How to stop dog play biting?

First off, you are right the dog is not being aggressive, just being a puppy. Like a toddler will once in a while bite another person or animal he/she is playing with.

I'm a dog trainer by trade...so I will tell you what works for me.

When a puppy is at play...you generally know it will go too far. Watch/very carefully so you can catch the behavior right away. Stop the dog by NOT yelling but simply say in a deeper tone. "No bite" continue saying this until you have gotten a hold of the dog, tell it to sit (help it to sit). Turn the dog toward you so that you are face to face. Take the top and bottom jowl in the pinch of your hands/both sides continuing to say "no bite, no, no, no, no bite" (it's not pain you are trying to inflict so don't pinch hard...it's just attention you are trying to restore) Next release the jowl and tap the nose continue to say "no bite". This whole process should take about 30 sec. - 45 sec...if you continue to show him that you disapprove of the behavior he will catch the drift. Sometimes when we are disciplining our puppies we yell too loud and are a bit too dramatic with our hand movements walking movements & it just totally confuses the dog. They are more wondering what the heck is wrong with you instead of realizing that you are trying to correct their bad behavior. It will take about 4-5 times getting caught in the act...if it doesn't work write back and I will talk with some other trainers that I know.

Good luck. Oh...you are right to separate your dog from the wrong behavior...it's catchy.

Good luck!

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Any type of force or physical contact will not work. (such as the grabbing of the muzzle, hitting, etc.) What I suggest is that when the dog begins to 'play bite' stop playing with the dog completely, and look the dog in the eye to show your dominence. If the dog continues to bite, ignore it and walk into another room. The dog must understand that if it bites, then it will not get the attention it wants. Remember not to let the dog think it is in charge.

Our first dog had this problem. We solved it with a simple trick. When pups are in a litter and bite each other, the one who is bitten will let out a sharp yelp, alerting the biter that it causes pain. Being taken away too soon, like you said, can prevent them from learning this. When he bites you, try making a loud, sharp, whining noise. If he fails to react to this, immediately take a deep, aggressive tone after his bite, say 'no', and move away from him. Ignore him until he becomes disinterested, then continue what you were doing with him. Repeat until he learns. This is similar to how his mother would have taught him. Never, ever make any rough or hurtful punishments, as it can cause him to become an aggressive biter out of fear. I hope this helps!

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I've seen this on Victoria's show. You squeal, not loud, but very high pitched. This happens with the puppies when they play, if the pup bites to hard the other pup just yelps at the top of its lungs. Do this and the dog will let go and look at you like, "Say what?".

Dr. Dog

its really hard to stop a dog from play biting, every time he does she should tell him no and stop playing with him. turning her back until he stops then tell him he is good. it will take some time. I am having the same problem with my boxer. this method is working but she needs to be very consistent on doing this.

here is a link for cesar millan

http://www.cesarmillaninc.com/

also try watching his show. its awesome and the tips u get really work

Never encourage biting even during play... You can definitely fix this knotty behavior.. But it will take consistency .. Any time you puppy opens his mouth to you make a loud sharp squeal & turn away when the puppy stops give him praise ( treats work very well too) but all in all consistency is the key dont give up it will work...Best of luck

As for the rough play, it's normal, so let them play outside like that. Dogs need this.

When he does it, get up, walk away, and ignore him for a minute or so. It will take quite a while to break him of this since she let it go on for so long. Maybe a week or two.

I would respectfully suggest you read a couple of books and watch some videos on raising and training dogs. Also, I recommend two TV shows, "The Dog Whisperer" with Cesar Millan on the National Geographic Channel, and "It's Me or the Dog," with Victoria Stillwell, on Animal Planet. Both programs are very instructive and often deal with the issues you raise here. Good luck!