can you please tell me the right way to correct my puppy when biting, sometimes when you pick her up she growls trys to nip you and squirms in you hands .. many thanks

Read The Bite Stops Here. You'll find it very helpful. :-)

In the meantime, try not to pick your puppy up too much - very few dogs like it because it makes them feel nervous, and they tell you in the only way they can.

>sometimes when you pick her up she growls trys to nip you and squirms in you hands

Don't pick her up!  Seriously, your girl is trying to tell you she doesn't like it.  Our human desire to cuddle our pets must be truly weird to a puppy.  The sensation of flying, followed by a squeeze hold is probably quite alarming.

Puppies need time to get used to our strange ways, and you might do better to sit on the floor with her on your lap if you want some close time.  Most dogs come to like (love) affection but you'll need to allow her to come to you, rather than just plucking her up off the floor :)

Biting is a very normal way for a puppy to explore their world and 'The Bite Stops Here' is a good article to read.  It explains why puppies bite, why and when it is a good thing, and what you can do to teach bite inhibition.

i found that article very interesting. one the 1 hand it says LET puppies bite to find out the limits...on the other hand it says puppies need to be stopped from biting...but if prevented totally could 1 day inflict a sudden serious bite never having learned the power of their unacceptable bite possible ! sigh. my puppy is obsessed not only with seizing my arms and clothes strongly but holding onto them and tug of war with them. it is play...not aggressive nasty...but it is painful...and not good for her teeth ! i am not sure having read that articile just what to do really...to STOP her altogether means she might bite suddenly anyway one day not having learned the limits. she does not play like that with children i add...something i do not understand. she seems to lick and be gentle with kids. she is 10 weeks old btw. any views welcome ! these are mine...i would like to play acceptably with her...but what i wonder is...will she grow out of it ? i tend to view it as puppy mouthing times as described in things i read about puppies...i must say...this one has more obsession with it than others though...

> but what i wonder is...will she grow out of it

No, not if you don't teach her how she can play with you & what is & isn't allowed.

> i am not sure having read that articile just what to do really...to STOP her altogether means she might bite suddenly anyway one day not having learned the limits

Have another read of the article :)

The entire thing is broken down into stages.

Stage 1 = Inhibiting the force of bites (No painful bites The first item on the agenda is to stop the puppy bruising people.)
Stage 2 = No jaw pressure at all  (The second stage of training is to eliminate bite pressure entirely, even thought the bites no longer hurt)
Stage 3 = Inhibiting the incidence of mouthing (Always stop mouthing when requested.)
Stage 4 = Never start mouthing unless requested.

The problem is when puppies are stopped from biting BEFORE they have learnt bite-force inhibition, ie. before they have learnt how to play with a 'soft-bite'. The idea of the article is to teach pups to be softer with thier mouths before stopping them from biting alltogether :)

thank you I will. It is a long article. And it takes time to assimilate what it is saying...you put it clearer in the short points for me already...

Remember that a puppy's mouth is like a baby's hands. They need to explore the world. A puppy needs to learn how to touch without biting, and a baby needs to learn how to touch without pinching. "Gently" is what they need to learn, not "Never touch".

yes i realise i have accepted too much hard biting from my puppy...i need to get her to be less hard on my arms etc. slowley but surely...she needs to learn the difference between biting a stick or ball etc and me !!! it is fun to see her excited and active..but this biting now after 3 weeks of it and her getting bigger and stronger is getting too much for me..my skin is covered it little red marks ! i will let her lick and hold less hard in future...i let things go too far...

I used "The Bite Stops Here" suggestions with my older dog whom we had as a puppy and he has brilliant bite inhibition - when playing tuggy with him he can pull me off the sofa and he makes very short work of bones so could easily demolish a finger in no time, but instantly lets go if he accidentally gets a body part when playing and there is no damage at all.

My other dog, who is much smaller, came to us as an unruly teenager and his bite inhibition is not so good. He was a rescue and had not been taught anything at all. He too loves to play tuggy too but doesn't always realise that he has grabbed a hand as well as the rope and it hurts! Teaching a dog bite inhibition is an essential part of their training IMHO and the article mentioned is really good and well worth following the advice given on it.

> but this biting now after 3 weeks of it and her getting bigger and stronger is getting too much for me

3 weeks?  You are expecting too much - too soon!  You have said that she is only 10 weeks old.  You need patience, and to take time to train what is required.  It won't come overnight.

12 weeks old today actually...i have had her now 4 weeks with me...and i have been at fault for enjoying myself the rough and tumble...it became less fun as she got bolder and stronger !! LOL ! so i am keen to follow this advice ...one day, later when adult of course she may wish to continue in the sport of MORDANT so called in France, Austria is thinking of banning it btw, where dogs hang onto a sleeve on a person for tug of war games...but right now ? that is NOT the goal ! all i was trying to do was please what SHE seemed to find fun naturally...but i realise...it was getting too hard and increasing in strength on me ! it will take some time...and the same applies to when she plays with the kitten....she goes at his throat a bit too hard occasionally...he comes back for more i add ! but i intervene slightly sometimes with words to calm her if he is choking. gently will have to be the way...any FORCE on her gets her even more active and defiant. I think she thinks it does not really hurt me...she is not aggressive in growling or anything at me ever...just playing. AH ! some advice I suggest to others...do NOT provide SQUEEKY TOYS to puppies to chew ? i find...that BEFORE she had one...if the kitten or i made a sound..she would LET GO..i removed the SQUEEKY noise of the chew toy she had...i seriously think it makes a difference...if the puppy realises she is hurting...she will ease off. my puppy is not trying to hurt me i do not think. but she does now ! LOL ! my fault hey ja !