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I had my puppy for nearly 2 weeks and almost 3 this saturday and he still is nibbling and play biting. it seems when he play bites and i take my arm out to say "no" he will be more anxious and rowdy and try to grab onto the hand and bite a bit harder. when i see that, i'll get up only to see him grab onto my shorts to bite.
i still do what everyone has said and recommended to do. i have tried gettin up and walkin away for 30-60 seconds. tried playing with him at the crate with the door open so when he play bites i immediately say no and put him in there for 5 minutes then take him out.
i notice though, when he puts his mouth on me at times, its not biting; its more like hes trying to just push his teeth onto my skin. then when i try to fix that he bites harder (maybe out of play?).
one of the guys i asked at the vet said you can try to tap him on the nose gently enough to scare him to stop doing so. i tried that too but it makes him stop for a while until he forgets about it and does it again. i really dont like this method because its not positive and results in hand-contact for a fixing of a behavior.
what should i do? is 2-3 weeks still a bit too fast to ask for the change of behavior? i mean hes 9 weeks and almost 10 weeks if im not mistaken by the paperwork.
i still do what everyone has said and recommended to do. i have tried gettin up and walkin away for 30-60 seconds. tried playing with him at the crate with the door open so when he play bites i immediately say no and put him in there for 5 minutes then take him out.
i notice though, when he puts his mouth on me at times, its not biting; its more like hes trying to just push his teeth onto my skin. then when i try to fix that he bites harder (maybe out of play?).
one of the guys i asked at the vet said you can try to tap him on the nose gently enough to scare him to stop doing so. i tried that too but it makes him stop for a while until he forgets about it and does it again. i really dont like this method because its not positive and results in hand-contact for a fixing of a behavior.
what should i do? is 2-3 weeks still a bit too fast to ask for the change of behavior? i mean hes 9 weeks and almost 10 weeks if im not mistaken by the paperwork.