Help promble with snaping

[doc04]

hi sike is 11 weeks old now and when you play with him or go to pat him he snaps at you i know when he is playing he is over exiced but how do i stop this cause if he keeps doing it now he might do it when he is bigger i have tryed every thing from saying no and a little tap on the nosie when he does it but it just makes him do it more
please help

 

[Scorpio]

I would just say NO or stop playing with him. When you go to pet him tell him NO also. Praise and treat if he does well.

PLEASE do not hit him on the nose, a dogs nose is very sensitive.

 

[doc04]

hi thanks for your info i dont hit him on the noise i just put my finger and give him a wee tab and say no hes starting to catch on thanks for all your help

 

[Chula's Moms]

I'm glad that Chula isn't the only one who does this when she gets tired. As soon as she starts trying to bite at everything (including her own nub and feet) we say, "Chula's tired, she's getting bitey". She'll even bite at the air. About five minutes later she's napping on the couch.

 

[Scrapper's Mom]

Try searching on here for "soft bite" or "bite inhibition." Biting is a normal puppy behavior, and there are good ways to show your furbaby that hard biting on people is not acceptable.

 

[isiNYC]

I've had Troy for only 4 days and yesterday he did the same exact thing. 2 friends came to play with him (they love him already) last night and he snapped (he was tired). He began growling and even slight barking and began to bite really hard and tugging at what he was bitting (hands and fingers)

I understand when Troy is 'play-bitting' there is no real force exerted into it and i have no problem with it. But i got very disappointed last night, thinking something was troubling him. Now I believe he was just tired (he went to sleep minutes after the people left). Today I spoke to the vet about his episode and the vet told me that clapping my hands in front of him when he's bitting hard is the best approach. Low and behold i did it today and it worked like a charm.

I am not a fan of hitting, but can live with a slight tap on the butt (and when i say slight I mean just something to get his attention not to cause him pain) but when doing so I would suggest for anyone that it should NOT be done with the HAND. Remember the HAND pets and rubs the dog and it also feeds him/her it would be confusing for the dog if he/she also got hit with it. This is why you see many dogs pull back when an owner extends his/her hand at them.