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Old 17-Aug-2005, 09:25 AM
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Puppy biting everything, including my hand

I just bought a puppy for less than a week and he goes around biting everything that moves, including my hand. Does anyone know how can I help my dog correct this?

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Old 18-Aug-2005, 12:23 PM
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Teach the puppy bite Inhibition. Every time the puppy bites, you yelp. That yelp should be a loud, high-pitched indignant sound like another puppy would make if it were nipped. What you are doing is communicating to your puppy it hurts. A low pitched "Ahh Ahh" or "NO" may still startle the puppy but probably doesn't communicate as clearly that you are hurt.

Resume play, moving you hand around the muzzle when the pup stop mouthing. After a while the excited puppy usually chomp down again. Repeat the yelp and again pause without withdrawing your hand. Repeat 10 times if you have to and do this 2-3 times per day. Have everyone in the household do it. This helps the puppy generalize the lesson to all humans.

Use the low pitch reprimand when the pup grabs your clothing or bites at things he is not supposed to.


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I just bought a puppy for less than a week and he goes around biting everything that moves, including my hand. Does anyone know how can I help my dog correct this?

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Old 22-Apr-2006, 10:43 AM
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Frankie, my pinscher also bite everything around the house when she is home alone..... all the funiture made of woods are mostly spoilt cuz she always bites them..... When she is a baby time, she is very obedient and whenever I bring her to sentosa, I unleash her she will not run too far away but now when i bring her out, she will roam like mad and run about with leash on. Can you advise me on that? Another problem is she keeps shedding.... I asked the pet shop person before, they say short coated dog have this shedding problem and it's nature... Is it true? I'm worried.


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Teach the puppy bite Inhibition. Every time the puppy bites, you yelp. That yelp should be a loud, high-pitched indignant sound like another puppy would make if it were nipped. What you are doing is communicating to your puppy it hurts. A low pitched "Ahh Ahh" or "NO" may still startle the puppy but probably doesn't communicate as clearly that you are hurt.

Resume play, moving you hand around the muzzle when the pup stop mouthing. After a while the excited puppy usually chomp down again. Repeat the yelp and again pause without withdrawing your hand. Repeat 10 times if you have to and do this 2-3 times per day. Have everyone in the household do it. This helps the puppy generalize the lesson to all humans.

Use the low pitch reprimand when the pup grabs your clothing or bites at things he is not supposed to.


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