When does the nipping stop?
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| I've found that shrieking only amps up lily. (any noise does) She has a really extremely high drive. It takes longer than a few weeks to really get them to stop. Try one thing and stick with it. My suggestion is to stop play immediately and walk away. It takes awhile (a month or two depending on the dog) but they will get it. Your pup will make the connection that biting means all the fun play stops. |
| The nipping stops??? Just kidding! This is prime teething time, so they are especially mouthy at this stage, if I remember correctly. Oscar was AWFUL, waaaaaay worse than Quincy, our first OES. "Get the Band-Aids. We've got a bleeder." was the common refrain when Oscar was a puppy.  He slowed on the nipping when he was about 7 - 8 months, and had completely stopped by the time he was 1 year old. Hasn't done it since.Oscar's deaf, so screeching or crying out was pretty useless. However, when he accidentally bit us, we would make a big "OW" face and hold our hand. And playtime was over. If he was in "Gator Boy" attack mode, and would keep coming back over and over, he got a puppy time out as it usually meant he was overtired or overstimulated and need a nap. The good news is, he did outgrow this behavior. Laurie and Oscar |
Thanks for the responses. I've been doing the walk away and that seems to help. Although, my 6 year old son said it hurts the pups feelings! Isn't that the point  |
Cloud was a swine for nipping but by the time he was 7 months old it had stopped. We used toys to distract him and that worked for us though for a while my hands looked like something out of Hell Raiser. He is now 18 months old and no nipping  but he has a cute habit he only does with me. When I sit on the sofa he likes to sit on the floor next to me and gently hold my hand in his mouth. It really is very sweet.  |
| No nipping ever allowed here, so we stop it right away as little pups. Methods do vary by dog, but they all are pretty quick to get it - even older ones. I can't imagine getting clothes ripped, etc that so many mention...I actually find it sad that it comes to that. The only actual marks I have gotten have been induced by me - as a side product of getting them purposely exciting when doing training. But as for misbehaving pups; it's not happening. That's just an out of control dog, and one who is disrespectful and a injury risk to all. I just had a GSD at class last night (I teach obedience classes) who was just a huge pest with leash and hand nipping - at 7 months old! Owner was complaining how do I get him to stop? Less than 5 minutes and I had him behaving, and also instructed the human on how to correct and stop the bad and dangerous behaviors. She was immensely grateful. |
| Yikes! I wouldn't consider her out of control and disrespectful. |
FrankieStein wrote: Yikes! I wouldn't consider her out of control and disrespectful. Well, complaining that you are writing with hands all scratched up, that you wanted to know when the nipping and chewing stops and being more of a biter than your other dog, and that you seem to be the chew toy of choice - that is being out of control and disrespectful, in my book.  How will this be in another 2 months, when your puppy is bigger, stronger and this is more of a habit? |
| So what was it that you did to make the pup change his behavior in less than 5 minutes? |
| Just read the post about nipping - I too have just acquired an OES who loves to bite and nip at me all the time during play time. My other sheepie never did this so I have been a bit confused. Talked to my cousin, who is a dog trainer, and she told me that "Sonji" thinks I'm one of her siblings, especially as I'm on the floor playing with her all time. Her advice, and I'd like to throw it out there to all that our having the same problem, get up quickly, tell her to "knock it off" and stop playing with her immediately! And yes, this does work, although she hasn't been happy with it...but the scars on my hands and arms certainly are! |
| I think as the guest above just posted. Just have to be 100% consistent and patient. The puppy must learn that nipping means playtime is OVER. Since the puppy is 5 months old and still doing it, I would almost suggest being more firm, not just stopping play and walking away, but leashing her up and tying her to a bedpost or something for 10 minutes as a time-out (I wouldn't use a crate if she is crate trained, the crate shouldn't be used as "punishment"). And you must completely ignore the puppy during this timeout. You and your son must be 100% consistent with this. |
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