What’s the best way to stop my 7mo old puppy from “mouthing”?
Adopt? Recently a dog in human society, and she 's a very good exception of very grit? n. ? Cu? L is the best way to stop it so you can articulate fondling without trying to chew it in my hand or arm?
March 20th, 2010 at 13:14
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Whenever she bites you, say “Ouch!” very loud, put her down and ignore her.
That way she understands that if she bites, she no longer gets to play with you.
March 21st, 2010 at 21:45
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Have a toy handy at all times. It’s typical for a puppy to be ”mouthy” and the best way to teach her what’s OK to chew on and what’s not, is by re-directing her behavior.
If she chews on your hand/arm, you say “No!” in a stern voice, and then offer one of her toys. When she chews on that instead, you say ”Good girl!”.
March 24th, 2010 at 06:09
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tap her in the n ose and say no nobad puppy and she will stop. She is just a puppy yet and so you have to teach her not to nip you
March 27th, 2010 at 04:58
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She’s teething, and mouthing eases the pain. Give her rawhide toys to mouth and chew. (They also prevent tartar buildup.) If she still bites you when she has a toy to chew say “No!” sharply (not loudly, just sharply) and stick one of her toys in her mouth. Then pet her gently. She has to learn that petting is nice and biting is bad, but she’s a baby so teach, don’t punish. (Punishment is for deliberately doing something she knows is wrong, and it should still be gentle – a loud “No!” is punishment for a dog.)
March 27th, 2010 at 10:41
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Trainers usually recommend the following:
1) “ouch” in a high pitched voice to imitate what their littermates would have done, turn away from the puppy and play stops for a full minute. (this didn’t work for us because we sounded like big squeeky toys, which just excited our pup more but we have a good level of success with this at the shelter). next mouthing during same play session, “ouch” followed by leaving the room. It’s all about play stopping and removing the thing the puppy wants most – you. It’s important NOT TO PUSH the puppy away. That is initiating play and can actually amping the mouthing level up.
2) redirecting onto other toys. This was next to impossible for us because she was teething when we got her and could have cared less about any toys. Plus, it’s not always easy to have a toy on hand. However, it has worked with other puppies I’ve had in the past. Praise them when the toy is in their mouth.
With our current puppy, we had to resort to crating. We gave her timeouts. It can never be done in anger, there can be no frustration in your voice. Just scoop the pup up and say “what a bummer”, then deposit them in the crate for at least ten minutes…more if they need to calm down more. Most of the time she was mouthy because, just like my baby, she was overly tired and cranky. I’m not sure how much of a timeout it was since she loves her crate so much, but the trainer said the important factor was removing our presence. It took less than a week (about four days) and the mouthing stopped completely. I was amazed.
When we would take her for walks, we always brought a tug toy along so that she could mouth that instead of our clothes as well. That broke her of that habit quickly/easily too!
Congratulations on your new baby!
March 29th, 2010 at 11:37
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if she bits u push her away gentally and ingore her for awhile let her calm down . give her a new toy aswell so she has something else to chew.
March 31st, 2010 at 13:36
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April 2nd, 2010 at 03:05
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I liked what Bullies said about the puppy being tired. I have a male Doberman about one yo that I found at a shelter one month ago. He’s good in every way except in this mouthing issue which occurs more at night when I’m going to bed,am tired and he starts in on vigorous mouthing. I have bruises on my arm. I’m putting him out of the bedroom. I didn’t buy a crate because it would have to be so big. I’ve had many puppies in the past and I never had one that did this.