Puppy Biting - Page 1

Does anyone have suggestions on how to stop my 4 month old puppy from using me as his personal chew toy. This is not my first shepherd actually he's my 8th and I have never had a puppy like him. I've tried everything I know and a few things I found on the internet but nothing works. I have him sit in front of me and I try petting him and he immediately starts to bit me at which point I remove my hands from him, then he will start at my pant legs. He will go after my pant legs occasionally once I get up and start walking. I am at my wits end with this behavior. He is very smart and is good at his obedience work and I am looking forward to getting titles on him however, this biting has got to stop. Anyone have suggestions? Thanks in advance.

Have you tried redirecting him to a tug or a toy? How much activity is he getting a day?

One thing that helped me during teething was providing frozen objects for the puppy to chew- even her "regular" chew toys, when frozen, seemed to add an eliminate of intrigue and maybe helped relieve some soreness. I also froze blue jean pants legs and those were popular with her- especially if I wasn't in them at the time.

Of course, some dogs have a higher chew tendency than others. Sounds like yours is HIGH!

One last thing I've found helpful with the last pup in particular, who was/is chewy and very high drive was to WEAR HER OUT as often as possible. Lot's of low impact play and brisk short walks to keep her occupied and tired.

Good luck with him!

I had that endless supply of plastic milk cartons. The noise seemed satisfying to pup and they are tough. Just distraction technique.

Hntr is right, you need to redirect his prey drive, that said you need to find something more interesting than your pants...
and a tired puppy is a good puppy ( not only physically, but psychically, too ).
As a SchH / IPO competitor I don´t want to loose the desire to "bite and hold" in my dogs, but all of them learned early on what is allowed and what is wrong. What about some education?
There are dogs with more "drives" than others, and it´s up to you to "explain" what´s allowed, and what´s a no-go.
The bite of a 4 ( even 3 months old ) puppy hurts, something went wrong.
I´d try to find a replacement for my hands and pants, and I´d try to make the pup physically and mentally (!) satisfied, and at least in my book it´s no no-go to forbid something...