time. Good luck!! This is an ongoing struggle for me so I feel your pain! |
she does it around supper time when we go to our room to eat she want to do the bitting. I try to give her thing to bit and to chew on but she don't want that. it just seem all she want is my feet or my aunt fingers but my aunt not letting her have her fingers to much any more. we are taking other class to see if that help taking it over again but I just hope it stick with her this time around. before we go for the next class up. |
We're going through this with our Gypsy. She has plenty of toys and chews, but she finds toes (especially while in motion) too tempting to resist. I starting making this annoying hissing noise and reaching down to quickly rub under her jaw, then saying 'no bite' firmly. Strangely, it works... Now I just have to make the noise, then 'no bite', and she stops immediately. Sounds odd... But I saw something similar on the dog whisperer show, and it really works. Good luck! |
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we say no bit but that don't work with her. it seem to make her want to do it even more |
Make sure you are serious when you say no bite, not laughing or smiling because you think it's cute (cause it is!) Stop giving attention when you say it, maybe tuck you feet away. Is she trying to get your shoes? My girl has recently started going after our slippers again (on our feet). She hasn't done it in a while and I think she is doing it to say "play with me." After you say no bite and take your feet away you could redirect her to an appropriate activity, like you would a child. |
I am not laughing or smiling I am serious when I say it. since I do yell it at her. and I say no bit that hurt and when I can put my feet away I do that but she will try to jump up to the chair and try to bit it from there. tryed the time out and thats not working to good either. at first it seemed to be working she just run when I try to pick her up and put her in there. and sometime she just hide under my parents bed. |
Milo is going through the biting thing right now and it takes constant attention to make him stop, he is learning though. I have nerve damage in my left little finger from a badly broken elbow. It is extremely sensitive and will probably never heal. Milo seems to go for that one finger every time, damn it hurts when those little needle teeth sink in. |
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This is what we did when chachi was biting our feet. We sprayed our feet with bitter apple. He tried to bite our feet a couple times didnt like the bitter apple then he quit doing it |
When Callie was a puppy and grabbing feet the only thing that worked was to say no and squirt her with a water bottle. It gets dangerous when they are doing that because they could get kicked or you could fall. |
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When we're playing and he gets too rough I jerk my hand back and do a high pitched "OW!!!". He calms down immediately and cuddles up for kisses to say he's sorry. |
These techniques (some of them will need to be modified for the Yorkie's mouth size). A sibilant "SSSSSSSSS" sound does work and tack on No at the end of it. A two finger (maybe just one finger with a Yorkie); quick firm poke under the ear is very effective as well. It must be immediate and can be combined with the Sssssss sound. Try it on yourself first to get the pressure correct. It should be firm quick and immediate to be effective. It has the effect of "jarring" the dog out of the mindset it is currently in. Most importantly do NOTHING that the dog can construe as a reward for his behaviour. Like pick them up, give them a toy, crouch down and talk to them. As a young puppy you can substitute your fingers for a toy; but at seven months old by now, they look at toys as a reward. Those are just some ideas. |
we haven't tryed the sound to see if that will work. but we have tryed the bitter apple at first it worked for a little while and then she got use to it and it don't work any more. |
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Get a spray bottle with water. Next time your yorkie bites just say "No!" or "No biting," in a firm voice and spray your dog. I have a male Yorkie named Jasper and if he bites that is what I do. It also helps for other things when he is misbehaving. |
but lot of the time she does it when we have our hand ful with something. thats when she think it's alright to go for our feet |
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You will have to make trips down the hall to get her to bite so you can stop her when she tries to take advantage of the situation. You have to set her up to bite so you can discipline and teach her not to do it. Some of the most effective training occurs when you can catch them attempting to do something and stop it in its tracks. It may take her a while to get the message but one day the light will dawn and she will stop the biting if you persist in training until she gets the idea it is something you don't want and learns to stop herself when the urge strikes. |
yeah maybe but she still goes after my feet when I have one thing in my hands |
I have tryed to stop her when I seen her coming my way sometime that just don't work. but I keep it up say no bit or that hurt but it just don't work. at time I think she think it's a game to go after my feet for some reason. |
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I never thought of drop to make a different sound and saying no bit. but it is a thought maybe I should try it. but I am not going to give up |
Or you could carry a couple empty flimsy plastic food containers(like Chicken Salad from the deli comes in) or a couple of small lightweight magazines or comicbooks and drop those saying the word "no" as you do when she starts to bite. She won't like something falling on or near her even though a couple of those can't hurt her and she will skittle back away. Once there are some disliked consequences to her biting as you walk carrying something and it is no longer fun or rewarding for her, she will start to police herself and stop biting. Look for her pulling back on her own and not biting and that's when you praise and reward her. She will learn restraining herself keeps the papers from falling and gets praise and reward and prefer that. |
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