My partner and I had never had dogs before in our lives. We brought home a 9 week old golden retriever, she’s about to be 16 weeks and she’s a nightmare.

The worst is the biting. We’re both covered in scratches, bruises and bite marks. We have tried to redirect her with toys, but she chooses to bite us instead. If we drop some treats for her to let go she takes as a cue that biting gets her treats (we’re using her kibble as treats). Our friends recommended either pinning her to the ground, or holding her snout closed. She’s too fast and snappy to close her snout, and I think pinning her is just making her more aggressive. I’m we try to get her to let go or take something from her mouth like a sock, she growls a lot and does the nose wrinkling teeth baring thing. I would say at minimum half of the time she’s awake, she’s trying to bite us.

She also won’t fall asleep unless we put her in her crate and leave the room. There is no chewing something calmly until she sleeps, or getting sleepy after zoomies.

Neither of us has bonded with her. At most, I like her occasionally. She has some wonderful stuff, she’s cute and smart and is very happy to meet new people and dogs. She behaves so well around our friends that have grown up with dogs, but when we try the same techniques they don’t work for us.

Both of us are so tired. We’re not sleeping well due to her waking up at night, and we don’t feel like we get to relax in our home. Seeing her be so good with my friends also makes me wonder if she’d be better off with a family that will love her and understand her better. I know they get better as they grow up, but I don’t know if I’m willing to do this for another two months never mind her whole life.

We did a couple sessions with a personal trainer early on that helped some but not enough. Unfortunately we missed the start time for puppy classes in our area, we will be starting her on those on April 19, provided that we make it to that date with her.

Any tips would be so appreciated. I’m so sad and tired and at the end of my rope.

Edit: thank you all so much for your kindness. I already gave her some ice cubes this morning and she loved that!

I’m so glad to stop the pinning and holding her mouth closed, because I hated doing those too. I’m excited to try some more strict schedule, timeouts in her playpen to calm down, leaving when she hits, and so many other suggestions here.

I will say that yelping in pain when she bites has not worked a single time, we tried this the first two weeks with different pitches, I think we have the type of dog that gets more excited with that sound. Putting it here in case others finding this thread are also finding that ineffective.

Hey everyone. I’ve got a GSP puppy — he’s energetic, challenging, and honestly driving me crazy sometimes, but I love the little monster. We’ve had our ups and downs, but today something happened that really shook me.

We were chilling peacefully. He was finally calm for once — not overly hyper, not chewing everything. I sat down with him, and before I went inside, I decided to hug him while he was sitting. Just a gentle, affectionate moment. And then... out of nowhere, he bit my neck.

It wasn’t playful. It wasn’t a light nibble. He bit me. Not hard enough to break skin, but it was sudden and in a really sensitive spot — I realized that if he bit harder, that could’ve seriously hurt or even been life-threatening.

He’s never done that before, at least not to the neck. He’s bitten during playtime, sure, and he still struggles with bite inhibition overall, but this was different. It was calm... until it wasn’t. And now I’m honestly scared. I feel like I can't trust him fully, especially when he's close to my face or neck.

Was this overstimulation? A fear response? Some kind of weird instinct? I really need advice on:

Why this might have happened

What I should do next

How to teach him that biting the neck or face is 100% not okay — ever

Also, if anyone has been in a similar situation with a pup suddenly “snapping” in a quiet moment, I’d love to hear how you dealt with it.

Thanks in advance. This really shook me. I want to fix it before it becomes something worse.

Edit: Just to clarify — he does have fixed nap times and that’s been going really well lately. He’s also got chew toys (including soft and hard ones), so he’s not lacking in outlets. This moment really came out of nowhere

Truly awful. Got into my nice hot bath thinking about how awesome it was going to be to have her distracted while I relax and drink a pina colada...and then this overpowering dead animal odor began wafting over. I sat there and wondered if her astroturf pee thing we have on the deck was full again. Nope. It soon became abundantly clear what the smell was as she continued to gnaw on that thing like a wood chipper. Went to Google why it smelled so bad...turns out it is a bull weiner. I don't care how much she likes them...this will not be a repeat buy.

