New Puppy that Doesn't Learn! - Page 2

So true.  Keep a safe distance!

I had a 3/4 Chihuahua 1/4 Pug that taught me to keep my face out of range of his razor sharp teeth.

I learned a lot from Pancho!  Getting his behavior into the civilized zone was very challanging and rewarding.

Your pup sounds highly intelligent and dominant.  Just keep up the obedience and re-direct the biting to a toy.

Always have a toy.

Pharaoh stopped biting my arms when I advanced him to raw meaty bones from ground food at 11 weeks.  I will start my next puppy earlier.  They really have a need to sink their teeth into something that is soft on the outside and hard in the center.  Chicken drumsticks were perfect. 

Putting him in a crate dose not mean you have to make it negative, don't say no but instead without explanation gently pick him up and put him in a crate, without any reaction from you!!! If you gong to scream at him and than put him in a crate you will make it a negative thing. It dose not matter when you put him to the crate but in what why.

What are you looking for, some kind of miracle.......................

Sorry---couldn't resist

Lots of naptime in the crate

Feed in his crate also,

 Goodluck, and remember,it's a puppy not a human.....

miracleworks,

Your pup sounds like a real ball of fire, thats great. 

Use balls and tugs, you have to participate.   When your done remove the item, put him on a leash and work on something else.    They need to burn off just a little energy before they make any sense.   Figure out how and what you wanna train and work him everyday.   Let him have quiet time when your done to think about it.  

Discipline is up to you, if you do nothing you will have troubles.   Putting him in a crate to me is like doing nothing.   Time out doesn't work.   An active aproach is better.

Puppy teeth can do a lot of damage in an instant, anticipate.

I use NO!  and I'm known to bite back, I am also known to shove my fingers down a puppys throat till it gags.   I never hit, ever and don't startle the pup.   The puppys own mother would pin him down in her mouth and tighten up until the puppy understands NO!

One of my last pups got my nose and ripped it open, there are not words....lol, only tears.  Man that hurt.  Still have a scab on my nose.  Damned teeth are like fish hooks.

Oh well point made.

You have a pup with a lot of spirit, direct that spirit, use it.

Post his pedigree sometime.   And a picture.

Moons.

miracleworks

10 week old puppy Heidi is also a pup that nips, In fact she got my brother this morning, He told me she had a second go at nipping him as well, She is a little Firebrand

As Moons and others said direct it away from you plus verbal in a strong voice, I do not think the Pup  is being spitfull at that age, but it is best to get it out of the habit without taking any spirit from the Pup

I like to see it in a Pup that age, it gives me a bit of hope that my Pup will show the same spirit later on as she grows but directed in a different way

Enjoy him and keep us posted

Steve

I also have a 9 week old puppy and she is doing all of the same things that are stated here, I made her a lambs wool octopus and attached it to a rope, she loves it, so now whenever she starts attacking the legs out comes the tug and we are both happy.

Result no more torn pants or punctured legs.   Yeah !!   Atleast until she becomes bored with it. then I'll have to find her another toy.

Give him a break, he's 9 weeks old! Puppies bite everything, it's the way they explore the world. I'll say the same thing everyone else said: redirect his attention from people's hands, faces, legs with an exciting toy that moves and that he can bite. Use a puppy sized tug, or ball on a string, or a tough stuffed dog toy he can bite and move it around so he can chase it. 

A young pup I had once laid in wait for an older female to walk by, and when she did the pup reached out fast and bit her hard on the lower leg. She yelped, bent down like lightning, grabbed the pup's muzzle in her mouth and clamped his jaws shut. She didn't bite him, just held him until he'd got the message about biting her. She was good with puppies.  You can grab your pup's muzzle and clamp his mouth shut just tightly enough to keep it shut and tell him no. Then let him go. You will probably have to do this more than once to get your message across.  He's just a kid. Be patient.

And crates are good for pups this age. Sometimes pups, like little kids, get too wound up and need to rest, only they don't know it. Make sure your pup gets plenty of nap time to balance out his playtime.