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I just got a new 8 week old puppy, how do i stop the biting of the clothes?
I have a new puppy hes a Native American Indian dog, which is very much like having a wolf like dog.
Naturally he has started teething and I've had a little experience with how to handle this, such as by sternly saying "NO BITE" or by substituting a squeaky toy when he tries to bite at my pants or hands.
I was just wondering is there a more successful way to go about this? This morning he pit my PJ pants and riped two small holes in the legs. Now i don't really mind the pants being ruined, but this is a habit i don't want him to keep, and he seems to do it to me more.
Sometimes he gets so persistent with the pants and the shoes that he jumps up to nip at my shirt, and this makes me get the urge to distance myself from him.
Is there anyway to further train him to not bite at my clothes or hands?
Young Labs, which I know best, and other puppies tend to very bad about
biting. You see a litter of them, and all the ones that are awake are biting
another one or themselves. I am not even sure they realize that when they are
alone, if they quit biting, they would quit being bitten. At 3 to 4 months
they are getting their adult teeth, and it seems they spend every waking
moment biting or chewing. One thing you can do at that stage is to knot and wet a piece of cloth. Then freeze it. The cooling will soothe the gums. Only let the puppy have it when you are there to watch it. I maintain a Lab's favorite chew toy is another
Lab. Otherwise they settle for any person they can. They keep hoping to find one that won't yelp, jerk their hand away, and leave. Unfortunately, jerking away doesn't work very well when they have their sharp little teeth sunk in your clothing. Try offering him a chew toy. The frozen cloth is a good choice. We have had good luck with our 4 month old Lab with one. We have several and rotate them in and out of the freezer. She is much more difficult than our last 10 or 12 puppies.
You just have to keep on correcting them, hundreds of times, not dozens.
Provide sturdy, safe toys such as Kongs and Nylabones. Avoid things they can
chew pieces off and choke on them. Keep them away from electrical cords.
Crates are essential for most young Labs and other dogs.
The pet stores are full of toys that many dogs will quickly chew up into
pieces they could choke on or cause intestinal blockages. If you are not
there to watch, stick to sturdy stuff such as Nylabones and Kongs. Keep a
close eye on chew toys and quickly discard anything that is coming apart in
pieces. Rawhide is especially bad because it swells after being swallowed.
I don't trust any of the consumable chews. The dogs just gnaw them down to a
dangerous size too quickly. These problems are the worst with, but not
limited to, large, aggressive chewers such as Labs.
ok, ill just keep at it. i have this thing called a chilly bone, you wet it and then put it in the freezer, its vanilla flavored too, he seems to like that, but sometimes he gets bored with it and goes back to biting my pants. I'll keep at it.
Okay so, lol, the biting is also improving . . . ALOT! i did the wet rag thing and that seems to work, i also got these puppy peanut butter flavored dog bone/treats, that are about 1 and 1/2 inch long and they keep him busy when me and my mom are talking and need him to stay occupied, but im only giving him 1 a week because he has lots of different foods.
Another cool trick is to put a little cheese inside a rawhide hoof and let him try to get at it, we only give him these when were home tho.
but the one product that seems to have helped a lot is this Grannick's bitter apple spray, it really does work well.
another thing i was told to do by my breeder was to grab his mussel when he bites at me and hold it until he whines or lays down because its a submissive act and then just give him some praise for not biting. Ever since doing that he now has totally stopped biting my moms pants.
however he still likes to pick on me LOL but he's getting it.
Like you said it takes hundreds of times not dozens. Thank you very much, you really got me to calm down.
Okay so, lol, the biting is also improving . . . ALOT! i did the wet rag thing and that seems to work, i also got these puppy peanut butter flavored dog bone/treats, that are about 1 and 1/2 inch long and they keep him busy when me and my mom are talking and need him to stay occupied, but im only giving him 1 a week because he has lots of different foods.
Another cool trick is to put a little cheese inside a rawhide hoof and let him try to get at it, we only give him these when were home tho.
but the one product that seems to have helped a lot is this Grannick's bitter apple spray, it really does work well.
another thing i was told to do by my breeder was to grab his mussel when he bites at me and hold it until he whines or lays down because its a submissive act and then just give him some praise for not biting. Ever since doing that he now has totally stopped biting my moms pants.
however he still likes to pick on me LOL but he's getting it.
Like you said it takes hundreds of times not dozens. Thank you very much, you really got me to calm down.
oh i wanted to add i make sure the raw hide is digestible! or any bone like treats.
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