Bandit, Our Six Week old Boston is biting. It is really a playful biting, but it hurts like heck. We are reading a few books on how to curb this. But I would like to hear your take on how to quit him from his biting. Sometimes it is better to hear first hand then from a book.

I appreciate all the help. Thanks a million.
-Chris & Allison

Rocky was the same way, and at first i thought he was a "bad" dog, but it's totally normal for puppies to chew everyone and everything. When he starts biting on you, try giving him something else to chew on. That's pretty much the only thing that worked with Rocky. We would try to just ignore him when he would start biting, but then he would go after our feet.

Make sure you have lots of chew toys that he can chew on instead of you.

6 weeks old is very young to be away from the mother and litter mates. if the pup was still with its litter mates and mother then it would be learning what happens if it bites too hard....the other pups & mum would bite back.

it is usually recommended that a pup stay with the litter until it is 7 weeks old at a minimum. between week 3 to 7 the litter establishes the pecking order. maybe your pup is trying to establish this with you. you need to make sure you are the pack leader and not the pup.

the biting could be fear biting if it is then puppy training classes could help the puppy become more confident.

i hope it goes well for you.

when our boston was a baby she would lick, lick, lick, BITE!! We would grab her snout and say "NO BITE" very sternly and then sweetly say "KISSES" in a sweet voice, which she responded with a lick. Hope it works for you.

Man I am going through the same thing , I would not mind if it Peeve was just bitting me but she is attacking my 7 year old daughter who is already afraid of dogs!! Our dog is only 14 weeks, but she has very sharp teeth. I have tried grabbing her by the mouth and closing it while i sternly say no, but that only works sometimes. I also have tried giving her chew toys, but that only works for a little bit. now i am just putting her in the crate for a time out, because nobody messes with my kids!! I know you are not supposed to do that, but i can't have my dog biting people!! Please some one give me some helpful advice!!

First off one of the posts here is a BIG key to the problem with puppies biting.

Puppies should stay with the "pack" or at least with siblings and the other adults in the house till they are 9 weeks old minimum! 8 weeks is a fear stage for them and if they go into homes that have never raised a puppy before a lot of phobias and other problems can come into being.

The puppies learn from each other, mom and other adults in the "pack" that bitting hurts, the adult or sibling will let out a very loud, high pitched Yelp or yowl and then get as far away as the bitting puppy as they can, Play time ENDS!

Puppies are DOGS, we can not think of them or train them as we would a human child. They need to learn body language and lots of rules before they are ever ready to join a human pack.

So next time puppy bits, don't yell, DONT grab it's mouth, that is how dogs play and rough house! but loudly, in a medium to high pitched voice say OUCH! then get up and ignore the puppy, walk away from it. It has no idea what "NO" means... mom or siblings never said no! They said ouch in dog language and left... Go back in about 4 or 5 mins, NOT right away and then play with puppy. Give him something appropriate to bite and chew on and then praise him/her like crazy when he/she does!

NEVER play rough with a puppy where it is bitting you or nipping or even mouthing you, especially if you have small children in the house you are only teaching that puppy that this kind of playing is fun and acceptable. It is NOT and never should be acceptable and it is really easy to break.

My puppies don't leave here till they 10 to 13 weeks and they have been through these lessons with me as well as the other dogs, they are either paper trained or already know how to tell you they need to go outside. They are very adapatable and trainable and get along great with other dogs and children because they learned from the older dogs and a little from me how to deal with life and have been "socialized".

This is one of many great things about buying from a reputable breeder. Puppy mills, back yard breeders and pet shops dont have the time to keep puppies, let alone work with them or let them be with other dogs as they are all about the money!

Jeannie

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I wish Ihad a little more help on this subject!!!