Hi All,

I need help with Monty again :)
He has a taste for human flesh and anything that does or doesnt move! I have tried several ways to stop it
1. Saying "ouch" very loud and holding my hand
2. Shouting "no" in a deep gruff vioce and ignoring him
3. If he still continues, putting him in the kitchen when he has done it
With all the above he just looks at me as to say "yeah and?" and walks off to kill something else
I am at my wits end and don't know what else to do with him. Its a constant thing and is twice as bad when he has his mad hour in the evening.
We have had him 1 1/2 weeks now and have tried the above since the beginning to no avail. He is now 9 1/2 weeks old

Sam x

Hi Sam

Persevere with the loud 'ouch', then ignoring him. He's still very young, and puppies do mouth for some time, I know libby did, but they do learn eventualy.

Good Luck :)

liberty

HI,

We had the same problem with our spaniel x (Lucy) :D
Saught advice from a behaviouralist and was advised to use anti chew spray.
The best one that we found worked was PET BEHAVE TRAINING SPRAY made by sinclair. Purply blue in colour (aerosole type thing) picture of dog and cat on front. Spray on cuffs to stop hand biting and on shoes to stop lace chewing, can also be used on most furniture.
If you have any problems in finding it in the shops try e-mailing them. sahc@william-sinclair.co.uk

Good luck :)

Kind regards Meryl

Thanks for your help guys,
I will persevere with the "ouch" for a while and get some of hte pray in case he gets worse

Sam x

Our pup had absolutely manic fits of biting us and nothing seemed to work - but she got over it. Just persevere and they will stop with time - her's only lasted a few weeks :)

Daisy

As everone else has mentioned it is a matter of perseverance !!
I can remember when Gus was like this - it really hurts too . You only have to stroke them and they are at it again . I know you probably feel it will never end but believe me it does . :)
Be consistant so pup knows whats acceptable behaviour and what isnt . Believe me there is light at the end of the tunnel :D
Lel

Yup....

Been there, still there, near the end though ;) keep at it :D

If a pup tends towards mouthiness it will take longer than one and a half weeks to stop it :) Don't lose heart - remember, there are a huge number of adult dogs out there who don't mouth anymore at all, but who used to be just like yours ;)

Lindsay

Thanks everyone :)
He seems a little better today and it look like he is learing "no bite" as he only mouths after that.
Blimey, doesnt it hurt????? He has broken the skin on many occasion with his needle teeth. It makes me laugh that it doesnt matter what body part it is its all fair game to him. He especailly likes knees?!
Sam x

hi,
I found this article quite helpful, I'll try to put a link in! http://www.ddfl.org/behavior/pupnip.htm ;)
good luck
Kelly

Excellent link, I found some tips on barking aswell :D

Meryl

Don't give up -- it may take a while for the pup to stop mouthing (and yes it does hurt!). Our lab pup actually took a few months to quit mouthing -- he didn't stop completely (100%) until he was around 7 months old, although it slowed until then. My best advice is to just be consistent and not get discouraged. Although it may seem as if they're not getting the picture -- they are. It sometimes just takes a while because at first it's an instinct, and then they just want to see what they can get away with. Good luck!

Thanks again everyone. He isnt as bad today but it maybe because it is hot and he can't be bothered to play :)
That link was great :P

Sam x