Expert: English Bulldogs ( Marie ) e-mail me at mpmaltese@gmail.com - 5/23/2008

Question
I recently was surprised with the gift of the sweetest 8 week old British Bulldog puppy. We have had her for a couple of days now and she loves to bite!!! I know all puppies bite; how can I train her now so this does not become an issue? There is no way I would hit her and I do not believe this would be a healthy way to try and train her. What suggestions do you have? Thank you.

Answer
Hi Stephen: Your pup needs to learn soft and hard bites... What is ok bite( play) and what is not ok: This is called bite inhibition:

When your puppy bites you, do a high-pitch yelp or shriek (similar to the noise his littermates made when he bit them too hard) and ignoring him for a second are usually enough to let the puppy know that he hurt you.

Start by first yelping for the harder bites, and as he begins to bite softer, yelp for the softer bites too.

Eventually you will be yelping whenever he even puts his teeth on your skin. Before long you will have instilled bite inhibition in your puppy, and he will be a safer adult dog.

Hope this helps.... There are many other methods but the above should work for your kid.
Good luck and have fun!!!


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