Hand nibbling - Page 1

My German Shepherd puppy is a year now and still nibbles on my hands when she is excited.  I am not sure how to stop that exactly. I read a few posts about lemon juice which would be fine but i dont want her to think she cant lick my hands and give kissies.  I heard one man said his german shepherd nibbled his hands so he put butter on his hands and his dog learned to lick his hands as he went by instead of bite them.  Do you think this would be effective?  i do at this time when she bites my hands, pull away and tell her no and she listens then i say kissies and she licks my hands.  any help is grateful

Say "No!" firmly without pulling your hands away. Then ask her to do an obedience behavior (like "sit") and when she can contain herself and sits, then release her and let her lick your hands.

First I would ask myself: Is she nibbling because her teeth ar bothering her, or is she nibbling for attention.  

In the first case you should provide her with other things to chew on. But since she's allready a year old that probably isn't the case.  So make sure you don't give too much attention to the chewing. For me negative attention, is also attention. So saying "No" is also a reaction. When you pull your hand away this is also seen as rewarding for your dog.  

Now.. what should you do?  Well.. the best advice I've been given is this one:  Discourage your dogs biting by applying backward pressure to the jaw when she bites you. You don't have to hurt her, but to create a feeling of dislike. You'll notice she'll pull away herself.   She'll learn very quickly that this behavior is no game or fun anymore.  

Remember that your dog always shows behavior like this for a reason and not just because they feel like it.

GSD are considered "puppies" till about 2 years old.Nippling is normal,biting grabbing is not.
Say "ouch" very loud ,that helped with my almost 2 year old.She still has to put my hand in her mouth when I rub her belly,but doesn't nibble anymore.

Just curious, but why wouldn't you correct for the hand nibbling just as you would any undesired behavior?  I get putting something they don't like on your hand so they "self" correct, but why couldn't you put your hand where she would normally nibble it, and give a correction when she nibbled it.  Continue to do it and correct until you can put your hand in that position and she doesn't nibble it, at which point you give lots of praise.

I'm asking, not recommending.  I want to understand.

I call it the German Shepherd Handshake. I get greeted like this every morning. It is a gentle mouthing and a definite grab of the hand. It never hurts. I have our "greeting" shake and then it is all done and over with. I love it and wouldn't have it any other way. lol

Go with the flow.