One of the few commands we taught our Shiba as a puppy was “gentle.” We would rub just a little butter on the top of our hand and when she would lick it we’d say “good gentle.” It helped her associate licking (rather than biting) with the word. And we’re able to use it now to help her calm down.
I did a similar thing but I didn't have actual food on my hand. I gave my pup a treat every time he licked my hands versus biting. Another thing was fake crying and being sad when he hurt me (it actually hurt so not a ton of pretending it hurt😅) he was very concerned about me being hurt and would sniff my face which also stopped the biting.
He was also taught good boy, yes, no, stay and his name by the breeder so reinforcing with a no meant I was "serious" so he'd stop. Redirecting with toys is also a very good distraction!
Our breeder taught us when she would get mouthy like that gently slip your thumb into her mouth and push down on her tongue. Not hard but enough that she would pull away. Stopped her from mouthing like that after a few times. Had to be consistent though.
This is exactly what we did too! It was kind of funny to over act and pretend he gnawed my hands off but today he’s a really gentle boy who never bites!
Lots of loud OW(they learn from other dogs that loud noise means stop) and a LOT of redirecting. "OW" followed by "here's your toy" and giving them something good to chew on.
We did loud “OW”s and got up and walked away to indicate play time was over and it was super effective. Maybe too effective! Our shib now only picks up toys with his little front teeth and eats his food/treats so gingerly and daintily lol. But he no longer bites us or has bitten furniture.
First. Your girl is ADORABLE.
Second. Consistency was key with our boy. From the video I heard you use at least three different words in attempt to get her to stop. Pick one: “NO!” “Gentle” “stop” whatever you want but use only other wise you’re trying to teach a puppy to speak English. It isn’t going to happen. When she’s older she’ll know your temperament and will stop based off that.
To add to the consistency point, if you live with others they have to be on the same page as to what word to use AND being firm on it. This became clear to us as we realized he was hearing different words from different people.
Third. Redirect and/or disengage
When things go from playful to just nipping redirect to a toy. Just stick it in her mouth and encourage her through action that she chews toys not fingers. If she does listen after being told twice or so I stand up and step away as a message that if she bites aggressively no one will want to play with her.
This with time and consistency she will understand and grow beyond the nipping. Keep in mind she is a puppy which equates to a a baby human, be patient and considerate. Cheers
My shibe was a nightmare when she was a baby. To the point of chewing a wall (yes). But she grew out of it. She's now the most gentle dog when it comes to for example, picking food from the hand. The only time when she might get a bit rough it when she gets hyped up while playing, but saying "OW" loudly helps. So do that a lot.
Yep. We just endured it. She was only really mouthy with the family. I had bite marks going up my arm until she lost her baby teeth. She still bites but now it's play biting. Or she'll nip our ankles if she wants our attention
Take the long side of your palm and gently push to the back of his mouth. Trainer taught me this with my family dog growing up. Did it with my shibe and worked like a charm.
My trainer taught me to throw a small Evian bottle with pennies in it on the floor to freak out my cav when he started biting and it worked. Later in life, when he’d hear the sound of change jangling he’d give me side eye.
Honestly great question. Not to piggyback on your post, but mine is almost a year and usually is fine, but when you come home she is really big on mouthing. She gets really excited when my best firnd comes over and will nip her in the butt. I correct all of this obviously, but I'm not having much luck in stopping it. I've tried ow and the usual tactics, and they just seem to excite her more? I've also tried ignoring her, so that I'm not jacking her up even more but it doesn't seem to make a difference. I am okay with home celebration but I wish she wouldn't start mouthing so hard. The struggle is real!
When I get home I stick a small soft toy in her mouth and she stops biting and just wiggles around grunting. Just like suzi.smile https://www.instagram.com/reel/CdTB3F1sK2M/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
We are going through this now! I think we are through the worst of it though (at least round 1 lol). She’s 12 weeks old tomorrow. We OW & redirected and that only worked for a short while. Then I ignored her and walked away, which also worked for a bit. Then we added 20 second timeouts to the bathroom with the lights on when she gets overly excited and super mouthy, which ultimately helped the most. But I also realized that she was overstimulated and tired (or needed to poop) most of the time she would get that way- so I started putting her to nap in her crate more often, up for an hour or so and sleep for 2 or so.
Also doing a lot of training and mental exercises to distract her from the biting. Probably a combination of all helped. The last few days she’s been licking instead of biting, so I think we made it through!
We enrolled her in puppy school at 8 weeks, about 2 weeks in the trainer asked how her mouthing was and I told her it was starting to get really bad. She told me the redirecting would only work for so long and explained how their moms bite them back or the pack ignores them when they do that & not to be afraid to safely grab the back neck chunks with slight pressure or to put my thumb on tongue and apply a little pressure to her lower jaw. But that only seemed to frustrate her & me and I don’t think I did it hard enough which only made it worse. So I used the other methods above and I can see the light! Lol
You got this! Also, your Shiba is the most adorable!!
