Puppy biting.

[Tom A]

Bruno is now 10 weeks old and his biting is not getting any better. I understand all puppies nip but he seems to take it to a higher level and barks,growls and snaps.
We've tried redirecting him to a toy And then praising him also standing up and walking away but nothing seems to make a difference.
Have we got a devil dog?

 

[Tom A]

 

[138go]

If a puppy oversteps the mark with it's mother, or another dog, then he will be reprimanded. You are now his mother substitute and you need to train him out of unacceptable behaviour. If he bites, growls, snaps, say no in a stern voice and remove him from the room.

Are you crate training him? If so, then a brief spell in his crate every time he snaps, will quickly give him the message that his behaviour is unacceptable.

You have to be consistent with this and it might take quite a lot of repeating but stick with it.

 

[The Wino]

Sounds like you need a trainer before it gets to be a bigger problem he looks a lovely lad.

 

[Tombola]

dont let him get away with it even just once. Constant correction in whatever form and it will come good. Its mother or other members of the pack would snap or bite back no problem, you have to do the same
You dont want this to happen to others as he grows.

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[Silver-Fox]

Bite him back on the ear, he’ll soon get the message

Did that to ours, she soon caught on

 

[Tom A]

If a puppy oversteps the mark with it's mother, or another dog, then he will be reprimanded. You are now his mother substitute and you need to train him out of unacceptable behaviour. If he bites, growls, snaps, say no in a stern voice and remove him from the room.

Are you crate training him? If so, then a brief spell in his crate every time he snaps, will quickly give him the message that his behaviour is unacceptable.

You have to be consistent with this and it might take quite a lot of repeating but stick with it.

We've tried the steŕn no without success. We've also but him in his crate but he goes mad biting and scratching at it.
He's made holes in his bed.
We had to take him at 7 weeks due to problems with his mum. Do you think this could be part of the problem?
Not had a puppy for over 30 years so it's a bit of a shock.

 

[Tom A]

Sounds like you need a trainer before it gets to be a bigger problem he looks a lovely lad.

He's a little cracker. Brilliant in every other way. He's not been out yet so exercise might help him. He's going to a puppy socialisation class on Thursday so hopefully that might help has well.

 

[Ian Bosman]

Bruno is now 10 weeks old and his biting is not getting any better. I understand all puppies nip but he seems to take it to a higher level and barks,growls and snaps.
We've tried redirecting him to a toy And then praising him also standing up and walking away but nothing seems to make a difference.
Have we got a devil dog?

Still a very young dog so patience is the answer and keep consistent in your training

 

[Coastal Cruiser.]

My 2 Jack Russell’s are not scared of anything apart from a rolled up newspaper, if they start fighting or barking we just pick up a newspaper and bang it on something, works every time

You just have to find something he doesn’t like.

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[Tombola]

He's a little cracker. Brilliant in every other way. He's not been out yet so exercise might help him. He's going to a puppy socialisation class on Thursday so hopefully that might help has well.

Mental draining by excersize is very helpful
keep going with the correction ,dont be too soft, just reprimanding means nothing if he wont listen or isnt scared of noise, dont be afraid to belt him, not to harm him but to jolt his brain.

 

[Tom A]

My 2 Jack Russell’s are not scared of anything apart from a rolled up newspaper, if they start fighting or barking we just pick up a newspaper and bang it on something, works every time

You just have to find something he doesn’t like.

We're in touch with the other litter owners and they have little nippers but not like this terror. One of them put some pasta in a milk carton and shook it to shock there pup. We tried it and Bruno looked at it has if to say what's that.

 

[AJM2]

Not the type of dog to let him think he’s in charge. As others have said, in a pack they would get a rebuke, increasing in severity.

 

[tofo]

When we had pupp jack russels2
A tin with stones in shaken
Near them or thrown on the floor
Helped as it distracts from biting

 

[Tombola]

Ive got 4 jackies, trust me the odd "smack" does no harm, if thats what it takes. Ask Cesar milan

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[Derbyshire wanderer]

I have always used a water sprayer for puppy training. A blast of water aimed at their nose when they are being antisocial soon distracts them

 

[denisejoe]

You need to be more forceful Needs to know who is in charge and it’s not him

 

[poki]

I have always taught my pups not to bite hard by doing what mum would do, Let out a long deep growl and then look up towards the ceiling and then growl again until pup stops,do this everytime the pup nips or bites, has worked every time for me and do it everytime the biting starts .
Silvia

 

[DBK]

As an aside you must not use the crate as a punishment. It should be a place they feel safe in and the door should never be locked except in specific circumstances such as when travelling in a vehicle.

You can find a lot of advice on line about training puppies not to bite. I suggest reading a few of them and choose a strategy which appeals. The main point is to train the dog to realise biting is not acceptable. A common strand is your response has to be immediate so the dog associates what happens with their biting.

 

[TheBig1]

As above, be the alpha dog and teach him it is wrong. If growling doesn't work, take hold of the puppy by the scruff of his neck and growl again and say NO firmly and loud. You won't hurt the dog and it is the way the mum would have taught him naturally. I don't agree with using violence to correct a puppy, as it will learn that is the way to get what he wants in future

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[Silver-Fox]

As an aside you must not use the crate as a punishment. It should be a place they feel safe in and the door should never be locked except in specific circumstances such as when travelling in a vehicle.

Our dog always went into her cage at night and the door was always locked.

