Hey, I've got a 10 week old gsd pup, who goes by the name Caesar. He was a very passive dog when we got him, never did anything besides sleep, eat and poop. The occasional playtime but nothing extreme. Until about the age of 9 weeks old, he started to get wayyyyy more active. He now runs about, starts play time, and even does a couple tricks. He doesn't cry at night, goes a sleep at 11:30pm, and wakes up at 6:00am, which is the time I feed him.
Now he isn't a bad dog, he is house trained, I think he has missed the pads maybe 5 times in the past 2 weeks we have had him. He shows obvious signs of wanting to poop and wee.
However the biting is starting to get out of hand, whenever we play with him, he will nip, and sometimes he will nip harder than expected. I have made sure everytime he nips, I say "ouch" and put a toy in his mouth and walk away. However it doesn't seem to be working, I've tried giving him treats whenever he licks, however he has maybe licked me a grand total of 4 times.
He has started to tip over his food and water bowels aswell, which isn't majorly annoying, but just messy to clean up.
This is my first german shepherd however my family have had 2 before.
Would anyone be able to suggest any tactics to "stop" the biting of skin, or at the very least make it softer?
Now he isn't a bad dog, he is house trained, I think he has missed the pads maybe 5 times in the past 2 weeks we have had him. He shows obvious signs of wanting to poop and wee.
However the biting is starting to get out of hand, whenever we play with him, he will nip, and sometimes he will nip harder than expected. I have made sure everytime he nips, I say "ouch" and put a toy in his mouth and walk away. However it doesn't seem to be working, I've tried giving him treats whenever he licks, however he has maybe licked me a grand total of 4 times.
He has started to tip over his food and water bowels aswell, which isn't majorly annoying, but just messy to clean up.
This is my first german shepherd however my family have had 2 before.
Would anyone be able to suggest any tactics to "stop" the biting of skin, or at the very least make it softer?