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I'm sure a lot of people on here have dogs . How many have pitbulls? Ok here's my question or situation. We have had this dog for a year now . We got himwhen he was 2-3 months old he has a habit of of biting . He's not aggressive he's not mean he's always wagging his tail and is happy to see us he just is I guess you would call it mouthy . Any suggestions how to keep his mouth off ?
 
my Golden Retriever is my shadow and I cannot walk anywhere without him holding my hand in his mouth - but he is very soft-mouthed. Sometimes he tries it with my wife and I have to get his attn - tell him stop and he will quit.
 
I have a Boston Terrier who gets very excited when my wife or I return home from having been gone. She "bites" for a while. It's not hard, but she loves to get our fingers to the back of her mouth to the molars.

We know what's going on, but we always put the dog away when any strangers come to our house because we fear that the strangers would greatly misunderstand.

I don't know how you or I can train our dogs not to do that.

Tom in TN
 
I have had pits for decades. They need to have a good chew toy ALL the time. Big bones etc. It is there nature to need to chew on stuff so give them things. The one I have right now plays with soda bottles and we also play with a rag that has knots tied it in. She love to play tag-a-war and she will go after the bottle but it is a battle to take it away from her but she loves it and does not biter and if she hits skin lets loose fast
 
I sympathize with you. We have a labradore thats I figure about 6 years old now. Same thing, but only to me. He's grown out of it now though. For years every time I'd get home, he'd come running, tail wagging 90 miles per hour, jumping at my face nipping, teeth chomping. Strange way of showing happy, and he nipped me more than once. I'd get nipped and yell at him, and I'd get yelled at for yelling at him. "He's just happy to see you and you don't like him, blah, blah, blah". True, I was getting to the point where I was really starting to not like him, but its because he was jumping and nipping at my face, or constantly walking up and trying to lick me. I've never had a dog like that before, but he's not my dog, and I tolerate him so I don't get yelled at. He finally doesn't nip at me out of happiness anymore, but he still licks, and I don't like to be slimed for no reason like that. We also have a mastiff, but she doesn't bite or lick. She's just a good girl.

Mark
 
Carry a clothing pin. just with the point poke him when he is going to bit. NO IT WILL NOT KILL HIM, and you will have a loveable dog. Getting your butt whipped didn't kill you, and look how nice your turned out. lol
 
yes,
we have a pit bull. her name is Susie. she is the sweetest dog you could ever meet in your life. when she was a pup she wanted to chew on hands and DH would let her, so i had to get him to stop before i could get her to stop. but i got her to stop, i would just tell her no teeth and if she didn't stop I'd give her a little smack to confirm the no part.

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the same thing with little Ernie, i had to train the old man first.


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What did you do to get the pit to stop biting ?? I don't want to
get mean n nasty with him ....I just want to stop this behavior.. I
now its going to be a journy..
 
(quoted from post at 20:12:49 02/24/14) What did you do to get the pit to stop biting ?? I don't want to
get mean n nasty with him ....I just want to stop this behavior.. I
now its going to be a journy..
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it's not that difficult. call him to get petted and when he goes for your hand, pull your hand back and tell him " no teeth, on teeth on me " then pet him without him getting a chance to put his teeth on you, hold his snoot if you have to and pet him with the other hand. dogs are smart and he'll learn all of his manners soon enough. a little patience and a lot of repetition and both of you will have soon forgot all about it. have fun and enjoy your new pet :)
 
A while back my 8 yr old daughter had a german shepard that niped her one day. she bent down and bit her hard, i heard the dog yelp. We never had any more issues of the dog nipping her or anyone.
 
A lot of dogs are mouthy especially when young. When he puts his mouth on your hand tell him NO and immediately stop playing/giving him any attention--just walk off for several minutes. Or conversely after you've told him no and he's stopped move to a more formal activity like taking the opportunity to practice sit or stay rewarding him when he does it correctly. I find it more effective and it works better than than punishment/pain.

One thing that you might already experience, or he might try this to get you playing again--jumping up on you. If he jumps on you as again many dogs do the best thing I've found to stop it is crossing your arms across your chest and if necessary turning you back to them--while ignoring them. Many people pick their hands up when the dog come to sniff their hands or approaches them but doing so is kinda like saying jump up. It's been kinda amazing to me that no other method of removing your hands from them seems to work any were near as well. Again it appears to work better than most of the "punishment" methods I hear of often like a knee in the chest.

Dogs really want attention and withholding it when they are not acting appropriately is really effective.

Good Luck.
 
Had a dog like that once, always jumping up and biting. Got tired of it one day and when he came running and jumped up he got a good solid kick right in his family jewels. He let out a yelp and took off. Never had any more trouble with him jumping or trying to bite.
 
