How do you stop puppies from biting on you?

[SOONER]

I have a 15 week old Golden Retriever that keeps biting on our hands. How old are they before this stops? Any recommendations on how to keep them from doing it?

 

[notfred]

hit them when they do it.

 

[ohtwell]

I always tried popping the dog on their nose and saying no, when they would bite me. Worked for some, but not for others.


: ) Amanda

 

[oniq]

Don't hit them, yelling works too.

 

[MustangSVT]

bite them back!

 

[Schadenfroh]

chop their heads off and mail them to their mummies

 

[AzNmAnJLH]

Don't abuse it, gently nudge him away if it gets more severe just punish him by tapping his nose.

 

[HappyPuppy]

What's wrong with the puppy chewing on your hand?

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
What's wrong with the puppy chewing on your hand?

He's been putting his hand in the antifreeze jar.

 

[JohnAn2112]

The puppy is probably going thru a teething phase. It'll pass...in the meantime, just give them a nudge when they do it.

 

[Azraele]

Say no loudly and pull your hand away. Also, provide puppy with something to chew on (chew toy) to get it through the teething phase.

 

[neonerd]

bite it

 

[BaboonGuy]

DO NOT HURT/HIT YOUR PUPPY. it's the worst thing you can do.

the best way is to, whenever they bite you, grab their snout and put your hand (thats already in their mouth) and shove it far into their mouth
and firmly say, "no bite". make it uncomfortable for them, but not painful, continue doing this for a while. after the first time say NO BITE at first, then do the process, again saying no bite at the end. guarenteed it works

 

[bleeb]

No whenever they bite you, say a REALLY ANGRY, "NO!!"

 

[0roo0roo]

withhold hand and attention whenever it happens. include scold command. doggies are attention whores...bite = no attention.. he'll get the message sooner or later.

 

[Wozster]

Originally posted by: BaboonGuy
DO NOT HURT/HIT YOUR PUPPY. it's the worst thing you can do.

the best way is to, whenever they bite you, grab their snout and put your hand (thats already in their mouth) and shove it far into their mouth
and firmly say, "no bite". make it uncomfortable for them, but not painful, continue doing this for a while. after the first time say NO BITE at first, then do the process, again saying no bite at the end. guarenteed it works

Bravo, this is what all good vets and pet experts recommend, and it works!

 

[virtueixi]

Call the police. A night in jail will teach him to stop.

 

[aircooled]

Your puppy needs a kitty... (an evil kitty!) 😉

 

[MeanMeosh]

tap it on its nose (gently) and say NO in the sternest voice possible.

 

[jcuadrado]

ignore them....they eventually will stop..some faster than others...buy rubber toys and chews...

 

[TRUMPHENT]

At 15 weeks, I would tolerate it. It's puppy behavior. It's instinctive. Puppies have sharp teeth, get used to it. It thinks you are another dog in the same pack. It won't last forever. It's funny that you are concerned about a breed that was developed to be the gentlest mouthed dog in the world. As the name implies, they were bred to retrieve birds for hunters. I have read where this has been taken too far and some dogs don't grasp the bird well enough and continously drop it during retrieval.

Now, if it were a full grown dobie that was severing fingers and lower arms, I would be concerned, but only if they were my fingers and lower arms.😀

BTW, you need to post some pics of dog and hand.:camera: