9-10 week old too mouthy

[dub113]

Yes she seems slowly but surely,I've been doing all the no biting and chew toys.

[BlackLabMacy]

I agree with the "No bite!" command. I have a 15 1/2 week old black lab female. We got her when she was around 7 weeks old. Whenever she bites we close her mouth (not to hard so she can't breathe) and tell her "no bite!". She usually bites her tongue when we do that and she will stop. It takes a while for them to catch on and you have to be consistent with them, otherwise they think it's ok. When Macy attacks my ankles/legs I tell her to go to her crate and leave her in there for a few minutes. I've found that's the only thing that works when she attacks us (I have a 7 year old daughter so it's very important that Macy doesn't attack people). Good luck!!

[felicity62]

"no bite" makes my dog go mad!! it really excites her.

[BigBrownDog]

"no bite" makes my dog go mad!! it really excites her.

Then use some other phrase! Dogs don't speak English. It really does not matter which words you use when you correct a behavior, just that you use a word/phrase consistently when you are addressing that behavior.

I suspect, Felicity, that your vocal pitch/tone is part of the problem. Dogs will be more excitable with a high pitched voice (like some women and little kids have). Often that is why the men in the house seem to be able to naturally get more respect from a dog - their voice is lower. Try using a lower pitch when you talk to the dog. See if that helps.

[Tanya]

I suspect, Felicity, that your vocal pitch/tone is part of the problem. Dogs will be more excitable with a high pitched voice (like some women and little kids have). Often that is why the men in the house seem to be able to naturally get more respect from a dog - their voice is lower. Try using a lower pitch when you talk to the dog. See if that helps.

I suspect the same. be as calm in your intonation as you can when you say no bite. you don't have to be "mad" but you want to be "calm" - dog's don't speak english so the dog is getting hyper either because of your tone of voice or your body language, not the "words" per say.