How to stop a puppy from biting when playing

“After 2 weeks of really working and struggling with our 16 week old rescue lab mix - today was a really good day!!”source ↗

“Our puppy since we have got him has been a extremely bitey puppy. Whenever I sit with him despite if he's had a nap recently or not he immediately starts biting me on my hands and when I stand up and move away he chases me and bites my feet instead.”source ↗

“I can't sit with him for more than a minute without getting bites and scratches all over my arms”source ↗

“Just venting. I love him but holy shit this teething is not for the weak.”source ↗

“He retaliated by TEARING MY HELIX PIERCING OUT OF MY EAR. Blood and tears to follow.”source ↗

“Feel like I'm being abused in my own home more often than not. I love him but it's just ridiculous how difficult, frustrating, and painful puppyhood is.”source ↗

“he just will not stop biting– people and other things, and it’s getting very very aggravating.”source ↗

“The moment I get there, it’s like all bets are off, and he just constantly destroys everything and eats anything he can get his mouth on and it just does not stop.”source ↗

“I’m desperate for help. Me and my girlfriend just got a stray 6 month puppy. Shes super sweet and loves to play and be a dog but her biting is getting out of control.”source ↗

“I’ve got marks all on my arms and legs and I’m not sure what to do.”source ↗

“my 11 week old golden retriever is literally biting EVERYTHING 😭 hands, clothes, legs, basically anything he can get to.”source ↗

“when we try to stop him or put him down he gets even more worked up and starts barking until we basically give in.”source ↗

“we’ve tried redirecting him with toys and treats but sometimes he just does not care lol.”source ↗

“Also, I’m lost on how to play with him because he gets so worked up so fast that pretty much anything (fetching, tugging) brings on an overstimulated attack.”source ↗

“My pup was same age when he discovered our chair legs taste like fine dining apparently. The softness is key because those harder chews just made his gums bleed sometimes, was a nightmare.”source ↗

“I’m in the same boat.”source ↗

“From 8 weeks when we got her to 13 weeks now the biting has not improved even a little and I don’t know what to do.”source ↗

“But like… it HURTS. It’s not like one quick nip; it feels like a full fledged attack.”source ↗

“She breaks skin at least a couple times a week. It’s not something I can just stand there and take.”source ↗

“I feel like grabbing for her leash and pulling is 1) giving too much attention to her, and 2) often results in me getting bit more in the process.”source ↗

“I’m also can’t always walk away from her. I notice it’s the worst when I’m taking her outside to go potty.”source ↗

“Twice now, she’s laid down and refused to move, including in the middle of the street, then started aggressively biting us.”source ↗

“Today was bad, when she was laying down she turned into a different dog and bit my arm so hard and ripped a hole in my shirt.”source ↗

“every time we pet him, interact with him, or even when he wants attention or to play, he gets VERY nippy and bitey to the point he’ll start showing teeth.”source ↗

“We’ve tried ignoring him, redirecting with a toy to chew, and telling him no, but no matter what he just keeps trying to bite us; arms, knees, fingers, clothes, whatever he can.”source ↗

“I’m at the end of my rope with it and I don’t know how to correct this.”source ↗

“The only thing we’re struggling with is her jumping on legs and especially biting. At first she was really nippy but today it’s gotten to a point where it broke skin and bleeding. I would really love some advice and help.”source ↗

“I’m just really worried about it being more than a phase and she becomes a bitey adult pom 😭”source ↗

“She loves to bite my toddlers, how do I stop that?”source ↗

“I have a 9 week old labradoodle and he is a terror. He jumps and bites at me non-stop. I try to redirect with a toy and he bites me instead.”source ↗

“If I try to turn away and ignore him he will jump and bite at the back of my legs. If I try to walk away he will chase and bite me.”source ↗

“I’m really struggling with my 14 wk puppy (GSD/bully) biting me. I have tried every recommendation you could think of and nothing is working.”source ↗

“ive been crying all damn day because i am so lost and don’t know what to do.”source ↗

“My almost 6 month old staffy x female puppy is driving me up the walls some days.”source ↗

“She will randomly turn on me in the middle of a walk and jump up at me and start biting me and going completely crazy!”source ↗

