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how do you stop a pup from biting(chewing) your hands when you are petting and praising him for doing good?

and how do you stop her from biting(chewing) the leash when you are traing on the stay or extended sit command?

thanks

How old is the pup? That will make a difference.

If the pup is 120 days and up it's time to learn that type of behavior ain't acceptable. I'd start w/ a pop on the nose and "NO!".

pup is 9 weeks or 63 days yesterday

Since the pup is so young, no pops. YET!

For young dogs with biting problems, try HOT! sauce or bitter sauce.

If it is doing it enough that you can anticipate it , put some on on your hands where it is biting. It sounds strange but it has worked on every dog but one that I have ever trained.

The Exception: A Rottweiler that I was asked to obedience train. That damn dog liked the stuff. Still does. Awful gas, too.

Just a trick!

Say "No", use a chain instead of a cotton/poly leash, push his head away, keep the chain and your hands away from mouth, don't pet so much use praise instead, soak chain in that stuff you buy at pet shop for the spraying on your furniture. I think the best thing is to ignore the problem, keep using the leash and the dog will sooner or later understand the leash is not a bad thing or I should rephrase that to the leash is not part of an "uncertain thing".

Forgive me for this, but I have just psychoanalyzed your dog and stereotyped him into a worrier. The pup is just worried and looking for something to do. Don't let him develop this habit; however, I've never seen it last long so I fully expect it to stop on it's own once he knows what the leash is for. I do think a softer/worrier type dog would exhibit this behavior. Training may be tougher than you expect, Stay step by step and finish step 3 before step 4 and if 5 is not going well go back to 4 because you didn't finish. This dog is gonna question itself a lot and needs to develop rock solid habits. I would imagine that this dog is not overly curious and is not the alpha male, but more bashful and "I'm sorry" spirit. If your not a dominant hard trainer, this is a good dog to have.

eastwoods wrote:I would imagine that this dog is not overly curious and is not the alpha male, but more bashful and "I'm sorry" spirit. If your not a dominant hard trainer, this is a good dog to have.

Boy did u miss this one by a looong shot.

She is not bashful. Nor has she ever met a stranger.

She is not the "im sorry" type, and she is VERY CURIOUS!

From day one she has tried to investigate everything that wasnt nailed down, including the kitchen sink.

At 9 weeks old she is going to bite everything she can. I've never seen a young pup that wasn't curious and an investigator.

Again, when she gets a little older it will be time to learn the word "no".

My bad, just took a SWAG at it. No offense taken at missing. Can't knock-em down if you don't shoot.

But like I said, I have never seen this type of behavior last long so don't worry about it, it'll go away with time and training.

Worrier's aren't bad dog's, in fact since I'm not competing anymore I actually prefer a dog that has an "I'm sorry" attitude. Perhaps a better choice of words would be something like "I'm not a cold hearted selfish bitch" or "I'm not gonna' please myself" type dog. On the contrary, what I described as a worrier is in fact that they want to please you and will not screw you just to see what you'll do. You just can't get on them like those dog's that know what to do, but just say "FU" sometimes and do what they want to do.

Chewing on the leash....................Dog's don't like leashes, period. Some more than others. One technique is to to stake them out and leave and watch them fight it until they quit out the window. They'll not associate the leash with you since your not there. They'll quit chewing if it's a chew proof leash like a chain.

Chewing your hands..................the dog's just lovin' on you in my opinion.

Just tryin' to help brother.