I have 2 young children and he is nipping them the most and he (puppy a blue nose pit) has already put so many holes in their clothes and this needs to stop. He stops when I come in the room to intervene, but what do I tell them what to do? when he does get a hold of their clothes my children's 1st reaction is to pull and I don't want that.How do I get him to stop nipping and pulling their clothes.
I can not afford training now.
I need some help please.
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Hi there, I am a Veterinarian Technician and a Dog Obediance Instructor specializing in puppies. Pit's are great dogs!! I hope I can help you! First of all, congratulations on your new puppy! How exciting! Secondly, I do have two suggestions/strategies to help you stop your puppy from nipping! It is good to know your puppy is only play biting (which is the case 9 out of 10 times), but please be aware if play biting is not stopped, it can lead to agressive/territorial biting even over something as silly as a sock they want to play with. I am also wondering if it is a quick bite or a clenched on bite, there are different ways to go about those. Anyways, luckily for you, it is not too late!! The first strategy I would like you to try is something littermates would teach each other when they were very young pups still with mom: Each time your puppy bites you I want you to let out that loud, earpiercing, yelp that I know you have heard from other dogs. That is how other dogs communicate to each other that the behavior is not acceptable. It is important that you don't yell, hit, or bite your puppy back (trust me, I have seen EVERYTHING!), instead let out a loud yelp. It might take a few times for your puppy to realize what your message is, but remember it is so so important to remain consistant! Don't yelp every other time she bites, yelp each and every time or you will leave your puppy confused as to why sometimes she can bite, and sometimes she can't. If that doesn't work (it really should if done consistantly!) then you can try to associate a word with a behavior and a consequence. Think when you try to teach your puppy to sit. You associate a word ("Sit!") with a behavior (when they actually it) with a consequence (a cookie, praise, rubs, etc. remember... consequences are not always bad! they are just a result o a choosed behavior!). So apply the whole sit concept to the biting. Your word could be as simple as "Ouch!" (say it sternly, you can use a louder voice, but don't yell) when she bites (behavior) and the consequence (as SOON as your puppy releases from the bite reward them with a cookie, praise, rub, etc. Again, it might take a few tries (ok, maybe a week, so again, stay consistant. If you feel like the cookies, praise, etc. are not working you could absolutely still use your word "Ouch!" and then immediately pick your puppy up (not in an angry way, just sternly) and put her into her crate for 1 minute. Go on doing your business as she is crated, ignore any barking, crying, eye contact. Then after the minute is up let her out and praise her! Each time you say "Ouch!" and place her in her crate she will associate the behavior (biting) with the consequence (crate). Dogs are smart and want to please, she will catch on! Just remember to stay calm and assertive!
just smake him or push back on his nose...or slap i%26#92;his muzle and say no real loud!
A pit bull with two young children?? You are asking for disaster. If an aggressive breed is nipping and grasping on now Imagine what you are setting up in your house.
Get rid of that dog and get a family dog!
If you can't afford training, hon then here's a tip. Go to Nationalgeographic.com, and buy the DVD on training, done by Caesar Millan, the Dog Whisperer. Watch the show. Write me if you want the description on how to end that behavior.
I have a 6month old border collie they are famous for nipping esp. the heals.
What i did to train her is everytime she put her mouth on me or my clothes i spanked her nose and told her no loudly and firmly.
You can teach your children how to do this and they can do it everytime your puppy nips them.
You can also get some toys for the puppy and everytime you say no to the dog for biting you just stick a toy in its mouth and try to get it intrested in the toy.
You must get the point acrost to the dog that it cannot put your skin (hands fingers ect) or clothes in its mouth.
hope this helps.
good luck
PS Pits are VERY GOOD dogs IF you train them right. I used to have a pit and she turned out to be a very loving kissey dog I played with her all the time and tought her not to bite, Unfortunatly my EX took her.
The puppy needs to learn that nipping is not acceptable at any time, even when playing. Buy him a toy to keep in his mouth when you're playing, but remember not to play rough with him at all.
Thats exactly right, he does think you are playing, as this is the way puppies play. But how do you stop it, this is the question, and the answer is the same as it would be stopped in a litter. See puppies will bite each other too. But when one puppy bites the another one too hard, it will let out a loud yelp, and run away. This ends the play session and the puppy soon learns, if I want to play with my brothers and sisters, I have to learn to not bite so hard. Now replace the puppy in the litter with you, or even your kids. Teach your kids that if the puyppy bites too hard, scream real loud and put the puppy down, then go in the other room. End the play session. This is the number one way that is taught to stop this behavior. Check out a couple books I have listed below.
You probably won't like this answer, but as a mom I want to say it. Give the dog away. Now. God forbid if anything should ever happen to your child, even a bad scratch, the state welfare workers could take your children away and prosecute you for neglect. The dog would be confiscated and immediately destroyed. It's just not worth the risk of what you could loose.
These dogs have a terrible reputation whether it is deserved or not. And because the breed has come under legislative attack in so many areas, people are looking for anyone to blame for any small scratch or nip. They look for a reason to blame the breed for anything that happens. Don't put your family at risk of being accused of owning a viscous dog. The dog may be playing, but honestly, the state will not look at it that way at all. And the media will dramatize any small act of a normally playful dog.
Any dog any breed any size can nip. But when this breed does it people scream VISCOUS DOG MAULING whether it is true or not. Don't put your family at risk. Give the dog away. Get another breed that doesn't have a bad reputation. Your first responsibility is to your children and family, not the dog. And by giving it to someone who has the time and energy to train it, you might be saving it's life.
Unfortunatley, nipping is a phase. Since he is teething, he wants to nip because his teeth hurt. The best way to correct him is to buy a prong collar - I know they look like torture devices, but they are really the best thing for them. They don't hurt the dog (they have a safety locker to make sure they don't "choke) and they correct the same way the mother would have.
All you have to do is keep your pup on the collar with you, and then make sure you "correct" him every time he nips when he shouldn't.
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