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The best technique is the one the mother dog uses when discipling her crew. She takes ahold of the puppies muzzles and applies pressure with her mouth until puppy squeals and then she holds it just a bit longer to make sure the point has been gotten across while she looks into puppies eyes. This works and is pretty much your #1 solution.
This is how puppies will understand you mean business. Depending on the temperament of the puppy this may take numerous times. I also add a "UH UH" really sternly when I see their mouth open coming at me. This kind snaps them out of it and they stop. Even from across the room if you see them going to bite something the "UH UH' will stop them.
I should add to give the puppy something acceptable to chew on after to redirect her biting behaviour. It is ok to bite somethings!
Consistency is the key and don't worry that puppy will want to seek revenge on you!!!! This will not make her a mean dog this is communicating to her in the exact way her mother did, and believe me it doesn't take long for puppy to get it when momma does it. I have been around enough puppies to see this in action, it works.
I have used your number 4 "thumping" technique on older dogs and man they do not like it. The nose is the most sensitive part of their body and a quick "thump" is unpleasant to them. Won't work on puppies though in my opinion. They just don't get it.
On the #1 technique trying to close the entire mouth with one hand won't work as usually if you come at them they will open their mouth and you can't get a hold of both. Just the upper muzzle is fine, the bottom one still can't close on you then. So one hand over the muzzle and I actually push/press the "lips" onto a tooth on each side, yes they yelp but that is what I want. Measley corrections become nagging corrections and are ignored, you want swift and definitive, this is not acceptable behaviour!!
This is how puppies will understand you mean business. Depending on the temperament of the puppy this may take numerous times. I also add a "UH UH" really sternly when I see their mouth open coming at me. This kind snaps them out of it and they stop. Even from across the room if you see them going to bite something the "UH UH' will stop them.
I should add to give the puppy something acceptable to chew on after to redirect her biting behaviour. It is ok to bite somethings!
Consistency is the key and don't worry that puppy will want to seek revenge on you!!!! This will not make her a mean dog this is communicating to her in the exact way her mother did, and believe me it doesn't take long for puppy to get it when momma does it. I have been around enough puppies to see this in action, it works.
I have used your number 4 "thumping" technique on older dogs and man they do not like it. The nose is the most sensitive part of their body and a quick "thump" is unpleasant to them. Won't work on puppies though in my opinion. They just don't get it.
On the #1 technique trying to close the entire mouth with one hand won't work as usually if you come at them they will open their mouth and you can't get a hold of both. Just the upper muzzle is fine, the bottom one still can't close on you then. So one hand over the muzzle and I actually push/press the "lips" onto a tooth on each side, yes they yelp but that is what I want. Measley corrections become nagging corrections and are ignored, you want swift and definitive, this is not acceptable behaviour!!
