Hi guys, I'm sorry for annoying you all with the same questions, I've had my puppy for a week now he's 9 weeks old, almost 10, growing very fast.. So I wanted to get one issue addressed, the biting problem... I know he's a puppy he's curious they're suppose to bite and they're called 'land sharks' for a reason :wink2: (I warn everyone he is a little land shark ;p) but it's getting to the point he's drawing blood and only at 9 weeks.
The first method we were told to do was to say; "Ouch!" really loud and immediately end playtime and walk away, come back in 10 - 30 seconds, at first this method use to work lovely, but now it no longer does, instead he doesn't pay attention anymore when I walk away and end playtime and nor doesn't care... Now it's upgraded to a point where when I do this he wraps his whole mouth around my leg and starts biting, it really hurts, and I can't walk away because he's doing this, I don't wanna push him off because that makes matters worse.
The second method I attempted was redirecting my puppy with a toy. This method fails to work as well, I instantly try to get his attention on the toys, but he rather go for my hand and or still tries to bite my hand and doesn't care for the toys. Keep in mind.. I stuck to Method #1 the most throughout the time I had him while trying to redirect him with toys.
The third method I was told to do by some trainers and from reading online on the forum, and from some breeders was to hold his mouth close (not squeezing his mouth or any of that) - and hold it close and firmly say; "No biting!" - this method does not work either, and it promotes to him to bite even more and harder. Someone I know who is a trainer and has well-behaved dogs closed his mouth and made him accidentally bite his tongue (I believe), so it promoted him to bite and mouth more and then I yelled at her. I'm scared of doing this method because does it even work, I do not want him becoming fearful, nor do I ever want my puppy to follow-up from any abuse, ever, so should I keep going with this?
Today I called the breeder, earlier when I was walking him because again out of the blue on our walk he wraps his mouth around my leg and starts biting, so I decided to call the breeder, she told me to redirect him with toys, I told her that method isn't working so she told me to grab him by his scruff and say; "No!" firmly. Should I do this method for now on, what method should I do, is grabbing him by the scruff and saying NO ok?
I know he's just a baby, I'm just scared if this will continue into a very bad habit where he is actually biting as he's an adult, I don't want him being put down for biting nor do I wanna muzzle him because he has a glorious temperament and truly is a gentlemen pup. I have loads of marks on my hand from his teeth, and my skin tends to "pop-up" after his bite so I do a big soap and water rinse.
Hope you guys can help me out, when will he grow out of his behavior approximately? - I know he's clearly teething, I try to get him as many teething toys as possible that help with his mouth.
I will be taking him to obedience school when he is 12 weeks (get's his second sets of shots) for now I cannot have him near any other dog, and or take him there *sigh)
The first method we were told to do was to say; "Ouch!" really loud and immediately end playtime and walk away, come back in 10 - 30 seconds, at first this method use to work lovely, but now it no longer does, instead he doesn't pay attention anymore when I walk away and end playtime and nor doesn't care... Now it's upgraded to a point where when I do this he wraps his whole mouth around my leg and starts biting, it really hurts, and I can't walk away because he's doing this, I don't wanna push him off because that makes matters worse.
The second method I attempted was redirecting my puppy with a toy. This method fails to work as well, I instantly try to get his attention on the toys, but he rather go for my hand and or still tries to bite my hand and doesn't care for the toys. Keep in mind.. I stuck to Method #1 the most throughout the time I had him while trying to redirect him with toys.
The third method I was told to do by some trainers and from reading online on the forum, and from some breeders was to hold his mouth close (not squeezing his mouth or any of that) - and hold it close and firmly say; "No biting!" - this method does not work either, and it promotes to him to bite even more and harder. Someone I know who is a trainer and has well-behaved dogs closed his mouth and made him accidentally bite his tongue (I believe), so it promoted him to bite and mouth more and then I yelled at her. I'm scared of doing this method because does it even work, I do not want him becoming fearful, nor do I ever want my puppy to follow-up from any abuse, ever, so should I keep going with this?
Today I called the breeder, earlier when I was walking him because again out of the blue on our walk he wraps his mouth around my leg and starts biting, so I decided to call the breeder, she told me to redirect him with toys, I told her that method isn't working so she told me to grab him by his scruff and say; "No!" firmly. Should I do this method for now on, what method should I do, is grabbing him by the scruff and saying NO ok?
I know he's just a baby, I'm just scared if this will continue into a very bad habit where he is actually biting as he's an adult, I don't want him being put down for biting nor do I wanna muzzle him because he has a glorious temperament and truly is a gentlemen pup. I have loads of marks on my hand from his teeth, and my skin tends to "pop-up" after his bite so I do a big soap and water rinse.
Hope you guys can help me out, when will he grow out of his behavior approximately? - I know he's clearly teething, I try to get him as many teething toys as possible that help with his mouth.
I will be taking him to obedience school when he is 12 weeks (get's his second sets of shots) for now I cannot have him near any other dog, and or take him there *sigh)