When he does, repeat the sequence above. Require your puppy to be even gentler. Yelp and stop play in response to moderately hard bites. Persist with this process of yelping and then ignoring your puppy or giving him a time-out for his hardest bites. As those disappear, do the same for his next-hardest bites, and so on, until your puppy can play with your hands very gently, controlling the force of his mouthing so that you feel little or no pressure at all. A CPDT will offer group or private classes that can give you and your dog lots of assistance with mouthing.
Most puppy mouthing is normal behavior. However, some puppies bite out of fear or frustration, and this type of biting can signal problems with future aggression. Something as benign as simply holding your puppy still or handling his body might upset him. Tantrums can also happen when play escalates. In most cases, a playful puppy will have a relaxed body and face. If your puppy has a temper tantrum, his body might look very stiff or frozen. He might pull his lips back to expose his teeth or growl.
Almost always, his bites will be much more painful than normal mouthing during play. Doing that might actually cause your puppy to continue or intensify his aggressive behavior. Photo: Instagram, kingtuckthepug Puppies. Read on for 6 common reasons 8- to week-old puppies sometimes act like pint-sized landsharks.
They are TIRED Being overtired is one of the most common reasons we see puppies exhibit overly bitey and nippy behavior. Provide your puppy with a cozy, quiet place to rest during scheduled nap times. You can do this by modeling calm, relaxed behavior yourself: slow down your movements, blink your eyes softly, and stay quiet or speak only using low, slow tones.
How You Can Help Your Puppy: If you see your puppy becoming frustrated, first try to identify the source of frustration for example, being restrained, being brushed, having a toy taken away, etc. In the video below, Camper Gizmo learns to accept brushing without getting frustrated and mouthy. In addition, impulse control games are a great way to help your puppy learn more productive, socially appropriate ways to cope with feelings of frustration. Here are a couple of common ones: Sitting on the floor for prolonged periods of time with an excited, active puppy.
When you sit on the floor, you are likely to become a living, breathing climbing apparatus, complete with all kinds of fun knobs and doohickies on which to gnaw and pull: your nose, ears, hair, the strings on your sweatshirt, and more. Making high-pitched squealing noises and quick, jerky movements. When we make high-pitched noises and quickly pull our hands away from a puppy, they instinctively respond with chasing and nipping.
This makes it easy for you to quickly straighten up and remove access to your lap if your pup becomes nippy. And, keep your movements controlled. If your puppy nips at you, try freezing instead of jerking your hand away.
The list goes on. I know that these suggestions are well-intentioned. But none of them are necessary, and all have the potential to do lasting harm. The problem with punishment in this situation is twofold. First, it does nothing to help your puppy understand what she should do with her mouth. Remember that this drive to bite and chew on things is deeply hard-wired in young puppies — she was born with an instinctive need to put her mouth on something, all the time.
So instead of correcting her for this perfectly normal impulse, just redirect her to something more appropriate. You will need to look at her teeth, give her medication, and even remove things from her mouth on occasion if she grabs a chicken bone from the garbage. Although it might feel like forever, most puppies are biting and mouthing much less by the time they are months old, and fully grown adult dogs older than years virtually never use their mouths the way that puppies do.
Like everything else, there is some individual variation — so your particular puppy might grow out of this phase a bit earlier, or a bit later, than average. Below are links to some of the chew treats and puzzle toys I mentioned above. For cow ears, pig ears, and rawhide chews, the best online source I have found is Raw Feeding Miami.
Their stuff is all natural, not processed with any chemicals or artificial ingredients, and great quality. They are out-of-stock on certain items fairly frequently because they make things in small batches, but if you check back in a week or so they always get them back in.
In my area, it seems to be difficult to find food puzzle toys in local pet stores, so I order most of these online as well. Amazon carries just about all of them, but they can also be ordered from Petco, Petsmart, or online retailers like dog.
Twist-n-Treats — these are a great alternative to a Kong. Similar idea, but much easier to clean since the toy comes completely apart and can be put in the dishwasher. My favorite refillable crate toy for puppies. Everlasting Treat Ball — a really good long-lasting chew toy. Tasty enough to keep most puppies interested, but difficult enough to eat that it takes quite a while to finish the treat. You can also get refills in a variety of flavors, to help keep things interesting.
Everlasting Treat Ball Small. Everlasting Treat Ball Medium. You have to feed your puppy anyway, so might as well use it as an opportunity to keep her busy for a bit. Rolling the toy around will make the kibble fall out, one piece at a time. This makes me feel so much better! Our puppy is almost 4 months old and has to bite everything, even when we are petting her and she is enjoying it she still has to nibble on our clothes!
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