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01-03-2009, 02:16 PM

mine did that also. what i do is turn my back to him and cross mine arms. and then he realizes i'm not going to pay attention to him and he stops. it may take a few times but it worked. good luck

09-15-2009, 03:37 PM

Originally Posted by hwhite84

In my opinion, the best thing to do about biting is to get up, turn your back and walk away. This is the best "diss" to your dog and he will understand that once he bites, the game is OVER. Then when he has calmed down you can praise the guts out of him! Also, I give him a firm "NO" and replace my hand with what I want him to be chewing.

Also, if you have him on a short lead, one quick (but gentle) snap of the leash and a low toned "no" or "leave it" ( like a growling noise- what his mother would do) works well.

For excited jumping with entering the house - just ignore him. Do not address him or give attention or eye contact until he is calm. Sounds harsh, but he's not a kid, and you have to communicate in a way that he understands. Jumping and being overly excited upon someone entering the house is not the way to greet people, in my opinion. Once he is calm he gets a treat and more belly rubs than he can handle.

We are still working on when guests come over. I'm trying to hold him at a sit/stay until he calms down and then I tell him "okay" and he can go greet people.... I just dont want him over 100 pounds one day and greeting people by knocking them over! lol

I absolutely agree with this method. berners don't respond well to the water treatment but ignore them or growl at them works wonders.

I growl and bare my teeth when darby is being bold... i look like a muppet but it works wonders!

09-26-2010, 07:22 PM

My puppy Harley is almost 4 months and I had to same problem. I did everything we were told to do..but any time he got excited i would automatically flinch because I knew he would start biting. Ive found it getting less intense as his teeth have started coming in...and something that has helped is taking him to the dog park/sending him to doggy day care every once in a while. Other dogs teach him about how hard he can bite without hurting them. He still does it and we have the scars to prove it, but saying no (and i tend to hold his mouth closed for a second) has seemed to help. Water bottle/anything else= not so much.

10-03-2010, 05:09 PM

I am on my third Berner and what I do is just take a firm hold with both hands on their muzzel "not hard " but just firm and say "no biting" they will get the idea. Always use the sma words and the same actions. They are smart a littlke hard headed but smart they will lean quickly that you mean business

Originally Posted by Blinkin

Our puppy is about three months now. She bites a lot. Any time we sit on the floor to play with her we become human chew toys.

We've tried holding her tongue (what the vet recommended) and she just started biting harder and thought it was a game. We've tried yelping like puppies at her, that works for a little while but once she gets used to the sound she ignores you. And we've of course tried just telling her "no" or "leave it".

Any other suggestions on how to stop or redirect a teething berner?

Thanks!

01-16-2011, 05:40 PM

Originally Posted by Bella&Brie

I am on my third Berner and what I do is just take a firm hold with both hands on their muzzel "not hard " but just firm and say "no biting" they will get the idea. Always use the sma words and the same actions. They are smart a littlke hard headed but smart they will lean quickly that you mean business

We've been trying this with Kody since we got him when he was 2 months old, hes now 7 months and it hasnt worked. He has gotten slightly better with the biting but still doing it. Ive heard their teeth are still coming in until they are 8 months. He has all adult teeth but there is still alot of room in his mouth for them to come in and when we give him his rope or one of his other toys he just grinds his teeth on it, so Im thinking theyre still coming in and bothering him. We also try ignoring him when he starts and it works for a little bit then he'll start biting. Ive even tried tapping him on the nose when he gets really bad and saying no firmly and he just thinks its a game and will start jumping around and wagging his tail and barking like crazy. I dont want to hit him because I dont think it will work and dont want him to get skiddish. Im hoping he'll grow out of it when he gets older.

01-17-2011, 10:35 AM

They will eventally stop the biteing after they get all their teeth. Still use the firm grip on their mussel and say "NO BITEING" It does work just takes a while. Like I said they are smart but hard headed sometimes... and the chew toys is always good to have for their teething hard bones etc...that gibes them an biteing outlet. But never let them bite you with out correcting them.

01-19-2011, 03:01 AM

Originally Posted by Blinkin

Our puppy is about three months now. She bites a lot. Any time we sit on the floor to play with her we become human chew toys.

We've tried holding her tongue (what the vet recommended) and she just started biting harder and thought it was a game. We've tried yelping like puppies at her, that works for a little while but once she gets used to the sound she ignores you. And we've of course tried just telling her "no" or "leave it".

Any other suggestions on how to stop or redirect a teething berner?

Thanks!

we just turnd around and ignored the dog when it did the same. 2 weeks and it was over

01-19-2011, 07:32 PM

take a bone or a hard rubber toy the kind that they can not destroy and when the puppy starts to bite stuff the rubber toy in their mouth instead . So they eventually get the idea that when they want to bite they need to go find their rubber toy . In fact I think they can now say go find it and he runs to find his rubber bone to chew.

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01-03-2009, 02:16 PM	#11 (permalink)
Junior Member	mine did that also. what i do is turn my back to him and cross mine arms. and then he realizes i'm not going to pay attention to him and he stops. it may take a few times but it worked. good luck

01-17-2011, 10:35 AM	#16 (permalink) Be Consistant
Junior Member	They will eventally stop the biteing after they get all their teeth. Still use the firm grip on their mussel and say "NO BITEING" It does work just takes a while. Like I said they are smart but hard headed sometimes... and the chew toys is always good to have for their teething hard bones etc...that gibes them an biteing outlet. But never let them bite you with out correcting them.

01-19-2011, 07:32 PM	#18 (permalink) Another option a friend of mine said it worked
Junior Member	take a bone or a hard rubber toy the kind that they can not destroy and when the puppy starts to bite stuff the rubber toy in their mouth instead . So they eventually get the idea that when they want to bite they need to go find their rubber toy . In fact I think they can now say go find it and he runs to find his rubber bone to chew.