Will my springer spaniel pup stop biting once he has all his adult teeth?

he is losing his teeth and although he has pigs ears and every chew and toy going, he just trys to bite our shoes clothes and our body parts he is a lovely dog but as soon as you see him he jumps on you and starts biting so i say no biting and push him away he is only 14 week old and now he as also started humping my leg, is this normal for a pup to be having these feelings so young. HELP!

Will my springer spaniel pup stop biting once he has all his adult teeth?
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"No bite!"


Angel days and devil days: teaching bite inhibition to puppies





Q: My Dalmatian puppy is almost nine weeks old. I got him when he was five weeks. He's playful and fun but I can't get him to stop biting me. That seems to be the only way he likes to play anymore — rough! I've been telling him No!, holding his mouth shut while saying “No bite!” and even shoving my hand back in his mouth like a trainer told me to do. Nothing seems to work. In fact, he thinks I'm playing a game with him and gets more excited the more I try to stop him. Sometimes he walks right up and attacks me! What can I do? Is he vicious?


A: No, he's not vicious, he's just being a normal, rambunctious, and sometimes obnoxious puppy. To get control of your pup's biting, it helps to understand why puppies bite in the first place.


Biting and mouthing are normal behaviors for puppies. Dogs don't have hands so they investigate objects and their environment with their mouths. To a curious puppy, everything about this big world is brand new and exciting. He learns as he goes along. You can almost hear his thought processes as he discovers something he's never seen before: "Hmmm...what's this? [chomping on it] Something to eat? No? [tossing it around] Can I play with it? Maybe. Can I make it squeak?"


Playing is also a normal learning behavior for puppies, especially play-fighting. Play-fighting with littermates and other animals develops reflexes, coordination and physical skill. It also helps them develop social skills and teaches them how to interact positively within their canine society, their "pack." And it's great fun for them. Sometimes their fighting and "attacks" on us appear frighteningly fierce but to them, it's just a game. Much like a group of kids playing make-believe games and pretending to be grown-ups, puppies have their own games and pretend to be "grown-ups," too!


A dog's ability to control the force of his biting is called "bite inhibition." It's a critically important skill that every puppy needs to learn, the earlier the better. At first, they don't know their own strength nor how sharp their little teeth really are. Puppies learn to control the force of their biting from the reactions of their mothers and littermates during play and especially play-fighting.


We can teach puppies about bite inhibition, too, but some of the methods most often recommended aren't effective. Mother dogs' methods, however, are very effective, often more so than ours. I believe this is because they're speaking to their pups in the language they understand best -- dog language! A baby puppy is much too busy learning how to be a dog to take time to understand our human words and ways. That takes time and maturity. Puppies respond to dog language in a very powerful, instinctive way. We can take advantage of that by copying a mother dog's actions and using them for ourselves.


The idea of using mother dog's natural training techniques isn't new. Respected trainers like Carol Lea Benjamin have been using them for years. To understand these methods, let's take a look at a typical mother dog disciplining her brood. We'll use my Heather (Chow) and her four rowdy puppies as an example.


When a playful puppy bites Heather hard enough to hurt, she squeals in shocked indignation. The puppy, surprised at her reaction, usually hesitates a moment, unsure of himself, then tries to bite again. Heather yelps even louder this time and whirls on the puppy, growling, showing her teeth and scowling at him fiercely. Then she turns her back on him and storms away, completely ignoring him and any further attempts to get her to play. A smart puppy picks up her clear message quickly: "if you can't play nice, I won't play with you at all!"


If the puppy persists or doesn't take the hint, Heather doesn't fool around. With a menacing growl and using her teeth, she grabs him by the scruff of his neck and gives him a shake. If he sasses back, she gives him another little shake, tougher this time. She doesn't let go of the pup till he's acknowledged her authority (in dog language) by relaxing his body, laying his ears back and keeping still for a moment. Heather disciplines especially obnoxious puppies by knocking them over with her paw and pinning them to the ground, growling angrily and pinching them with her teeth. The puppies shriek but they're not really hurt. She doesn't let them up again untill they relax and lie still. After the correction, the puppy shakes his fur back into place and goes off in search of a playmate with a better sense of humor.


We don't have to growl at our puppies or shake them with our teeth, but we can modify Heather's technique for ourselves. The next time your puppy bites you, scream "OW!" in a high-pitched voice. Exaggerate a little. Then refuse to play with him or pay attention to him for a few minutes. If he doesn't get the message, give him a little scruff shake and scold him in a low-toned, threatening voice. You can exaggerate a little on that, too! Sound meaner than you really are. For puppies that just won't quit or seem to get wilder with every correction, flip them over on their backs, scold them in that same low, scary voice (growling) and gently but firmly, hold them in that position until they stop struggling.


