puppy biting
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| I am sure that a lot of people here with have a lot of good advice on what has worked for them. My situation escalated with Jenny at 8 months (she is now 9 months) and was directed mostly at me. Our trainer told me to get a water gun or spray bottle (I know you mentioned that you already tried this), and give her two quick sprays between the eyes and then ignore her for 30 mins. Within two nights no nips, no bites! Patience and consistency are key!
12 weeks old is still very young -- I would get a wet rag or wash cloth and freeze it and let him chew on that, part of it could be teething. Always have things ready that he is allowed to chew, i.e. bones, toys, etc. I would also suggest training classes also. |
Almost all of us have had some experience with a biting, niping OES puppy. 
There are a lot of good suggestions on this forum, many that we've found extremely helpful. Among them: Exercise, exercise, exercise (a tired puppy is a good puppy); training to focus the mind (and also tire them); ignoring the bad behavior cause the pup wants attention; time-outs and/or a quick squirt of water; giving them something to chew (other than a wall). 
They do get better as they grow up. Our now 8-month old was totally heinous as a 12 week old. She is much better now. I can say that even though she ripped up and chewed a 1 ft by 3 ft section of our deck this morning.  |
| As a quick aside, if you have any intention of keeping your dog in any kind of longer coat, you'll likely be using spray bottles to groom with. I'd be very careful about starting any early fears of spray bottles by using them to negatively reinforce your dog. I'm not saying that to be a jerk, but it will make your life a lot harder later! |
ButtersStotch wrote: As a quick aside, if you have any intention of keeping your dog in any kind of longer coat, you'll likely be using spray bottles to groom with. I'd be very careful about starting any early fears of spray bottles by using them to negatively reinforce your dog. I'm not saying that to be a jerk, but it will make your life a lot harder later!
Never thought about it that way, but I am just so glad that it did the trick with Jenny and very quickly. |
| my trainer said to have little time outs in his crate and when he is done screaming bloody murder and is quiet to let hime out...she said he will quickly realize that being locked up in the crate sucks and to not bite and spend time with you is much better...good luck |
| timeout in crates?????????
probably not a good idea if you want your dog to like their crate. |
Bert wrote: timeout in crates?????????
probably not a good idea if you want your dog to like their crate. I actually put my guys in their crates for timeouts- usually with a toy or something to chew on - they often just fell asleep which was what they actually needed. The way I see it they either needed to be fed, to be exercised or to sleep until they reached a reasonable age. ANd although they did chew things up if left unattended (I was looking through pisctures the other day and have one to up load which illustrates this) I don't remeber them or the newf ever biting much. Even today at three Marley will go into her crate on her own for a quiet time and none of the boys have a problem with their crates. |
| Our trainer said short time-outs in the crate would be fine. Just make sure they are short.
We've used our crate for several months for time outs - and it's also where Winnie naps and spends the night. She has no problem going in there to sleep. |
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