Does anyone know how to teach a German Shepherd puppy from biting?
by Sue on June 22, 2009
in Questions About German Shepherd Dogs
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I have a 4 month old German Shepherd and she just loves to bite! No matter what I have tried I can't seem to get her to stop. I know part of this is the puppy in her, but, she is growing fast and I need to correct this before she's 150 pounds! Any advise would be greatly welcomed!
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I have a 4 month old German Shepherd and she just loves to bite! No matter what I have tried I can't seem to get her to stop. I know part of this is the puppy in her, but, she is growing fast and I need to correct this before she's 150 pounds! Any advise would be greatly welcomed!
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when she bits you are someone else bite her on the eat
Keep everything out of reach from her. That’s how I taught my puppy to stop chewing things. When ever she doesn’t bite anything, praise her and give her a treat(once in a while). You should also give her hugs, rubs,etc.
get her lots of other chewy toys like rawhide bones !
GSD ’s do something called mouthing , they hold you in thier mouth and look as if they are chewing you, its usually accompanied by a pretend cross between a moan and a growl…my current one does it and my last one did it, its rough play..something GSD’s love. What you need to do is yes allow the playtime but a strong NO herlads the end of playtime…LEAVE IT works very well in my house, but when you say it mean it.. they are strong willed dogs aswell who need to know who’s boss.
Owner of 2 GSD’s ( one deceased)
when she bites tell her NO!! very firmly and then give her some toy or chewy she wil learn that is what is ok to bite not humans
Every time she bites you and say no and put her on her back so shes submitting.
hi i know how you feel thankfully my german shepherd (echo) is 17months now and has calmed down …
every time she bites you say not shout a firm NO ! after this replace your hand with a sensible chew toy that she likes .Get her as many toys as possible and ignore her when she bites . she may be teething and what we tried was a special rubber toy we put it in the freezer and cooled it he loved it and it soothed his gums and he lost intrest in biting another method i have been told is to yelp like a pup when she bites ( i did not try it so whether it works or not i do not know lol ) also praise her when she chews her toys and not you lol .
Good luck , hope your not chewed to death lol ! Hope i helped :0)
Abby , the GSD lover .
It depends on her nerves. I’ve had 4 month old dogs that stopped with a sharp verbal correction….others with a finger in the mouth (pressing down on her tongue)….others that needed a very harsh, physical correction. Some GSD’s at 4 months are the “devil”, and can be treated almost like an adult. Alot will depend on her breeding.
As for the 150 lb. part…..if she’s over 75 pounds, full grown, then you have a pretty poorly bred dog.