I’ve got a 5-month-old puppy. He’s our second dog – our first is 5 years old and we thought she needed some company – but at the moment he’s just completely exhausting her.

He’s clearly going through that demonic phase where he destroys things, digs holes in the garden, and is ALWAYS biting everything and everyone.

I’ve watched loads of videos on how to stop this biting; whenever he starts biting my hands and legs, I redirect him to his toy, but there are times when there aren’t any toys around and I’ve simply run out of patience – I feel like biting him back. I actually bit him a couple of times. But as soon as I’d done it, I felt ridiculous, childish and as thinking that I’d made his behaviour worse.

I need to know if I’m the only one who feels this way and if anyone has a solution to this biting problem - the puppy and mine.

Thank you <3

Just a friendly reminder that if you’re one of those gals that like to go braless around the house, wear one when playing with your pup. Just learned the hard way.

That is all.

Just an appreciation post for frozen carrots. I got the recommendation on this subreddit and gave my 14-week pup one for the first time yesterday. She never stays satisfied chewing on her toys for long even if they’re frozen; she always goes for me after a minute or two. She LOVED the carrot and it kept her busy for such a long time. Plus it makes her breath smell good 😭 I’m just so glad I found something she likes!!

I don’t know what the point of my post is except to just share how excited I am to have a night of peace!

My puppy is about 5 months old, and she is a persistent land shark. I tried a hundred different things during teething; she hated anything frozen, rubber kongs and teething toys worked okay, she chewed through a ton of toys, but omg this is amazing. I read alot of your comments about yak chews and wanted to try it but I just got nervous it was too hard for her little puppy teeth.

Anyway if anyone is looking for a safe chew for persistent biters, highly recommend. Genuinely think this is the first night my nervous system has had a rest since we got her.

Hi everyone, I just adopted a 5-week-old puppy (half miniature poodle, half toy poodle), and I’m struggling with constant biting.

I've had her for two weeks now.

She bites all the time ..my hands, feet, clothes, furniture, basically anything she can reach. I know puppies explore with their mouths, but this feels nonstop.

I’m wondering:

What’s the most effective way to stop or reduce the biting?

How do I teach bite inhibition at this age?

Are there specific toys, techniques, or routines that worked for you?

She’s very sweet otherwise, but the biting is becoming overwhelming. Any advice from people who’ve gone through this would really help. Thanks!

First time owner so any advise on anything would be highly appreciated.

Edit: Just to add some context: her mother unfortunately died, so staying with her mother longer was not an option. I understand 5 weeks is very young and not ideal, and I’m aware this may affect things like bite inhibition and development. I’m doing my best to give her the care, structure, and support she needs, which is why I’m here asking for advice.

Another edit: Additional context since many people are fixating on her age: Yes, I am fully aware that 5 weeks is very young. That was not a choice I made. This is how I found her, and I took her to a vet immediately.

She has received all precautions, care, and veterinary guidance that are currently available and appropriate where I live. Please also understand that standards, protocols, and available resources can vary significantly from country to country, so what is considered “standard” in your country may not be realistic in mine.

Whatever the ideal scenario may have been, her being with me now is far better than being left on the street/garbage or ending up in a shelter. I’m already aware of the challenges of her age, so I’d really appreciate advice focused on helping her current situation, rather than repeating that 5 weeks is too young. Which is the biting. All other aspects are covered.

We adopted a chocolate lab puppy last Saturday (he’s been with us for 1 week today) and no matter what we try my husband and I cannot get him to stop biting us. I even asked my husband if he thinks Moose is happy living with us and not on the farm we got him from.

He bites our hands, our feet and hard too. He’s trying to eat my wall trim, door hinges, shoes, clothes, furniture, the puppy playpen and his crate.

