Puppy biting please help.

I feel your pain. My puppy is coming up to 16 weeks and she is exactly the same with my OH as soon as he comes in from work she charges on him and goes for his hands, shes drawn blood a few times but doesnt seem to find me tasty thank god. We have put her in another room a few times although i find the best thing is, stand up fold your arms and a firm no. Then ignore her for a bit. Last week i bought some air dried beef tails which i try and divert her attention to also. Today i bent down with my bobble hat on and got swiped/clawed in the face, that wasnt too pleasant either. Every day is a different challenge with a puppy

 

Ruby has lost her bottom 2 and her top 2 already. She lost her bottom 2 abpit 2 weeks since and her new ones are growing in already. I have a 3 year old neice who was unbelievably excited about meeting ruby, it did not go well. First time Ruby cowered with her tail between her legs abd3the time after she charged at my neice, growled and tried to nip her which was awful, but as judy says my neice was running round and screeching unfortunately . Ive vowed to keep meets short and sweet since then. Hang in there, you're not alone with puppy troubles

 

Please bare in mind that this how she would be playing with other sighthounds, pups or adults. They are well known for it, only thing is adult sighthounds know how to put a stop to it.

 

Puppies start to lose their first teeth much younger than 6 months usually around 12-14 weeks starting with the front teeth & often ending with their 4 canines. They also with have more adult teeth as the 8 adult pre molars(just behind the Canines) have no first tooth equivalents & the rear molars also have no first tooth equivalents.
Puppies have 28 first teeth & will have 42 adult teeth.


To stop the nipping you need to remove yourself from the puppy & not vicaversa, otherwise it becomes a game for the puppy. Don't shout or squeak/squeal as this again turns it into a game.
I suggest you need to start doing some brain games with your puppy & it's worth looking at Kikopup's YouTube clicker videos for inspiration & help, plus Karen Pryors' book-Don't Shoot the Dog, is definitely worth having

Don't Shoot the Dog!

 

We found the program "Dogs behaving badly" has been quite helpful with doggy training. There was a recent episode with "Puppies behaving badly" that covered a staffy pup at 16 weeks who was biting mainly the wife of the family. Worth a watch if you can find on channel 5 catch up

Our pup Milo is getting better in this regard. Only occasional lapses now and also when he's a tired grumpy little git. getting there at 19 weeks...

 

Sorry, but that isn't a TV programme I'd recommend.

Graeme Hall sets the dogs up to fail, so he can look like he is ”fixing” things. His qualification is something you can buy for about £75, it isn't independently accredited. And, if the definition of illegal dog fighting is along the lines of setting up a situation where dogs are going to fight, for the purpose of entertainment or money, I think there might even be a case against him under the Animal Welfare Act.

He is anything but a shining example of a good trainer.

Of course, the TV shows are carefully managed so the average pet owner thinks he is a genius - that's how these things work. But we have to remember the purpose of these TV shows is to draw advertising revenue - and not really to help problem dogs (because that is often a long, slow, and frankly boring-to-viewers process).

I rather like Emma Judson's take on it too.

https://www.thecanineconsultants.co.uk/post/tv-dog-trainers-aren-t-magicians

https://www.thecanineconsultants.co.uk/post/tv-dog-trainers-part-2-wwyd