My White Schnauzer = Madness

[UndergrounD]

Hi, I have a 4 months old female White Mini-Schnauzer pup, and she's being naughty all the time . everytime a walk or sit down on a chair she will bite my legs and pants, when i touch her she'll bite my hands. I gave her some toys for her to chew but she will just only playing with it for about 3 minutes and begins to bite other stuffs. this is getting real annoying!! some one plz tell me how to teach her.

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[bubbatd]

Wish I knew !!! All I've know have a mind of their own ! Good luck !

 

[lizzybeth727]

^^^None of your golden puppies ever mouthed pants' legs or hands???

I haven't had a puppy in about 13 years (prefer adult dogs!), but have you done any training with her? When she's getting mouthy, this is a good time to teach her an incompatable behavior - something she can do that keeps her mind and her mouth busy so that it's not possible for her to mouth you. If she mouthes you when you touch her, try giving her a treat every time you touch her - touch with, say, your left hand, and put a treat at her nose at the very same time with your right hand.... she'll be too busy eating the treat to turn around and mouthe you. When you're walking across the room and know she's in the mood to come and get your pants' leg, throw a handfull of treats or her very favorite squeaky toy so that she chases those things instead of you. When you give her a toy, only let her play with it as long as you're playing with it too - so you can play tug or throw it so she can chase it, but don't let her have it to play with by herself. This way the value of the toys goes up and she will play with it longer, keeping her mind and body occupied for longer. If you want something to keep her busy, give her a stuffed kong, chew bone, compressed rawhide (supervising her), etc., these will keep her much more interested and occupied than a regular toy.

When are you starting puppy classes with her?? Obedience/tricks Training also keeps puppies' minds occupied, and as long as she's spending mental energy on appropriate behaviors (like the tricks you teach her), she has that much less mental energy to spend on figuring out how to do something you don't want.

 

[Greenie]

It's just a puppy thing. He'll get over it. Our puppy was very mouthy (min poodle) until we got another poodle and now he's mouthy with him.

This too shall pass!

 

[MyHorseMyRules]

Lizzy's right. Each time he goes to bite your hand, tell him no and redirect his attention to a toy or something else appropriate for him to chew on. Try not to strike the puppy for this behavior, as it is natural for the puppy to be mouthy and striking him will most likely just cause him to try to bite you even more.

 

[The King Pup]

Those Mini-Schnauzers! I'm walking one at the minute who insists on howling at everybody in the street. Sometimes he'll just stop dead in his tracks, sit down and emit the loudest howl you've ever heard. I know he's just saying hello, and most people find it absolutely hilarious, but man it grates after a while!

 

[bubbatd]

LOL!!! Just got back to this !! Try feeling 12 hungry 6 week old puppies while still in a robe or night gown !!! It's like dragging a bunch and chains !!