 

[Caggsie1]

Keep heart, my sons little knasher was also taken at 7 wks(don’t ask). To begin with I thought jeez a little to nippy and aggressive with it. They were making some fundamental mistakes. Allowing her the run, allowing on sofa, cuddles at our level, treating her like a fragile baby, and she had not had her jabs so couldn’t be taken for a walk. Anyway 7 wks on she is a charmer, becoming an absolute poppet. Occasional nip but certainly not out of aggression but playing and typical puppy stuff. He was told, by me, to be firm with her and to think about what would be acceptable when she was filthy, full sized. Would biting be acceptable- defo no. Would getting on sofa full of typical springer filth, again no. So I suggested they relooked at what they were doing. I advised looking on tinternet for dog trainers and there were some really good ones. He is using a combination of advise and internet. You do though have to be consistent. Initially he was swipping and swapping depending on who he spoke to for advice. He is training her to be a working dog so needs certain behaviours and has started the basics with her. She has now accepted her place in the pack and that is below all humans. This seems to be, in my experience, the crux of most dogs not knowing what position they are in the pack and believe they are top dog, which can cause some of the issues your experiencing.

I am sure, like with our part time missy moo, most of it is puppy boisterousness, not being treated like a dog and changing tactics dependent on who your asking advice from (an assumption on my part, apologies if not the case). Be determined, consistent, remember he is going to be a reasonably sized dog with a lot of power. Puppy classes are good. Walk to lots of busy areas where people and dogs are milling around are also good socialisation skills. And yes you are doing things right, I know my son began to think he was crap at everything, as they(dog) start to get the gist of things you’ll calm down as did my son. I did think at one stage that he was going to give her up. Good luck, I’m sure he’ll be a fab dog with consistency and fairness.

 

[Tom A]

Our dog always went into her cage at night and the door was always locked.

We put Bruno in his crate at night and he sleeps brilliant. We shut the door. He's loved his crate from day one. Just when he's having a mad half hour he would wreck it if we'd let him.

 

[Tom A]

Keep heart, my sons little knasher was also taken at 7 wks(don’t ask). To begin with I thought jeez a little to nippy and aggressive with it. They were making some fundamental mistakes. Allowing her the run, allowing on sofa, cuddles at our level, treating her like a fragile baby, and she had not had her jabs so couldn’t be taken for a walk. Anyway 7 wks on she is a charmer, becoming an absolute poppet. Occasional nip but certainly not out of aggression but playing and typical puppy stuff. He was told, by me, to be firm with her and to think about what would be acceptable when she was filthy, full sized. Would biting be acceptable- defo no. Would getting on sofa full of typical springer filth, again no. So I suggested they relooked at what they were doing. I advised looking on tinternet for dog trainers and there were some really good ones. He is using a combination of advise and internet. You do though have to be consistent. Initially he was swipping and swapping depending on who he spoke to for advice. He is training her to be a working dog so needs certain behaviours and has started the basics with her. She has now accepted her place in the pack and that is below all humans. This seems to be, in my experience, the crux of most dogs not knowing what position they are in the pack and believe they are top dog, which can cause some of the issues your experiencing.

I am sure, like with our part time missy moo, most of it is puppy boisterousness, not being treated like a dog and changing tactics dependent on who your asking advice from (an assumption on my part, apologies if not the case). Be determined, consistent, remember he is going to be a reasonably sized dog with a lot of power. Puppy classes are good. Walk to lots of busy areas where people and dogs are milling around are also good socialisation skills. And yes you are doing things right, I know my son began to think he was crap at everything, as they(dog) start to get the gist of things you’ll calm down as did my son. I did think at one stage that he was going to give her up. Good luck, I’m sure he’ll be a fab dog with consistency and fairness.

We don't allow him on sofa and we think we're treating him like a dog and not a baby. Notice the word think. I'm sure he'll grow out of it but it's frustrating when he's so good in every other way.

 

[Silver-Fox]

We put Bruno in his crate at night and he sleeps brilliant. We shut the door. He's loved his crate from day one. Just when he's having a mad half hour he would wreck it if we'd let him.

The door on our crate is always open during the day.

She can chose to go in there if she wants.
It’s her “safe” place to go.

If we go out without her she goes into her cage and the door is closed.

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[Tom A]

The door on our crate is always open during the day.

She can chose to go in there if she wants.
It’s her “safe” place to go.

If we go out without her she goes into her cage and the door is closed.

We do the same. It's his place to relax. Not left him on his own yet.

 

[138go]

We've tried the steŕn no without success. We've also but him in his crate but he goes mad biting and scratching at it.
He's made holes in his bed.
We had to take him at 7 weeks due to problems with his mum. Do you think this could be part of the problem?
Not had a puppy for over 30 years so it's a bit of a shock.

How are you using the crate? Does he sleep in there? Anyway, if he bites or snaps, say no and firmly remove him from the room. As soon as he's quiet, let him back in. If he tries it again, off he goes. You will have to keep repeating this, over and over again but don't give in. You will probably have to have him on the lead in the house, so you keep control over him.

 

[Nanniemate]

I have always taught my pups not to bite hard by doing what mum would do, Let out a long deep growl and then look up towards the ceiling and then growl again until pup stops,do this everytime the pup nips or bites, has worked every time for me and do it everytime the biting starts .
Silvia

pictures please or even videos

 

[Silver-Fox]

We do the same. It's his place to relax. Not left him on his own yet.

Hopefully yours will be like ours was.

She would put herself in the cage.
We’d close the door and she always has the radio on.

Normally radio two unless dimwit Vine is on or going to be

 

[Tom A]

How are you using the crate? Does he sleep in there? Anyway, if he bites or snaps, say no and firmly remove him from the room. As soon as he's quiet, let him back in. If he tries it again, off he goes. You will have to keep repeating this, over and over again but don't give in. You will probably have to have him on the lead in the house, so you keep control over him.

Sleeps in the crate. Never use it for punishment. I've got a few days off now so can do the training instead of Sue.
He seems to have been a bit better today. I gave him a father son talking to last night.

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