At Wits end with biting!!

[KonaKoffe]

You might try teaching her the difference between hard biting your hand and nuzzleing(gentle biting) it. Actually sit down with her and play with her and when she starts to bite don't pull away but keep it there and work on showing her with firm talk and stopping her when she gets to rough what the limits are between playing with you and hurting you. She is trying to play with you but just doesn't know that she is hurting you.

As far as the grabbing of the leg Kona would do that when she was younger and I stopped dead in my tracks and said NO! every time. Eventually she stopped it as she got older (several months).

 

[amymboxer]

Hey my sister's boxer puppy has been exactly the same. The only thing she could do was lock the puppy in the bathroom for a few minutes, (which she hates!) and that would help her calm down...even if it was for just a couple of minutes.
If she couldn't bite hands, it was legs, hair, face, the couch and she would bark and growl if she was told no.
Well she has finally learned what no exactly means. And is starting to respect boundries. They have just had to do the same thing over and over again it does eventually work. Boxers are very smart just a bit tough headed
It hasn't been until just recently she has started to not bite quite so much. Gracie is now 12 weeks old. She still does it mind you but it has gotten to be less especially because she really doesn't want a time out by herself in the bathroom.
Don't worry too much, she should start getting better in a few weeks. A puppy's attention span is about 5 seconds at first anyways but they do grow up...sort of!

 

[Coco'smommy]

Similiar advice here: When Coco was little I would say "ouch!" and put a toy in her mouth to chew rather than us. It did work and even still at two years old when we're playing and she wants to bite, she'll go get a toy and growl & chew on it. It does take some time and again your pup is only 10 weeks old, she needs more time to learn

 

[SandyHG55654]

Oh I hear ya! Dozer was and still is a nipper. He is 6 months old now and i'll just say it was hard work! Nothing ever worked. he now has all of his adult teeth and he HAD stopped the biting but then we got a new puppy and he has started again only during play and only when he is over excited. We hold up our hand as if to say stop and he does but it took us ages to get there! The main thing is you CAN NOT play rough without a toy between you, it gives them a license to bite. We stopped all the playtime except fetch for the longest time and he learned hands were for petting only. Also do you have a crate? You can give time outs for bad behavior it really works. Good luck.

 

[GomersGirl5]

follow up

You might try teaching her the difference between hard biting your hand and nuzzleing(gentle biting) it. Actually sit down with her and play with her and when she starts to bite don't pull away but keep it there and work on showing her with firm talk and stopping her when she gets to rough what the limits are between playing with you and hurting you. She is trying to play with you but just doesn't know that she is hurting you.

Tried this tonight.... Didn't work! LOL I mean not even a little. When I finally had to remove my hand away from her because of the pain, she decides to grab my arm with her paws and claws! So, in addition to the punctures in my hand I now have bloody scratches... I do think she's getting a bit better today, but only at times. Tonight was very trying. I have been telling her no and giving her a soft toy to chew... she still bites at my hands and arms. I walk out of the room and she continues to follow with her teeth planted firmly in my jeans or socks. But again, she did do better today than she has been but I swear tonight seemed like a set back....

trying to stay sane...
Stephanie

 

[GomersGirl5]

Hey my sister's boxer puppy has been exactly the same. The only thing she could do was lock the puppy in the bathroom for a few minutes, (which she hates!) and that would help her calm down...even if it was for just a couple of minutes.
If she couldn't bite hands, it was legs, hair, face, the couch and she would bark and growl if she was told no.

Maggie is exactly like that... I tell her NO and she barks or growls at me and tries to bite AGAIN! LOL It's not funny, but I can laugh now that her teeth aren't sunk into my flesh!

I do the bathroom lock up but that seems to put her to sleep... I left her in there today for about 5 mins and when I returned to the room, she was fast asleep! She only wimpered for a minute or so... I thought she was in there playing or chewing on her pig ear... NOT!

One thing I think that will help is once we move to Florida we can get her out more to run around. Right now we're confined to an apartment complex that doesn't allow pets, so I don't play with her much outside. Come next week my husband and I are taking a road trip so Maggie will be out A LOT more and we can run around with her. OH! AND! She has learned the kangaroo hop! She did it this morning in the kitchen for me! I had to just laugh at her.... She's quite comical when she's not feasting on my flesh!

Stephanie

 

[Checkers]

Try yelping, then standing up with your arms crossed and look out the window. She might start going after your shoes and pants, but that will get boring after a while if you dont play back. To her you waking while she is tugging at your shoelaces isnt a punishment, its fun! And by the time you get to the door she will have forgotten that its the biting of your hands that she is being punished for

When she has settled down, you can resume playing. But as soon as she bites too hard then you stand up and ignore again. Do it again and again until she gets that biting too hard = me being ignored

 

[GomersGirl5]

one more then I'll stop....

One more thing... Thank you to everyone who offered advice on the biting. I truly appreciate it!!

Stephanie

 

[GomersGirl5]

Excellent!

Try yelping, then standing up with your arms crossed and look out the window. She might start going after your shoes and pants, but that will get boring after a while if you dont play back. To her you waking while she is tugging at your shoelaces isnt a punishment, its fun! And by the time you get to the door she will have forgotten that its the biting of your hands that she is being punished for

When she has settled down, you can resume playing. But as soon as she bites too hard then you stand up and ignore again. Do it again and again until she gets that biting too hard = me being ignored

Hadn't thought of this at all! Thanks! Will definitely try this tomorrow!!

Stephanie

 

[SandyHG55654]

You could also fill a can with pennies and shake it it makes an awful noise and will startle and get the attention. Then say no bite!