FUR WITH TEETH

[dogger]

Bogaschiel, AKA Boagie, is our 4 month old little girl. She is a love and a blessing. However, she is very mouthy, when we let her out of her kennel she is fur and teeth, She will grab at anything, your hand.. your leg... your tushy..
Same thing when we are grooming her or when she is trying to give loveys in the morning. She is all teeth.
We have tried standing and ignoring her, waiting for her to sit so we may praise good behavior. We have tried saying no... that just antagonizes her.We have tried time outs in her crate. She falls asleep until you let her out, then she is all teeth again.
Does anyone have any suggestions?

 

[macgirl13ca]

When Bubba did this, I was told when he bites, and has your hand in his mouth to say 'No Bites' and shove my hand in further til he gags, then turn your back on him for a second or two. It took a while but it did work. Good Luck

 

[brady]

Brady did this too. We also said "no bite" and folded our arms across our chest. To be honest I don't know if he stopped because of this or if he just grew out of it. Although now when he starts to get a little mouthy, at 9 months he is far too big to be mouthy. We say no bite and to our amazement he stops! Good luck. It is kind of funny though, you put her in her crate and she goes to sleep.

 

[Sound Bay Newfs]

I would try all of the above good ideas, but also make sure she has enought chew toys around. Sometimes they just have to chew on something. Even an ice cube can help in this situation.

 

[brendapiepiorka]

Maggie had a Real problem chewing on us all. After her spade surgery we kind of spoiled her like a child (sarnewf was right about this)and we are just now getting her to behave again. Every single time she puts her mouth on us I gently but frimly grab around her nose and mouth and squeeze and say NO BITE!! I instruct visitors to not pay any attention to her or say her name as they come in because then she would think she could chew on them a bit too! After a few minutes she calms down and is OK. I tell you, these dogs are smart and if they can get away with something once, they will try it again. Consistency is the key I think. NOw I need to take my own advice and stop spoiling the dog She also has adult teeth now and very strong jaws and we had to put a stop to it before she accidently crushed one of our bones Also found that keeping them supplied with chewy bones and tennis balls have helped with her biting as well. Good luck