Anyone give me any tips on how to stop a puppy biting people?
Posted on Sep 18, 2008 under puppy tips |My mother in-law has just got a little staffordshire bull terrier puppy. She is a lovely little dog but has a habit of biting people and not gently either. She has asked me to ask people for some advice so that is what i am doing. The puppy is 8 weeks old and very hyperactive. She will play nicely but if you go near her she will bite your face hands and gets really aggressive. Anyone got any tips for stopping them. She has plenty of toys and fuss too.
get the puppy to play more with the toys. when she tries to bite hands, tell her a firm 'no' - if she stops, reward her with a treat. she should soon get the message
By alwaysmoose on Jul 15, 2007 | Reply
Puppy time out. Any sort of bite equals losing her playmate for a significant amount of time.
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By drunkmagnet on Jul 15, 2007 | Reply
get the puppy to play more with the toys. when she tries to bite hands, tell her a firm 'no' - if she stops, reward her with a treat. she should soon get the message
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By baby_7991 on Jul 15, 2007 | Reply
Call the Dog Whisperer, I'm glad ya'll caught this early. Thump her on the nose any time she growls, bites, lunges, or even curls her lip. It might be cute now, but it wont be hen she turns into 70 pounds of pure muscle.
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By Chesca 84 on Jul 15, 2007 | Reply
Puppies bite some more than others. They are learning and teething at the same time. There are a few methods you could try. One is to yelp loadly and turn your back on the dog, worked for us. My breeder told you to grab face, like your hand over the top and squeeze the gums until the pup yelps, didnt really like this idea. I think if the puppy is shown you wont play when he bites, he will learn to stop, dont hot the dog as you will be teaching the dog aggression and its not advisable
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By nicole on Jul 15, 2007 | Reply
We have been dog owners for years. The best way to get them to stop biting is get a big spray bottle. Fill it with a water/vinegar solution. Any time the dog snips or even looks like it's going to snip (you can tell usually) spritz her in the face with the vinegar solution. It tastes bad but not harmful to her eyes, she won't like it. I guarantee you in 2 weeks you will see a difference. Our dog as soon as she thinks about snipping, all we have to do is reach for the bottle, we don't even have to spray her anymore.
Make sure it's a big spray bottle and keep it visible. If you have a large house get more than one that way it's always visible as a reminder to the dog.
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By fifilapoo114 on Jul 15, 2007 | Reply
tap its nose sharply and say no. show him you are more important than him in the pack.
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By eayrin on Jul 15, 2007 | Reply
u cud try shouting every time she bites .. works 4 sum friends of mine
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By Sparkle Eyes on Jul 15, 2007 | Reply
Puppies always want to chew on something. Go to a pet store and buy something there that your puppy can chew on. If you need help ask the salesperson.
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By that guy on Jul 15, 2007 | Reply
Just put the little mutt down.
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By kathy g on Jul 15, 2007 | Reply
Being loved is not the problem here! Terriers are an active breed to start with. Expect the dog to be wired for the next 7 years or so.
To stop the biting you might try putting some peanut butter on your hands before letting her play with you. She will then start licking you instead of biting. Tell her she is a good girl. Also, if she puts her teeth on you, stop playing and walk away. She will be heartbroken, but will eventually learn not to bite or her playmate will not play. You have to be consistant with this process.
Remember, bad attention is as good as good attention to a dog. They do not come to you speaking English, you have to teach them words, one by one. Start small and work up. Most dogs can learn the same number of words as a three year old child.
Also, you want to give them good attention so get them to do things for positive attention rather than bad attention. The more your give good attention, the more they will seek to be good.
Be patiend and consistant.
Kathy G.
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By Bingo on Jul 15, 2007 | Reply
Your puppy is very young, She is like a toddler when they get excited sometimes they bite or when they are teething they bite, plus she is cutting teeth, she will be losing baby teeth around 12 weeks so teething will be happening, be patient and keep telling her NO BITE when she does it, and never put your face down around a puppy's face they can bite and scratch without even realising they did it. after awhile she should stop this behaviour.
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By george h on Jul 15, 2007 | Reply
could try yelping(loudly) like the dog would if it was hurt any loud ouch type noise would do im sure you could also try distracting with toys and if it always bites in same place while playign etc put some lemon juice on the area before play and when he bites again he will get bad taste which should hopfully put him off doing it so much
good tip for teething puppies is to tie a old t-shirt/towel in a big knot then soak it in water and place in freezer overnight and then give to dog when it starts to bite or during play
sounds like your pup is getting over excited a little wont do any harm taking all its toys away from it and only letting it have em when its play time( time that suits you) then it may not be so protective over its toys when it gets to play with them
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By ozzy on Jul 15, 2007 | Reply
get it neutered
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By mockingbird on Jul 15, 2007 | Reply
She's still very young and biting is normal. It's up to the owner to teah bite inhibition, which is basically that it's OK to mouth people's hands but not to bear down with the teeth. A high pitched "pained" yelp will sometimes be all that's needed, but with my puppy, taking his "toy" (ie, me) away was more effective. I'd let him gnaw a little on my hands, but any hard bite to my hands or any bite at all in the neighborhood of my face or on my clothes resulted in me getting up, moving away from him and ignoring him. You my have to go through this routine now and then again later when the pup is getting her adult teeth. Do make sure to allow her a lot of chew toys; part of the reason that biting is natural play behavior is because it's necessary for the development of their teeth. Don't hit her or yell at her, though, unless you want to teach her to be aggressive.
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By LizofLondon on Jul 19, 2007 | Reply
I would advise using a bottle of water and spraying it at her when she nips and saying a sharp no, hitting a dog on the nose doesn't work, think what it would feel like if somebody did that to you when you did something wrong, I'm sure you wouldn't like it, you have to consistant with the training, so sharp spray of water and no every time the dog does it should work.
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By TrishPresleysMom on Jul 19, 2007 | Reply
The site I listed below has a video clip of Cesar Millan handling a bulldog that is being aggressive. He uses the NO! command and then pins the dog down, to let the dog know that he is the alpha dog in the pack. You must always be seen as the leader in the dog pack. It becomes much more important when your dog is going to be a big dog. The episode is called bullish bulldogs. I would get to an obedience class as soon as possible also. Get control of the pup now, so that it will be a loved member of the family and society. Good Luck!
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http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/video/index.html?searchquery=PROGRAM-Dog%20Whisperer
By ken p on Jul 19, 2007 | Reply
dentist remove all teeth
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By Grace Welder on Oct 17, 2008 | Reply
We bought a Yorkie Poo this past July from a woman.
The dog is one year old and she is afraid of all noises and people.
She is not an affectionate dog.
If I call her, she goes to my husband, if he calls her, she goes to me.
My husband walks her in the morning and I walk her in the evening.
She is a sweet dog, not a mean bone in her.
She travels well in the car and sleeps all night in her cage in our room. She is housebroken and we just adore her.
We just don’t know how to get her to stop running behind the couch when she hears a noise or backing away from people when we are out walking her.
By michelle ponder on Jan 21, 2009 | Reply
If your Beagle hasn’t received proper socialization, either with regard to humans or dogs, he’ll probably react with hysterical aggression whenever a stranger sets foot on his turf.
Reference: Dealing With a Biting Beagle
By Cat on Nov 4, 2009 | Reply
Try putting small stones into a large bottle. Every time the puppy does something naughty or that you never want her to do shake the bottle hard. The puppy will not like the sound and soon associate what she is doing with the horrible noise. She wont do the naughty things for long as she will want the noise to stop. Good luck