“I am at a loss with our 6 month old pup”source ↗

“She came from a rescue and was probably about 10 weeks when we got her. She was very meek the first day or two, and has been an absolute menace ever since.”source ↗

“Her biting is horrible. It doesn’t matter if she has a toy, bone, etc. she will drop it and bite you out of nowhere.”source ↗

“If I am on a work call, she will attack my hands to the point I have to stop my meeting to put her outside. She does not stop.”source ↗

“I am at a loss. For the biting we have tried holding her mouth closed, sternly telling her no, giving her a bop on the nose, redirecting to a toy, and ignoring her and absolutely none of it works.”source ↗

“my 6 month old lab mix has been in a land shark stage… the only thing keeping our furniture safe from those sharp teeth are the collagen chews.”source ↗

“he forcefully bites such that me ,my mother and my sister start bleeding.”source ↗

“I am really stressed about this because I don't want my mother to discard him as our pet because of the wounds he's giving uss repeatedly.”source ↗

“my puppy bites my hands and arms whenever im sitting on the couch or lying in my bed. when I get up, she follows me and bites my legs.”source ↗

“Ive tried to hold her collar and tell her settle, ive tried redirecting to a toy, but she always goes right back to my arms.”source ↗

“The main time of day I’m struggling with is the hour before she goes to bed she has a nap from 6-8, final dinner is just after she’s peed and then all hell breaks loose.”source ↗

“She’s biting and jumping, the only time she will growl while playing is during this hour.”source ↗

“I want to have it be a wind down time so she’s calmer before bed but I’m not sure what to do.”source ↗

“I’m getting to the point where I’m not enjoying the puppy stage anymore.”source ↗

“I can’t take him for walks because he is just all over me.”source ↗

“no matter what i do, she wont stop biting/lunging at me.”source ↗

“my arms are littered in cuts because of her and shes drawn blood on more than one occasion.”source ↗

“Now he is an 11wk old piranha who tries to nip and bite us whenever we try to pet him and demand barks whenever we aren't paying attention to him.”source ↗

“When he continues to bite, I end up picking him up or bringing him to my side in a snug hold to get him to settle. This doesn't super work as he ends up alligator rolling out and sprinting away, just to come back and nip again.”source ↗

“She bites sooo fricking hard. She goes after hands, feet, ankles, pants, my face, boobs, legs, butt etc. and will sometimes latch on and refuse to let go. She’s drawn blood and leaves bruises constantly.”source ↗

“I constantly try redirecting her to toys and chews, but once she gets into one of these crazy biting moods, she really doesn’t care about the toys.”source ↗

“I feel frustrated more often than not and am tired of constantly having bruises and wounds all over me.”source ↗

“He's started to ignore commands, especially if I don't have any treats on me”source ↗

“When I cross my arms, he used to take that as a signal to stop, but now he just grabs hold of my arm meat, or worse, my elbow skin, which hurts like a bitch because he bites HARD.”source ↗

“I do work full time, so unfortunately he does spend quite a bit of the day in his crate.”source ↗

“so, my 10 week old puppy is biting A LOT. and ofc its normal and expected. just wondering if there are some tested methods i could do to reduce it.”source ↗

“I feel like I've adopted a literally dinosour with how much he BITES.”source ↗

“2. He BITES. Now, heeler, puppy, I KNOW hes hoing yo bite a lot. But i can't seem to find. Single way of correcting him that works.”source ↗

“Is that enough sleep??? Is that too much?? I feel like hes always acting like a bratty toddler but I cant tell if he'd actually sleeping when I put him away.”source ↗

“oh my god I am struggling and feel close to the end.”source ↗

“I can’t have her sitting with me in the evenings as she will bite me,and bite me hard. She has punctured the skin once.”source ↗

“I’m at my wits end with it and and really can’t enjoy her at all and I’m at the point where I’m considering having to rehome her”source ↗

“I’m stressed every walk that she’s going to bite me and I just don’t know when.”source ↗

“I’ve tried the staying still when she bites- I just get hurt she doesn’t stop. I do the whole standing up if I’m sitting down and that works until I sit down again.”source ↗

