Hi Mark

Any time the dog try’s to bite, just give Tucker his favorite toy.

bitter apple to help them get over wanting to chew fingers & toes!!

get the pup into a puppy socialization class.. It teaches him manners, and it is way to cute to watch 10 puppis play.

I agree.. the best thing to do is yelp like his litter mates or any other dog would...

Also, I try to keep puting my fingers in his mouth over and over, I give the word gentle at the same time.. calm him by petting him with long strokes along his head.. each time he bites hard, yelp.. and pull your fingers away and ignore him for 20 seconds (the heartache).. sooner or later, he wont even want them in his mouth.. but keep it up.

Like anything, you get the dog to do it when you want him too, not when he wants too. If he wants nothing more to be a hyper biter, seperate yourself from him, go into the bathroom and close the door. He will get the idea that playtime has limits, and you control those limits.

It is best to teach him to control his bite, there is nothing wrong with a bit of mouthing.. as long as it is gentle. Dogs use their mouths as hands.

(PS. dont play the finger in his mouth game when he has the zommies...)

when you YELP loudly and give him a quick pinch (take your two fingers and make a mouth...snap them quickly at his chest/neck and leg area)...this is the very same response his Mother would give him to let him know that you don't bite...it hurts.

He is a puppy - give him LOTS of things to chew on that he likes (not your shoes).

He's beautiful - good luck!

puppy....good luck. i'm sure with the advice you get here, he will turn out fine. sure is CUTE!!
mack 'n' mack

I tried the whimper response after my puppy bit me and he definitly softened his bites afterward for a few moments. I'll just keep on working with him. Thanks for your help.

his back tooth and press until he lets out a little squeek. at the same time say "NO BITE"

it works!! i have trained over 30 pups that and it worked EVERY SINGLE TIME! good luck!!

Some might disagree with me, but staring is a challenge. You are setting him up for a struggle. Take on the attitude of top of the heirarchy, and just start rewarding the puppy for doing the right thing. Some pups are more difficult to train, and it has to happen more by "coinsidence" (ie say " GOOD ! COME ! " and reward him when he is coming to you anyway ) If you are starig at him and he is whimpering and breaking the gaze , you are winning, but yo are scaring him, not teaching him to respect you. This will make housebreaking more diofficult becuase he will not be expecting rewards from you. You want to be this little guy's pal. as far as biting and nipping, he still might need help with bite inhibitiion. My favorite technique, and one I have either been simply lucky with or successful with has been speaking their language. When my puppy bie ir nipped, I "YELLEPED" just like a littermate woudl. He knew EXACTLY what I meant and hed stop. If he started to do it again I might growl a little, or whimper andit woudl stop him, an dif he actually did nip. I yelped. After a few times, it worked. For me, anyway. Good luck !! He's adoreable!

Time is the best way, but in the mean just keep telling him "no bite". You can also use Apple Bitter, taste kinda yucky, I tasted it once. Romeo is just getting past the biting stage, hopefully soon. Abby hasn't bitten she she was about 4 months, she's 10 months now. Also it is not a dominance thing, I tell me kids the there mouth is like our hands. If they want it they grab it. Good luck and enjoy your puppy.

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