MyValentine

Loekin is a biter. BIG TIME
And well, It really hurts!
I don't want him to bite and I just don't know what to do to get him to stop.
I tried yelling "NO!", I tried getting up and walking away, I tried encoring him,and I tried smacking him on the nose...
I just don't know what else to do

Here is a video of Loekin and I on the floor together.
He just bites and bites and bites, for no reason!

Sendy

Just get up and leave. Every. Time. If you're consistent he'll learn that him biting makes you leave. Every. Time. Consistency is key.

Brittany

Do not hit him...That is going to cause him to be scared of you and really hurt your relationship with him.

He is biting because that is how puppies play and he doesn't know any better. He needs to learn that biting hurts. Anytime he bites you can say ow in a high pitched voice and then ignore him. Get up and walk away and do not play with him. You can also try giving him a bone to chew on. If you go back to play and he bites get up and walk again. After a few times he will realize that biting does not equal play it equals you leaving him. Because he is so young I would imagine this is going to take awhile to to fix.

Had he had the opportunity to stay with his siblings he would have learned how hard he could bite without hurting. But now that is your job to teach him. When you hit him he doesn't understand that you are hitting him because he is biting.

MyValentine

ok, thanks

Brittany

Do you have any questions?

fawkese1

ditto what brittany said...

just an observation, but i heard you say "let go"... have you trained him to understand what this means? most likely not... he isn't letting go, because A he doesn't understand it and B you are actually reinforcing him for biting in that entire video... (not picking on you just pointing that out) it is natural to want to push him away, but that is an invitation to him to play rough and bite, don't do it any more...
i also didn't see any toys in the video ( i know you bought tons ) keep lots of toys around so that you can immediately re-direct that kind of energy to something appropriate, it isn't enough just to teach him not to play with you like that, you also need to give him an outlet for his energy...

so first, everytime he puts his mouth on you give a loud and high pitched "ouch" then completely disengage with him, get up, and walk away...immediately

second keep toys handy, so that you have something within reach to play with him with....

and third no pushing...

and again, puppies usually learn this from their littermates between 6 and 8 weeks of age... i think you said you know some dogs he can play with? if so, i'd think about arranging playdates with vac'd, dog friendly dogs so that he can learn from them as well.

MyValentine

I have tons of toys. They were on the other side of the room. I always keep them spread around the floor for him.

I will do the walk away thing form now on.

And I do usually give him his puppy teething nylabone when he bites. I just didnt in that video.

The video is just to show that he is constant with the biting. He just never stops. I cant even pet him or love on him without him trying to bite,

I just want to be able to love him without biting and without me having to discipline him.

But like I said, I will try and do what you guys said. No smacking his nose or anything else.

Thanks

Brittany

You have to love on him...puppies need that, but he is also going to need training. You are his mommy and you have to be able to teach him what he needs to learn. Unfortunately that is going to mean sometimes you have to get up and walk away. Everything that he is doing now when you want to love on him imagine what it will be like when he is full grown if you don't train him.

fawkese1

totally understand... you may have to restrain yourself from loving on him for a bit until he learns this, you have to be sooooo consistant with it for it to work and the longer he is allowed to bite and receive reinforcement (ie attention at all, good or bad) for it, the harder it will be to teach him... try to keep toys on hand when you want to love on him that way he can bite the toy and you can still interact with him....

also, remember the value of your attention in training a dog, even when you are trying to convey to him displeasure, you are paying attention to him, it is way more effective to remove that reinforcer from him, then to use any sort of physical punishment, and you will feel better about it, i used to use a lot of corrections in training dogs, and it just feels so much better and happier when you don't have to, and you really don't have to...

also, he is just a baby... try to keep that in mind... he hasn't learned anything of the world yet, and you as his new "mom" have the responsibilty (and privlilege) to show him what a wonderful world he has with you...

be patient, and you'll be fine

MyValentine

Thanks guys