“Our 11 week old Borador is honestly so full on at the moment, and we’re really struggling to balance him with our 5yo twins.”source ↗

“It’s especially hard because one of my boys is autistic and the biting really overwhelms him, so I’m finding it difficult trying to keep everyone happy and safe.”source ↗

“I’ve actually got a rehoming post ready to go because I’m starting to wonder if we’ve made the wrong decision”source ↗

“My last foster would get the crazy eyes and just lose all brain cells the moment running got too intense.”source ↗

“puppy teeth are basically needles wrapped in enthusiasm, mine drew blood every day for like the first two months.”source ↗

“What I don’t get is why is she aggressive towards us? Specially me. She’s always trying to bite our hands, sometimes really gentle and slightly. But after some time playing (with us or alone) it seems like she’s gets way too excited, go crazy and bites a lot.”source ↗

“When I try to correct some behaviors during these “episodes”, she’s loses all the control and starts to bite hard, making agressive noises and attacks.”source ↗

“I try to stay quiet like a statue but she keeps the attack wherever she can grab me even when I try to hide my hands (legs, arms or even face).”source ↗

“I love her already, I would do anything for her but she’s stressing me out. Is this normal? Is she an agressive dog? What can I do?”source ↗

“whenever we play literally any physical game (tug, fetch, kicking a ball, dragging a stuffy) he gets so excited he bites me hard.”source ↗

“My current 15 week male gsd pup is suuuper bitey.”source ↗

“he has chewed up and literally lifted up the carpet (actual carpet on the floor not a rug etc) on the floor to where the foam stuff is exposed”source ↗

“all he wants to do is jump and pull on our clothes literally ripping our clothes and biting us HARD”source ↗

“If we ever try to put him in his crate to leave to go somewhere or he is placed in there after hurting someone he will bark loudly for a long time as well and not get tired.”source ↗

“he bites at our feet (especially mine) & idk how to get him to stop.”source ↗

“his teeth are razor sharp & just him nipping at my feet leaves marks.”source ↗

“Looking for some recommendations for women's footwear that I can put on quickly to take puppy out and that isn't too interesting to the teething chaos goblin.”source ↗

“he simply must investigate with his mouth if it has: laces, a shoe tongue, tabs (RIP Blundstones), or an edge higher than my ankle (RIP rain boots).”source ↗

“My pup isn’t too bad of a biter anymore, still working through it, but it’s awful when trying to get her harness on. It takes about 30 seconds because she bites my hands the entire time and I just power through it”source ↗

“the biting with me has gotten absolutely out of control.”source ↗

“she bites me so hard basically from the minute shes awake until I put her in the crate and leave.”source ↗

“she doesnt settle when im home with her, she wont contentedly chew on a toy or bully stick when its just me”source ↗

“it feels like a cruel joke that despite my best efforts, shes biting me so horifically when im alone with her”source ↗

“its at the point where I dread waking up and going home to her.”source ↗

“How do I tell if my puppy likes me?”source ↗

“sometimes it feels like she’s not really super keen on being with me?”source ↗

“she doesn’t listen in on me sometimes when we train and she keeps biting me”source ↗

“whenever I try to pet her”source ↗

“she immediately goes for hands”source ↗

“I have a 13 week golden retriever that is biting CONSTANTLY. It never ends!”source ↗

“it seems like nothing helps. I’ve tried redirection, switching biting people for toys, and placing her in her crate.”source ↗

“Nothing is working and my 19 mo old and I are taking the brunt of the biting. Please help. 😩”source ↗

“He likes to bite my partner and I when he gets excited, I don't mind nipping/play biting but he doesn't seem to understand what is too hard and when to stop.”source ↗

“We've been getting up and walking away/ignoring him when he does this but he still bites us when we come back.”source ↗

“How long did your shark stick around?? Each day at least once without fail (usually closer to bedtime but not always) she will go into that feral puppy phase.”source ↗

“She bites- hands, loves a crotch, soft part of legs, pants- anything she can get.”source ↗

“She was supposed to go to training a few weeks ago but it got delayed till end of October and now I’m not sure how I’m gonna make it.”source ↗

“I haven’t had a puppy in YEARS and I’m close to my wits end lol.”source ↗

“I’ve tried to redirect with a toy- he shows little interest in how toys when he wants to bite.”source ↗

