I took my pup to a trainer who has made him into a terrified little devil when the biting was to much she used her hand and smacked him on the nose.When he bit her feet she picked him up by the scruff of the neck and put him out the room and told me he is uncontrollable she explained his biting was for no reason as it wasnt during play it was all the time every time he was awake thats not right she added usually they puppy bite when p[laying what do i do about it do i have to get rid as she told me he will end up a horrid dog

Change your dog trainer NOW!

No trainer should use abuse as a method of training, no wonder he bit back! Find a trainer that uses positive reward based training :) What things have you tried to stop him from biting? If you do a search I expect you will find plenty of advice on what to do :)

Good luck

I have been putting him out the room as i was advised to do by several people but she has told me to get rid as he bites for no reason at all

The Bite Stops Here.

Hi starlight, I am sorry that you and your dog have been subjected to this treatment by someone who has about as much sense as I do money.......... :rolleyes:

Bin the trainer, not the dog, find some other classes and visit them without your dog to ascertain their methods.  The APDT site will give you a list of trainers in your area, that is a starting point.

Remember, anyone with no credentials can call themselves a trainer............... unfortunately

Well unfortunately this has made his biting go from bad bad to worse as you can imagine i am distraught because of this and she advised me to keep tapping his nose every time me being gullable have been doing it only to get bitten harder he thinks im playing so i have been talking gently to him and reasurring him plus putting him in his crate when the biting starts together with a gentle tone of good boy is this right

What sort of dog is he? :)

Do look back at the many puppy biting/mouthing threads on here, many have been in your predicament. It may be a good idea to speak to a puppyschool trainer, try www.puppyschool.co.uk

These trainers have all been put through their paces by Gwen Bailey and I would be very surprised indeed if they aren't able to help. The link given also gives excellent information :)

The puppy will be very excited, expecting you to join the game, but  you can try to start, using raggie toys that you can wiggle to get his attention on that andnot on your flesh!

Ensure he has plenty to chew on in the meantime - stuffed kongs, etc.

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.

Mother in laws dog was a biter when she was a pup and we solved it by saying no firmly and stopped playing with her and ignored the biting by not allowing her to do it. She was only biting hands / sleeves etc as she was excited and once she calmed down we gave her lots of praise, if it started again then we would ignore the bad behaviour. She soon clicked on if she was to get our attention she couldnt bite us :)  We also played tugging games with her as she was teething and was chewing a lot so she was biting her toys instead which was good for the table legs :D She has completly stopped instead she licks you.

Thing is, if you stop them biting altogether they won't learn BITE INHIBITION, what happens when someone accidentally trips over the dog??/steps on his tail?? - chance of a nasty bite with no INHIBITION   If the pup is taught to mouth gently (see JGs link ;) ) then you will have a safer dog and will always be able to handle his mouth safely :D :D