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    You've been given great advice regarding the biting, so I won't reiterate. What I do want to mention is the possibility of looking for a different vet.

    Any vet that would call a young puppy bad for doing what young puppies always do is not someone I'd be trusting with my dogs. I'm sorry, but vets are often the first line of questions when there are behavior issues, and if one is so clueless and insensitive to call a puppy bad in this instance, I'd be taking my business elsewhere.

    Good luck and remember, it really does get better. In the meantime invest in some kevlar sleeves. And gloves. (Just kidding!!!! )
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    In response to what Sue wrote above, I totally agree. I would recommend finding a new vet. When we first got Ellie, aka: The Belly Monster, we tried out a local vet who, upon meeting Ellie said, "In my twenty five years of small animal practice, I have never met a more out of control, high energy, anxious puppy. She's totally nutty. We may have to sedate her to do an exam." That was the last time we went there. Since, we have found a more gentle, patient vet whom Ellie loves and who is great with her temperament. Puppies are four legged Ids, just infants who know nothing and experience the world through their mouths. It's up to us to show them what we want from them, what's acceptable and what isn't, and how to have fun. It's a steep learning curve that first few months (for both us and them), but its life time of learning and reinforcing. The mouthy biting is just one of the first hurdle. Luckily, it passes!

    I agree with everyone. Puppy class ASAP. And if you have some in your area, I really recommend Puppy Socials (you can google them). I would say by the second puppy social, Ellie started to get the hang of bite inhibition (and woah, mamma, she was a horrendous biter). Puppies really do learn from one another's appropriate corrections in a way that we humans can never communicate and the side benefit if you get to bring home an exhausted puppy! Win-Win!
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    Quote Originally Posted by jmwoody View Post
    Hello, All!

    Tucker has turned 9 weeks. Since 8 weeks he has been biting US non stop. Play time is always him biting our hands. He even lets out a few growls at times. He hardly goes for furniture or wood work, only wants to bite us! At first I assumed this was to be expected with puppies. After his visit with the vet yesterday she has made me feel like I have a "bad" puppy! Has anyone else experienced this? We do say " NO BITE" in a firm voice, he sometimes backs off, we have replaced our hands with toys every time and we do use the biter spray. Now Im wondering if i have a demon dog or just a playful pup?!!! He is even biting at our hands when we simply want to pet him.


    On another note, when we take him out to potty he will just lay down. Stubborn eh?
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    Onyx is the exact same way. The only way he knows how to play is to bite! And yes, he also becomes a log when I take him outside. He runs around the house, chewing everything in his wake, but when I get him oustide, he wants to lie down and/or roll around in the grass.
    Onyx is 13 weeks old and is SLOWLY getting A LITTLE better. Whenever he bites I say No and give him a chew toy instead. When we go outside I let him have his "leisure time" sniffing and rolling around in the grass, but then it's time to walk. We're up to about 30 minutes now and it actually helps him calm down and bite less when we come back indoors.

    Hang in there!

 



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