puppy biting - any comments? - Page 1

http://www.dogtube.us/how-to-stop-mouthing-and-play-biting/

Makes sense to me.  This is why I am such a strong advocate that a puppy needs to stay with the litter until 8 - 9 weeks.  By that time, most of these lessons have been taught by the litter mates and mom dog.

For a breed that is naturally mouthy, this can be a difficult training lesson for humans and we naturally have a tendency to overreact and it  can  result in a fearful puppy.  If we are teaching the puppy this lesson, we need to be sure to modify our reaction to the situation and not strike the puppy in defense.

needless to say,  I don't mind that behavior at all, I just channel it where I want it to go.

BZCZ, can you explain how you redirect the mouthing?  (no scarsium.  Trying to learn other methods)

I have toys, balls, ropes all over the place.  I encourage the play and bring out the toy.  Over time, the pup will show me what he prefers to play with.  There is never a no or a stop that.  There is only a uh - uh and a bringing out what is allowed.  If he persists in biting what is not allowed (electrical cords, couch, chair, rug) then he gets a short crate time out.  But when he wants to bite, we bring out the toys and go at it.  If he gets me during that time, I don't care, just redirect back to the toy. 

Keeps the play drive alive and useable for later training. 

Thanks.  That makes sense too.

Although my instant reaction would be to bop them one under the chin;  I have learned to redirect with tug toys or just redirect their brains.  Nan

I like puppy that bites.

Me TOO...THE correction of the bite is only to be done by redirection...I want a puppy to bite...no is for later in training when a dire need for immediate action if dog is gonna get hurt or to stop a dog from something he knows already...stern NO>.for behaviour you do not want..that may be harmful . Pfoey is used a lot also...yuk or nasty or do not touch...in that sense ..

NINE is used for commands not corrected 1 , 2,  Correct..as in

 Command ,Correction with a stern NINE  ,then Praise. while training..

THE no or nine command if done when the fear factor is in place which is when most pups are really biting everything that moves  8 to 12 weeks old, can do more harm ..than good

it is not good to issue a negative...Show a positive and use that bite to good and redirect immediately...2 seconds to correct and praise for the correction

I want a biting pup...but it takes a lot of hours and time to channel it in the right place and use it for training that little pup when it has no clue you are training it...

YR