Puppy chasing and biting my feet..ouch!

[SallyandPippa]

Hello

Pippa has decided that my feet are now her favourite toys, she is constantly under them and attacking them, I have tried the over exaggerated(SP?) OUCH! which I really didn't need to exaggerate(SP?) as she hurts, but she thought I was playing and just bit harder! I tried giving a firm 'NO!' which she ignores, I tried quite a loud (ok, I admit I shouted , please don't tell me off cos I feel bad already!) 'NO!' but again I think she thinks I am mucking about. Those teeth are really quite painful and I really don't want to allow her to think that it is acceptable behaviour. What should I do? I am going to try and use the squirt of water behind her ear technique but I don't want to scare her, she's only a baby after all, granted a baby with very sharp pegs! I don't want to have to get in the habit of shouting as it shouldn't be neccesary. What do you think?

 

[Raika's Mom]

OOOHH!!! I feel your pain! This was my life a couple months ago! Basically it just had to pass and she grew out of it, but yes, it IS painful!! I had scarred arms for a while because of her little needle teeth, not to mention beat up legs and feet. The thing that worked the best for me (for a while) was to yelp VERY loudly like a puppy and then ignore her. She didn't respond to 'no' and when I tried to give her a little snout smack she just thought it was a game. It will get better, it just takes time. Hope it gets better for you soon!