Puppy biting and snipping non stop

danisgoat said:
Our new little girl is 10 weeks old as well. She is CRAZY! A lot more energy than my previous Shelties. She bites, chases, jumps, and eats everything (I mean everything :eek2:). Most of the time we tend to ignore the bad behaviour since she craves attention. But if she bites us hard and it hurts we SCREAM really loud with the ouch like we are in major pain. It scares her...and it seems to be working. Also....I try not to walk around her. I try to just go in the direction I need to go, and if she is in my way, I gently shuffle my way through her, so that she gets the point that she needs to get out of the way of our feet.
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Uh-oh! Sounds like you have a little attention seeking Bailey!
 
Hello!!

Yep, like everyone else said..pretty typical behaviour!! Your puppy sounds just the way I like em...sassy!! LOL

If she isn't into chew toys but into food...smear a little peanut butter or cheese spread on the chew toy...bet she gets interested then!!

Dogs do what works...so when she does something like biting your hands or herding your feet...stop and ignore her...turn your back to her...they don't like the 'fun' to stop and will soon try something else....
Dogs have really good hearing..so theres no need to raise your voice!! LOL We once did this in a obed. class..we all had to whisper the whole time...

A tired dog is a good dog...lots of exercise...mental tires them out more then physical. Since you can't get outside much because of weather..and that might be part of the problem with your puppy too...BUT...you can play some fun puppy games inside that will poop her right out and she won't have time to be naughty..LOL (dream on!!)

1. If she isn't used to having a leash on...you can start with just letting her drag a bit..with supervision!! She will most likely chew on it a bit...thats normal!!

2. After she is used to the leash...always have it on her for your "play/training" sessions...like was mentioned should only be a few minutes at her age...

3. One game is "tree" Stand with your arms out stretched to your sides..like a branch of a tree...have a treat in each hand...just stand there..and when puppy looks at you in the face instead of at your hands...click or say "yes" and give her a treat...do this about 3 or 4 times a session. This is the beginning of "watch me" comes in really handy!!

4. If you have another human in the house with you... you can play pass the puppy...sit on the floor with your legs out in front of you spread out in a V and have the other person sit accross from you with your feet touching...put puppy in the middle and take turns getting puppy to come to you...as you progress you can get further apart...The "come" command is the most important thing you can teach your dog..and this is a good way to start that process...

5. This might help with the pants biting...while you walk encourage puppy to follow your hand and just touch with her snout to get a click or yes..then a small treat. Do this with both hands on both sides of your body.

6. You can play hide and seek..at her age..you will have to work up to actually leaving the room...but they love this...have someone hold her while you hide...and then have the other person release her to find you...you can also hide treats for her to find.


7. We played "settle" get puppy playing and excited..then pick her up and gently restrain..saying settle...when she stops struggling and relaxes, release her for play again..when we released we said "free"...This is very useful!! Even now when mine get wild a goofy..I can say "settle" and they both do and come to me...
Thats all I can think of..been a while since I had a puppy!! LOL

Woofs

Julie
Clancy & Abby
 
Thanks

Thank you for all the great advices and cheering up. Sometimes you need help to put things in perspective and it can only get better with all your good tricks and tips.
 
Onteriosheltie gave you great advice but I want to add something I read and I think it was the monks of new sketes Art of raising a puppy. When they are clinging to your jeans or in my case my bath robe, I lean over and pinch Zak around his shoulder blades- this is to mimic an action their mom's would do and it does work. That is a very useful book for new puppies. With Zak I do just ignore what I don't want him to do and praise the heck him other wise.
 
All great advice! She's definitely a typical 10 week old Sheltie.

Sung to the tune of "These Boots are made for Walkin..."


This mouth is made for herdin...
Herdin's what I do...
Until my Mom train's me better
I'm going to keep on herdin' you


Best thing that worked for me....get a second pup! Bacca stopped herding me once I brought Indy home....now they herd each other!
 
BarbV said:
All great advice! She's definitely a typical 10 week old Sheltie.

Sung to the tune of "These Boots are made for Walkin..."


This mouth is made for herdin...
Herdin's what I do...
Until my Mom train's me better
I'm going to keep on herdin' you


Best thing that worked for me....get a second pup! Bacca stopped herding me once I brought Indy home....now they herd each other!
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love the song!
 
Welcome Raya.

Dont despair - we all went through these difficult times. It does get a bit tiring having the puppy equivalent of a 2 year old taking over the house.

She is going to be losing her baby teeth so will want to chew to ease the discomfort. My female enjoyed chewing on wet face washers for this.

I also recommend some bitter apply spray or something similar to spray on to the furniture. I used to put white vinegar mixed in some water on my trousers/leg to stop the leg chewing. Anything to make it taste yuck.

I agree herding dogs can be a bit obsessive about legs, altho I have a 4mth old kitten who is doing exactly the same thing to my legs - so I can sympathise how darn painful that can be. When she grabs your leg try putting something else in her mouth - dangle a toy or something to redirect her.

Does she get dry food for breakfast? If she does you can keep her entertained by putting it in a dispenser or treat bottle (I make my own by cutting holes into plastic water bottles). That will give her some additional stimulation. When she gets a bit older you can try hiding her food so she has to go look for it.
 
Raya said:
Thanks for all the good advice. Hopefully the coping methods will help her direct her attention to better things and avoiding this behavior. There's always this feeling that I'm not doing things right but at the same time I seem to have the bar a little bit too high considering her age.

I'll let you know how it goes with our little devil :]
And here's a picture of her here
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Awww, she's gorgeous! When Megan was that age and bit EVERYTHING, as soon as she tried to bite me or something inappropriate, I put a chew toy in her mouth or toy she was supposed to chew on..You have to be consistent and she'll get it. :wink2:
 
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