Plush Puppy
How do I teach my puppy to stop biting people?
She is about 10 weeks old and is a Labrador Retriever. She is teething, so I’m almost positive that her sore mouth is the cause of all the biting. I have 3 daughters: ages 6, 7, and 11 and she bites them so hard, the skin swells and they begin to cry. I don’t know what to do, because they will not go anywhere near the dog and she is putting my children in a state of constant fear! Please help!! Oh, and we have bought her plenty of toys, for example: Nylabones, Kongs, Plush Toys, and anything else you can imagine. She does have other things to chew on, so I don’t know what the problem is!
It takes a lot of work, but if you are consistent, it can be done. She bites not only because she is teething, but to her, people are other puppies and puppies bite each other when they play. I went through this with my mini pin last year when he was still a pup and occasionally he will still forget. When he would start to bite, I would firmly say, “no Jojo, give gently kisses’, and then gently stroke his nose to teach him what gentle means. I would also give him one of his toys to chew on when he tried to bite and would say, “you can chew on this.” When he licked me instead of biting, I also rewarded him by saying, “Good Dog,” and sometimes gave him a treat.
When my kids lab mix was going through this, they found it helpful to squirt her with a water bottle every time she tried to bite. Some people shake a can of pepples or pennies at the dog every time it attempts biting.
Make sure that know one plays rough (wrestling, etc.) with your puppy. Guys tend to like play with dogs this way, but it sends mixed messages to a puppy so that it thinks it is okay to play with everyone like that and it encourages biting.
Yesterday I was reading something in Reader’s Digest about the Dog Whisperer. He says that when you dog is doing something undesirable. You should grab a little bit of skin at the scruff of the dogs neck and tug while telling the dog “no.” This gets the dogs attention but doesn’t hurt her.
Also, tell your kids to try to be brave around the dog. When people are afraid around a dog, the dog gets afraid too, because it doesn’t know what the person will do. I have seen this with my own dog. He growls at people who are strangers to him. If they are dog people, they ignore him and let him sniff them. He relaxes and soon is friends with them. If however they jump back, recoil, etc., he growls even more. Teach your kids to speak in a firm, calm voice when they tell your dog “no.” If they speak in loud frantic voice, the puppy will not recognize them as being in charge.
Good Luck and I hope this helps. In a year, all the time you spend training your pet now, will have paid off and you will have a great dog!
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