My puppy won't stop biting...please help!! - MyCorgi.com2024-03-29T02:29:58Zhttp://mycorgi.com/forum/topics/my-puppy-wont-stop?commentId=1150197%3AComment%3A354653&feed=yes&xn_auth=noOur puppy kindergarten class…tag:mycorgi.com,2010-07-27:1150197:Comment:7143142010-07-27T13:26:25.012ZEdisonhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Edison
Our puppy kindergarten class taught us to nip nipping as follows:<br />
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1) The moment the play gets too rough, say, "GENTLE!" very loudly and sternly.<br />
2) Withdraw from playing *immediately*. Turn away from the puppy and mentally count to ten.<br />
3) Turn back to puppy and resume playing. Repeat as often as necessary.<br />
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Corgis are clever little creatures and usually get the idea right away. Often, this produces submissive licking on the spot, followed by gentler play. Eventually, you'll just be able to…
Our puppy kindergarten class taught us to nip nipping as follows:<br />
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1) The moment the play gets too rough, say, "GENTLE!" very loudly and sternly.<br />
2) Withdraw from playing *immediately*. Turn away from the puppy and mentally count to ten.<br />
3) Turn back to puppy and resume playing. Repeat as often as necessary.<br />
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Corgis are clever little creatures and usually get the idea right away. Often, this produces submissive licking on the spot, followed by gentler play. Eventually, you'll just be able to say, "Gentle!" and puppy will tone it down.<br />
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Don't worry! It'll get easier as the puppy gets more mature, less rambunctious and gets in adult teeth, which are nowhere near as needle-like as puppy teeth. :) Ella got me good one time onl…tag:mycorgi.com,2010-07-27:1150197:Comment:7142402010-07-27T10:19:56.470ZElla and Lilyhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/EllaandDerek
Ella got me good one time only. The way I dealt with it was to grab her muzzle and tell her "no bite" firmly for a few seconds. Also, whatever we were doing was done. After you let go of the muzzle, turn and walk away or if they are on the couch/your lap/bed put them on the floor and don't let them back up for awhile. Anytime I felt teeth (accidental or not) I did this. She is 2 years old now and when we are playing if she even thinks she felt skin she will stop what she is doing, put her ears…
Ella got me good one time only. The way I dealt with it was to grab her muzzle and tell her "no bite" firmly for a few seconds. Also, whatever we were doing was done. After you let go of the muzzle, turn and walk away or if they are on the couch/your lap/bed put them on the floor and don't let them back up for awhile. Anytime I felt teeth (accidental or not) I did this. She is 2 years old now and when we are playing if she even thinks she felt skin she will stop what she is doing, put her ears in the submissive position, and attempt to lick my hands. The key is to make sure you stick to which ever method you chose. we have 2 adult corgi males..…tag:mycorgi.com,2010-07-27:1150197:Comment:7140752010-07-27T03:21:25.374ZKristen Schaubhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/KristenSchaub
we have 2 adult corgi males...they did their share of biting mostly with each other...they could get really rough! When they would bite us, we would either substitute a chew or close their muzzle quickly...<br />
there is the advice from Caesar Milan as well....but don't forget his mantra.... EXERCISE, discipline, affection...<br />
before you play with them for fun, exercise them....find a way..a walk, or other puppy play before you put yourself into the game...<br />
also, i heard, and never do, that playing…
we have 2 adult corgi males...they did their share of biting mostly with each other...they could get really rough! When they would bite us, we would either substitute a chew or close their muzzle quickly...<br />
there is the advice from Caesar Milan as well....but don't forget his mantra.... EXERCISE, discipline, affection...<br />
before you play with them for fun, exercise them....find a way..a walk, or other puppy play before you put yourself into the game...<br />
also, i heard, and never do, that playing tug of war with your pup can get them over excited and ecourage nipping..<br />
and all the training really pays off after those teenage years....they were actually the toughest...but it was worthwhile, because we all became a family as we plowed through it!<br />
hang in there-)<br />
Kristen Hi, we have a 11 week old Cor…tag:mycorgi.com,2010-07-27:1150197:Comment:7139132010-07-27T01:57:18.680ZKelly Kansalahttp://mycorgi.com/profile/KellyKansala