We’ve done some training exercises like sit and down. We play with tug toys and when he starts biting something he shouldn’t we take a chewable toy and stick it in his mouth. We also learned how to play fetch when we’re outside during the day.

We have every kind of toy there is. Soft toys, hard toys, pig ears, nylabones, water bottles, Kong toys, balls. There’s soothing music playing in the house during the day and at bed time to try to keep him calm. We’ve also tried time-outs to cool off. Sometimes he starts again right after a time-out.

I’ve noticed some of the bites are for attention (like if I’m washing the dishes), some are because he’s too excited or into what we’re doing, some are from being tired and probably some are boredom.

Would being more strict with naps help with his biting? Any other tips and tricks? He is very food driven (like most labs are).

Maybe he’s overstimulated between the command training, the crate training and getting used to his new surroundings?

This puppy is not our first. We previously had a lab/setter mix who passed away in May of this year at 11 1/2 that we raised from 8 weeks old too. It’s just been a while since we had to do this.

I also work from home so the puppy’s days are spent with at least my husband or myself if not both of us.

Thank you everyone for your advice. Hopefully we can get him out of this bitey phase.

We had a puppy we referred to as "The Chewing Thing" and "Ms. Pac Man." Chewing is normal (teething is a painful, itchy process), but there were only so many things we were willing to lose. Our vet said "Go to the thrift store or dollar store and buy hand towels or kitchen towels -- several of them. Tie a knot in the middle. Soak in clean water, wring out and put in a ziploc freezer bag. Toss in the freezer. When they're frozen, take one and toss it to your puppy to chew on. When it thaws, rinse and re-freeze." Worked like a charm. We've used it with several dogs now and they've loved it. The trick is to get a towel big enough that your pup can't swallow it, and to throw it away (or compost, depending on material) when it gets too ripped up.

Our ~5mo puppy does not let my husband sit on couch. As soon as he does, our puppy attacks his shins and knees to the point he has to stand up. The thing is, lot of the times our puppy does this and goes back to what he was doing before. For example: our puppy is chewing on his toy, my husband sits down, our puppy comes running and starts biting my husband, he stands up, our puppy goes back to his toy, chews it peacefully, my husband then sits down and it all repeats.

He does not do it to me. It is worth mentioning that he is overall calmer with me which makes sense - my husband is hyper (like our puppy, lol), makes faster movements, plays rough with him etc. I am the more boring human.

We would get it if it was our puppy’s way to try get my husband to play with him but more than 50 % of the time, it is not the case and it goes like I described. Like there was something about my husband sitting that triggers him.

We are pretty sure our puppy gets something from some kind of herding-type dog (he is a shelter puppy, we only know about his mother being some kind of a spitz-type dog). He sometimes bites my husband’s ankles while he is moving which kinda makes sense (and it usually happens when overtired) but why when sitting on couch?

Any idea why this could be happening and what to do with it? Not reacting is not possible, leaving seems pointless. We do use play pen but I would love to hear different solutions than giving him time-out. We would love to get to the root of things.

Thanks! 🐾

Update to clear up some confusion: Of course we are trying to do something with it (redirection, telling him what to do instead etc.). We WANT to do something with it, I would not be posting here if we weren’t. I just wanted to hear other ideas than giving him timeouts. I was interested in finding possible cause of this (which many od you offered, thank you) because I feel like it is important to know WHY is it happening.

I have a Staffy x Rottie. 7 months old. An absolute beautiful doggo, but very excitable and overly friendly with everyone. We’ve been working really hard on his walks, his socialisation, and were willing to do everything and anything to keep him although the thought of Rehoming to a better fitting home has been floating around for about a month. The issue is he’s super strong for his level of excitement and I struggle to hold him when he gets too excited hence considering a new family, but always going back on it with more training and more working with him.

Unfortunately this morning after his walk we were in the garden. He had his toy, and my toddler had his sail from his pool floatie. He was nowhere near our dog, they weren’t playing together in anyway, the toddler wasn’t even looking at him and was a good 6 feet away with me in the middle but in front of the pair of them. Out of nowhere and at the speed of light our pup dropped his own toy and jumped on the toddler to get the sail he had, and ended up nipping his hand. Immediate regret, turned around and picked up his toy again, but he left a small mark - not quite broken skin, though it did welt and you could quite clearly see it nearly broke through. I imagine he had attempted to get the sail and instead made contact with my toddlers hand. It’s already barely there only half hour on.

However there was no warning. There was no rationale - he didn’t have anything that even remotely looked like something the dog has ever played with, he wasn’t playing with the dog in anyway, he was completely ignoring him. I can’t quite get the thought out of my head what if it had been worse, what if he had bitten harder, what if my toddler had wrenched his hand away instead of standing there in shock. If he had had a stick, or a ball, or even a bloody frisbee I could rationalise it, but this was just completely inexcusable and out of nowhere.

I have to rehome right?! The risk is too high to even consider keeping him. I can’t stop the toddler from playing with his own toys, I can’t anticipate something that came with no warning, and I can’t keep them separate every minute of the day (I’m a single mum, so walks and training happens all together or not at all). And I really don’t want to risk something worse. In the past week he’s jumped up on a walk and accidentally scratched his eyelid (very close to the eye) and now a bite on the hand (however minor). It could have been so much worse. We also have issues with him taking food from his hands, and whilst that’s a completely different issue it’s linked I suppose as he feels anything the toddler has he can just take from him?? Due to this he’s crated when we are eating etc but aside from keeping him crated at all times unless we are walking (which I can’t do) how can I even combat sudden nipping for whatever my toddler is holding?! When there is a nip with zero triggers we can control?

So why do I feel so guilty. Why do I feel like I’ve failed as both a dog parent and mum. It’s breaking my heart. He’s not a bad dog, he is just so excitable and so happy all of the time and just wants to play.

Will rescues consider this a bite history? Do I need to report this to the dog warden? Will they want to BE because a bite history makes Rehoming harder? What do I do now? 😭

(My post seems to have been flagged for AI? I promise I have written every word myself although I’ve been told I write like AI before 🫣🤣 and I am not looking to rehome through here, just asking for advice on where to go now)

Is your puppy very bity, even thoses that are done teething?
Do you feel like he launches bite attacks on you "randomly", especially during play or walks that don't feel like regular puppy biting?
Is he jumping repeatidly, latching onto your clothes, hair, leash?
Does your pup seems to get possessed? Biting hard in an unusual way regularly?
Have you had puppies before and feel like none of them were this bad and hard to deal with?

I have been through this, and felt very concerned and depressed for quite some time, drowning in all the "redirect to a toy", "it's just puppy biting" etc when I felt it was something different but somehow I couldn't find any post or answer I could relate to. So here it is, I'm writing the post I wish I could have read back then.

Arousal biting.

Once I discovered this term, I finally found the articles and answers I needed.

If you are struggling with what I have described before, please check it out!

To be short: some puppies (and dogs) have this reaction when overwhelmed. See it a bit as a panick attack. it can be too much arousal, or any strong emotion. It seems fairly common in breeds such as Shepherd, retriever, gun dogs, that have been bred to use their mouth in some ways but can surely happen to any breed.

We have an Aussie puppy (9 months old now), and have been struggling with that since he was 4 months old. It mainly appeared on walks, he would suddenly just turn at us, jump, bites, grab, there was just no way to make him stop. We got hurt so many times, and as he got older and bigger we were honnestly very concerned that he would hurt us really bad and thought we would have to return him. We felt he was dysfunctionnal, something had to be wrong with him. Nobody else we knew experienced that. Nothing I could find on the internet was resonnating with us. The reality is, he was and still is very sensitive, and that was the result. Most times there was a clear trigger: he got crazy excited over the snow, or some stick he found. Some times, there was a trigger even though the reaction felt disproportionnate: we changed direction, we tried to de-entangled the leash, we removed our hat. Sometimes, it felt like it came out of nowhere. But remember, the whole world is new to a puppy, there are smells and sounds we don't even know about, and let's not forget about trigger stacking. At his worst it was happening even during training sessions.

