Puppy biting in play

[nick_j007]

Originally Posted by ellie4

Some interesting suggestions. I have used the high pitch yelp method myself and it has worked. I also used to spray a water pistol, but they got used to it and started to drink the water!

I have found some dogs to become overly stimulated by yelp and squeeks. YMMV of course

Nick

[christys]

I had this problem with my pugs when they were pups. What I did was teach them the "sit" command as soon as possible. I always had training treats in my pockets. When they would start to the biting, I would command them to sit and treat them...I would then work them with treats for a minute or 2...this would break their mind set on biting me. Once done with a couple minutes of training, I would give them their favorite toy to chew. So, they could still go back to biting/chewing, just not on me.