mouthing

hey everyone, so Akira is now almost 9 months old and she is my first dog so Im learning everyday from her behaviors. I wanted to know will the nipping ever end? She never mean to hurt people but the way she invites people to play may be concerning to my guests. She nips people which can get...

Greetings everyone! I am brand new to posting on this forum (first post here), although I have been following for about a year now. This has been such an amazing community in terms of finding answers to my questions, details on finding a reputable and ethical breeder, questions to ask before...

Hi I have my first golden named Ace and he is 13 weeks old and a huuuuge mouther. He actually tries to play tug with our body parts the growls and all. Any suggestions to really stop mouthing? He starts puppy preschool next week for anyone who suggests training.

Has anyone used the vinegar and water spritz to get the puppy to stop biting. Bella (12 weeks) will play with her toys and then all of a sudden start biting my legs, my chair, my senior Golden. We keep Bella on a long leash as our house is too big to run around. Or I will block a portion off...

Hi I have a new puppy 13 weeks, male. I had a good laugh at the "land shark" posts as I was comforted to know that my supposedly gentle golden was mouth munching my arms and legs, shoes, jacket, jeans, blankets on my bed. For crate training chew toy I stuffed a natural bone with chicken and rice...

Hi again, So I just experienced some behavior I did not like at all: my 12 week old was playing and grabbed my finger really hard and growled. I had to get her mouth open with my free hand. She got me enough to draw a bit of blood. She's not aggressive at all. Her personality is very sweet. I...

I just brought my new golden, Brewer, home last Saturday. He is 13 weeks old. He already knows sit, stay, down, and was really good at puppy class. However, he is super mouthy. My hands and arms can show you that. He also grabs at my pants and won't let go and even growls while doing this. I try...

Hello Everyone, I have a 6, closer to 7 month old pup named Kopi (Kopitar). We are currently having some issues with biting, mouthing, and barking. Help! BITING/MOUTHING - Kopi has the horrible habit of biting at hands! My hands, my boyfriends hands, kids hands, new hands, old hands, ANY SET...

Hi, our pup, Penny is 11 weeks. We've had her since 7 weeks from rescue org. Was supposedly weaned from mom just a few days prior to us getting her. Problem is, she is biting like crazy and has drawn blood several times. She doesn't have any bit inhibition, tried the yelping....gets more...

I have a 13 weeks old golden. He is OBSESSED with hands. He just wants to keep mouthing them, even when you simply try to pet him (unless he's tired). He has softened up considerably since being a pup by using the "yelping" response, but to a small child, this could really hurt still. I always...

My golden retriever is just over a year old and is a wonderful show prospect according to the breeder. However, we have a problem as our dog constantly paces when he trots. He also jumps up and tries to grab his leash when we begin to trot. Can anyone help me with some advice on how to stop...

Hello. We recently adopted a 9 month old, 50lb, purebred golden retriever we found on craigslist. His name was Napoleon but we renamed him Buster. He is not fixed as of yet but we plan on having it done in the next month. He is registered with United if that means anything. We don't really care...

Hi All, I'm new here & need help with our 14 week old Golden, Max. (Sometimes lovingly referred to as "Mad Max".) He's a wonderful, beautiful, playful, happy boy most of the time, but is also VERY headstrong. He is a very determined & rough nipper - both with me, my fiancé, and our 4 year old...

Hi, this is my first post. I love this forum and have found so much of the information useful. Our puppy is almost 12 weeks old, we have had her for 9 days. Unfortunatly she was not purchased from a reputable breeder. We got her at a pet store for Christmas, the pet store gave of limited breeder...