Some common trigger I found from my own experience and reading about other's experiences: getting wet/ the rain / the snow/ getting excited/ getting frustrated/ confused/ impatient/ entangled in the leash...

Now, some good news: it will get better.
Since he's been 7 month and a half or so, these episodes have been occuring less and less. Now 90% of our walks are without any incidents, and when it happens it usually is easy to redirect.

Some advice: Don't take it personnaly. Your pup doesn't hate you. Your training is not failing.
When it happens, remain calm (remember, it's kind of like a panick attack, you don't stop a panick attack by getting angry at the person). Distract with something. What worked well for us was to throw treats away and say "search". Sometimes once was enough, sometimes we had to do multiple times. If you know some triggers, be ready with your treats and trow immediately as pup comes rushing to you. It works best if you can stop it before it even starts. The point is to break the cycle so it doesn't escalate, and sniffing is calming too. Sometimes, when he was not "too intense", like the first 1 or 2 months of having these "espisodes", just staying still, silent, would help. He would jump a couple of times and then regain focus. I would then ask him a stay or something that involve impulse control to really "cool him off" before resuming the walk. Careful to not use a command he's not confident with, or that is "dynamic" as this can restart the attack because of frustration/ excitement. Sometimes we stood on the leash to "lock him to the ground". He quickly got big enough to still reach our legs so we didn't use that much, except when we had to take the bus with him and did it "preventively". Sometimes, nothing worked and we went back home, dragging him while he's holding to our sleeve. We kept the walks short and near our home for that reason. If it happens indoors, remove access to you.

Recently, when we have had episodes where treats don't help, I found that bringing him between my legs and leaning on him a bit (like riding a horse) seems to calm him (requires to use a harness to be able to get a hold of him). From there I have one hand holding the harness and one holding the collar so he can't turn around and bite me. Then once he is calmer (usually it's very quick, like 5-10s) I slowing drop treats in front of him, one at a time while getting up again and using a treat to make him walk (like you would do to start teaching heel). I noticed that if we get away from the spot where he ''lost it'' and manage to get back to ''walking mode'' then he moves on. It may be personal though but it still worth a try, at least in that position they can't wiggle and bite as much.

It is HARD. I cried so many times. If you're struggling with that, I'm with you.

As I said, it gets better as they mature and get better at managing their emotions. Our walks are going very well now most times. He is still a teenager and arousal is big struggle for teenage dogs so it's not completely gone just yet but with a way to manage it it's merely just an annoyance now.

Other signs of arousal to help you spot it ahead of time: panting, overly friendly/ jumpy/ mouthy/ restlessness/ unable to focus, hyperactive, destructive behaviour, mounting, snatching treats,"grimace", genitals showing and red.

But I want to say, it's SO SO much easier now than it has been.

Hope this post will help/ reassure those who need it <3

Note: Arousal biting behaviour is not aggression. If there is growling, showing teeth etc be sure to reach to a professionnal to assess the situation. This post is not a diagnosis, but a possibility to explore if the usual "puppy biting" posts and advice don't seem to match what you are experiencing.

Just want to contextualize the behavior for some people because it seems it needs to be said.

Dogs don't have hands. The way they interact with the world is their mouth. Before domestication, use of the mouth was development of muscle and dexterity with it which is vital to their survival.

It's also how they explore the world.

Think of a human baby, they mouth stuff too and you know we've all felt the grip of a babies hand around our finger.

I know it's hard but it is a Dog and you chose a Dog.