We sometimes give puppies the wrong message about biting by some of the games we play with them. Wrestling and tug of war can encourage a puppy to bite and make it hard for him to distinguish when it's okay to use his teeth and when it's not. To make it easier for your puppy to learn good manners, it's a good idea to avoid these games.


Puppies seem to learn a great deal about bite inhibition and authority between five and eight weeks of age through play with their mothers and littermates. This is an especially good reason not to buy very young puppies. Puppies that were acquired earlier need to be taught these important things by their owners. They might require a little more intense use of Heather's methods than puppies that stayed with their litters longer. Puppies that receive little or no training in bite inhibition, either from their mothers or their people, may grow up to develop behavior problems.


I noticed that Heather picked out certain puppies for a little "extra" correction two or three times a day. She'd roll them over, pin them down for no apparent reason, growling at them if they didn't lie quietly. I noticed, too, that the puppies she chose were the most outgoing and dominant in the litter. She gave them regular reminders of her authority and the behavior she expected from them. I've found that using her technique myself works very well on puppies that've become too big for their britches!


Even with their mothers, puppies act a lot like kids -- they're always testing and pushing their limits. They have angel days and devil days. With patience, persistence and a few hints from your puppy's mother, you'll be able to tip the balance toward the angel's side!


More on kids and dogs is available in the article: Kids And Dogs: Safety first and Vicki DeGruy's award-winning column: Kids and Dogs: A common sense approach.


Vicki DeGruy
Reply:if the dog is actually BITING and HURTING and not just playing, then you have to be extremely stern. if he's just gnawing and nipping, don't worry about it unless he hurts someone. chances are that your dog's teeth hurt from growing in. Babies do this too.
Reply:He will stop biting, but you need to train him. It's good that you're giving him lots to chew on, but at 14 weeks, he's only now starting teething. The biting is something every puppy does. You need to teach him not to. Every time he bites, you yelp "ouch!!" in a very high-pitched voice and withdraw your attention from him. Ignore him for a bit until he's calm. When he jumps on you, same thing - turn your back on him and ignore him. Teach him "off".





As for humping, that's another stage puppies go through - teach him "off". He'll soon stop if you're consistent.
Reply:He's a puppy! Nearly all puppies chew and destroy. That is definitely something that you need to constantly correct him on. Also make sure that you keep certain things away that u don't want him getting ahold of. I've went through two puppies who are now full grown dogs and we definitely had some things chewed up along the way. Play with him with his chew toys. When you catch him chewing something other than, reprimend him and give him what he's suppose to be chewing on. With time he will get the idea. It's just like a kid honestly! You didn't buy a full grown dog, so you can't expect him to know everything right off the bat. May even want to get child safe fences and such to keep him in certain parts. Crate training is also a good idea at this age as it will definitely keep him from destroying things and is something good for him to learn anyhow. Both of my dogs were crate trained after I was fed up. They both have the ability to run into their seperate boxes the moment I say "Box". Hope this helps!
Reply:no dog will learn to stop doing ANY unwanted bahavior unless you put in the time and effort of obedience training!! Those dogs that jump up on you when you walk into someone's home, scratching the blood out of your legs, or my wife's personal fave, ruining her stockings.....untrained!! and NOT ACCEPTABLE!!! Dog's that sit in the back yard and bark for hours night or day, keeping somebody living next to you awake.......UNTRAINED!!! and UNACCEPTABLE!! biting puppies that don't learn to stop biting become unruly LARGE biting dogs!! UNACCEPTABLE!! you want your dog to stop biting? Train him!!!
Reply:Whee! Fun! What a great game that is. Your dog has trained you to interact with him for attention. When you push at him, I'm quite sure that's encouraging him to come back for more.


The key to teaching your dog to have a soft mouth (called "bite inhibition") is to be consistent. Every single time that his teeth land on human skin, YIPE!!! as loudly as you can and withdraw *all* attention. Your puppy needs to learn that all fun ends whenever he does this.


Same with clothing. If he's biting your clothes, stop moving and do not fuss at him. Take him by the collar to stop the game, and then let him go when he lets go. If he races back to get your clothes, take his collar again and wait him out. No need to fuss, yell, or scold.


You're learning now that puppies love attention of all kinds. It's very important to *not* reinforce unwanted behaviors - humans have a hard time with this. Any attention is good news for puppies.





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Tons of articles there that will give you a lot of help. Good luck!



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