My New Puppy Bites ALOT! I don't know Why But She Does Have Loose teeth.?

She Also Was Very Calm at the Pet Store, But Now Is so Hyper! She also Barks whenever anyone comes in the house. I need help on training, or else we have to sell her! (She is a shnauzer cocker spaniel mix.)

My New Puppy Bites ALOT! I don't know Why But She Does Have Loose teeth.?
You need to go to puppy kindergarten with her. This will not only give you both the tools for training, it is a great socialization and bonding experience.


She is very insecure. She more than likely has been through a lot in her tiny life... pet store dogs usually do. They are usually born in crowded noisey conditions and given minimal human contact, because they are just a paycheck. at 6 weeks they are then shipped to a broker who holds the pups till they are 8-10 weeks old. There they are again in cramped quarters not given ample room to exercise and the ones that develope issues are put done. The rest are pumped full of antibiotics and other 'vitamins' till they are sent to the pet store... where unsuspecting consumers fall for a puppy in the window and are told some little white lies ("it's just a little cold" "we guarentee the health" "our puppies come from breeders all over" "she'll grow out of that" etc.)


So you end up with a pup that has had little human contact, bonds to whoever it can, but has lacked consistancy in its life. Has more than likely been pumped full of antibiotics to keep it from getting 'kennel cough' and had to travel a distance in a crowded cage.


Now that you may understand your pups psyche a bit more...


get to obedience class. Love your pup... and play with her often. Both of those breeds are hyper, puppies are hyper, and she can be handled.





PUPPY CLASS! Lots of play... games... hide and seek, walking, etc. A tired puppy is a happy puppy.





And next time, please stay away from pet stores... you are only feeding the money hungry beast that is puppy mills.





I know... i fell for it myself years ago. Ended up with a sweetheart of a Yorkie that died at the age of 6 from lymphoma.
Reply:babys go thru a teething stage


so do dogs


it what its like to have a puppy


theyre hyper


buy her some toys
Reply:She bites because she is teething, but it's also because of the type of dog she is. Smaller dogs have a tendency to bark and bite more than big dogs. Just keep on training her and if that doesn't help than take her to obedience classes.
Reply:Get her a chow toy and when she starts to chow on stuff she is not suppose to tell her no and give her the chow toy and pet her at the same time to get her to stop chowing. It is very hard the get shnauzers to not bark, I have one who is 5 years old and still barks everytime someone comes in the house. You could get a shock collar (the ones you can controll the shocking) and when she barks push the button. They do work.
Reply:All puppies loose teeth and its painful for them so the best thing for them is something to chew on. Raw hide dog bones are excellent. They are young and try to get away with things so its time for firm action and firm no is good. Take them out for a long walk when you can, give them toys that can be chewed on, and lots of love and praise is also good. DO NOT EVER HIT THE DOG. If you can take it to a vet for check-up sore gums are painful for them, and a nice warm drink is also good and helps them to sleep. Cuddles go along way also.
Reply:no worries my pup bites too,tooand u can give bones to her


buy it from pet store.dogs will bites when they get thirst and they will get angry
Reply:That is because most of those pups in the pet stores have been medicated to stay calm from all the stress if being shipped from puppy mills to brokers and to pet shops. Didn't anyone ever tell you to never purchase a pet from a pet store?





Add.... uh oh, thumbs down, someone did not want to hear the TRUTH about pet store pups.
Reply:stuff a few kongs, freeze them. great for teething, and for a little quiet for you as well. pups need to chew.





really, I would suggest taking a puppy kindergarten course with your dog. it gets the dog socialized, and trains you, as well as the dog. usually you will get handouts on how to deal with barking, like learning the bark on command, and the quiet command.





puppies are hyper, some more than others, and it just takes time to adjust, and get over certain phases of puppyhood.
Reply:Please excuse me if this seems rude. Have you ever had a dog before? This is typical puppy behavior. You bought a dog at a puppy store? Do some research on why that's a bad idea.


You are thinking of "selling" the dog? Dogs are not disposable. When you acquired the dog, you committed to care for it. Would you sell your children if they misbehaved?


Puppies require the committment of love, training, affection, care, grooming and proper feeding.


As for biting, she's teething. Get her some chew toys and teething biscuits. Ask at a pet supply store which is best for your dog.


Find some obedience training classes in your neighborhood and bring your dog. Many pet stores offer training, or at least books on how to.


You and your dog can learn together how to live together and enrich each others' lives.
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Reply:It gets really funny when their "milk teeth" fall out and you get "gummed". But barking when anyone comes to the house is actually a good thing as they're "defending their patch" . first time my current puppy barked like mad I told him to shut up then found out that the back yard was on fire. Lesson learned.. listen to the dog.. As for training go to puppy school. as much of a benefit for you as for the dog.
Reply:She is just probably teething, she likes to bite right now.
Reply:go to puppy training classes


look them up on the internet in ur area


dont worry, all puppies bite and are hyper, i have a puppy, and bites all the time! it will stop trust me. and as for the loose teeth she / he is probably just loosing her baby teeth, they fall out at about 4 months old usually, they have for my labrador puppy.


good luck ;)
Reply:At the pet store, she was probably so desperate to get a good home she acted real docile. She came from a puppy mill probably as most pet store dogs do. Poor thing. As for her biting, don't worry, she's a pup!! She's just teething. My girl chewed up my leather chairs and chewed a hole in the drywall in the kitchen when she was tiny. No problem anymore as she's over two now. ha ha. Get her a kong toy and stuff it with cheese or peanut butter. That'll keep her busy for a while. Bitter apple spray will help the furniture and a very firm "NO BITE" when she's trying to teeth on you along with high pitched "owie, owie owie" noises will tell her biting humans is not appropriate.
Reply:Your puppy bites a lot because she is trying to get rid of her loose teeth. She'll be getting her adult teeth right after the baby teeth fall out.





She was very calm at the store because she was much younger and bored to death. You want your dog to be hyper, otherwise something would be wrong. She's just a baby. Nothing can hold them down. You and your family need to be more tolerant and understanding of what it is to own a puppy.





She barks whenever anyone comes to the house because that is her job to alert you all that an intruder is out there. One of these days that dog may just save your lives by barking and scaring a would be intruder away.





Don't give up on this young puppy. Even if you sold this one and got another one, it'll all be the same. Be nice to the dog, don't smack it, don't scream at it. Just let it be and trust me, as it gets older, it will calm down. Just remember that however strange that dog's behavior is to you, don't you think that that poor puppy might think you and your family are stange as well? Just be patient and love that dog.





I've had 16 dogs in my lifetime. We've had 2 or 3 dogs at a time and every one of them was as different from each other as day and night and rain or sunshine. Once I adopted a pet, I have never given any away or sold them. I treat my dogs as I would a person. It's even been said to me that I treat my dogs better than I am with people. I kept all my dogs whether they were bad, good, sick or stupid until God wanted them back.



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