How do you teach a GSD not to chomp while teething

Mrxoctopus · 05-15-2009, 02:01 AM

How do you teach a GSD to not chomp while they are teething? Usually other dogs nibble instead of chomping. My Spikey also likes biting on my clothes and calves when im playing... he never lets go!

Hes 12 weeks old btw

onyx'girl · 05-15-2009, 08:07 AM

Give him something else to chew. I have a 10 week old and he has something in his mouth all the time. I have soft plush toys, puppy nylabones, braided rope and the cuz, kong rubber toys. Whe he does start to teethe, a frozen wet washcloth will be soothing to his gums.

wolfstraum · 05-15-2009, 08:08 AM

get some soft toys or tie a towel tied in a knot...redirect him to the toy....it looks like you have a working line pup and this behavior is common to drivy pups....can you work with your breeder for advice in training the pup??? She/he should be your first line of information - people here are always glad to help - but a good breeder can be a godsend when raising your first GSD pup!

Lee

**Lauri & The Gang** · 05-15-2009, 08:46 AM

Redirect, redirect, REDIRECT!!

And wear old clothes.

I have a pair of jeans that have the bottoms part of the right leg shredded thanks to Mauser.

And now my 3 month old Maltese foster puppy is doing the same thing!

05-15-2009, 02:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
Mrxoctopus New Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 11	How do you teach a GSD not to chomp while teething How do you teach a GSD to not chomp while they are teething? Usually other dogs nibble instead of chomping. My Spikey also likes biting on my clothes and calves when im playing... he never lets go! Hes 12 weeks old btw

05-15-2009, 08:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
onyx'girl Crowned Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: SW, MI Posts: 17,608	Re: How do you teach a GSD not to chomp while teething Give him something else to chew. I have a 10 week old and he has something in his mouth all the time. I have soft plush toys, puppy nylabones, braided rope and the cuz, kong rubber toys. Whe he does start to teethe, a frozen wet washcloth will be soothing to his gums. __________________ Jane~ Kept by Onyx, Kacie and Gideon v Wildhaus aka Karlo

05-15-2009, 08:08 AM	#3 (permalink)
wolfstraum Crowned Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: PA Posts: 7,089	Re: How do you teach a GSD not to chomp while teething get some soft toys or tie a towel tied in a knot...redirect him to the toy....it looks like you have a working line pup and this behavior is common to drivy pups....can you work with your breeder for advice in training the pup??? She/he should be your first line of information - people here are always glad to help - but a good breeder can be a godsend when raising your first GSD pup! Lee __________________ Csabre Sch1, Hexe Sch2, Bengal, Kyra, Kira & Kougar v Wolfstraum ~ Basha Sch3, Ghost Sch3 - Danger Sch1 SAR - ATB/Ret - Kyra, Sch3, Alice Sch1, Kelsey, Fenja Sch3 wolfstraum.net

05-15-2009, 08:46 AM	#4 (permalink)
Lauri & The Gang Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: SouthEastern WI Posts: 12,525	Re: How do you teach a GSD not to chomp while teething Redirect, redirect, REDIRECT!! And wear old clothes. I have a pair of jeans that have the bottoms part of the right leg shredded thanks to Mauser. And now my 3 month old Maltese foster puppy is doing the same thing! __________________ Lauri & The Raw Fed Gang Raw Dog Ranch Tazer HIC CGC – Cocker Winnie CGC - Corgi Mix Chimanes Spice it Up Piquin (Kaynya) - Chinese Crested Sasha - GSD mix Nator von Triton HIC CGC (Mauser) - LC GSD Piquins Some Like it Hot (Spike) – Chinese Crested Piquins Too Hot To Handle - Fuego (Chinese Crested)

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