How to stop a puppy from biting....

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aphex

aphex

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Weve tried the following; albiet unsucessfully thus far...

1) Yelping when bitten and turning around to ignore him.
2) Tapping him on the nose.
3) Holding his lower jaw while he's trying to bite.

Nothing seems to work with this little boy though, he just bites harder when we try to correct him. We've been using the no-bite spray for awhile and sometimes it works, sometimes it dosent. He just dosent understand though...

Any ideas?
 
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crumpet19

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You actually yelped at him? That's classic.
Hit it with a rolled up magazine and firmly say "NO!"

(don't hit it hard -just hard enough to scare/intimidate it.)
 
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Gyrene

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You don't tap them on the nose, you inflict pain through force. Not too hard, but not too soft, definately not a tap. My grandfather used to raise hunting dogs (about 15 total) and the hitting of the nose always worked.
 
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burnedout

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You won't believe this but here goes:

Parked my truck in our backyard last week. One of our dogs, a four-month old Lab-Beagle mutt who stays out back, chewed through the wiring harness and speedometer cable of the truck. Unfreakinbelievable! I think I've finally seen it all now.

Back on topic, I've had good luck with other dogs by holding the lower jaw. Place the thumb inside the dogs mouth while the other fingers grasp underneath the jaw. In my experience, that works a little better than tapping the nose. Rewards work well with the thumb method.

Now ya'll would really flame me if I described how we used to break rabbit dogs from gunshot noise.
 
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bcterps

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1. Make sure that he has chew toys, if he's a puppy he's most likely teething and is chewing because he's in pain. A good thing for teething dogs would be and old rag soaked in water and then stuck in the freezer. The cold from the rag will help numb his gums and ease some of his pain.

2. If it's not from teething, then it's just a habit that needs to be broken. A couple of tips, use a nylon choke collar. When the dog tries to bite you, first of all you should let him know that he's hurting you. Say "Ow" in a loud voice. Also use the choke collar, just one sharp jerk should have the dog stop. Also say "No" firmly in a low voice. Keep testing the dog, if it tries to bite, use the choke collar again, and say "No". Eventually the dog will respond to the verbal "No" and you wont need to use the choke collar.

15-30 minutes of firm training should break the habit, repeat as necessary.
 
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AvesPKS

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What I would usually do is, if he's biting my hand, use my fingers to roll the dog's gums up and over his teeth, so he is biting himself...that usually makes them stop pretty quick.
 
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