Need Nipping Help!
 I would really like to have a hand movement or command to make him stop. We have been clicker training him to walk on a leash and he is starting to get it but is stilllll nipping our ancles any chance he gets! Any tips would be greatly appreciated!  One more thing... We have had some play dates with our friends puppies his age and he does it to them and we get back home he is doing it to us more. I really like the play dates but should we not have them? Also he is only 12 weeks  but we want to start early! -Taylor and Bear |
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| Nipping is - like you said - pretty common, and expected, especially in pups. What we did with Bingley was only allow him to play with us if he had a toy in his mouth. That way he was biting down on something - and nothing else could get past! If he started nipping while we were playing with him we would immediately shove a toy in his mouth and say "get your toy" . . . he was getting his own toy REALLY fast, because if he dropped it or didn't pick one up, we turned our backs and ignored him. No toy, no play! As far as other pups - I say let them play it out!! That is an excellent way to learn how it feels! |
| Only 12 weeks old. Keep remembering that. He is an infant! Don't encourage the nipping of course and sometimes lightly grabbing his mouth closed when he does it and a firm, "no" helps. Just don't hold hard. he is a baby. At 12 weeks old they are learning and actually playing with other dogs his age will help him I think. Other pups his age and size will let him know when he nips too hard. Sorry to say, this does last a while and gets worse before it gets better. Teething will be an issue too. I used to wet a wash cloth and wrap it into a big knot and freeze it. The cold and the cushion feels good on his teeth. Just be sure to take away before it melts and he eats it. And he will so be careful. when my dogs were pups, I actually had special "dog clothes" I would wear because they used to nip and bite and tug on my pants and sweatshirt sleeves. Seems like so long ago now... Also, I would not play tug. Tug is a great game to vent some energy but most people don't play correctly. The idea is for the tug to tug when you tell him "tug" and to release when you tell him "out". At 12 weeks old, if he doesn't release you can gently open his mouth and take it out but use the command and treat him when he lets go. Training is important. But at 12 weeks old, very little will be absorbed at first. Just use the same one word command for things and be sure everyone else in the house uses the same words. A puppy class will help too. They get your pup socialized and its under supervision with an experienced trainer and its with dogs the same age group. Have patience with him and just remember, he is an infant! |
Don't play tug. Georgi sister got a crooked mouth due to the owners playing tug & moved her jaw & you still can see it  . Mine bite the air and like a little shark. He is only 10 weeks old & he has soft toys & hard ones as well. Georgi used to loke to nip your feet & all she does no is lick you  |
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