Dog Training & Care : Solutions to Stop Puppies From Biting

[MrRSR90]

i used the muzzle grab on my dog, i didnt use a great amount of force, just enough for him to realize his mistake, the bitin started at 3months (wen i purchased him) he stopped biting at around 4 months, he is now 14months and hasnt bitten or nipped at me since. alot of peepl say that the dog may stop trusting u for this technique....but mine trusts me like thers no tomorow, i have absolute faith in my dog! if u dnt like this method, simply use a different one, training varies according to breed

[ProphetGuardian]

I dealing with a mouthy puppy right now he is much to quick and agile (as most dogs are) to grab his mouth. I also find it a bad idea to use hurtful techniques like that on a dog exhibiting perfect behavior. Pulling on the leash only makes dogs more excited.

[TheLandluft]

@ProphetGuardian

it doesn't hurt i promise ! the dog will whine if it will hurt . or try to escape but in the video u see that she is sitting there and doesn't feel any pain

[KazziKolorZz]

If you train your dog with punishment like muzzle grabbing, bopping, or choking, you may have a well trained job, but a dog who is well trained to mistrust you. It also shows him that aggression is sometimes okay which is dangerous with a large breed dog like that. 

[TheLandluft]

@KazziKolorZz

wrong! in a pack the dogs bite each other if one tryes to get the leader but the leader does not alow this. the mum of the puppys give her puppys a soft bite if they bite in to the teat. i saw this at my puppy and his mother. dogs don't say i don't want this .

and thats the same

[Sabine1975]

JUST for unnecessarily grabbing her muzzle to "show the technique" in this video this guy should be beaten up for :-( He confuses and hurts his dog for a video - great technique, applause. The ONLY solution to prevent the puppy from being mouthy is to ignore the behaviour, leave it alone for a few minutes to calm him down and show by ignoring it that its behaviour was wrong. Also use positive reinforcement to teach the things which he/she is doing right. No muzzle grab or "bopping" necessary.

[kareerox]

Grabbing a puppies muzzle or 'bopping' them is not a good way to teach them. Showing them that being hurtful is the way to get someone to stop something is only defeating the purpose. It's like when a parents spanks their kid and says 'stop hitting your sister!'.... what the heck is that teaching them?!

[aes620hb2]

@valenciabruce everything gets alot better after their nuttered and are around 1 year old they start to calm down and stuff

[Flywave77]

it work on my pitbull 6month puppy. she has become so much easier to work with now thanx.

[marceline2416]

omg i have an 8 week old german sheperd puppy she bites me but i tap her on the nose or grab her face like that ha poor dog

[artmaster1225]

every time my dog would bite me instead of bopping her under her jaw i'd do it on the nose like you said it makes the dog hand shy my dog is 13 weeks old is it too late to change from bopping her on the nose to under the jaw.

[CadeSperoni]

@artmaster1225 not its never to late to teach your dog anything. every day is a new day from dogs to learn. you desensitize her from being hand shy, by going like your gonna hit her, then praise her. so just swich from one to the other

[Garcia148]

will the dog learn eventually to stop biting, or will you have to keep doing that 'bop'?

[Sprint4urLife]

i have a question for any one thats willing to answer. my dog is now two years old, shes a husky chow mix who, no matter what i try will not calm down and if if reprimand her she will show her teeth and growl, when i try to do the "bop" or the muzzle holding as soon as i move away she will bite at my hand, she will bite anyone who enters the house and is overly protective over me and my family. i have no idea how else to establish dominance

[MeowingWolf25]

@Sprint4urLife when she snaps or growls at you try to make yourself look bigger like standing over her. if shes a bigger dog (shes part chow so she may be a little bit small) then try growling back and/or showing your teeth. this helps with my dogs because it shows that i am going to fight for dominance. but if she gets worse after this you must pin her and growl. a lot of people think this is cruel.but dogs were once wild and they have wolves as cousins. its their nature to fight for dominance.

[gavroash]

@MeowingWolf25

I'm begging you people to stop promoting for the alpha roll.If you do it you might get your dog under control JUST on that moment, but you'll lose his trust forever. Also, a dog takes this as a life threat, unlike you said, in the wild, this is not how they show dominance, this is how they fight to kill, and that's what the dog will think. In that case, it's most likely going to try to attack back, or if it works, never trust him and snap the first chance it gets. a pro can help

[MeowingWolf25]

they do fight for dominance and will do so. and they are as if they are in a pack. you must be a good leader but also show that you will not put up with foolish actions. take the african wild dog, they have ranks in their packs. alphas are leaders and guid the pack but also show the pack that they are boss and they say what to do and not. to do this they snarl when they get angry at another african wild dogs action. or they might pin the other dog to show dominance and they are bigger.

[pinoyboxerfan08]

but, the dog might bite its tongue...?

[tshaya18]

i love the bop method...& too all the ppl that thinks "oh this is soo cruel to hit your dog"...well i dont believe beating your dog is right but we need to show our dogs that were the boss not them so i love the bop

[gavroash]

@tshaya18

There are better ways than this.'Being boss' is about good leadership skills, not who's stronger. Being the leader is about controling food resources, giving a treat only when deserved, being clear and uncompromising with your commands, and knowing when to praise, reward or take the dog for a walk, and when to give time out or show the dog he's bad and walk out of the room and leave him alone. If you teach it that it's all about strength, dog will try that rule every now and then.

[MeowingWolf25]

Yes, you can do many things to train your dog.

[vomwesten]

Positive re-enforcement training is much better than this negative stuff. Reward for good behaviour works much better than punishment for unwanted behaviour. The dog in this video will do as it's told from fear...fear of being 'bopped' under the chin..this training is so old hat.

Clicker / reward training is used by most respected dog trainers worldwide. It is by far the best method of training a dog...

[ingenmansland]

Tell me how you use clicker for geting a negative behaviour out... =) i use clicker for posstivie behaviours but for say my puppy that i have know i just make a loud PPPIIIIIIIPPPP and walk away, get my back to the puppy not playing with it anymore until he comes to me ready to show hes learned. and then i try again, still bites to hard i do the same routine again and i continue that until its over. but tell me how to use clicker to not bite as a puppy:D

[ggrrness]

if you're not hurting the dog or scaring her, it really shouldn't be a problem, there is a difference between showing them you're in charge and scaring them into doing what you say. I just adopted a 7 month old shar pei who still 'mouths' people because she used to be harmed by the previous owner, it's difficult to train such a big 'puppy' to stop when she's just doing it because she's nervous...

[jattkang]

yea nice stuff, thanks man, but what if the dog gets irritated with us holding his mouth down . i have a 4month old gsd and he just likes giving tiny bites, any suggestion?

[gavroash]

@jattkang

Once this happens, make a very sharp and loud yelp (different than the regualr 'no', it needs to be quite loud and sharp), then instantly stop playing and walk out of the room leaving him alone for at least 5 minutes and not longer than 10. I only had to do it once, but some dogs need more. It's mainly about how long you let the problem go on before you fix it. I hope this works, and please don't try any of the crazy negative stuff those people promote.

[mr5890859355]

thanks a lot

[WalterSolano]

Thanks. ! :)

[Gitarooo0099]

hey how can you train you're puppies if they dunno whos da boss?

don't worry,its not like they 're going to die or sumthing,