Our 3 month old Puppy "Bites" when playing how can we teach her not to do this?

Have tons of chew toys, she's teething and this behavior generally goes away on its own if you don't encourage this behavior. The second she grabs a hold of you hand or sweater give her a chew toy, throw it for her to chase after or just hand it to her. We started carring chew toys in our pockets or by the sofa while we were resting to keep him busy. Worked great, shes just wanting to play, so keep her occupied until she settles!

Raised 3 yellow labs, all bit and nipped when they were puppies never as adults.

If your puppy is trying to play with you - I wouldn't worry too much, puppies generally tend to grow out of this and mature quickly. However, if the puppy is doing it out of anger, just shout and say, "No!", and then just walk away and ignore her. After she has stopped biting, cuddle and treat her with either toys or snacks.

Also, whille she's young, introduce the puppy to lots of people and other dogs so that when she gets older she'll not become violent around them and will be used to them.

If your puppy still bites constently, you should try spraying water (but only lightly to ensure your puppy isn't harmed!!) into the puppy's face every time she bites, and she will not be impressed with this and should stop!

If none of that helps, try going to a local dog breeder for expert advice... :)

Give her toys to bite while playing with you. When she bites at your hand/fingers, tell her to be easy or gentle and take your hand away. If she actually bites down gentley, put your other hand over her muzzle and lightly squeeze until she releases and tell her, no be gentle or easy. (Use only one word, either gentle or easy. She will learn to obey the command without the muzzle squeezing in a short time.)

My dog did that too. All we did was say "no" in a very firm voice and flick her on the nose. She won't understand "no" until it is combined with a flick on the nose...she will eventually get it and should stop biting. Punishing a dog isn't cruel unless it is abuse (kicking, beating, etc.) but flicking doesn't necessarily hurt them as much as it surprises them. I hope it works. Good luck!

I'm not really an expert, but my puppy used to do that all the time. Especially to me, for some reason. It was annoying as hell, and we got to the point when we thought he was never going to stop, but sure enough, as he got older he stopped doing it.

Your puppy is just following her instincts, and playing with you as she would her littermates. Give it time.

My puppy used to do that, all you need to do is , when she bites take her nose in your hands and say NO. Try this over and over again. this worked for us.

This may sound crazy, but It will work. Ever watch a litter of puppies being weened by its mother. She will give a good stern bark and mouth the puppies with with a small bit of pressure. I have 3 S&R dogs and I start them off right at weening age. I never hit the dogs, I talk to them in their language,... well sort of. Every time the puppy does something, actually anything you don't want it to do, bark at it with a very stern NO! Loud and Gruff. Yes every time LOUDLY bark NO!. You have to sound like you mean it! After a while just a simple quiet no will work. You have to be consistent that is most important ! Make sure it has something to chew though!

Another very helpful thing which will make you Master of your pet is to Force Down train it. What this does is teaches your pet 4 things in one. First you get comfortable (seated and paying close attention to the dog) say DOWN. It may not know what this means yet but as you say it Force the dog down into a lying position. Every time it tries to get up force it down and say DOWN. (nothing else). It will get up at first over and over, but if you say down, and force it down every time by paying close attention, and not letting it get all the way up. In a while it will get the point and stay down, and when the dog is down, praise it with NONVERBAL praise, (not with good doggy) but buy petting and scratching loving. If you say anything but down during this routine the dog will not get the point (which is down) as fast and will get confused. After the dog gets the point you can do this with the dog while you watch tv or whatever, but be consistent and ON TIME with your command. Do this with the leash on at first so doggy can't get away. Every time you down the dog use a flat hand and push the dog down, and say only "DOWN". Once it is down lots of NONVERBAL praise. You can let it roll over and get comfortable as long as it stays down. Soon all you will have to do is show your dog that hand signal and it will lay down. When you down train puppy do it for about 20 to 30 minutes every time. MAKING IT STAY DOWN THAT LONG WILL BRING THE POINT HOME FAST. Soon the dog will get the point and stay there, you can walk around and try to distract it to get up but don't let it up. BE PATIENT

THE MOST IMPORTANT PART. "The release command", in every down session do not let the dog up without a release command. (OK, LETS GO), what ever you want to use just use the same command every time. If you do this correctly you will have taught your dog 4 things.

1. To lie down on command. (with the command down and or the hand signal)

2. To stay put without ever having to use the word STAY

3. To only get up when when you give the OK to do so

4. And most important "You are the boss".

And actually if done correctly & consistently your dog will be happy and obedient!

Smack him/her in the face hard, every time, it works contray to many PETA and crazy Americans, just like you belt a child for biting you you belt a puppy too.

your puppy is teething you cant stop this, his teeth are growing and they are hurting him so he has to bite things, its exactly like a human baby

Tap her on the nose/backside and say NO

if she stops biting praise her...