Hi There!
Thunder has ever since we first saw him been a quite "oral" dog, he will chew on anything, though we limit this as much as possible, quite frequently he will bite or chew on us when we are playing with him. I liken him to a cat/kitten during fast movement. However in the last few days we have seen him "snapping" to bite. I am concerned, and have been grabbing his mouth shutting it, looking him in the eye and saying "no!, no biting!" loudly. The problem is this doesn't seem to be doing the job, he doesn't seem any less inclined. I have also tried grabbing the scruff of his neck and pulling him to the ground the way I have seen mothers do, and he will squeal and then a few moments later do it again. We tried giving him the chew toys we got him ( a half tennis ball is his fav) but that works and then he is back to it. Any ideas?
Thunder has ever since we first saw him been a quite "oral" dog, he will chew on anything, though we limit this as much as possible, quite frequently he will bite or chew on us when we are playing with him. I liken him to a cat/kitten during fast movement. However in the last few days we have seen him "snapping" to bite. I am concerned, and have been grabbing his mouth shutting it, looking him in the eye and saying "no!, no biting!" loudly. The problem is this doesn't seem to be doing the job, he doesn't seem any less inclined. I have also tried grabbing the scruff of his neck and pulling him to the ground the way I have seen mothers do, and he will squeal and then a few moments later do it again. We tried giving him the chew toys we got him ( a half tennis ball is his fav) but that works and then he is back to it. Any ideas?