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How to scold/prevent puppy from biting hands/feet?
She's a 3 months old golden retriever puppy. I bought plenty of toys for her to chew, but sometimes she just want to bite people's feet, arm, finger. I tried to distract her from biting by putting toys in her mouth, it works for a few days, but she started to ignore the toys. Also I tried to walk away to left her alone after the bite, but she just chase and bite me until I'm out of the room, when I came back she start biting me again.
When she bites I firmly says "no!" but she just ignore that.
Sometimes It gets to my nerve, I pull her collar (lightly) and grab her neck/upper head in such position that she can't reach my hand with her mouth. It think that only makes her angry, and start biting afterward.
So what should I do?
5 Answers
- MarianneLv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
Dogs don't understand "no" and when you use it it is usually in a loud angry voice which only causes the dog more excitement making the whole condition worse. Here is how to stop the biting;
http://www.dogtrainingbasics.com/Nipping.htm
Pulling her head away isn't teaching her anything either. You need to let her understand what "no" means before it will mean anything to her.
Goldens are a very mouthy breed and it will take a while for her to learn that putting her mouth on human skin is simply not an allowable behavior. Be patient, be fair, be consistent and the above training site will show you how to stop it.
Source(s): Obedience trainer and handler - Anonymous8 years ago
You say No Biting! Stand up, take her outside to empty, and then put her in her bed. Chances are when this starts, she's getting tired in any case so after a bit of complaining, she should probably settle down for a nap. The way forward with this type (given that Goldens and Labs are all about mouth!) is to end the contact. Make her realise that there are consequences for unwanted behaviour. It's not about scolding, but about correcting.
In the litter, those who did this would have caused the one being attacked to yelp, but (important!) TURN AWAY. Ending the contact. There's no point stopping this but letting her come at you again. And for sure, physically correcting like grabbing her anywhere, will only bring a dominant invidual in for more. And if two equally dominant puppies clashed like this, there would have been a short battle.
Time to get tough, but kind. And you obviously must stop this because she must learn that behaviour like this with humans, isn't to be accepted. Wait until she's really teething - you've not seen anything yet with this breed!!!
- Anonymous5 years ago
I might be able to help you here. My mom and I are trying to train my two dogs too, because the boy jumps and nips people. So to train them "Sit, stay, come," etc, you should probably with buying some books on it. Read here https://tr.im/zLXs2
Explore and see what information people can give you. If you go on twice a day walks, you'd be surprised how many people walking dogs you can chat with and find information!
OK. You can also start by treats/toys. For toys, keep a secret selection of different-flavored bones somewhere, and when the dogs do something well, give them a bone. For treats you do the same. I would probably stick with the bones, because the dogs can get overweight with too many treats. So when your dog is calm and just kind of walking around, pat his behind a little and say loud and clearly, "Sit!" Not roughly, just kind of hold the word like your singing. Your voice should be effective, but sweet. If the dog doesn't automaticlly sit, that's okay. Just try it again until he does. Once your dog sits, you give him whatever the prize is.
- ?Lv 48 years ago
My dog is 7 months old and still occasionally does this. I just say "no" in a firm voice and then ignore him. He loves attention, so when he sees that biting causes me to ignore him, he stops pretty fast
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- 8 years ago
i have a labrador and i have found the same thing but i have now started taking him to puppy training and i think it has really helped him to mature and i now feel i have a better control over him and he is now understanding simple commands such as 'no' and 'leave' so i would definitely recommend contacting your vet to find out the nearest puppy classes hope it helped :)
Source(s): experience