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Submitted by bully_mom on April 20, 2010 - 11:56pmWhew! I am flat wore out. I am finding out that two bully puppies are as much work as raising kids. Ellie Mae and Max are typical brother and sister. They are almost 10 weeks old now. I still have to keep them separated most of the time due to the size difference. My main problem area with both of them is mouthing. I know puppies need to chew do to their teeth but They do it constantly......fingers...toes...ears...lips....LOL. I thought I was gonna lose an ear yesterday. Any advice on how to slow it down some?
I have tried to "yelp" loudly,,,,tried to replace my fingers with an appropriate chew toy and now have a clicker.
Help!!
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Do you 'yelp' or yell 'Ouch!' loudly and then end the game?
Yelping in and of itself has not worked on a couple of occasions for me, but ending the game really makes them think twice about biting hard again. It will take several times for them to realize that they are the ones that are causing the game to end. I still do this whenever I play with my adult dogs. If they bite down a little harder for any reason, the game ends. They are very soft-mouthed now. Also make sure you are rewarding them anytime they are not mouthing you. It's hard with puppies, because of their attention span, but you can start off with maybe rewarding 3 seconds of no mouthing, then move it to 10 seconds, and then 20, etc. Hope this advice can save your ears, LOL!
Do you 'yelp' or yell 'Ouch!' loudly and then end the game?
Yelping in and of itself has not worked on a couple of occasions for me, but ending the game really makes them think twice about biting hard again. It will take several times for them to realize that they are the ones that are causing the game to end. I still do this whenever I play with my adult dogs. If they bite down a little harder for any reason, the game ends. They are very soft-mouthed now. Also make sure you are rewarding them anytime they are not mouthing you. It's hard with puppies, because of their attention span, but you can start off with maybe rewarding 3 seconds of no mouthing, then move it to 10 seconds, and then 20, etc. Hope this advice can save your ears, LOL!
looking ahead
Thanks for sharing. I guess I can look forward to the next couple months
looking ahead
Thanks for sharing. I guess I can look forward to the next couple months
i was told
to put my thumb in their mouth, while wrapping my other fingers around the lower part of his jaw, so he can't bite down and say no each time..eventually he stopped, but i agree, it's something they'll grow out of...my hands looked like hamburger for ever
i was told
to put my thumb in their mouth, while wrapping my other fingers around the lower part of his jaw, so he can't bite down and say no each time..eventually he stopped, but i agree, it's something they'll grow out of...my hands looked like hamburger for ever
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My bully is now 6 months old, she was just as bad! I've had other breeds before, and she was the worst by far. Yelping also did not help. She did grow out of it at around 4 months old. Sorry I can't be much more help.
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My bully is now 6 months old, she was just as bad! I've had other breeds before, and she was the worst by far. Yelping also did not help. She did grow out of it at around 4 months old. Sorry I can't be much more help.