Puppy chewing on dog

[hdlayton]

I have a 12 week old EM who is doing great with the basics of "puppyhood" with the exception of one thing. He wil not stop mouthing/chewing my 7 year old labs jaw and collar area. He's not growling at all and shows no sign of aggresion. I wish my lab would correct him but he's too tolerant. I'm afraid the EM will grow to think of the lab as a chew toy. I tried misting some vinegar water on the labs collar area and it seems to help a little but not much. And of course we have corrected and redirected his chew towards appropriate chew toys. Any thoughts?

 

[MayasMom]

you could try bengay. I had a dog years ago that would try to bite/chew on his leash. Bengay stopped it immediately

 

[season]

continue to stop it and redirect....if it gets to a point where he isn't listening to you telling him no (assuming he knows) then he obviously isn't showing respect and then you can give him a consequence that you feel appropriate. Don't rely on your other dog to supply the discipline.

 

[musicdeb]

He's a 12 week old puppy and he's playing with the lab like he would play with his siblings. Redirect the attention to a toy or chew toy. Punishing him at this stage will accomplish nothing. He's a puppy and redirection should work to change the behavior. I would think bengay would be poisonous for the dog to eat.

He's probably teething, give him frozen wash cloths/hand towels, ice cubes with treats frozen in the middle, kong with frozen yogurt, ropes, nylabone, etc.

 

[DMikeM]

Remove the collar, let it happen. Deb is correct he is just a puppy but you don't want him chewing on the lab's collar. When he gets rough find something more interesting for him to play with or get a treat and tease him away from the lab. Once he is away and settled give him the treat. Don't give him the treat while he is chewing on the lab.