“I know I shouldn’t jerk away BUT he’s broke skin a few times and it hurts!!!!”source ↗

“I’ve tried the yips, time outs, stern nos and I’m so tired!”source ↗

“All play is him nipping.”source ↗

“I have tried everything when I play with him. Bring toys in, walk away when teeth touch skin. But it’s not ending.”source ↗

“he always seems to teeth at my arms and clothes and my brother’s arms and clothes, but he doesn’t do any of that stuff to my mom or dad.”source ↗

“One of the bigges challenges we’re facing now is the level of bity ness. Whenever we take him out to potty, after praising him, he gets excited or will get the zoomies outside and starts lunging/biting our pants, ankles, shoes, pulling at the fray. I know he’s playing and thinks it’s a game but he will growl and lunge quite aggressively at us, scratching our skin. and has punctured holes in our pants :/”source ↗

“My puppy loves collagen chews too but he gets them all milky and the residue dries in clumps on his front paws.”source ↗

“Once my boy got really bitey I knew it was time for him to chill”source ↗

“I have a 3 month old puppy (not indie) and he's biting as well... Mine also bites so it punctures my skin.”source ↗

“the endless biting phase almost broke me, thought i'd never sit on my own floor again without getting ambushed. once the adult teeth come in it's like a”source ↗

“I’ve started doing this with my piranha Labrador puppy. She’s 12 weeks and just wants to bite all the time!”source ↗

“Every time he sees me he just starts biting. I've tried the ouch method, the leaving the room, the crating, the naps, the schedules... everything.”source ↗

“As soon as he is out of the crate or awake, he latches on to my legs with both paws and starts biting my legs. I'm starting to get really fucking depressed because there is no bond there.”source ↗

“But at this point Im resenting him so much because I feel like I can't even get snuggles or pets or company.”source ↗

“Im struggling to figure out how I can reduce his land shark biting habits, and get him to come at the mention of his name.”source ↗

“In the same place with my staffy puppy at 12 ish weeks. A few things that kind of work (he still bites nearly every time but this has semi improved things)”source ↗

“even with that, he tore one side nearly apart.”source ↗

“my rescue mix was a total land shark at that age, I remember the first time he just plopped down and chewed a toy by himself I almost cried.”source ↗

“Having a puppy definitely has helped ease our sadness, but boy, I had forgotten just how tough a new puppy is!”source ↗

“It's such a huge change from a mellow adult dog to the puppy chaos. Our new little guy is adorable and we fell for him quickly, but it sure is exhausting!”source ↗

“My shoes are always put away, this is when they're on my feet and I'm walking”source ↗

“14 1/2 week old puppy losing teeth and I’m scared lol”source ↗

“I was a little impatient because he was biting me a lot more but when he was playing with his chew toy, I realized a couple of his teeth were missing and a few were growing into his gum line so understood how uncomfortable he was.”source ↗

“Is losing teeth normal at this age? Seems a bit early from what I’ve read but I am also desperate to know what will help him relieve the pain.”source ↗

“Whenever I play with my dog, she’ll eventually start nipping me.”source ↗

“I tried ignoring her, but sometimes she nips me to get my attention.”source ↗

“Also sometimes when I’m eating she’ll nip me bc I’m not giving her any food.”source ↗

“I've tried the approaches that seem geared toward puppies (making a sound of being in pain then going limp in the corner, facing away; or using the back of my hand to push his forehead away and say no -- both of which seem to make him more excited) with minimal results and have therefor concluded that it's just his inner velociraptor coming out to play.”source ↗

“Whenever he gets like this do I just leave him? Do I try to get him to play with a toy instead (flirt pole seems to distract him, but not perfectly)? Do I leave the room and hope he naps it off?”source ↗

“My 3 month old German shepherd puppy is only nipping/biting my hand. Anyone else who pets him or is around him, he never nibbles on them.”source ↗

“she has started biting and tugging her leash whenever we start out walking.”source ↗

“Today she also jumped on me and nipped at my hands and legs.”source ↗

“She’s biting me hard enough to hurt or break my skin.”source ↗

“She’s mostly fine with me but when my mom picks her up she bites her in the face.”source ↗

