HELP!!!! Biting out of control - Chewing also a problem

[Pam 19]

I am having a REALLY bad problem with Teppi biting ALL THE TIME !! Everytime we pick her up she starts biting fingers & hands. She gets pretty ruff after a while. It's like she thinks everytime you touch her she is suppose to start biting. You can't just play with her or try to pet her or hold her without getting bit constantly. I can tell her no & at times she will stop for a few seconds, but then starts back. I have tried everything I know to get her out of this behavior. I know she is only 11 weeks old & is teething. But this has nothing to do with teething. This is out of control biting! I have used toys & treats to trade off, newspaper shook at her (noise from it makes her stop for a while), putting her down everytime she starts biting when being played with or petted. NOTHING WORKS!!! When I got her I had hoped to be able to hold her, pet her, show her affection & receive it but that's not happening for the most part. She acts like she doesn't want you to hold her. She always wants down. The only time that I can pick her up without getting bit over & over is when I pick her up & walk to another room for some reason. When she's down she follows practically everywhere I go. She seems to be happy, very playfull any time she's not sleeping. My Mom loves her to death but she won't even pick her up anymore because of the biting & she wants to hold her & play with her. When she's getting into other things she shouldn't or chewing things she shouldn't & I tell her no she will stop most of the time. That doesn't mean she won't go back at another time & try again. I love her more than anything & wouldn't give her up for anything but this biting has GOT TO STOP!! Oh yeah, when I try to play with her & of course she's doing her biting thing. If I raise my hands up to get them away from her while telling her no she will jump up & bite my arms. If she can't get them she will start biting through my clothes. I think maybe I need some instructions on how to bond with her more. To a point we are bonded, but there's a lot of room for improvement. Why when I try to show her affection, she won't have any part of it? She just wants to get down, play & bite. I know this a lot to be asking about but it all boils down to biting constantly, how to try to bond more with her & how to show her affection & receive it without getting bit or her just wanting down as soon as you pick her up. I have had other puppies thoughout my life that have all grown into wonderfull companions. But I have never had one act like Teppi does. So PLEASE, any advice on these things would greatly be appreciated. I love her so much. I just want her to return that. Oh, the biting isn't a mean kind of biting. It's like puppies do. But it's just that it's all the time, constantly & it's just getting worse. HELP!!! (sad)

[newbear]

Hi, I have found a wonderful video here that may help you. Here is the link to it: YouTube - Stop puppies biting- clicker dog training Keep us posted!

[Tim&Ellie]

We had a similar problem with Ellie. Most of thecure was to let her play a gentle game of tug-of-war with a rope toy. As she grew she gradually quit biting hands and clothing. Now she will take us by the hand gently and lead us to an event she wants us to see. Like a walk to the window to see someone in the driveway. This did cost us some bandaids, puppy teeth are sharp. Remember lots of love for good behavior.
Tim

[Pam 19]

Thanks Tim for the encouragement. I do try to tire her by playing fetch & tug of war. I also enjoy watching her hop instead of running to get her toy. It's adorable. I always praise her when she does something good but most of the time she returns with a few bites on my hand. lol It's good to hear that hopefully she will eventually grow out of this. But for now, you're right, lots of Band-aides! Trust me though, this little baby couldn't receive any more love than she gets every day, all day even when she's eating me alive. That is after I've told her no & done everything else I can to stop her & she does stop for a minute. I hope she calms down like Ellie has when she gets a little more age on her.

[Pam 19]

Thanks newbear: I'm gonna look up the video & see if it's something that I think I can do with Teppi. I'll let you know how things go.

[Deaf Dogs]

A great video. You must realize that Teppi hasn't learned bite inhibition, and she needs to. she is a Terrier, and they are notorious for biting like this. Bite inhibition can be taught several ways. Adversive training (corrections) is one method, tho i dont recommend any adversive training with puppies. Ignoring the behaviour, and her, as soon as she starts, is another, it needs to be very consistant, and rewards for proper behaviour need to be great. Sometimes giving things she's allowed to chew on is effective. And finally, Clicker Training, which the video portrays nicely, which I recommend.

[Pam 19]

Thank you Deaf Dogs for all the good advice. I'm gonna deffinitely try these things except for the Adverse training. I agree that it's not a good way to train a puppy. You've been really helpfull.

[Deaf Dogs]

It's been a couple of weeks now, how's Teppi doing?

[Gail]

I have 2 puppies who are now 8 weeks old and initially I had a problem with them biting me.
They play with each other by biting faces and they wanted to treat me the same.
They didn't listen to "no" but they did stop when I growled at them.
Their immediate response was to lick me instead.
I put a name to this "good kisses" and now they only kiss me when they are picked up
They still play with each other the same way but know it isn't acceptable with me
This happened very quickly because this is how an older dog (mom) would handle it

[MaryAnn]

Just to clarify...not all terriers have the inhibition to bite. Most terriers will learn this from their mother and litter-mates prior to going to their permanent home.