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[volcano]

My girl is pretty good, she doesnt bite much but lunges forward with an open mouth toward my face if I get down on her level. She got me below the eye and on the scalp earlier and drew blood below my eye. I think I screamed my legitimate OUCH, No fake puppy inhibition sounds. and stayed calm and put her in the cage. Then tonight I was playing and she bit my nose and shen I jerrked back I could feel/hear my nostril tearing. I grabbed her scruff and put her down for a half second out of instinct. then put her in the cage. I bled out for awhile but the damage is all on the inside of my nose itll heal im sure. Im trying to raise the bite inhibition, Im feeding by hand, including soft stuff like yogurt and pumpkin off my fingers. Any advice on face diving other than me staying off her level? shes not aggressive, just doesnt know to not dive at my face with her mouth open.

[volcano]

btw shes only 9 weeks, never shown any agression. She just gets worked up a bit like should be expected, she also tore my jeans todayy but they dont build levis like they used to. Also id say shes in her fear phase, she grew up as a baby with pots and pans and ice on her toes etc to condition her to everything. The past day or 3 shes shown fear at dumb stuff like a swiffer sweeper mop (shes fine with a vacuum) and ups delivered toys for her today and she got scared bby the boxes. By scared, she does get comfy with them within a minute but she freaks out at first. I hear thats the "fear period" so I dont want to be harsh right now.

[Felix's Proud Mammy]

Felix learned bite inhibition by me putting my fist (never a flat hand--he'd tear it off LOL) into his mouth. Or we'd slide our first two fingers behind his canines so that he didn't have quite the bite ability as he'd normally have and would repeat "gentle" over and over until he finally got to a point of mouthing then we'd praise him. Now my 2 year old neice stick her hands in his mouth all the time with no issues. But I've also been caught on the scalp by his huge canines and had to remind him of his "gentle" command.

Reba, however, is very different. Being she's approxiamately a year, she is in the shark phase as well as fear phase and thinks everything's a danger and everythings a chew toy. With her I do the same thing with the two fingers behind her canines in a "J" shape and let her gnaw while saying "gentle" until she gets the hint. She is not as keen on it but it's always a process. As far as her being afraid of everything, I just tell her she's silly while smiling and will bring her over to the vacuum or hair dryer or whatever the "bad guy" might be that day to sniff it while it's off and stationary after while staying there with her. Eventually she figures out that it's just an object and it's not gonna get her.

[GoSailGo]

Ouch! That sounds like it HURT!! Hope your poor nose feels better. My pup is 14 weeks and still snaps his mouth at my face just out of play, but he knows not to bite the face anymore (usually). I spent a lot of time face to face with him, snuggling and nuzzling him and rewarding for licks and polite behavior so he didn't get excited the odd time my face is beside his. If he ever did put a tooth on me I made a BIG deal about it. I don't know if this is "correct" but it seems to be giving him the right message. Lots of noise and into the crate for a timeout. He's still biting other body parts though....the backs of my thighs are his favorite now. Owwie!

[1sttimeforgsd]

I never allowed my boy to put his mouth on me while playing when he was a puppy. I just always told him no bite and put one of his chew toys in his mouth, still to this day he does not put his mouth on me.

I think that if I were you I would not get down in the floor with your girl so that she does not have the opportunity to bite you in the face. She is a baby and is just playing but if I were you I would not let it continue.

[volcano]

I think what i have to work on is treating for not doing negative behavior. She goes crazy for treats and is easily trainable- just im a beginner. Like when she licks my face I should treat her I think? Generally when I get low she gets lower and crawls under me, I get her riled up/she gets crazy before bedtime. We cant exercise enough because of weather, she whines eventually from the cold. Im gonna probably buy the leerburg vids, they show how to treat for doing right on youtube but not how to treat for not doing wrong.

[volcano]

I didnt do anything on purpose, but now when I go low she squirms beneath me being submissive and licking. She gets that face diving is a no no. The squirming under me seems good to me, thats not a bad thing is it?