New puppy

[welsh blackbird]

Just acquired an 8 week old Labrador. Does anybody know how to stop it from chewing things - me in particular?

I've started tapping it on the nose every time it sinks it's teeth into my flesh, but I feel a bit mean doing it.

Is there a better way?

Cheers!

[dazren]

Get it some toys to chew instead.

DAZ

[Trooper2]

I've always rolled them on their back and pinned them there (position of submission), as their parent dogs would, it shows them who the Alpha dog is.

Good luck with your new puppy!

[RobbieM]

What you can do is yelp like a dog would when it bites you; it then know's it's hurting you! Also if you stop playing with it and walk away if it hurts you, it will learn to play gently.

Labradors are the best dogs ever!!

[GetCarter]

RobbieM said:

What you can do is yelp like a dog would when it bites you; it then know's it's hurting you! Also if you stop playing with it and walk away if it hurts you, it will learn to play gently.

Agrred... this has always worked for me.

[LRdriver II]

Trooper2 said:

I've always rolled them on their back and pinned them there (position of submission), as their parent dogs would, it shows them who the Alpha dog is. Good luck with your new puppy!

..and whilst there you growl a bit and show teeth. This is dog behaviour and ensures it knows the hierachy within the pack. I agree the yelping also helps to make Muttly aware it hurts.

[Frik]

Is it also advised to carry them around in your teeth?

[spicy]

My advice is when the puppy is nipping you put your hand gently over its nose and squeeze its lips/cheeks into its mouth so as it nips it is biting its own lips/cheeks. They learn very quickly not to bite if you do this every time they try to nip.

Good luck with the puppy.

[petros]

take its teeth out, Works every time.

[little me]

My puppy used to do this to me too!!! She is a very dominant female or thought she was, i found that pinning her down worked so it let her know that i was stronger and above her - apparently you should never let a dog go above your head as they think they are no 1!!! This could be an old wives tale though.

Jane x

[silverback mike]

Wire it's jaws shut

[mybrainhurts]

Wire his nuts to the mains...

Throw the switch every time he bites.....

[Melv]

Get it some toys and praise it when it doesn't bite!!

For fecks sake ignore this lot and get some specialist advice.

For instance, do a Google on Sarah Whitehead, some good books -we trained our Pointer X at one of her classes in Windsor four years ago and have carried that on ourselves with our Weimaraner pup (now 14 months) with 98% success.

Also Google for 'clicker training' -positive reinforcement will have them, literally, eating out of your hands. You gotta be so patient....and think if there was anything you could have done to avoid the problem in the first place.

Rgds
Mel

[mybrainhurts]

Quinny said:

Please don't hit the dog on the nose, this and his ears are the most sensitive parts of the body.

Nuts.....

[chim_girl]

Quinny said:

Please don't hit the dog on the nose, this and his ears are the most sensative parts of the body.

Agreed, smacking a dog on the nose is similar to someone giving you a tap on the bollox. Not nice.

Instead of training with punishment you will get a much happier/better behaved dog if you reward its good behaviour. Loudly saying "ouch" or making a yelping noise, then ignoring the dog will help him learn to be less exuberant.

[2 Smokin Barrels]

chim_girl said:

is similar to someone giving you a tap on the bollox.

Some people pay for this service. Mot me though you understand!

(Plus, if you had a tap on the bs, what would be dispensed?)

[Corin Denton]

I tend to find if you hit such a dog with a really large mallet repeatedly, it stops chewing things.



Joking



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[stainless_steve]

2 Smokin Barrels said:

chim_girl said: is similar to someone giving you a tap on the bollox. Some people pay for this service. Mot me though you understand! (Plus, if you had a tap on the bs, what would be dispensed?)

I'm guessing the dog is a blob

>> Edited by stainless_steve on Sunday 10th April 20:00

why does it keep coming up blob when i say b1tch ?

>> Edited by stainless_steve on Sunday 10th April 20:01

>> Edited by stainless_steve on Sunday 10th April 20:01

[mybrainhurts]

2 Smokin Barrels said:

chim_girl said: is similar to someone giving you a tap on the bollox. Some people pay for this service. Mot me though you understand! (Plus, if you had a tap on the bs, what would be dispensed?)

...bad, bad boy