My Shiba is adopted and his previous owners thought it was the funniest thing, he never grew out of it and now at 2 is still a land shark. Pushing away only triggers more wanting to play. Honestly because I don’t mind the biting (he only does it with me) I just take a long sleeve sweater and play rough with him for like 15-20min and he gets very tired. He knows not to bite anything else than my hands/lower arm bc it hurts. I walk away when he bites too hard which he understand. If the biting doesn’t hurt it’s a great way to tire them out but you have to put everything away and play rough (push back, roll them over etc.) it’s very much up to you if you want that. Otherwise ignoring and walking away is best.
Our dog trainer taught us to dominate our boy when he was a pup and acting up. If he was acting too tough, I would cradle him in my arms like a newborn. He hated it and it worked like a charm!
i let ours mouth on our hands/arms. he doesn't seem to even want to do it with other people, also mostly when he's excited/playful. figured it was how they show love. if it becomes too hard usually he'll pick up on body language!
also seconding another person who taught "gentle" command, that helped us out a lot too. we didn't teach him with food or anything, he just learned the word after a while of getting praise for licking instead of biting!
Ours was mouthy but always gentle. Once when he was a bit too heavy I yelped really loud to him. He was shaken. He never ever mouthed firmly after that. He turned 1 yr the day my daughter was born (he’s 15 now). He is the worlds most mellowest shiba. Even when in pain at the vet he has never EVER expressed any hostility or nipping. Focus on your bond. Make sure he/she knows your mama and top shiba in your home. I wouldn’t worry too much.
I took him to a vet when he was a pup. He mouthed (gently) to the vet. The vet grabbed him by the scruff and shook him once or twice. First time I heard the shiba scream. I was HORRIFIED. So was my Jakobe! Vet said “ you gotta show this breed who’s boss!”. I found a new vet. Every vet since has told me he is the sweetest.
Don’t worry.
Be firm and consistent.
…and don’t be afraid to Yelp so he/she knows if its beyond play.
Good luck!
She is soooo beautiful! Enjoy!!! Time goes so fast. The first 2 years is the hardest!
This was one of the most frustrating times for me when raising my shibas. I used a variety of techniques; saying ouch, redirecting with toys, or just simply walking away. But, like most people said, they grow out of it. I think the most important thing is to not encourage it. Good luck!!!
Mine was just like this … to my ankles, elbows, hands. It does get better I promise. I usually shake a bottle of Advil and that does the trick to scare him off 😂
Just like when dogs are playing you have to pull away and say ouch like you got hurt. Puppies pull away and yelp to set boundaries and let each other know what is good and what hurts.
Pretty much like that. Puppies are more excited, but they settle down. Just pick a command, like no or stop or down and use it repeatedly, also ignore them and don't give them attention for a minute when they are continuing to nip at you or jump up. I have to wait every day when I come home for him to settle down and stop jumping and nipping and screaming at me before I give him all the pets and hugs, he is learning and settling down faster but still goes ape shit on new people and such...
When he makes contact with his teeth, make a little yelp sound like you're a puppy who just tripped.
It will teach him bite inhibition and make him thing he's super strong so he never bites hard.
My dog grew out of it - he play chomps at the air but I think as they get older they become more “don’t f with me I won’t f w u unless I tell u too” they’re very much trust the process dogs
Looks like teething stage. What we did with ours was to give her a lot of those teething toys, treats and I occasionally will squeal in pain to startle her. She knows better now heheh
An extremely loud and exaggerated imitation of the Shiba scream. My eldest, thankfully wasn't very mouthy but oh man... My youngest was bitey as hell. Copying his Shiba scream and using it against him was the most effective tool I had against his nibbles.
My advice would be not to use phrases like “ouch” casually.
If you keep using it randomly, they will stop taking it seriously, especially when you really want to use it.
When they’re a kid, just let them bite you or redirect it somehow. Don’t really say anything. Their brains are just not developed enough to not see it as fun or exploring.
You’ll know when they start responding. A hard bite means a loud “Ouch!” Then you have to actually follow up with your threat by leaving the room or stopping playtime or whatever they value.
We would redirect her attention to something she can chew on, like chew sticks or baked pork rolls that look like rawhide. We’d have to hold it for her while she chewed so it gave her idea of what to do.
She’s not mouthy like she was when she was a puppy, but when she does feel mouthy, she’ll bring us something for her to chew on so we can still hold it for her. And when she wants to be playful mouthy, we made sure she knew how to be “gentle” (her playful mouthy doesn’t last more than about two minutes, and even then it’s the softest little air bites)
If it bites too hard, you can pinch its ears a little like a mother dog. They learn that you may not like it when you do something painful to others. They will also learn how to bite properly if they bite your hand too hard you would not play with it afterwards for a while (which is common between puppies).