You can try and lessen, redirect, tire and stimulate to try and control it but you won't win stopping it.

The last couple of days, my puppy has been an absolute terror when it comes to biting. He's usually nippy, but it's been on a whole other level. I've tried so many methods to get him to stop, but it's hard to stay patient when my hands are being attacked constantly.

I've tried the yelping technique, which I've since learned isn't a great method, so I've tried to stop that (but honestly sometimes cant help myself from making a noise because it fkn hurts).

I've tried redirecting it with toys, which seems to work only for a minute - my hands are his preferred chew toy I guess. He goes right back to it if they're accessible.

I've tried disengaging entirely, which only works if we weren't already in the middle of play. When I go back to my previous position, he just goes back to nipping. And if we were in the middle of play, he literally just doesn't care that I've disengaged and continues to simply play by himself instead.

He has plenty of teething toys, regular toys of all different textures, and even chews accessible to him, but god my hands must be satisfying to much on because they are target number one.

Is there anything else anyone can recommend I try? Is it just a matter of time/is this inevitable behavior for a 13-week-old? Have I just not been at it long enough? I feel like I also need to just be more consistent in my technique, but trying to figure out what he responds to.

I also put him down for regular enforced naps, but he does frequently cut them short - I'm guessing part of the issue is he's over-tired. But regardless, how the hell do I train him that hands aren't for munching??

[Edit] This is the absolute menace who is attacking our ankles and hands right now🙄 Lottie

We’ve had our 10-week-old Cocker Spaniel, Lottie, for two weeks now, and we’re really struggling with her biting.
When she’s calm, she’s absolutely lovely, but whenever she’s awake, it feels like all she wants to do is bite us. It’s not just playful nibbling either. She lunges at our hands, ankles and clothes, often refusing to let go, and has drawn blood multiple times. Her tail is usually wagging the entire time, so it seems like she thinks it’s all a big game.

We’ve tried redirecting with toys, stopping play, encouraging naps and giving her space to calm down, but nothing seems to make much difference. Sometimes she gets even more worked up.
She’s doing brilliantly with crate and toilet training, but the biting is becoming exhausting and is taking the enjoyment out of having a puppy.

We absolutely adore her and know she’s only a baby, but we’re feeling really overwhelmed.
Has anyone experienced biting this intense? When did things start improving, and what actually helped? Just looking for some reassurance that it gets better!

Hi everyone

I have a 19 week Lhasa apso female puppy’s I’ve had her for 10 weeks. She is my second Lhasa having lost my first one at 11.5 years very traumatically 4 months ago.
I’ve had this little one for 9 weeks now.

I also had puppies growing up, family dogs who were pups and family members who had Lhasa’s too, so I’m quite used to puppies and this breed, but this little lady bites me so much, more than what I think is normal puppy biting.

I can’t have her sitting with me in the evenings as she will bite me,and bite me hard. She has punctured the skin once.

I’m at my wits end with it and and really can’t enjoy her at all and I’m at the point where I’m considering having to rehome her, which makes me so sad as I just wanted to enjoy and love her so much.

She gets at least 18 hours sleep, and I put her in the kitchen for naps as she can’t nap with me there.
She is being fed the recommended amount - maybe a little more!

She has natural chews ( lamb braid) and a large selection of different textures puppy chews, and toys.

Walking her is a bit of disaster - she lifts everything, I only remove what’s dangerous. Sometimes she’ll drop and other times I have to intervene. She bites my legs at points when we walk so now I’m stressed every walk that she’s going to bite me and I just don’t know when.

I miss having a little dog who will sit up with
Me and I can take for a nice walk. I hate both of these with this girl now because of the biting.

I’ve tried the staying still when she bites- I just get hurt she doesn’t stop. I do the whole standing up if I’m sitting down and that works until I sit down again.
I put her in the kitchen for short periods after biting before
Letting her out with me again. But it jsut seems to be getting worse.
I also give her ice to calm her sore gums and she has frozen teething chews. I freeze lickimats too.

