11 week old neo mouthy

[xft116]

I have an 11 week old neo that is in her mind playing but is very mouthy meaning she wants to play bite everyone. Its hard to explain that she is just playing to little kids. I am looking for ways to cure this. She is not aggressive at all while doing this usually hopping around like a deer. she does not do this to me as much because she quickly learned I wont putt up with it but she does this a lot to others primarly my daughter and or nieces and nephews. I know there are techniques to stop this let me hear what ideas you have please!

 

[DennasMom]

patience, consistency and lots of repetitions!

Denna was 'mouthy' until she was 4 or 5 months old... especially with our dog-walker and her kids... they were very good at getting her excited, and when excited, she forgot her manners.

We did lots of high pitched "yipes" (like fellow puppies), and anytime she got too mouthy, all games STOPPED immediately.
We also used redirection - stuffing her mouth with toys and praising her for biting on the toy and not us.

So... when she would bite/grab me (or look like she was about to), I'd "yipe" and give her a disappointed look... then I would grab a toy, tell her to "get the toy" and as soon as she would bite on the toy - PRAISE!!! and a quick game of tug as a reward - then letting her take the toy back to her bed to enjoy some chewing time.

Dennas' favorite past time in the evenings now, is to bring us toys so we can play soft games of tug while watching TV. (we don't pull hard)

It takes time, but she'll get it, eventually.

 

[xft116]

that's what I have been doing is replacing my arm with a toy after scolding her and like I said she dosent do it to me much anymore but only to others as they aren't doing this I just wanna nip the problem in the butt before it actually becomes a problem but normaly she is a cuddler just does it when shes in that mood! but thanks for the suggestion I will continue doing that and wish for the best!

 

[cinnamon roll]

When you scold her are you saying no or yipping?

 

[xft116]

I am yelling no and if it dosent work the first time I submit her to her back to show who is dominate

 

[Sinnister]

My 16 week old BM is the same way. When she gets excited by my little ones she will nip alot. And it hurts them. So I have to be quick with the lead. We're working on it and it's getting better but still not what I would consider acceptable.

 

[cinnamon roll]

I am yelling no and if it dosent work the first time I submit her to her back to show who is dominate

If she isn't responding to No try yipping at her. And I did the same thing with the back turning. The house leash comes in very handy during these learning stages.