Posted by JRSutton on February 25, 2014 at 04:54:07 from (100.0.77.120):
In Reply to: O. T. posted by Jerrybigrig on February 24, 2014 at 17:32:28:
Been through more dogs than I can remember - In my opinion -
Puppies at that age do go through some "teething" issues, but usually the kind of nipping and biting you're talking about is play fighting.
Play fighting has a purpose; to establish who's the boss without actually killing each other.
If you're petting him in a rough playful way (and who doesn't want to), he's going to take that as this type of fun, challenging play, like you're a peer, not the boss.
Be the boss.
An alpha dog isn't going to play with a puppy that way. They might get a little playful with a puppy for a few seconds, but if that puppy ever bites the alpha dog, they'll at least give them a good growl and they'll shut that activity down, INSTANTLY.
If you use the word NO, make it more of a growl, or just use a sharp noise that wakes them up and breaks the mood. Doesn't have to be loud, but a noise that makes them stop and think. They need to know something's different and they've crossed a line. Play should stop immediately.
Don't say NO, and then go right back to roughhousing. No has to be the end of it. Keep the petting mellow.
If you can't get a noise to work, a quick push down and hold them on their back for a second should do the trick.
don't feel bad for them after that and give them another rough petting.
dogs speak dog. Don't expect them to learn English, you're the smarter one so it's easier if you learn to speak dog. Dogs speak in actions, not words.
Everybody wants to play with their dogs playfully, but you'll find a lot of these kinds of problems develop with that peer type of relationship.
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