Please people i would appreciate your advice on my puppy's behaviour he keeps biting me very hard and wont give in.I have had him for a month now and its not getting any better i have stuck to ignoring him ect as i live on my own its very easy to be consitant but still he persists to do so.He barks at me and lunges at my face hand ect with a look on his face of great anger please can you help me as it is very upsetting my first dog and i wanted to be able to love and cuddle him of which i cannot do he has drawn blood on several occasions and even with visitors who are just sitting down paying no attention at all to him :(

We had this with one of our young pups many years ago.We tried to ignore it but it didn't work so we started tapping her nose and telling her no,it does get better eventually.

Please dont tap its nose, this is a very sensitive area on a dog and can cause damage, also if your dog is lunging at you when being ignored I reckon this tapping wouldnt work anyway. There should be no need to tap a dog. Have you tried placing the dog out of the room for 5 mins for a time out? Remember, things take time so if you do decide to do this it wont work over night, but you do have to be consistant every single time pup nips, place them out of the room, dont talk to him just straight out.

Thats exactly what ive been doing for a month every time hes out but surely i should have seen some improvemnet?shouldn't i

Timing has to be exact with this sort of thing, with my boy he was a terrible nipper, I tried the 'yelping' like a puppy (this just made him more excited), ignoring him (this made him jump up at me like yours), Then I put him out of the room for a bit STRAIGHT AWAY- for me I found using the word 'wrong' in a deep firm tone and placing him out worked. It will be different for every dog.

You say you put your dog out everytime, can I ask how he jumps at you once he has bitten if he is out? Just so I can get it clear. Also, do you do it everytime? or just every now and then?

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sorry, just re-read your post, I see you said you are very consistant.

Thts fine just that its horrid that i can't pet him hardly ever only when he is asleep as soon as you put your hand to stroke he bites he spends more time out the room than in it:)  is this normal>
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http://www.jersey.net/~mountaindog/berner1/bitestop.htm

That is a fantastic bit of info- just been to one of his seminars, always great advice.

Hi, my st bernard puppy used to bite all the time. If the boys came down stairs she would bite them. My little boy made a shaker at school out of a plastic milk bottle and put pasta and buttons and things in it.  One night i sat on the sofa and she came up and bit my foot and when i pushed her away she bit my hands so i picked the shaker up and gave it a good shake, she soon walked away, so every time she went to bite we would shake  the shaker and say shaker and it stopped her from biting us. Now if shes being naughty or she wont move out the way i just say shaker and she goes. Just a thought as it worked for me. 

I have just posted this for someone else. Give it a try and see how you get on

He is now 14 weeks and is on jwb 150-250g a day greedy little sod he is always wanting food :)

Snap martyb.
Thats what i made, a empty coke bottle filled with chippings.
Just got my new puppy plus and older one, works wonders :)

Thanks tohme ive read the link and its very helpful just one concern it states by 12weeks old the dog should have stopped biting as much by 5months it should stop altogether but as iam worried it hasn't calmed down at all yet and he is 14weeks or is that just a guideline

All these things are just guidelines - I always remind myself that my dogs haven't read the books! ;)
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Thankyou very much jeangenie everyone has been ever so helpful i am so glad i was told about cd as its a wonderful place to go for help and advice much appreciated :)

Ignoring the behaviour is very different to ignoring the puppy......  I wonder if you've misunderstood?  I try and tell puppy owners to ignore the behaviours you can ignore, and distract from those you can't - I think this sort of behaviour comes under the distraction banner.  A short sharp 'OW!' normally stops the puppy in his tracks, and then you can introduce a good toy you can both play with.  At the same time, make sure he's getting an appropriate diet/feeding regime (I know of a Lab puppy who was a nightmare - but the owners hadn't increased her food amount in the 6 weeks they'd had her..........)

Happygirlie,

The link Tohme gave is priceless, follow that and you'll never regret it :)
You're really lucky to have a bitey puppy :)  he now has the opportunity to learn bite inhibition and control really well, meaning that he will be less likely to bite hard when he's older :D

Tohme, how did you find that link?  It's something I have used with my dogs and they are totally sound around everyone and have the softest mouths, not a natural thing in terriers ;) - good old Dunbar, he explains things so well :D

Could i just ask you if i leave him downstairs while i pop up to the loo for instance he cries constantly but if i put him in his crate and pop up to the loo he is quiet is this because he feels safer in the crate or any other reason you know of? :)

I would think that he feels safer in his crate, also maybe you put him in there when you go out and so he realises he's on his own until you return.  When you leave him out and he knows you're around he just wants to be with you.

As a puppy my dog was like mad teeth on legs (and she was a big puppy).  We also missed out on all the puppy cuddles, etc due to this :(.  They do eventually grow out of it if thoug, if you consistently show them you do not approve - but it can take a while :)

Fiona

Added: - I don't know what breed you have, but I was under the impression that if your puppy cleared his bowl immediately you should add a bit more - all appetites are different.  i did this with my dog and she never overeats and is not food possessive at all.

He is a bull terrier i was told not to overfeed him as puppies will just eat and eat until you stop feeding dont know if thats true just what i was told :) thanks though for the info

I was told this breed are people dogs therefore i bought one only he isn't at the moment unfortunately :(

Sounds like an absolutely normal Bull Terrier puppy to me, they can take a while to learn not to bite hard, you just have to persevere, try the link you were given, its not difficult to put into practice and you'll see a difference.