“Also when we give her a bath she’s fine but when my bf goes to dry her with a towel she bites really hard even if it’s me.”source ↗

“She’s really responsive to treats but it seems like she doesn’t even care when she gets in a mood or shell stop and as soon as there’s no treat at all she’ll growl and bite you really hard.”source ↗

“Following because I would like to know for my 9 month old boxer/pit mix!”source ↗

“Following my pup is only 14 weeks but like does the biting ever actually end?”source ↗

“i guess im getting the puppy blues. the yelping makes him the same way it just gets him amped up ready for more.”source ↗

“He bit our neighbors young child on the thumb earlier today and drew blood.”source ↗

“My boy chewed up so so many things and ruined lots of furniture before we learned lol.”source ↗

“My aussie was the exact same way at that age. Enforced naps did nothing to help. We had to literally move every non puppy item out of his reach and confined him to the living room with a gate.”source ↗

“recently he has been grabbing at my pajamas with this similar texture and REFUSES to stop biting and ends up tugging and growling.”source ↗

“This is the second time it has happened. Other occasion he was chewing my partners sweatpants and wouldn't let go.”source ↗

“Me personally i find this behavior to be concerning because he will become a HUGE dog.”source ↗

“Which frightens me cause when he's an adult he will for sure contest me and I won't be able to defend myself.”source ↗

“My puppy (12 weeks) doesn’t seem to like my 22 year old son. He will bark at him. Today he nipped him and drew blood. He has tried giving him treats and his dinner, but still no difference. Any advice please.”source ↗

“I have a very mouthy puppy and leaving the room worked for us - however it took at least two weeks of being consistent every single time he went in for the mouthing.”source ↗

“I've got a 6m old GSD mix and she's still a nightmare. She lunges and snaps a lot, she is wilful and ignores instruction...”source ↗

“Im tearing my hair out with her.”source ↗

“We try to redirect with toys- he shows little interest in the toys. He just craves flesh 😅”source ↗

“when she gets riled up or is cranky she barks in my ear (literally) and if i tell her no she’ll bite my hand, not bite bite but just like she’s teething.”source ↗

“any advice on how to get her to stop yelling at me and bring my hand!”source ↗

“Today we had a training session and she later became quite snappy, jumpy and bitey; growling at me and trying to bite my ankles.”source ↗

“She also has a new habit of jumping on furniture, which we are trying to train out of her.”source ↗

“However, the puppy often likes to play which usually seems to involve pulling on the other dogs ears, tail, or other parts of fur he can grip onto.”source ↗

“my puppy seems to continue with this behaviour even after this has been done.”source ↗

“sometimes my older dog is whining in pain and clearly isn’t interested in playing with him after a few minutes of it?”source ↗

“what worked for me was leaving the room for like 15 seconds every time teeth touched skin.”source ↗

“the hard part is getting everyone in the house to do the same thing. my roommate kept pushing him away with his hands and it set us back a solid 3 days cause the puppy thought it was a game”source ↗

“We tried this but our boy just nips at our asses when we try to ignore”source ↗

“Ignoring him doesn’t seem to phase him.”source ↗

“We are going through this. Actually we meet with a Behavioral Vet this week to make sure there isn’t something we have missed.”source ↗

“I feel really bad for wishing I hadn’t adopted my puppy.”source ↗

“He’s reactive and bites over everything.”source ↗

“When I pick him up, he growls and snaps at my hands.”source ↗

“I already have several scars because of him, and I don’t know what to do to fix this.”source ↗

“I am supervising their time together, at first the puppy will play with her toys but it seems like something clicks after a minute and she turns into a shark.”source ↗

“Sometimes she makes me question if we got a land shark or golden. 😂”source ↗

“I adopted a 1 year old a few weeks ago and he bites so much. Not only when he’s excited or over tired, he’ll even bite and nip when he comes to cuddle with me or will just walk over and nip at my ankles.”source ↗

“I try to ignore him or re direct with a toy but it’s not getting better. I’m getting to the point that sometimes I have thoughts that I don’t like him, which I hate.”source ↗

