Comments for Puppy Chewing at http://dogclassonline.com , comment 1 to 3 out of 3 comments http://dogclassonline.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:59:07 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://dogclassonline.com/problem-behaviors/puppy-chewing.html#comment-293 I have a 4 month old ridgeback hound mix. He is an awesome and smart puppy. However, the biting is out of control. It is any time of the day or night it could happen. He will jump up and bite, or just bite as we walk by him. we've tried the canned coins, the yelping, the holding the mouth closed, giving an alternative chew toy, praising him when he's not biting....I am almost at my end of patience with this. It is destroying our clothes, scarring us, and making us not want to go near him. Please help!! - coleen Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:47:32 +0100 http://dogclassonline.com/problem-behaviors/puppy-chewing.html#comment-12 Being that he is part Lab can give you a clue as to this behavior. Labs are extremely orally fixated and explore their world by mouthing. I am sure he doesn't realize how much he is hurting you and may even interpret some of what you do as play. One thing that will not work is forcing him to submit. That will only cause frustration and maybe even fear in your puppy or, in your dog's case, he thinks once you let him up that the fun can continue. Submission rarely ever works. Some of my personal suggestions are 1. When he puts his mouth on you, yip like a puppy would who had just been hurt and quickly get up and walk away. You are communicating to him as a litter mate would and this will tell him in "dog language", too hard! 2. Try getting some bitter spray (I like Bitter Apple) or other taste deterrent and apply it to your hands and arms. In the taste deterrent section linked above, it will go into greater detail what it is and how to introduce it to your dog. 3. You can give a quick "motherly" correction. Mother dogs correct from the neck up. So, when he bites, give a quick scruff grab with one hand and a muzzle grab with the other hand simultaneously and say "no bite" in a very growly voice then release. You don't want to shake your dog or hold the correction because that will only escalate his behavior. A mother dog would correct swiftly then release so you must do the same. In some way, your dog has been rewarded for biting, oftentimes unbeknownst to you. You must now make it an immediate end to the fun so that, eventually, the behavior will extinguish. Be sure to praise him and love on him when he is being quiet and not mouthing you. Hope this helps.. - Carrie Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:40:41 +0100 http://dogclassonline.com/problem-behaviors/puppy-chewing.html#comment-11 My puppy is now 6 months old. He still bites terrible when playing more so when hes tired. He will literally attack you and bite. I have tried everything to stop this biting and have yet to find something that works. I've tried the No bite command, putting a toy in his mouth, showing i'm the alpha and holding him down till he submits (which as soon as he calms down and I let go he comes charging at me again), telling him off, holding his mouth shut, turning my back and walking away ignoring him, putting him in time out and every other thing I've been told by trainers and web sites to do. He is a wonderful dog other then his biting and chewing. He learned all the tricks in a matter of hours, but he will not obey no bite or no chewing. Now that his baby teeth are gone, rather then scabs and scars I am suffering bruises from his bites. He's 6 months old now and a lab mix and already weighs 50 pds so it's not easy holding him off anymore. He's very stubborn and will not listen when there's something he wants. The only other problem with him is walking him on a leash which I am going to try what your training video showed. He literally pulls me down the street and will not listen. I won't give up on him, but it is very frustrating and PAINFUL to all of a sudden have him jump at you and start biting. Do you have any other suggestions I might be able to try? - cindy98989 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:13:20 +0100