Pennies in a plastic bottle ok??

[Labradorks]

Also, you've gotta give the little guy more than a few days to learn something. You have kids, right? It takes time, especially when they are not even human.

[Tanya]

Also, you've gotta give the little guy more than a few days to learn something. You have kids, right? It takes time, especially when they are not even human.

x100. it'll take a fwe weeks of any one way to manage teh biting for the puppy to improve. stick to one or two of the techniques and be consistant 100% of the time. and give it a week or two. Make sure the puppy has plenty of apporpriate chews and chances to properly play and get the silly's out.

[happy_blackbird]

I agree with what everyone says 100%! I will add, though, we use a water bottle filled with pennies with our 7 month old lab for one single circumstance: barking. When Ellie hears something outside the house, she goes from 0-60 with unstoppable, single minded, over excited barking. The only way to break her focus is to give the water bottle two or three quick shakes, which gets her to stop and look at me, at which point I praise the hell out of her, command her to mat, make her lie down, praise her further, Give her the "Quiet!" command and shower her with treats. I never use it scare her or punish her, just to break her focus when she is over-excited. The trick is not to use it too often, as labs have a funny way of getting used to sounds and ignoring them.

I, personally, think 8-9 weeks is too young to use a shaker can, though. They can develop strong fears and aversions at that age that can last a lifetime (which we sadly learned by early on using a really poorly designed harness that had a D ring at the bottom of her throat, causing discomfort. The collar is now Ellie's mortal enemy).