Puppy Biting!

[FGM]

I was wondering if I am doing the right thing or not.Our new little ankle biter is actually biting our feet and hands.

I know puppies do this but do I say "no" or "ouch" or "ah ah" and then give her her toy to play with and then praise her.

Sometimes she gets so worked up that she starts growling etc.Should I put her away at this point or just give her the toy?

She seems to think it is funny and that we are playing with her sometimes when I tell her off,very cheeky puppy.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

[badboyz]

Where and what breed did you end up getting FGM? I see there was some discussion in you introductory thread. Photos are a must!

[Monah]

Wow. What have you got. Lots of details please, ie sex, breed age etc. We have a new puppy to but she is 11 weeks old now. Anyway, I had a problem with the viz doing this when we got her last year. She was pretty bad and overexcitable but we learnt (finally!!) to say very loud ARGHHHHs then ignore for a minute while she digested the info but did not praise because then she just got all excited and started again. It's probably different for each personality. Also sprayed her with water if all else failed. Took her a couple of weeks to stop properly but have never looked back. Good luck, pics please!!xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx :rolleyes:

[FGM]

HI guys I ended up getting a maltese/shih tzu cross,little girl from a private breeder,my husband bought her as our 5th wedding anniversary present.She is such a terror but so beautiful and has won the heart of everybody in our family.I am going to have my handsful with this one but I think I would be bored with a really quiet dog.

She has settled in well and given us two scares already.Firstly she wriggled out of my daughters hands and fell,then she has been doing little sicks aswell.Today after vet visit and worming she is full of bouncing beans and hasn't had any sicks.

We named her Josie as I have two cats."Josie and the pussycats".

Here are some photos of the little fluff ball.

meeting Brutus the alpha cat,king of the house.lol

meeting squishy(leo),playful kitty

look mummy I found a stick

crashed out after a big play,gotta love those spotty puppy tummies.

found the lounge first night

meeting her auntie Sara(border collie)

giving my daughter puppy breath kisses

Have heaps more pics but thought this would do.lol

[Flying Penguin]

Gosh very very cute!

Your daughter looks like she loves her!

[sas]

I was wondering if I am doing the right thing or not.Our new little ankle biter is actually biting our feet and hands.

I know puppies do this but do I say "no" or "ouch" or "ah ah" and then give her her toy to play with and then praise her.

Sometimes she gets so worked up that she starts growling etc.Should I put her away at this point or just give her the toy?

She seems to think it is funny and that we are playing with her sometimes when I tell her off,very cheeky puppy.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

It sounds like you're on the right track. If she growls then I'd be giving her a time out for a minute and when she's older the time out can go to 2 minutes. If she comes out of the time out and does the same thing again she gets another time out.

I would reccomend heading to the book store and looking for a book called 'Dog Listner' by Jan Fennell.

How old is she? Typically you want puppies with their Mother & their littermates up until the time they are 8 weeks of age so they continue to learn social skills as well as Bite Inhabition....puppies learn how hard they can bite by playfighting with their littermates.

Your private breeder is actualy a back yard breder but being part of DOL now you'll soon learn all about them

Welcome to DOL as well, remember we love photos!!!

[FGM]

Thanks Sas ,I was really quite angry with the lady but like I said I couldn't leave her there,I just hope the others get to go to a good home.