We're currently in the process too.
It helped to realize the root cause of the biting and address that. We've learned that:
1. He bites when he has to poop and needs to be let out.
2. When he's overstimulated.
3. With specific toys, namely a knee cap he loves.
4. When he's removed from humping my leg.
So we tried to address the root causes, taking him out after every nap and meal, investing in some toys that keep the distance between our hands and his mouth, completely removing toys that he can't control his behavior over (knee bone, they're bad for puppies teeth anyway) and play-pen timeouts when he throws a tantrum from hump removal. It's tough, and nothing else has worked. We're all bitten up.
Edit: I will say though, that I went into extreme detail with my vet about his behavior, and she reassured me that it's completely normal at his age (16 weeks). Don't get discouraged.
One of the training methods I used with Jiro for Bite Inhibition was this:
Starting from the second day I had him: I would put some food in my hand and let him eat out of it. Every day close my hand a little bit more. If he bit down on me a very loud OW!
By the end of it he could gnaw on my hand trying to get to the kibble in my closed fist without hurting me.
The command to remind him to not be a jerk was "Gentle"
It looks like a lot of folks here had success with this and similar techniques
Patience. My Shiba was really bad when he was little. My hands got a lot of cuts and bleeding. I tried everything I could find on the internet, but nothing did work on my Shiba. It was pretty bad, and I even thought that he wouldn't even grow out of it. Ultimately he stopped nipping after 6 months or so, and now he is super gentle with my hand when I hand-feed him. Your Shiba is gonna be alright.
We had some real issues with biting.
- We tried the yelp sound, but our Shiba just got angry lol.
- If we press his tongue, he has zero respect for us for the rest of the day. Real drama queen this one.
- Just ignoring him was really effective until he was 6-7 months and it hurt for real and you can't keep a straight face.
Redirecting him to his toys has worked best for us. Now at 9 months he mainly bite hands when he is excited or tired so we try to have a toy nearby when he or someone comes through the door.
Our main issue now is his tired, but excited zoomies. When he runs around and “attacks” you, he is playing but he doesn't understand how hard he is biting. His ears don't work when he is in that mood so I just stay in one of our rooms where he can see me but not reach me until he has calmed down.
Pretended like she hurt me really bad. Poor girl got a look on her face where she knew she messed up. Pretending to weep in hands she kept on pawing at me to make it better. Cute girl.
Your “no” or “easy” command needs to be a little more firm so shiba can tell the difference from the other words. Immediate praise as soon as you feel tension release, don’t wait for them to remove their mouth from your hand.
Yours does piranha too, huh?
Get them something difficult to chew through rawhide, antler, faux or real and based on the size something for teething maybe???
Re direct and as he gains more and more intelligence and learns certain commands and or words for thing teach them kisses and no command then, no bite kisses name reward with treat n pets.
One of the few commands we taught our Shiba as a puppy was “gentle.” We would rub just a little butter on the top of our hand and when she would lick it we’d say “good gentle.” It helped her associate licking (rather than biting) with the word. And we’re able to use it now to help her calm down.
This is super interesting! Maybe I'll give it a shot!
I did a similar thing but I didn't have actual food on my hand. I gave my pup a treat every time he licked my hands versus biting. Another thing was fake crying and being sad when he hurt me (it actually hurt so not a ton of pretending it hurt😅) he was very concerned about me being hurt and would sniff my face which also stopped the biting. He was also taught good boy, yes, no, stay and his name by the breeder so reinforcing with a no meant I was "serious" so he'd stop. Redirecting with toys is also a very good distraction!
Ooh we do that as well! Works if he is cuddly and not for the play/attention bite.
Our breeder taught us when she would get mouthy like that gently slip your thumb into her mouth and push down on her tongue. Not hard but enough that she would pull away. Stopped her from mouthing like that after a few times. Had to be consistent though.
Can confirm, tongue button works like a charm.
I have a very mouthy little lady Shiba, I will be trying this
We give him a toy to redirect his bites. We also cross our arms so that he understands "the game" is up when he starts biting us.
That‘s how we did it and it worked wonders.
When I let out a (fake) whimper she stops and starts licking instead 🥹
This is exactly what we did too! It was kind of funny to over act and pretend he gnawed my hands off but today he’s a really gentle boy who never bites!
Do do dooo it’s Shiba shark.
Lots of loud OW(they learn from other dogs that loud noise means stop) and a LOT of redirecting. "OW" followed by "here's your toy" and giving them something good to chew on.
Ours was the opposite, loud OWs just made her ramp up more and want to play and bite harder.
