Nipping the playful biting and mouthing of your hands and clothes by your dog is particularly not unusual amongst puppies, but can also happen in older dogs that haven’t been taught correct bite inhibition. It’s natural for dogs to mouth and nip. They explore the world using their mouths to a dog, his mouth is as vital as eyes and hands are to us. Nipping is totally different from true aggression; it’s a kind of communication, interaction, exploration, and play.
It’s extremely lovable when your new puppy starts nipping at your hair or your neck during play time. This behavior , however , if left unbridled can cause major problems when his adult teeth come in. If your dog is nipping, you have to start teaching him it’s an unsuitable behavior.
1. When your dog does nip be certain to stop playing with him immediately. Make sure he knows that it hurt by asserting “ouch”. Then you can let him know, “bad dog, and no bite”. It is important to be consistent when you discipline him, so take care you let him know a similar thing each time.
2. Be certain and teach your dog you’re not the toy. Always replace your hand with a toy and let him know that he is supposed to play with it instead of you!
3. Another tip is to inform him to sit straight after he has nipped you. Take your finger and tap on his nose and say “no bite” in a humorless voice. The tap is not designed to hurt him….it’s just to let him know this isn’t correct behavior. Your tone of voice is of equal importance as the tap on the nose. If you were his real mom, it would kindly be like a verbal growl! After a bit all you will have to do is raise your finger and he will know to stop.
4. Dog nipping, sadly, is inspired during game playing, when the dog is jumping up to get something. So don’t play games that include waving your hands, tug of war or asking him to jump up. Playing go fetch it and retrieve games is fine so long as your dog knows to drop the toy… That way he isn’t fighting over the toy with you.
5. Most significantly, be consistent. Dogs don’t understand the “sometimes” word. They do understand the word no! Stay consistent… Doesn’t confuse him!
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