Jerry, we have / have had 2 Pit Bull / Lab crossbreeds, both were rescue dogs.
And, we"ve had other breeds and helped at a local Dog Obedience school.
All young dogs want to bit/chew - I think some of it is teething, some is simply an oral recognition, and some of it is wanting to be the "Alpha" dominate animal.
I strongly encourage going to a "Beginners" dog obedience course - it will be good for the dog and FOR YOU! 1st step is setting up who is Alpha, best learned in a class.
Yes, you can beat anything into submission, but dogs want to be led, and loved, and generally do want to obey. Beating often just teaches them that you are an @$$whole, as dogs forget what they were doing within a minute of doing it.
The short course on biting: tell them NO, firmly, and consistently. If the dog persists, grab the lower jaw at the back just in front of the hinge joint and squeeze GENTLY, and Loudly and Firmly say "NO BITE" - there is a nerve just under the skin and on the outside of the jawbone, and squeezing it is extremely painful to the dog, so approach the grip carefully.
Please note that dogs have a "Short Term" and a "Long Term" Memory - a lesson often has to be repeated longer than approx. 4 weeks for it to become a permanent memory.

Best Wishes!
 
Jim, IMO. Pits are ALWAYS a ticking Time Bomb, it is NOT IF they will go Off it is When! I sit in church with a lady whose elderly Mom was Attacked am Mauled an Killed by a group of Pits. They are not safe under in circumstances. Are you willing to Trust this dog with your Children/Grand Children, neighbors Kids/Grand Kids, a stranger who stop by to ask directions ??????????????????
Are YOU willing to Loose you Farm, Biz, Home When the Law suits Exceed the Insurance Caps of you Home/Farm policy??? Here in Texas we have a New Law that Holds the Dog Owner Financially Responsible and Criminally Neglect if that Dog inflicts bodily harm, or death to another person.
At the earliest possible time when you get home before the rest of the Family, put a 38 cal slug between that dogs eyes, get rid of the evidence, Then the 3 Ss come into play.(Shoot, Shovel, Shut-up!) You haven't seen the dog!
Then, that night when you go to bed, Thank God that dog didn't hurt any one! and be shed of a potential problem. Dog Mauling Deaths are mainly Pits, Rots, Dobermans, Chows
I have never seen a person Mauled to Death by a Smaller, weenier type dog!!! Loose this dog before you live to regret it!!
Later,
John A.
 
A short piece of 1/2" pvc or a welding rod applied judiciously across the nose and the word "no" in a stern manner works very well. Once or twice is all it takes. TDF
 
Been through more dogs than I can remember - In my opinion -

Puppies at that age do go through some "teething" issues, but usually the kind of nipping and biting you're talking about is play fighting.

Play fighting has a purpose; to establish who's the boss without actually killing each other.

If you're petting him in a rough playful way (and who doesn't want to), he's going to take that as this type of fun, challenging play, like you're a peer, not the boss.

Be the boss.

An alpha dog isn't going to play with a puppy that way. They might get a little playful with a puppy for a few seconds, but if that puppy ever bites the alpha dog, they'll at least give them a good growl and they'll shut that activity down, INSTANTLY.

If you use the word NO, make it more of a growl, or just use a sharp noise that wakes them up and breaks the mood. Doesn't have to be loud, but a noise that makes them stop and think. They need to know something's different and they've crossed a line. Play should stop immediately.

Don't say NO, and then go right back to roughhousing. No has to be the end of it. Keep the petting mellow.

If you can't get a noise to work, a quick push down and hold them on their back for a second should do the trick.

don't feel bad for them after that and give them another rough petting.

dogs speak dog. Don't expect them to learn English, you're the smarter one so it's easier if you learn to speak dog. Dogs speak in actions, not words.

Everybody wants to play with their dogs playfully, but you'll find a lot of these kinds of problems develop with that peer type of relationship.
 
I would fold my dog's jowls inside her mouth. She learned not to be 'mouthy'.
14 yrs now, and the sweetest old lady you would ever want. ( 1/2 golden retriever and 1/2 rott.
Alas she has recurring cancer and is not long for this world.)
 
John ; You gave the BEST advice on here !!!!!

