What can I do to get my puppy bite inhibition training?
One of my puppies needs bite inhibition training. From an early age (around 10 weeks) I noticed that while her sister responded well to the Yelping sound we made, she didn't seem to care. I assumed she was just not fooled. As the weeks go by I notice how freely she nips and sometimes straight up bites (and doesn't let go) she's drawn blood from as young as 10 weeks up till now (3 months) She's never drawn blood from me, because I don't allow her to bite me - I snatch my hand away and say "no!" then I wait until she calms down and I present my hand for her to smell. If she nipped while "in the moment" (playing with toys or her sister) she will smell my hand and lick, but sometimes she remains agitated and will repeatedly try to bite, when I hand her a toy instead she bites it viciously. So I think she needs bite inhibition training, and I don't know how to go about this. She gets plenty of exercise I take them on walks at least twice a day (around 15-20 mins max) they go outside every couple hours to their outdoor playpen and they play together and chase each other endlessly. Also, we are already enrolled in puppy kindergarten but it does not cover biting. Plus I'm not a fan of our trainer. I'd rather have one-on-one consultation, is there a way to go about this that is cost efficient?
eharri32012-03-05T17:29:25Z
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I would say the dog needs to be taught positive and negative verbal markers: One word that is meant to convey that you approve of what she's doing and another meant to convey that you do not approve. This is generally done during obedience training by accompanying the positive marker with treats and praise and giving neither when you say the negative marker. Eventually when you stay consistent a dog learns that a negative marker means 'NO, you got it wrong. Try again.'
When the dog nips, mark it negatively and make a clear and deliberate point of pausing the game. Then present a toy, and when the dog bites the toy, mark it positively. Be consistent. I would NEVER play with a dog that has a biting problem empty handed, without a chew toy on me or close by. It's setting them up for failure: When they do the wrong thing, you have no opportunity to show them what you would like them to do instead. If 12 different things happened in the last 30 seconds including the bite, and then you suddenly correct the dog without giving her an alternative, she probably hasn't made the connection between your correction and the cause of the problem. If there is no toy available, then it's not play time. I also think it is a mistake to present the hand that she just tried to bite a second time. If she doesn't know what she did wrong, there is a good chance she thinks you're telling her it's OK to bite it again. Most of the time the problem with this is people aren't communicating what they expect from the dog as clearly as they think they are.
Remember, play time should always have a clear beginning, a clear end, and a clear set of rules. If there is a particular type of game that always triggers the bad behavior, and you can't figure out how to control it, I would probably just stop playing that game in that way and find something else to do until the dog matures a little bit and learns impulse control.
Biting and gnawing is something all dogs need to do. It is better to show them when and where it is appropriate than to just always tell them NO. I have a 2 yr old Pitt/Rott mix at home who loved to nip and bite during play time when we first got her. She has now been conditioned properly and knows there is other stuff around that's more fun to bite than hands and feet.
It is typical for dogs to chew. He's exceedingly younger to be clear of his mom, so he would possibly not be equipped to be trained chew inhibition from her. You'll have got to coach him. Puppies chew for 2 factors. First, they are teething and their gums itch, and chewing on matters support them quit itching. You can support right here through giving the dog frozen inexperienced beans to chunk on, or ice chips. Second, they are gambling. Puppies wouldn't have some other method to play besides with their mouths. Saying "OW" in a noisy voice, turning away for a minute or 2 earlier than resuming play, and doing this usually - each unmarried time he bites you, it doesn't matter what he bites you for - will coach him that biting you is unacceptable. Do no longer hit your dog. Do no longer clutch him through the muzzle. Do no longer smother him. Do no longer chew him again. He would possibly not realise why you do any of those matters. Just yell "OW" and switch clear of him. He'll trap on in an afternoon or 2 if you are VERY steady approximately it - and every body else within the household is steady approximately it, too.
you don't need a trainer. just yell no and smack the dog when it bites. not enough to hurt it, just enough to get its attention. this is how dogs communicate in the wild and is in no way inhumane. if you make her nose smart a little, she will think twice before doing it again. i have never seen a pup who didn't respond to this.