Our 11 week old Labrador puppy Scud is a biter. We are trying to ween him off this habit as quickly as possible but most of our techniques appear to stimulate and excite him more than anything else. It becomes a challenge for him when we hide our hands/arms or gently push him away and hold him back. I'm trying to avoid smacking because he's only a little baby really. Correcting with an appropriate chew toy does work to an extent but it is hard to always have one nearby when he gets excited. I know he has the full potential to be polite when he wants to but when he's in 'energy burning mode' its just full steam ahead with the biting.
He starts softly and when we tell him 'no!' hand clap and hide our arms he just wags his tail and bites harder (lol).
I'm thinking about different techniques such as the spray bottle, but also something that tastes bad to him that I can put on my hands and arms (any suggestions?).
Is the biting just a result of teething, and I'm wondering when we should expect to see him start to grow out of this?
Our Lab (Prince) is a biter too when his that age 11 wks, what we've done is hold his muzzle hard until he yelps and firmly said NO, do this everytime he bites.....and please don't put your head level to him.........they are pack animals they need a strong leader.
Labrador Puppy Biting
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Our Lab (Prince) is a biter too when his that age 11 wks, what we've done is hold his muzzle hard until he yelps and firmly said NO, do this everytime he bites.....and please don't put your head level to him.........they are pack animals they need a strong leader.
good luck!