tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149983212257863017.post2108781256052812863..comments2012-02-15T14:03:35.544-08:00Comments on Bringing up Puppy: playful pupChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463592882893384383noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149983212257863017.post-54993313140839161242008-01-31T08:57:00.000-08:002008-01-31T08:57:00.000-08:00Your other commenters beat me to it.... my son alw...Your other commenters beat me to it.... my son always yells a hig pitched OW when the puppy bites, then she knows she is hurting and she learns to stop. The teeth are so sharp when they are babies.Shammickitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149983212257863017.post-50520842382719905492008-01-29T20:24:00.000-08:002008-01-29T20:24:00.000-08:00Playing tug of war can confuse a puppy about when ...Playing tug of war can confuse a puppy about when it's appropriate to bite and when it's not. I'd avoid tug games at this age. With big dogs, I always avoid tug of war. Wrestling with a little pup is also not a good idea - it gets them all riled up. <BR/><BR/>What I would do is a sharp OW with the first bite. If he doesn't stop, then I "growl" at my puppies - it's not really a true growl, but a low, throaty, negative sound. Hmm...hard to describe in words. You know how sometimes you will say "nuh uh" instead of "no" - take the "nuh" part and say it really deeply in your throat. That'd probably as close as I could describe. That's my NO NO sound and my dogs STOP whatever they are doing when I make that noise. It makes you sound much meaner than you really are. :^) <BR/><BR/>If he still doesn't stop biting, roll him over on his back, making the growly sound at him, looking him in the eye, and hold him there until he stops struggling and is no longer making eye contact with you. <BR/><BR/>How old is puppy? Pups usually learn when not to bite from there mothers from 5-8 weeks of age. If he's younger than 8 weeks, you need to take the place of the mother in this learning experience. :^)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06342494603944690593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149983212257863017.post-78690782740643921072008-01-29T13:10:00.000-08:002008-01-29T13:10:00.000-08:00Don't pick him up when he is biting, this just rew...Don't pick him up when he is biting, this just rewards him. Say, "No" sharply and tap him lightly on the nose. If he continues, say it again and offer him something that is okay to chew on. As Chrissie said, it is a stage he should grow out of. We also have used clapping our hands near the face which distracts them and then give him a toy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149983212257863017.post-72491436069693918232008-01-29T08:39:00.000-08:002008-01-29T08:39:00.000-08:00Licorice loved socks as well. Labs are real big o...Licorice loved socks as well. Labs are real big on chewing, she even chewed the end of my mattress off. I found that if I got rawhides or toys to keep her busy she did better. All puppies chew though, its kind of like babies when they are teething. Just give him encouragement and I'm sure he will be just fine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149983212257863017.post-30516554264014117652008-01-29T05:51:00.000-08:002008-01-29T05:51:00.000-08:00Kesey was quite the biter when he was little. We w...Kesey was quite the biter when he was little. We would sharply yell OW!!! whenever he bit us. He didn't like the noise, so he got the message. We praised him when he started using his teeth more gently.<BR/><BR/>RTK MomTiki, Kirby, and StanLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14012024219885045320noreply@blogger.com