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need help training dog.

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Semidevil

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I recently bought a corgi and am having trouble training it as it is developing a biting habit.

when we first got it, it was around 8 weeks old, and it was really sweet. acted very loving to everyone.

now, at around 10 weeks old, it is having a biting habit. she has her times where she is really hyper and just follows my feet and bite my pants, or when I get down and try to pet her, she will try to either jump on me and bite my shirt, or bite my hand or arm.

Using the firm 'no' doesn't seem to have any effect as she just continues, and hitting her on the nose or spanking works once or twice, but if I continue to hit her, she will get mad and barks at me and continues biting. I really dont want to hit her as it makes me feel bad too.

any tips to stop the biting habit?
 
Its just a puppy and trying to play, get the dog some rawhide bones and chew sticks and stick one in its mouth every time it wants to bite.
 
My dog would bite in play a bit when I got her. I punished her when she bit by yelling at her, smacking her, stopping the playtime, and putting her in the crate. I also praised her for biting her toys. I wouldn't expect the learning to be instantaneous. It does take time for it to settle in and to understand what the punishment is for and what the praise is for.
 
That's normal dude. You should've seen what my dog did. He turned my gf into a bloody mess and actually made her cry and nearly give up on him. He doesn't bite us anymore which is great. Just bites other people : )
 
was lucky, mine never bit down and he's small, he just mouths. so never had to train him outa it. its fake biting.
 
How I've done it is when the dog bites, close their mouth and say "NO" in a firm voice. Generally, a puppy will just go back to biting you. The key is not to get frustrated. Just grab their mouth, close it, and say "NO" again.

It takes a while. You can't give up.
 
This might sound a bit mean but give it a hard slap on the butt while yelling no at it in a very serious tone... then grab it by the back of the neck and force it to sit down(don't let it roll over). This is called "grabbing it's attention and showing it who's pack leader"... it's important to change the dog's focus from playing/biting to you being the "pack leader". After a while the "no" by itself is enough.

Dog psychology is different from human psychology... once you learn how a dog thinks it will be easier for you both. People who treat dogs like humans end up with very unruly dogs who do whatever they feel like and it makes for a neurotic dog.

My dog doesn't need much of this "tough love" but every once in a while she will try to become the "leader" and then a reminder puts the order back into our "pack".
 
Crazyfool, you make really good points. A dog must respect you or it will try to walk all over you. This is part of the problem with having a baby and a dog. The dog may try to establish dominance over the baby resulting in bites to the baby that can severely hurt the baby.
 
you probably don't have to grab it though. just don't reinforce the behavior. and yes don't spend your time looking into its eyes as a pup, it thinks ur looking for guidance from top dog😛 look slightly over its head and such stuff. make sure it knows its ur b*tch😉
 
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