How do I stop my puppy from biting on the leash?

You can try a few things:

-Give her something to carry, even a stick. Keep her busy and if her mouth is full, she can't bite the lead.

-Use the lead the way you'd see a show handler use it--keep it going straight up from the back of her head. She can't reach it there.

-When you see her beginning to want to get playful, break into a little jog. (Do this before she starts biting the lead)

-If the dog knows Down, put her in a Down every time she tries to bite the lead. Worked very well with my dog because she was stopping the walk temporarily and she hated that.

I know someone will come along and suggest a bitter spray, but I've never seen a dog who was ever deterred in the slightest by a bitter spray.

She's playing because it's very interesting and gets a reaction. When she does that, just drop it and walk away(meaning you have to train in your house or backyard). She'll learn that by biting the leash, the fun stops.

A puppy should always be trained on a light metal-chain leash, otherwise she will learn that a lead can be chewed through, and you will always have a problem.

Don't play tug-of-war; just hold your end and ignore her until she gives up the game, then praise her when she stops. She'll learn.

Hello (:

There are three simple options (what i can think of)

1) Hold the leash slightly higher, where your dog can't reach it, so it would be harder for your dog to chew on .. Like this:

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/p...

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http://from-the-doghouse.com/Scoop%2BHowl/Thunder_...

See how the lead is held higher ?

2) Put your dog on a harness. If your dog is on a harness, the lead is clipped on further along the back, and your dog would not be able to reach the leash.

like on this picture...

http://schutzhund-training-store.com/images/medium...

3) Next time you're dog chews the leash say "NO" in a stern enough voice, and squirt you're dog with water (from quite a distance, so it doesn't hurt the face)

Good luck.x

She is a puppy she thinks its playtime. You will have to say no in a stern voice repeatably until she understands. It may take awhile but eventually the dog will understand. Also I have heard if you use a newspaper to scold an animal it scares them & they may have a reaction to this when they are older & have been known to bite people with newspapers in their hands thinking they will use it on them when actually the are not.

ok i have two chihuahua puppy's and they eat and destroy everything that they can and i stopped them by using a soft newspaper and every time they bite something pum there i hit them with the newspaper and its not like u going to hurt her its to show her the newspaper every time she does it and she will respect you no doughs

distract her with something like a toy or something

it takes awhile but keep telling her NO!!!!! most pups do it, try to say no as it happens if you can.