“My puppy is 8 going on 9 months and is back into puppy biting so I feel your pain.”source ↗

“Is there a way to tell the difference between teething biting and regular biting?”source ↗

“This is my first puppy all other dogs I’ve had were at least a year old when I got them so I’ve had to learn a lot”source ↗

“I have an 11 week old mini aussie and am dealing with the same thing! Each day his bite strengthens more and more and oh man.. my hands are so torn up from this little guy LOL.”source ↗

“Took her a while but when she was done, there were all these little pieces stuck to the carpet.”source ↗

“Then it's like a switch flips, and she starts trying to bite him and won't stop when he says to stop or tries to get her off.”source ↗

“My puppy sometimes has these (he's barely 4 months old) when we go on a walk because he's to excited and doesn't know how to release that excited energy so he starts grabbing hands/legs or humping.”source ↗

“Mine just wants to bite constantly! At least you get some angel! Putting them in for a nap helps immensely though as biting can be overstimulation”source ↗

“ummmm i’m in it right now and what the hell is up with them biting one day and being an angel the next? i was on the phone with the bank earlier and my puppy grabbed my pants legs and started attacking them”source ↗

“My puppies are around the same age and they try to bite me constantly. Fortunately, mine are small dogs so it doesn’t hurt but my first dog was large, and I know your pain.”source ↗

“she’ll just start biting me out of nowhere be it my arm or forearm”source ↗

“sometimes she goes FULL SHARK MODE.”source ↗

“Next thing I know her teeth sinks into my cheek and i push her in a panic because it really hurt.”source ↗

“I check my face and i’m covered in blood. I go to the ER and badabeam badaboom I have 2 stitches.”source ↗

“I don’t know how to proceed from here. I’m pretty sure it was my fault for getting too close to her face but what can I do about this behavior.”source ↗

“puppy teeth are basically needles, mine got my lip once and i looked like i lost a fight with a sewing machine”source ↗

“She’s very quick and can go from toy to arm in the blink of an eye, and while we try not to give her a reaction, we can’t always just immediately walk away because we usually have to get whatever she’s attached to of ours out of her mouth first.”source ↗

“Most of those methods also only up her excitement. It’s sometimes very hard to pry her off”source ↗

“What actually helped at least lower that heightened level, especially in the moment when they’re already latched onto you?”source ↗

“We had to walk around with rain boots on inside as to not get our feet eaten.”source ↗

“The dog does it even if she’s relaxing not asleep.”source ↗

“They play with her as if Poppy is another kid as well as Poppy treats them like any other puppies, playfully biting and running around. Her teeth are SHARP!”source ↗

“It’s gotten to the point where when they play, get bitten, they start to run away from Poppy. Poppy thinks they’re playing and would run after them, resulting in torn shirts and shorts/pants.”source ↗

“The weekend is truly chaotic cause everyone’s at home and we’re not able to figure out the formula that works while Poppy is being a puppy and kids are being kids.”source ↗

“Our puppy is 15 weeks and I have a 9 year old and a 4 year old, so I know the feeling.”source ↗

“My older son is the one who forgets sometimes and runs with the dog and gets bitten”source ↗

“But my wife and daughter are getting full on sharked constantly throughout the day.”source ↗

“Biting quite hard and not letting go, biting clothing etc. plenty of blood has been drawn and I’m pretty sure some are going to scar.”source ↗

“It’s ruining any enjoyment we thought we’d get from our new puppy, and we are constantly walking on eggshells around her.”source ↗

“We’ve tried redirecting, ignoring, walking away, time outs for us and her, yelping loudly, all of it.”source ↗

“Nothing seems to hold her attention for very long, even most times I give her a chew stick or similar that she used to spend so much time with.”source ↗

“I’m not even sure we’re in full teething territory yet and we’re not getting much rest, training or meals eaten lately.”source ↗

“he won’t stop biting. He’s been biting me to the point where I bleed I’ve bought him a bunch of teething toys but nothing will stop.”source ↗

“It turned out he was aggressive and reactive, and scared of everything.”source ↗

“I have finally considered rehoming him but who the heck would even take him is my first thought.”source ↗

“Honestly I don't know what to do anymore. What do I do??🙈🙉🙈 Has anyone been through this? is this puppy life because it SUCKS”source ↗

