Biting

[MisssAshby]

I can't get Nomi to stop biting -- it has gotten worse. She has a variety of chew toys (kong, nylabones, soft toys, etc). She is even chewing on Kai/Brawt until they growl or snap at her and she finally gets the point.

When she chews I tell her no and tap her on the nose and give her something she can chew on. What else can I do?

Today she was giving me kisses and then decided that it would be a great idea to bite me and grabbed my lip.

I've never had chewing/biting issues to deal with like this --- so I'm lost on what else to do.

HELP!

Thanks,

-Ashley

 

[Jane]

We are having the same problem, I can let out a screech and she will let go, but our Yellow lab pup is doing the same to our grandkids and it hurts!
We say NO, NO BITING and she will back off for a while. And giving her one of her toys will help for a while. Are all Labs as bitey as this?
She is almost 10 weeks old.
And very loving and playful, its just the biting and chewing that is very difficult to understand.
And today she was out of our sight for about a minute, while my husband was in the bathroom and I was in the kitchen, when she jumped up upon the sofa and made a hole and started to pull the stuffing out of it! I thought, a quiet puppy is the same as a quiet toddler and went into the living room and there she was.
What do you do in a situation like this? She does not realize she is doing wrong, but how do you get the pup to only use her own stuff to chew. I wont even go into the table and chair leg situation, though she has bully bones, rawhide bones, and all sorts of wonderful toys thru the house to use.
Its wearing us out.
But we dont want to stuff her into her crate when she does this destructive stuff, as it would make her crate become a punishment, and thats wrong. We had to do it tonight so I could vaccuum up the poor sofa innards though.
Jane

 

[RedyreRottweilers]

Do a web search on "BITE INHIBITION".

You will get a wealth of information on how to deal with this issue.

 

[Jane]

Thank you, I did this last night and indeed there is a lot of help with this.
We will be working with her in a puppy kindergarten class starting the end of Nov. I sure wish it started earlier, as she does need socialization with puppies. In our neighbourhood, we have only adult dogs.
It was just when she started to shred the sofa that I began to wonder if we had an alligator when we thought we had a Yellow lab.
I am going to call another trainer in the area and see if he has some classes that we could enroll in before the end of Nov. Or at least get her together with other pups, as she is incredible playful. She does like the bully sticks, they keep her busy when I need to do laundry and stuff like that.
She will be 10 weeks tomorrow.
Jane

 

[RedyreRottweilers]

Get a crate and start using it NOW. Read the article in stickies, WHY YOUR PUPPY NEEDS A TOY BOX.

http://www.chazhound.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43023

You MUST prevent inappropriate chewing by supervision and confinement, and make sure the pup is well rewarded for choosing her own items to chew. Each time she is successful in relieving her frustration or anxiety by chewing inappropriate items, it is exponentially more likely to happen again. Prevention is CRITICAL to prevent this issue from escalating rapidly into a seriously destructive dog. Labs are notorious for this.

 

[Jane]

Oh, yes, we do have a crate, but we dont put her in it unless she is asleep or ready to take a nap. But I had to this morning, as I had to do some work in the house that couldnt have her 'helping' me do.

We have some new chew toys for her, and thats helping too. She will be 10 weeks tomorrow, and hopefully we can get her to stop chewing everything.
I read that Labs are more difficult with this chewing issue.

Its difficult, and I sure will keep reading this forum, its amazingly helpful. We just need to get working and be a bit more firm with the pup.
Thanks,
Jane