Puppy biting and snipping non stop

[RetiredProf]

Yes, I do encourage at times, too. When Gussy does the pants thing I'm always "Uh, excuse me, Mister!" in a loud voice. Then 10 seconds later it's "You little Sxxtbird, give me some kissies."

Spoiled....totally spoiled.

 

[Sumac3890]

Barb I agree I love it when they jump up to greet me but not really good for guest or my elderly parents.

 

[missjenneygirl]

I love this stage! It always makes me laugh. Don't worry, it will all pass, and you will have a wonderful bidable girl. Megan (Tofu Pup) comes home and chastises me for not training the resident puppy. But, they learn to fall into line, the puppy antics pass, and they grow up. We have never had an unruly puppy that became an unmanageable adult. Have fun, enjoy it! It is just a moment in time. Now, let's see what Tofu Pup writes about this theory.

 

[mbfrench]

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
http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/2777/18569103387259690149100.jpg

Hi Raya!
first of all your name is very pretty & unique..and the puppy in the picture..now do tell... that can't be the little devil that is doing all this biting?

you got some very good pointers from everyone here,and honestly all of them are perfect solutions to a mouthy puppy.And that's really all is what is happining.She's just a pup,and some will do more mouthing & biting than others.

I have not had this with our two here.An occasional play bite,but nothing like eating furniture,or ankle biting.

However our Earnhardt (lab) was THE MOST horrible ankle biting,little twittie.Darn he would bite terrible.We never raisie our voices here,but there were times I tell ya!!

What finally broke Earnhardt from biting us, was I would take my index finger,and put it right across his nose.It was'nt tight,I did'nt pinch him,but firm enough to get his attention real quick,and a very firm "NO BITE".

Labs have a tendancy to be really ones with no attention span,they are just plain silly as puppies.
But I am confidant that redirecting your puppy,and putting a toy or something else in is mouth,will finally get across to him.

 

[tofu pup]

I love this stage! It always makes me laugh. Don't worry, it will all pass, and you will have a wonderful bidable girl. Megan (Tofu Pup) comes home and chastises me for not training the resident puppy. But, they learn to fall into line, the puppy antics pass, and they grow up. We have never had an unruly puppy that became an unmanageable adult. Have fun, enjoy it! It is just a moment in time. Now, let's see what Tofu Pup writes about this theory.

For the record: my complaint is when I come home and am expected to SHOW the puppy, who hasn't learned to stand still, walk on a leash, or let strangers touch her (eew, ick! strangers! yuck!). I'm the one who gets dragged around the ring at the dog show, while missjenneygirl get to watch and laugh!

The bounce-in-the-air, chew-on-the-chairleg, unravel-the-rug, dig-an-enormous-hole, torment-the-older-dogs behavior around the house I find absolutely endearing. It's true, they grow out of it, and become lovely, charming, nondestructive dogs.

I believe that you really cannot get after the puppies (harsh scolding and strictness breaks Sheltie hearts) - you just have to manage them. Crates (for time-out) and babygates (for keeping the pup where you can see her) are invaluable.

 

[corbinam]

The bounce-in-the-air, chew-on-the-chairleg, unravel-the-rug, dig-an-enormous-hole, torment-the-older-dogs behavior around the house I find absolutely endearing. It's true, they grow out of it, and become lovely, charming, nondestructive dogs.

*Breathes a HUGE sigh of relief*

(Sometimes I need reminding!)

 

[Lightplum]

The bounce-in-the-air, chew-on-the-chairleg, unravel-the-rug, dig-an-enormous-hole, torment-the-older-dogs behavior around the house I find absolutely endearing. It's true, they grow out of it, and become lovely, charming, nondestructive dogs.

Im with you I love this stage and always laugh about it...My mom doesnt usually find it that funny since its usually her stuff they destroy! The best one I had was Mia Chewed a hole in the throw rug under my moms desk while she was sitting at her desk
And I have to admit they're always cute in the ring when they are trying to jump up to see you

 

[Raya]

Hi guys,
My boyfriend and I read your advises and comments. We've had some success so far. At this point, Zoey still likes to bite our legs and tries to herd us, but she no longer sink her teeth in our hands. Ouches seemed to pass the message afterall.

She was a bit excited the last 2 days; we had to put her in the kitchen a few times. We put her in there when she had excessive unwanted behavior, and she didn't take it as bad as I thought she would...

Thankfully it's Friday so we'll have more time to exercise her around and drain that extra energy.

I've started a blog about my experience on raising Zoey, if you want to read it the url is in my profile. I know that there's some rules about linking and whatnot, so that's why I'm not linking it directly on my post. If that's not acceptable I'll edit out my post.

 

[BarbV]

For the record: my complaint is when I come home and am expected to SHOW the puppy, who hasn't learned to stand still, walk on a leash, or let strangers touch her (eew, ick! strangers! yuck!). I'm the one who gets dragged around the ring at the dog show, while missjenneygirl get to watch and laugh!

The bounce-in-the-air, chew-on-the-chairleg, unravel-the-rug, dig-an-enormous-hole, torment-the-older-dogs behavior around the house I find absolutely endearing. It's true, they grow out of it, and become lovely, charming, nondestructive dogs.

I believe that you really cannot get after the puppies (harsh scolding and strictness breaks Sheltie hearts) - you just have to manage them. Crates (for time-out) and babygates (for keeping the pup where you can see her) are invaluable.

Oh, dear! Megan, you are just going to have to TRAIN missjennygirl better...forget about the dogs!

 

[tofu pup]

Oh, dear! Megan, you are just going to have to TRAIN missjennygirl better...forget about the dogs!

Seriously! I talk to her on the phone - I ask, "How's the puppy, is she leash-broken yet?" "Oh yes," says missjenneygirl, "she walks all around the yard on a leash." Then I come home and discover that the puppy walks all around the yard on a leash... as long as there's no human attached!

Now might be a good time to say a hearty "Thanks, Mom!" to missjenneygirl for caring for the dogs (and unruly puppies) while I'm in New Jersey. She does do a fabulous job, and our puppies are certainly happy, if a little unruly.