“I’m actually quite fed up with him. I don’t know how to handle him anymore. He doesn’t sleep until around 12 am or 1 am. He constantly barks at nothing in particular. He’s full of energy and keeps biting. He’s lost all his baby teeth, yet he won’t stop biting. I’ve cried for him to stop biting, but it doesn’t seem to help. I have no idea how to make him stop biting and barking. He doesn’t even get distracted by toys; he just wants to bite me.”source ↗

“Over the last few weeks, she has started biting people, jumping on them and not leaving them alone. She has also started barking loads.”source ↗

“Does anybody have any training tips to try and stop biting and barking?”source ↗

“I’m desperate and want to make sure I don’t raise a dog that thinks it’s ok to bite or bark at people.”source ↗

“When I arrive home from work I am mauled with gentle bites and kisses at the over excitement.”source ↗

“Now I’ve picked up a Maltipoo. 16 weeks old and I’ve had him for 2 weeks. He’s currently half the size of her but he’s starting to mimic her behaviour but when he nips it’s not soft and his teeth are like razors.”source ↗

“He made my partners ear bleed with a bite today. What can I do?”source ↗

“She will randomly attack us, both inside the house and on walks. She grabs our hands, arms, legs and clothes, bites repeatedly hard enough to break the skin and make us bleed and will growl and bark while doing it.”source ↗

“On walks, she can suddenly turn around and go for us, biting our legs or clothes and becoming very difficult to manage.”source ↗

“My younger sister is only 9 and currently can’t safely interact with her because she gets so rough.”source ↗

“Has anyone experienced this with their puppy? How did you manage it and when did it improve?”source ↗

“Any tips on how to stop the biting would be much appreciated.. I want a puppy not a piranha lol”source ↗

“I'm struggling with destructive behavior when he's left alone.”source ↗

“about 9/10 times he'll find something to chew or try to eat.”source ↗

“My 8 week old husky is a shark. He bites hard and he doesn't care where or if you want him to stop.”source ↗

“He grabbed my arm in his mouth today and shook it like a toy.”source ↗

“1 week ago I woke up to him thinking that biting my face is a game, and although I understand he is a puppy, he is hurting me and I don't know what to do.”source ↗

“He’ll go for my hands, knees, feet, and ankles and doesn’t show any signs of stopping.”source ↗

“I’m just at a loss and I have no idea what to do now.”source ↗

“if my 6 year old (ADHD) daughter touches her while sleeping or picks her up even slowly and nicely the dog growls and snaps at her.”source ↗

“Should I just find her a new owner now while she’s small & cute to avoid accidents?”source ↗

“I could use some tips, I’m new to raising a kitten.”source ↗

“like when do I start idk how to say it but like “punish” him for being bold, bc I have a sneaking suspicion he’s gonna be a biter.”source ↗

“once mom walks thru the door from school the little menace is on my heels, attacking my feet wanting to play”source ↗

“10-week-old kitten has extremely intense play biting — looking for ideas from people who've dealt with similar kittens”source ↗

“When he's awake and excited he'll repeatedly attack hands, arms, ankles and feet.”source ↗

“The biggest problem is when he gets extremely wound up and seems determined to wrestle a person regardless of the other options available.”source ↗

“I’m not sure where the line is between normal playful/overexcited biting and aggressive behaviour.”source ↗

“She even jumps up and goes straight for my hands or face with her teeth fully showing.”source ↗

“She’s been running, jumping and biting NONSTOP for more than two hours. IS THIS NORMAL?!”source ↗

“So im now at 3 dog bites.”source ↗

“He will also randomly turn aggressive on me and i stay out of his way to avoid getting bit.”source ↗

“I just dont want it to continue to escalate and my child or someone else gets hurt.”source ↗

“im terrified when people come over that hes gonna react even though most of the time hes okay.”source ↗

“By bite I mean it tries to chew my wrist, hand and legs whenever play or cuddle with him.”source ↗

“He doesn't do it with huge force but nonetheless it is irritating and sometimes it hurts.”source ↗

“mine turned into a land piranha every evening until i started crating him for a nap and it cut the biting in half”source ↗