artimus'mama Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Hi all - am new to this (puppy and forum) all the help possible would be lovely. We have a beautiful 8 week old beagle pup. She is affectionate and friendly (when she's just woken up or is sleepy) but during play time she has one move - the bite. She only bites my boyfriends fingers or hems, but with me, anything she can get her mouth around and her teeth onto. even if I am redirecting her to her chew toys she finds my fingers or gives up and goes for my forearms. It isn't always aggressive, but sometimes I get a hint of aggression (through over-stimulus?). Diagnosis anyone? And possible remedy? Thanks, artimus'mama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caron73 Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Cool, I like Beagle's but dont think I could put up with the hypo personality I think as soon as the puppy starts to mouth you, give a stern aaaah and put it into time out ( crate, laundry, garage) for about 5min or so. Should soon learn that that behaviour is not tolerated. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 If you do a search in this forum on "mouthing" you'll find a raft of threads dealing with this puppy behaviour. The search facility is on the top right of the page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W Sibs Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 usually i will go 'ouch, that's hurts' and turn my back to my puppy and ignore him if he gets to much, usually for 10 seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekhbet Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 I do one of two things - put your hand over the muzzle and press slightly so the top lips roll in over the top teeth or put thumb under tongue and apply gentle pressure until the pup squirms. Conversely if its getting out of hand grab by the scruff and hold it until it settles. Sin bin can work but you are not teaching the alternative desired behavior. That and pups have little attention span by the time you let it out it has little idea what happened. Get the pup before it gets too excited, and at this age there is no aggression - if there is you have a one in a million dog. Its sheer over excitement and lack of boundries which is why pups bite - they are testing where the boundries are and how far they can get away with things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artimus'mama Posted April 30, 2009 Author Share Posted April 30, 2009 I do one of two things - put your hand over the muzzle and press slightly so the top lips roll in over the top teeth or put thumb under tongue and apply gentle pressure until the pup squirms. Conversely if its getting out of hand grab by the scruff and hold it until it settles.Sin bin can work but you are not teaching the alternative desired behavior. That and pups have little attention span by the time you let it out it has little idea what happened. Get the pup before it gets too excited, and at this age there is no aggression - if there is you have a one in a million dog. Its sheer over excitement and lack of boundries which is why pups bite - they are testing where the boundries are and how far they can get away with things. Thank you!! I was really worried that at 8 weeks there was already aggression... will give it a go... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Re-direction to a toy didn't work for us, we waited too long and didn't end up giving our dog a proper correction until he was 5.5 months old for the mouthing and he was horrible, lunging, and biting us...hard! Some puppies are right little brats! Learn from our mistake and set boundaries for your puppy and be consistent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvsdogs Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 http://www.dogstardaily.com/training/puppy...home-8-12-weeks http://www.dogstardaily.com/training/puppy-biting Above are 2 articles on puppies & biting. Puppies don't have hands & experiment with their mouths. It's up to you to teach the puppy bite inhibition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsfevr Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Also remember rome wasnt built in a day.Your pup has been home for a short period.It sees you as its new playmates.You need to be patient & consistent. We have never had issues but find the more you make off it the more fun its becmes,dogs will crave any attention even if there being told off because generally they get down to there level & its "all about them". In out house its no fuss .It works very well & we have gundogs who have very mouthy.they are allowed to be mouthy on our terms & it works very well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen21 Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 (edited) I had the same issue with my puppy initially, but after a week or 2 of me doing a "Ouch" noise, and withdrawing away from him whenever he tried to bite, he soon stopped. He is so well trained now, that if he accidently puts his teeth on me during play (even just touching my arm), he comes sucking up and licking like crazy, to make sure he's not in trouble. Good luck - I'm sure your pup will get there too. Edited April 30, 2009 by Jen21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillybean Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 I have a beagle and had this problem for many months whilst she was teething. Thankfully it's much better now, so hang in there, it will get better!! She used to bite my wrists/forearms so much that I had red scratches all over them and one of my friends thought I was self harming myself! If I was wearing a jumper she'd bite my sleeves, if I was wearing a dress she'd bite the hem, same with jeans etc. Things I tried included: *Turning my back and saying no - this didn't really work, she just bit the back of my pants instead *Squirting her in the face with water from a spray bottle *Putting bitter spray all over my hands/arms before going to play with her *Putting my thumb on the inside of her mouth and holding her tongue down Goodluck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekhbet Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 I dont have this problem linger with any dog I've had ... I think everyone tried it once or twice and got the above treatment. I have seen a 12 week old beagle completely terrorise its owner and took two of us to pin down to simply vaccinate. The vet had a bleeding hand as well. Puppies are give an inch take a mile - dont be mean, never smack your dog but dont be afraid to show them who is the boss in no uncertain terms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artimus'mama Posted June 9, 2009 Author Share Posted June 9, 2009 I have a beagle and had this problem for many months whilst she was teething. Thankfully it's much better now, so hang in there, it will get better!!She used to bite my wrists/forearms so much that I had red scratches all over them and one of my friends thought I was self harming myself! If I was wearing a jumper she'd bite my sleeves, if I was wearing a dress she'd bite the hem, same with jeans etc. Things I tried included: *Turning my back and saying no - this didn't really work, she just bit the back of my pants instead *Squirting her in the face with water from a spray bottle *Putting bitter spray all over my hands/arms before going to play with her *Putting my thumb on the inside of her mouth and holding her tongue down Goodluck! haha... Thanks - we tried the spray thing and artimus just opened her mouth. She is better now - redirection is helping although sometimes she is adamant that its my hands/sleeves/something else that is attached to me that she wants. Then we go back to ignoring. Anything else from there seems to just agitate her more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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