Bitting and Barking.

Rudy keeps barking at us and bitting us. Its puppy bites but it makes me SO nervous. I dont want that to be a habit and im afraid when he gets older he will continue to bite. That I WILL NOT TAKE. He did it to me before where he went after my arm the bottome of my shirt and then I yelled at him and started to walk away and he bit my butt ( ) and my leg. I put him in A back room with a gate for a few minutes. And when I let him out he stopped! my in laws are here and have reasured me thats just a "puppy thing" but it still makes me very nervous! My MIL suggested the water bottle trick.

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I was also told that you should hold the dog's muzzle when he bites, and say very sternly and seriously "NO!" as you give his muzzle a little shake. Then let go and if he does it again (which he will) then do the same thing -- over and over until he starts to learn. You can also give him a chew toy when we starts to bite....Keep one handy.

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When telling him "NO" say his name first then the command this way he knows you are talking to him. If you say "NO" without his name or first then his name he doesnt put the connection that you are talking to him.

Is he also teething? When Simba's back teeth were coming in he really took a liking to our hands. We always made sure a chew toy or bone was handy and gave that to him. It worked really well.

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you also want to establish dominance in your household. If you don't the dog will be walking all over you and not listening to your commands.

Whenever he does something wrong, roll him over on his back, all 4 paws up, and lay on top of him with your weight. Stay there for a bit. You have to be consistent with it.....and the dog will learn you and DH are bosS (both of you need to do this) and he needs to listen to your commands.

WE did it with the Rottie and she listens to both of us (more DH than I but still)

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When they play bite...stick your finger in their mouth as far as you feel comfortable. They don't like that at all and will soon stop.

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