Hi, we have a 11 week old Corgi "Max "and he just won't stop biting. We try to get down to play with him and he attacks and bites. He was so good when we first brought him home and now he has turned a corner...watch out. I am so discouraged. Has your Corgi stopped biting? Any advice.<br />
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Kelly
Hi, we have a 11 week old Corgi "Max "and he just won't stop biting. We try to get down to play with him and he attacks and bites. He was so good when we first brought him home and now he has turned a corner...watch out. I am so discouraged. Has your Corgi stopped biting? Any advice.<br />
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Kelly My puppy is the same! She's 8…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-03-24:1150197:Comment:3594432009-03-24T02:06:57.348ZAlyxhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Alyx
My puppy is the same! She's 8 months now though and hasn't stopped.. I read that it would get better once her adult teeth grew in but its only gotten a little better, she still loves to chomp my hand. I have tried yelping 'Ouch' and putting her in the crate and she just doesn't seem to get it.. It was never a huge problem but now it seems like every time I go to say hi to her once I've been gone for any period of time or I'm just playing with her near the ground she dives for a bite at my…
My puppy is the same! She's 8 months now though and hasn't stopped.. I read that it would get better once her adult teeth grew in but its only gotten a little better, she still loves to chomp my hand. I have tried yelping 'Ouch' and putting her in the crate and she just doesn't seem to get it.. It was never a huge problem but now it seems like every time I go to say hi to her once I've been gone for any period of time or I'm just playing with her near the ground she dives for a bite at my face.. I can't get her to stop :( Any ideas? My puppy is the same. I also…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-03-21:1150197:Comment:3571882009-03-21T23:38:09.321ZNellyJanehttp://mycorgi.com/profile/NellyJane
My puppy is the same. I also thought I was doing something wrong as she is my first puppy. She's 4 months and is just starting to realize that she is hurting us when she bites I think. Our puppy kindergarten teacher told us to apply gentle pressure on her bottom jaw just behind her front teeth if she is biting really hard.
My puppy is the same. I also thought I was doing something wrong as she is my first puppy. She's 4 months and is just starting to realize that she is hurting us when she bites I think. Our puppy kindergarten teacher told us to apply gentle pressure on her bottom jaw just behind her front teeth if she is biting really hard. I understand how you feel. I…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-03-20:1150197:Comment:3562542009-03-20T20:26:03.250ZCorgibyassociationhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Corgibyassociation
I understand how you feel. I always yelped "Ouch" when she bit me and turned away. It seemed to help. I also tried to divert her chewing to something that is okay to chew...like a bully stick, an orka bone, or her paw if she's on her back.<br />
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She's calmed down a lot and hasn't really bit me hard. But she is now teething again (losing her baby teeth) and sometimes bitey with me now. I have to put my fingers in her mouth so I can see how much she's losing and the state of her new teeth (also want…
I understand how you feel. I always yelped "Ouch" when she bit me and turned away. It seemed to help. I also tried to divert her chewing to something that is okay to chew...like a bully stick, an orka bone, or her paw if she's on her back.<br />
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She's calmed down a lot and hasn't really bit me hard. But she is now teething again (losing her baby teeth) and sometimes bitey with me now. I have to put my fingers in her mouth so I can see how much she's losing and the state of her new teeth (also want her to get used to it cause I intend to start brushing her teeth soon too.)<br />
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Best of luck to you and your little one. Thank you to all who responde…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-03-20:1150197:Comment:3554092009-03-20T00:23:23.066ZMilohttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Milo
Thank you to all who responded! It's helpful and comforting to know that it will end eventually, we will just have to be patient. In the meantime, we will continue to try all of your suggestions. Hopefully in a month or two, we will be able to report back that Milo has been a good, non-biting boy!
