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My 5month old boxer wont stop biting?
She is very obedient and was easily house trained and leash trained. She knows not to play rough with our children (3 and 1). Generally she is an extremely well behaved puppy but she keeps biting myself and my partner. Shes not bein vicious, its just a playful thing and harmless at the moment but i just cant get her to stop doin it. I worry that she might start doin it to the kids and when her adult teeth come through it might cause damage. If she sees fingers or toes wigglin she wants to bite them. When im tryin to put her leash on she tries to bite my hand. Does anybody av an tips on how to stop her doin this?
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- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
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- LeleeLv 61 decade ago
Squeal like a little puppy or a little girl might then give her a chew toy. Boxers are not noted for their intelligence so think good looking pretty face and be gentle and patient and kind . It is a lot harder to stop a bad habit than teach a new trick. She has learned to be mouthy and thinks it is ok because people laugh or do it again so it will not be easy to stop it and it will indeed get worse and not better if every one is not consistent and working together. Get two or three chew toys. Tonight you can take an old tube sock and tie it in a knot and she will love it. You must let her know now that mouthing is not acceptable. ever. Do not play rough . Violence breeds Violence. She needs every one to treat her the same if you have to get two matching whistles. to get her attention.
Source(s): A very old lady dog lover - 1 decade ago
I can imagine your cute puppy!
Well, I assume you've been telling her "no" but she won't listen. It might be the tone of your voice. Make your No sound like a real no.
Or, maybe she still doesn't know what No means. She has to associate the word with something negative. For my dog, I tried all the positive reinforcement techniques but it did not work for some things such as biting. Until we taught her that when she hears "No" it will be followed by a loud sound of a Coke can with coins in it. So now when we tell her no, she stops whatever she is doing or is planning on doing. We only had to "can" her maybe thrice before she got the idea.
Also, tell your kids to withdraw their attention from her whenever she bites. Soon she'll stop because she wants the attention.
Good luck!
- Anonymous5 years ago
i don't know if your dog has had any obedience training but form your answer it sounds rather like a no (sorry if i'm wrong). So i assume he has not - you need to spend a lot of time teaching him who is the leader and training him to perform basic obedience commands. Read here https://tr.im/liHoN
To have a dog come to you - if you chase or move towards your dog, he will never come to you and he will see it as a game that you are tring to catch him. Have a yummy treat in your hand (like cooked chicken pieces) and let him know what you have. Once he is coming towards you to get his treat, say Come! and when he reaches you without running away, reward him. You can do this on a leash first, but dont use the command many times in a row as your dog will learn that he doesnt have to obey you the first time you say it.
Another tip is to tie ur dog on the leash, tie your leash to your waist and don't say anything to the dog, just walk anywhere like you normally would, and when the dog starts pulling the other direction, walk the opposite way so he has to learn to follow you. Do this for about 2 weeks as many times per day as you can, the longer the better, and after some time your dog will learn to follow you without the leash too.
are you taking your dog on daily long walks? or is he just in the garden the whole time? dogs need exercise, some more than others and when they have too much energy, you can't train them as they will not listen, so make sure you drain off some of his energy by a longer walk or a game and you can train him after he has calmed down.
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
She still is a baby, i had a dog that didnt stop biting till he was 7 months old, he now is over a year old and is a big suck and never bites any more, kind of like a phase dogs go through just like a chewing phase..
- Anonymous5 years ago
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- 1 decade ago
The best way to stop a dog mouthing is to hold its bottom jaw with your thumb in her mouth in the middle with your fingers underneath. Keep hold until she gets bored do that a few times and she will get it. Should work good luck.
Source(s): Have dogs. - 1 decade ago
Its A Puppy Thing They ALL Do it.. Its there way of playing to be honest. she will grow out of it