Probably my fault now need help correcting!

Kevo · 10-10-2006, 10:38 AM

When Molly was a 8 wks puppy she was sweet and loving. Then the teething started and her playing got rougher and I guess I went a long with it (bad choice!) Now she is 4 months old and plays really rough biting starting to hurt a little bit so I know her teeth have definitely come in. What can I do to make her calm down and not be so aggresively mean? I'm not blaming her one bit, I'm blaming myself because I let it get this far but now it needs to stop. How can I correct this problem?

Betsy Iole · 10-10-2006, 10:46 AM

Play Biting in Puppies (San Francisco SPCA)
How to Teach Bite Inhibition (Modification of Ian Dunbar's method)
Chewing and Biting (Dr. P's Training Library: Puppies)

woebgon · 10-10-2006, 07:06 PM

Great response Betsy!! The articles that Betsy found for you should help you.

Your problem isn't unusual. That's one reason I personally don't like getting a puppy that young nor do I like to sell them that young. Puppies need to be together longer than 8 weeks. I prefer to get them at 16 weeks. They learn their "social skills" from their littermates and mother. If they are separated before 16 weeks (the SPCA article says 18 weeks), the new owner must substitute for the other littermates and mother.

Emma and Doris · 10-11-2006, 02:05 AM

Emma did her fair share of nibling and biting too,
she used to run around the fireplace and jump up
to grab my sleeve, and she wasn't always that lucky,
so my left arm looked like a raw tenderloin those
days. And all my shirts were torn in the left sleeve,
which was towards the living room.

But she stopped after she got her adult teeth, and
has never bit any after that, she can grab a peanut
from my mouth without hitting me at all.

You need to let her know she's hurting you, and I'm
sure she'll stop after a while.

--------------------
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Steinar - daddy and foodslave to Emma and Doris!

http://www.basset-hound.net.tf</span>

joanr · 10-11-2006, 08:35 AM

Don't be too hard on yourself, if I had a dime for every mistake I made I'd be pretty well off. Happy did that biting at a year old and it wasn't to hard to stop. It does help if the whole family agrees on the rules.
Joan

10-10-2006, 10:46 AM	#2 (permalink)
Betsy Iole Senior Member Join Date: Dec 1969 Posts: 4,901	Play Biting in Puppies (San Francisco SPCA) How to Teach Bite Inhibition (Modification of Ian Dunbar's method) Chewing and Biting (Dr. P's Training Library: Puppies) __________________ Betsy, Mom to CH Bugle Bay's Sin City Caper UD RE TD BHCA-VC CH Bugle Bay's Sin City Cuppa Joe TD CH Bugle Bay's AllUCanEat Buffet CDX RN TDX NA CGC BHCA-VCX, 1996-2008 "Bugsie" UDX NA NAJ CGC, 1991-2006

10-10-2006, 07:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
woebgon Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 56	Great response Betsy!! The articles that Betsy found for you should help you. Your problem isn't unusual. That's one reason I personally don't like getting a puppy that young nor do I like to sell them that young. Puppies need to be together longer than 8 weeks. I prefer to get them at 16 weeks. They learn their "social skills" from their littermates and mother. If they are separated before 16 weeks (the SPCA article says 18 weeks), the new owner must substitute for the other littermates and mother. __________________ Don Bullock Woebgon Bassets http://www.woebgonbassets.com Owned by: CH. Shoefly's Royal Moosehead CH. Vogue's Woebgon Mountain Dew CH. Vogue's Woebgon Bonnie Miss CH. Woebgon's Kickapoo Joy Juice CH. Woebgon's Moxie Original

10-10-2006, 10:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
Kevo Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3	When Molly was a 8 wks puppy she was sweet and loving. Then the teething started and her playing got rougher and I guess I went a long with it (bad choice!) Now she is 4 months old and plays really rough biting starting to hurt a little bit so I know her teeth have definitely come in. What can I do to make her calm down and not be so aggresively mean? I'm not blaming her one bit, I'm blaming myself because I let it get this far but now it needs to stop. How can I correct this problem?

10-11-2006, 02:05 AM	#4 (permalink)
Emma and Doris Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Oslo, Lørenskog, Norway Posts: 3,124	Emma did her fair share of nibling and biting too, she used to run around the fireplace and jump up to grab my sleeve, and she wasn't always that lucky, so my left arm looked like a raw tenderloin those days. And all my shirts were torn in the left sleeve, which was towards the living room. But she stopped after she got her adult teeth, and has never bit any after that, she can grab a peanut from my mouth without hitting me at all. You need to let her know she's hurting you, and I'm sure she'll stop after a while. -------------------- <span style="color:#009900">The one that drools rules, :P Steinar - daddy and foodslave to Emma and Doris! http://www.basset-hound.net.tf</span>

10-11-2006, 08:35 AM	#5 (permalink)
joanr Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: escanaba,mi.usa Posts: 1,968	Don't be too hard on yourself, if I had a dime for every mistake I made I'd be pretty well off. Happy did that biting at a year old and it wasn't to hard to stop. It does help if the whole family agrees on the rules. Joan

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