Kace

Thanks so much, I'll try it later when I go out to him I haven't had a puppy of my own before... My first dog I got when I was 4, and she only passed away the other month, so we had her 16yrs and so I've had no experience with puppies and training as such. It's nice to hear what works for everyone. Thanks again!

Nelson is my 13wk old black labrador. He has so much love to give, and definitely has a beautiful nature and personality. But... I'm having trouble stopping him from chewing my hands... I don't mind him having a bit of a nibble gently while he is on my lap or next to me, but when he gets rough, I stop him with a firm "No" and move my hand... If he continues, I say "No" again and move myself away from him. Sometimes he gets into crazy moods where he'll playfully grab my hand, but it will be too rough and he'll leave marks and scratches on my hand. I point and say "No", but he almost 'backchats' by barking at me and pouncing on/at me like it's a game, he gets really rough, so I remove myself from the situation until he is calm but it just happens all over again when I sit with him later on. Has anyone else had this with their Pups? Any suggestions on what I can do? I know he's still a Puppy and everything is a game for him, but I don't want him to think it's okay to be like this and it turn into a problem later on. He is such a gorgeous thing and he really does have a very outgoing personality, I don't want to break his spirit, but he needs to learn to be gentle and when to calm down.

I give Nelson plain natural yoghurt, nestle or something like that I think.