Thank you to all who responded! It's helpful and comforting to know that it will end eventually, we will just have to be patient. In the meantime, we will continue to try all of your suggestions. Hopefully in a month or two, we will be able to report back that Milo has been a good, non-biting boy! I keep hearing that 8 weeks i…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-03-19:1150197:Comment:3549952009-03-19T17:07:03.986ZJohn Wolffhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/JohnWolff92
I keep hearing that 8 weeks is too young to break up a litter and that they learn a lot of social stuff like bite inhibition between 8 and 12 weeks. We've visited a few litters of our breeder's litters at about 8 weeks age, and they were chewing my fingers, ears, nose, lips, beard... those sharp little teeth! We got Al at 12 weeks. I remember no problem with biting, just a couple of expensive chewing mistakes (a shoe, one small furniture damage).<br />
They're adult now, and I marvel how quickly they…
I keep hearing that 8 weeks is too young to break up a litter and that they learn a lot of social stuff like bite inhibition between 8 and 12 weeks. We've visited a few litters of our breeder's litters at about 8 weeks age, and they were chewing my fingers, ears, nose, lips, beard... those sharp little teeth! We got Al at 12 weeks. I remember no problem with biting, just a couple of expensive chewing mistakes (a shoe, one small furniture damage).<br />
They're adult now, and I marvel how quickly they learn what is taboo and what is for chew.<br />
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I remember reading:<br />
They must learn the rule that it's OK for you to put your fingers into their mouth, but it's NOT OK to put their mouth onto your fingers (or any other part of you).<br />
When you feel their teeth, you yell out a highly exaggerated "YELP!!!" in feigned shock, so they get the idea, "Wow. These humans are really fragile. Better not do *that* again..." Wow! I felt like I was readin…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-03-19:1150197:Comment:3547312009-03-19T13:03:04.363ZOllie and Dinahhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/OllieDinah
Wow! I felt like I was reading something that I wrote 2 months ago!<br />
Yes - I understand. It's absolutely awful. I could be holding the coolest looking toy in PetCo, but he'll still have found my hand more appetizing.<br />
Ollie was AWFUL at that age. He even had my wife crying once, becuase she couldn't even TOUCH him without being bitten. He has gotten MUCH better - he's about 5months old now. While some will tell you not to use the crate as a punishment tool, it is what cured Ollie of his chomping…
Wow! I felt like I was reading something that I wrote 2 months ago!<br />
Yes - I understand. It's absolutely awful. I could be holding the coolest looking toy in PetCo, but he'll still have found my hand more appetizing.<br />
Ollie was AWFUL at that age. He even had my wife crying once, becuase she couldn't even TOUCH him without being bitten. He has gotten MUCH better - he's about 5months old now. While some will tell you not to use the crate as a punishment tool, it is what cured Ollie of his chomping problem. The trick is to not ACT like he's being punished. If you throw him in the crate while yelling at him, he's going to no never want to get into the crate. When he bites (and yes, you'll be doing this quite a bit) you'll need to gently pick him, and casually put him in the crate. You can say something like,"Uh-oh!" or "Oops!" indicating that HE has made the choice to go into the crate by biting.<br />
You only need to leave him in there for 30 seconds to a minute - he'll get the hint eventually, even if it takes more than a month. The biting is probably not stemming from malicious intent, but a need to bite whatever he can get. Even now, Ollie will keep his mouth open while I'm playing with him, seemingly hoping that something will just JUMP in! He's crazy.<br />
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My puppy school has helped Ollie tremendously - they are reinforcement-based, and a lot of what they teach is based on the "It's Your Choice" concept. It works. A lot of schools will enroll puppies after they have their 3rd sets of shots, so you can start thinking about that, if you like. I would highly reccomend it. The mental stimulation that teaching comes with is more stimulating than chewing. Especially when treats are involved!<br />
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Sorry this is so long, but I wish someone would have told me this! Haha. (Also be sure to treat your puppy when he isn't biting, I know it's easy to pay more attention to him when he's being bad)