Please someone reassure me that he will grow out of the biting stage my cav king charles 5 month old keeps nipping at us all for no reason he will just jump at the kids and our faces or bite any part he can get hold of and before you say it yes ive tried putting him away from us firm no's and all that but he doesnt listen to any of it determined little sod he is please HELP!!!!!!!!!!

Hi
He will grow out of it, there's been a few threads on here of late talking about this puppy mouthing...it drives you mad :) maybe if you had a look through some of the posts it would give you some ideas...:)
Tracey

Hi Feddie

We have a five month old Mini Schnauzer and is exactly the same, anything and everything...but we have learnt just to accept this is going to be the case until he finishes teething.
We went to the petshop the other night and bought him a load of new
tasty things to chew, and so everytime he starts we manipuate one of those into his mouth!
Its awful for them really - permanent tooth ache for weeks! OUCH!

well thank god its not just mine. I'm at my wits end and mine is only 3 months old so it sounds like I've still got a fair way to go.!!!!!!!!!!

Darcy has got such a little attitude. When you tell her no she answers back by barking at you.

Hi Feddie,

It's not just you! I have two Cavalier puppies of 17 & 13 weeks. I've found that when they start nipping, putting their own foot in their mouth seems to work and off they trot to find something more interesting to do. Harry the eldest one has just started teething and he's obviously in some pain as he often whimpers when cheqing his bones. Anyway, I bought him one of the nylone dental bones with the little spiky bits on them and I found that if I put it in the freezer for a while and then give it to him he loves it as it seems to soothe his wee gums. Rufus the younger one hasn't started teething yet but still "mouths". Luckily he's a real softie so if you whimper he stops straight away.
Have you tried yelping loudly when he bites? This might put him off if he sees it hurts you.

Best of luck anyway, I'm sure it'll pass soon enough.

love

Jasperooni

Hi feddie, I know I'll probably get yelled at for this. (Please I do not believe in hurting my dog or any other animal.) My yorkie was biting so much, I tried everything, firm NO's where like saying bite me some more. Hiding my hands, were like saying, awww she wants to play hide and bite. So one day, (sorry) I flicked her little nose, gently, and now all I have to do is put my fingers up like I'm going to flick her nose. No more biting!!! I did not hurt her, I just let her know enough was enough, that I am NOT playing the biting game anymore. (Ok, so please guys, don't yell at me.) :-( Shirl

In nature other pups will retaliate when bitten too hard, so I dont see how a "little flick on the nose" is going to phase any puppy.
So I dont think you have to worry about people yeling at your for that.
If my dog/puppy bites too hard I will yelp, if that does not make her stop then I do make her roll over on her belly till she calms down.

I wouldnt yell at you either. my pup is terrible for that and absolutely nothing fazes her which is why I'm having a nightmare in trying to teach her what NO means.
I might actually try the nose flicking cos a tap on her nose does absolutely nothing but encourage her to try and bite my hand while I'm tapping her.
If I yelp or say no, no matter how firm it just makes her more excited and she just bites more.
So you're not alone.

You can also grap her jaws and hold them very firmly as you say "no bite". She will get the message eventually if you are persistent. You don't see many adult dogs nipping away at their owners, do you? They all started out as puppies and all puppies nip.

Stacey