Having had a neighbor boys face scared for life from a dog and a niece leg all chewed up these viscous breeds NEED to go as they are a ticking time bomb. I forget what breed got these folks but it wasn't the main ones you listed. It is something I never heard of before maybe a cross of all those ?
 
strong jaw dogs take a lot of work and care.
When I had my Rottweiler, I never allowed him to
play-fight with me when he was young, like I did with my other dogs.
He grew huge and I never stopped with the
'don't lead, check, with your mouth' training
Training was tough and never ending, to gently push his head to the side and say no, when he would put even his nose to whatever approached him.
I never hit him, Rotts are tough and aloof, it wouldn't have done any good anyway.
Like the other poster said, be a dog.
Every day of his life, I would get down on all 4's and push him down on his side gently and hold my forehead on his shoulder until he 'submitted'
I had him 11? years (cancer) and he never even attempted to bite anyone, even being the fierce watchdog he was.
My son and lots of his friends, no issues ever.
The one time he defended his home, he charged and knocked the person flat with his forehead. no biting.

with all that said, dogs, regardless of breed are all different.
I had to get rid of one mongrel that I had for years, because he growled at my son. I went after him violently but he wouldn't drop his neck hair or head. No biting, but he wouldn't 'submit'.
Gave him to a friend that needed a garage watchdog the same day.
 
No, I disagree.

Any dog, or any person can be viscous, if abused enough.
Any pack of dogs will chase something that is running, and will learn to bite and even kill it, even when not hungry. Saw a pack of junk yard dogs nearly catch a young boy in Memphis, Tenn years ago - every color and breed in the world seemingly in that pack.
Some Pit Bulls have been bred & trained for the d@mn dog fights that some idiots think is tough and cool, and for protecting druggies and gang-bangers pads - these dogs are very dangerous
But the breed itself is NOT all viscous, no more so than a lot of other dogs.
They are VERY protective of their home turf, just like German Shepherds.
If you remember the old "Our Gang" or "The Little Rascals" dog, Pete the Pup, was originally an American Pit Bull.
The Pit Bull cross breeds I've had have been very loyal, loving, and obedient when properly cared for and trained.
 
Hey Jerry.

I have owned and worked with dogs all my life and recently had two pitbulls, one a rescue and one bought as a pup.

I think the most important part is impressing on the dog that you are the alpha. No beatings necessary but a good whack on the muzzle if the dog is getting mouthy usually helps.

Above all training any animal is a lot of small steps. Be patient and don't lose your cool and you will be rewarded with a faithfull friend

I have not seen where a Pitt is any more problem to train than any other dog..perhaps a bit more protective of family.

Good luck,

Brad
 
IlliniJohn, B.S.! B.S.! B.S.! Loving till the SOB takes your face Off, Kills children, and adults too. All in How they are Raised! Heard that one more times than I can count. If you want to believe that LIE Go head! I just pray You are not Ignorant enough to Keep these time bombs around you Children/Grand Children!!!
Stats On Dog attack Do Not Lie, the Leading dog Breed that Kills, Mame's, people of all ages is the Pit Bull
IMO Every Pit Bull should be destroyed on sight!
Every person with a Weapon Should have a Green Light on any Pit any time!
Later,
John A.
 
No, not BS.
Yes, the statistics say the highest number of deaths by dogs have been Pit Bulls - those that have been Bred and Trained/Aggravated to be awful.

Yes, our dogs have been raised with our children, and were trained on how to behave with and for us.

You"re welcome to your opinion, and I am to mine.
 
For any puppy it is normal until they have their second set of teeth all in but if yours is still doing it after a year then maybe some kind of shock treatment ( ie rolled newspaper on the nose etc) in in order or some bad tasting stuff on your hands type therapy, They do make such stuff. It's not aggression or his tail wouldn't be waggin.
 
Just had a local boy killed by a pair of pit bulls. Also a lady mauled and almost killed by her own "sweet loving" pit bulls. It just isn"t worth it to have animals like that around. Get rid of them. Can"t imagine the pain of having your dog injure or kill a child or any person or other dog for that matter.
 
John It is not my intention to raise a quarrel with you. My point is These dogs have a propensity to Go Off on people, even those that have Lovingly taken care of them since their earliest thoughts! So why Temp Fate so to Speak. I will not ridicule you over you choice of dog........
I just pray I Never read or hear of a man named John that lives in Ill. whose Pit turned on his Family and hurt a family member or himself.
Later,
John A
 
My brother in law had a 3 day old calf killed by two pits. The old cow lost both ears down to the skull, part of her nose, and had all kinds of wounds. Had to finally shoot the cow. Animal control took care of the dogs with lead. Thank God there were no children out in this small town that day, because they never would have stood a chance.
 

Insurance companies provide a service that we all need. They make money doing it by knowing the odds of having to pay out due to a claim. They know that the odds are that after a few years of being the sweetest thing, that your pit bull will turn on a little kid and maul it, and you will be so sad, and they will have to pay the cute kid's parents.
 
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