Any advice? Or
Similar experiences? My worry is this isn’t a puppy phase and she won’t grow out of it.

Soooo, we did a thing. Our beloved mutt passed away from cancer last month. We decided to start looking again. Last weekend, we walked into a rescue and dogs and puppies were just flying off the floor. It was great! But crazy competitive. I don’t know, maybe we’re idiots, but we got caught up.

The adult dog we wanted to meet got immediately adopted. The kids fell in love with a puppy. All these puppies were getting adopted and my wife and I were like no puppies. But, you know. Sad eyes, licking our faces. Anyway, we melted and it came home with us.

The next day, we discovered we’d brought home some type of herding breed. He doesn’t look it. Maybe he does, I don’t know. But the rescue had no idea.

Anyway, all he does now (three days in) is jump and nip my kids. They’re afraid of him. Let me be clear, I don’t think there’s been any aggression. He’s so sweet. He thinks of my 5 year old and 9 year old as litter mates. He totally seems to love them. But he’ll hyper focus and chase, etc. Lots of nipping at legs and faces.

On leash, he’ll mainly focus on my 5 year old boy while we walk. We pull him back and say no every time. He once growled seemingly out of frustration when I wouldn’t let him jump up and nip my son (I’d pulled him back on the leash).

Something must be in his mouth at all times, which is normal teething. But it’s the jumping and nipping that we worry about. When he gets bigger, the kids will be toast if we don’t fix this now.

We had no idea we were getting a herding dog, our fault. He’s 3 months, but likely closer to 4.

We made an impulsive decision and we’re going to standby it. But we’re an active family who hikes and rides bikes and skateboards and he chases and barks and nips at everything.

Also, he seems to bark and have leash aggression towards other dogs?

Again, sweet boy. Our last dog was such a lover and would never bite, so this is a new world for us. I see a sad future where we have to give guests rules not to touch or run certain ways and maybe can’t have sleepovers, etc. and the kids are already a little afraid of their new puppy.

Has anyone made it through this and had a great family herding dog? Is it possible? Need some success stories, thx :)

Called a trainer. Have an appt on Thursday.

Only 10 week golden retriever so I know it’s normal…but she is definitely worsening. I give her plenty of chew toys, different textures, and she still thinks our arms are best.

Tried redirecting to a toy. Nope. She looks at a toy for a second the lunges for out arm. Redirect again? Nope. Again? Nope.

Tried freezing and giving no attention and she doesn’t stop. Tried putting her up for a bit and letting her out. Nope. And then she also growls and charges my feet and ankles. FYI she for sure gets plenty of naps

Husband wants to pop the collar. I don’t like that. What other methods when nothing works?

Hii so this might be uktra specific but i got a gsd puppy a few weeks ago shes about 10 weeks old ish and ofc like any other puppy boy does she bite. Ive tried everything people told me, and nothing really works. But my bf came over a few times and everytime she bites he like holds her down like on the ground and repeated this everytime she started nipping. eventually she stopped biting him so much. Now idk how to feel about this.. while yea it worked but i just feel bad for her, he tells me im being too soft on her and that i need to be stricter and while i agree with that in some sense, shes just a puppy and from what everyons told me thats just a phase taht they grow out of.

Today i was in the car with his mum and she asked me about the puppy and i told her shes a biter, and my bf said that again im being too soft on her and letting her bite me. His mum told me to do what hes been doing and that i need to show her that im stronger than her basically so she understands that she cant bite me and that j have to yell no at her very sternly. For context they have a hungarian vizsla and hes very well behaved and apparently he learned very early on to not bote because of this. Am i beinb dramatic? Are they right? Please let me know because while yea it seems to work i just feel so bad and im not sure if thats just because im being a baby or not. (Idk if this violates rule 1 but pls lmk if it does and i apologize if so.)

