Dog Training & Care : How to Get a Puppy to Stop Biting

Get a puppy to stop biting by bopping the puppy underneath the chin or grabbing the muzzle until the dog settles down. Mimic a mother dog to get puppies to stop biting with advice from a certified dog trainer in this free video on training puppies.

Expert: Zephyr Clarke-Dolberg
Contact: www.miami-dog-training.com
Bio: Zephyr Clarke-Dolberg is a certified professional dog trainer in Miami, Fla.
Filmmaker: Paul Muller

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• dog training
• pet care
• puppies
• dogs
• dog tricks
• dog care
• training dogs
• puppy training
• training puppies

[truthugahz]

That does not work with my dog he wants to bite me more.

[lalave2006]

His dog must hate him!

[MelodyPythonVeria]

@staroxia I don't suggest a "No" either. There are ways to correct how a dog behaves other than punishment, like teaching them a different way to respond. A dog is biting while playing, teach it to bite a toy instead or to do something else while playing instead of biting. I've found that with my grandparent's puppy the best "punishment" is removing my attention. Most dogs are the same, though some aren't.

[staroxia]

@staroxia Also, All dogs are different, and not all dogs will respond to one type of correctional action. My pup is too young to know what "No" Means. I Literally have to Mother him. I have to teach him dog body language, how hard he can bite, what is acceptable and not. He doesn't speak english, he doesn't know what No is. The only thing that works for him, is Growling at him like his mother would, or "Nipping" like his mother would. He only Just learned his name.

[staroxia]

@MelodyPythonVeria First of all, A dog shouldn't be Scared in the first place. Or have a Reason to be scared. If it is scared, then why shouldn't it bite? It's defending it self. Dealing with Fear for a dog is just letting them bottle their emotions up. Thats when a dog turns on someone, because the owner is trying to humanize a Dog. My 6 week old pup, in the toddler stage, is popped on the nose when he bites too hard simulating a mothers nip When he chews hes told No and given a toy he Can chew

[MelodyPythonVeria]

@staroxia But there are ways to teach a dog without using these techniques that make a dog yelp. So why do it?

Plus, dogs taught by their mother to not bite will still bite in situations when they are scared, maybe not so often when over excited since that's what the mother is disciplining. If we teach our dogs another way to react when they're scared or deal with it rather than biting it's less likely they'll bite than if you just punish for it.

[staroxia]

@19sami19 Then he sees you as a litter-mate, not the mother.

[staroxia]

@MelodyPythonVeria Actually, no, The way the mother teaches the pup to calm down and stop biting is to Growl, nip, cover their muzzle with theirs, and a few others. Mother dogs pups that are being disciplined yelp as well.

[KUSHSMOKA559]

Thats a beautiful dog bruh

[strawberykiri]

@TheAstroble Nope, your dog just finds those things rewarding. If a puppy learns that biting leads to being in a "time out," and they are giving appropriate things to chew on instead when they are playing, then they will be more successful. A proper time out is one where the pup has no access to people, and only needs to last a minute (literally!). Also, if a pup is encouraged to chew on something he IS allowed to have, his mouth will be busy on that instead of on your hand.

[MelodyPythonVeria]

"He may scream, he may whine, he may bite..."

Then why are you doing it to dogs? All you're doing is scaring the dog out of biting. Generally there's an emotional reason behind biting. You sort of covered excited biting (badly). All your methods will do is supress the biting, the emotion will still build and your dog will want to bite even more (as some people on here have pointed out). Redirect that energy to something else, like a toy. Don't give them the oppertunity to bite you.

[TheAstroble]

@strawberykiri YOu are half right. Yes he wants to play but if you have other children then removing yourself = the puppy going to a child to play with and bite them. Yes they want to play. I have tried closing his mouth. Doesnt' work. I have tried making a fist every time he tries to bite so that my hand is not a comfortable toy. Not successsful. I have tried the newspaper. he just wants to shred that. Still thinks I am playing. So I either have a retarted dog or he needs a muzzle. Right?