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How To Discipline Puppy Bites?? So my new Morkie 12 weeks old now is play biting, when he is hyper he can get pretty aggressive and at this age they are teething so its not a surprise. I was playing with him today and he wouldn't let go of my thumb and drew a little blood. I need to find a way to discipline this little guy, I hear its better to discipline them while young so as to when they grow older the habit doesn't continue. I do try to say "Ow!" in a high pitch voice and it does work, but not always...Any suggestions would be more than welcome! Thanks Guys! |
I didn't have this problem so I can't offer much advice, but I will tell you When my pup was teething I gave him plenty toys to help with teething I found it distracted him and he much preferred the different textures of toys rather than fingers & skin. I purchased various teething toys but surprisingly out of everything he enjoyed a small wubba for chewing. As for behaviour, I also started from day 1 and when he had a behaviour I didn't like I looked him in the face, gave him a firm no and ignored him until he settled, sometimes laying him in my lap while saying no. It worked really well for us, he's a very calm dog. With a firm ouch to let him know it hurts your on the right track, perhaps follow it with ignoring him until he has calmed down may help. I'm sure someone will chime in and offer some great tips! Congrats on your new pup! |
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Thanks for the advise, I will try and be a little more patient. I shouldn't have used the word 'aggressive', he's anything but aggressive but just simply gets very hyper and excited like any "Child" would, hes a very gentle little guy generally speaking. |
When I had puppies I played hard and rough with them and yes, my hands looked like I was attacked by a cat lol. When they would play bite HARD, I would tell them "NO BITING" in a very FIRM voice. Their baby teeth are razor sharp. He is just a wee little baby, you have to teach him what is acceptable and what is not, as long as you use your hands to play with him he will play bite HARD, when he does use your FIRM voice and tell him NO BITING, he will get it. |
It will take a while for the learning to occur...but keep doing what you're doing and make the "ow" sound like another puppy's shriek, as that's what a hurt/annoyed littermate would sound like. You can also try making a sharp/quick/loud hissing sound. Also say no and either redirect them to something appropriate to chew (toy) or walk away... |
Yes, their teeth are very sharp. I've had my share of bites when Zoey was a baby. I would say "no biting" or "wrong" in a very low tone. The word "wrong" when dragged out sounds like a growl. This really got her attention. |
Advice we heard and used successfully was to never let your pup mouth your hand in play time. Give them something appropriate to chew on. |
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