I’m reaching out for some support and guidance. My wife and I have an almost 3-month-old Golden Retriever, and we’re really struggling with his biting. By biting, I don’t just mean playful mouthing, he goes straight for our hands, arms, and legs every time we take him out of his playpen. It’s relentless.

We’re trying to give him supervised time to explore the house, but he seems laser-focused on one thing: biting. We’ve tried all the common advice like saying “ouch” and withdrawing attention, leaving the room, redirecting with toys, offering flat hands, even short timeouts. But nothing seems to click. In fact, it gets worse when he’s more energetic.

Right after waking up, his bites are just light nibbles, but within minutes, they escalate. We have scratch marks and bite bruises all over. When he gets over-excited, it gets worse. We have to say no and scold him at which points he starts making an angry crumpled face and sometimes even barks. At that point, we have no option but to put him back in the playpen so he can calm down.

He actually does pretty well in the pen. He naps, plays with his toys, and seems happy. But it’s starting to feel like he spends 90% of his day there, just because he can’t stop attacking us when he’s out. It makes us feel awful, and honestly, we’re starting to feel helpless.

What makes it even more confusing is that he’s clearly intelligent. He’s already learned “sit,” “shake,” and responds well to “good boy.” But we’re really struggling to teach him anything else when all interactions outside the pen devolve into a bite-fest.

For context, I’ve raised a dog before. A lovely Beagle who had idiopathic epilepsy his whole life but still made it to 13 years with a peaceful, happy life. I don’t remember him being this bitey or difficult, and I’m starting to lose my confidence.

If anyone’s been through something similar or has any advice on how to manage this behavior and help him learn bite inhibition, I’d be incredibly grateful. We love this little guy so much and want to do right by him, we just feel lost right now.

Thank you in advance.

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My boyfriend and I got a 7 week old puppy 3 days ago and he is constantly biting me. I know it’s natural and normal, but he seems to get fixated on me compared to my boyfriend. He will try to bite my face, my back, my hands even when I try to give him a toy instead. He growls at me when I try to pull him away and seems like he just tries even harder to bite me. He bites my ankles and does not let go even when I stand still. I’ve been trying to enforce naps so he’s getting enough sleep. It’s just getting super frustrating and it hurts !! Any advice ??

I got a 8 week old puppy 2 weeks ago and I was wondering what all the fuss is about on this community. Well... it has started.. my little bitey-biterson has started nipping and biting at me everytime I walk. When we are outside I see him do the low brace,wait for me to start walking and then just charge and bite, usually in the evenings, if he has missed his naps or is extra tired.

I understand now.. and oh my GOD.. how long does this last?

Puppies this age need roughly 18–20 hours of sleep a day, and most don’t put themselves to sleep. Like toddlers, overtired puppies get wilder and bitier instead of calmer.

The pattern that helps a lot of people: about 1 hour awake (potty, play, potty), then about 2 hours of nap in the crate or pen, whether the puppy looks tired or not. If the zoomies and ankle attacks start before the hour is up, nap early.

If your evenings are chaos, try counting how much your puppy actually naps during the day. It’s often way less than people think.

My 9 week old husky (almost 10 weeks) is a shark. He bites hard and he doesn't care where or if you want him to stop.

I've tried everything, pulling slightly on the leash or collar, giving him a chew toy immediately instead, rewarding good behaviour, holding his mouth shut, tapping his nose, when it really hurts I've yelped or pushed him away, I've tried being boring until he stops, I've tried ignoring and walking away.

I got him when he was 6 weeks old and I've been trying since. It's getting to a point where I'm fed up. He grabbed my arm in his mouth today and shook it like a toy. 1 week ago I woke up to him thinking that biting my face is a game, and although I understand he is a puppy, he is hurting me and I don't know what to do.

(Please don't comment anything to do with being the "alpha", I'm not interested in using fear or pain on my puppy)