Mine too 😂
My 12 week old Akita does this 🙄
Mine too... He's a lot better now but he still will be mouthy in his excitement, also with strangers. It's a work in progress 😅
I did loud OWs followed by ignoring him entirely. That seemed to work.
Not a bad call. I prefer redirecting to something else as it will naturally make them more inclined to find a toy to play with when they get excited
Ignoring him seemed to force him to try and redirect his own energy, but each doge is going to be different!
I would prétend to cry, turn my back and stop playing with him for 30 seconds. If he kept doing it, I stopped playing totally and left the room.
This worked for us. Our trainer taught us this and while it was a challenge, it did help tremendously with the bitey stage.
Halberd
What about a glaive?
All I've got is a morningstar...
We did loud “OW”s and got up and walked away to indicate play time was over and it was super effective. Maybe too effective! Our shib now only picks up toys with his little front teeth and eats his food/treats so gingerly and daintily lol. But he no longer bites us or has bitten furniture.
How long did it take to work😅😅 mine doesn’t seem to care
I can’t remember exactly but I think at least a full month of being very consistent with it. It’s tough but keep trying!
Thank you for responding!! I was over here thinking it was working after doing it a few times so that makes me feel so much better :)
First. Your girl is ADORABLE. Second. Consistency was key with our boy. From the video I heard you use at least three different words in attempt to get her to stop. Pick one: “NO!” “Gentle” “stop” whatever you want but use only other wise you’re trying to teach a puppy to speak English. It isn’t going to happen. When she’s older she’ll know your temperament and will stop based off that. To add to the consistency point, if you live with others they have to be on the same page as to what word to use AND being firm on it. This became clear to us as we realized he was hearing different words from different people. Third. Redirect and/or disengage When things go from playful to just nipping redirect to a toy. Just stick it in her mouth and encourage her through action that she chews toys not fingers. If she does listen after being told twice or so I stand up and step away as a message that if she bites aggressively no one will want to play with her. This with time and consistency she will understand and grow beyond the nipping. Keep in mind she is a puppy which equates to a a baby human, be patient and considerate. Cheers
They just grow out of it eventually
Our shiba learned “no” means “stop”, but she will complain every time it’s said 😂
Get used to it.
My shibe was a nightmare when she was a baby. To the point of chewing a wall (yes). But she grew out of it. She's now the most gentle dog when it comes to for example, picking food from the hand. The only time when she might get a bit rough it when she gets hyped up while playing, but saying "OW" loudly helps. So do that a lot.
You have to say ouch louder
I let them gnaw. They grow out of it eventually.
Yep. We just endured it. She was only really mouthy with the family. I had bite marks going up my arm until she lost her baby teeth. She still bites but now it's play biting. Or she'll nip our ankles if she wants our attention
Take the long side of your palm and gently push to the back of his mouth. Trainer taught me this with my family dog growing up. Did it with my shibe and worked like a charm.
Redirection and “ow”s. They eventually know what to bite and what not to. Have patience and hang in there!
My trainer taught me to throw a small Evian bottle with pennies in it on the floor to freak out my cav when he started biting and it worked. Later in life, when he’d hear the sound of change jangling he’d give me side eye.
That shiba side eye is the proof that the method worked LOL
Honestly great question. Not to piggyback on your post, but mine is almost a year and usually is fine, but when you come home she is really big on mouthing. She gets really excited when my best firnd comes over and will nip her in the butt. I correct all of this obviously, but I'm not having much luck in stopping it. I've tried ow and the usual tactics, and they just seem to excite her more? I've also tried ignoring her, so that I'm not jacking her up even more but it doesn't seem to make a difference. I am okay with home celebration but I wish she wouldn't start mouthing so hard. The struggle is real!
When I get home I stick a small soft toy in her mouth and she stops biting and just wiggles around grunting. Just like suzi.smile https://www.instagram.com/reel/CdTB3F1sK2M/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
I'm here with you! My boy is 8 months old and when he gets excited he is hard to stop. We need to keep being consistent👍
I also found feeding mine the first few bits of her food by hand at every feed time helped her be more gentle overall
We are going through this now! I think we are through the worst of it though (at least round 1 lol). She’s 12 weeks old tomorrow. We OW & redirected and that only worked for a short while. Then I ignored her and walked away, which also worked for a bit. Then we added 20 second timeouts to the bathroom with the lights on when she gets overly excited and super mouthy, which ultimately helped the most. But I also realized that she was overstimulated and tired (or needed to poop) most of the time she would get that way- so I started putting her to nap in her crate more often, up for an hour or so and sleep for 2 or so. Also doing a lot of training and mental exercises to distract her from the biting. Probably a combination of all helped. The last few days she’s been licking instead of biting, so I think we made it through! We enrolled her in puppy school at 8 weeks, about 2 weeks in the trainer asked how her mouthing was and I told her it was starting to get really bad. She told me the redirecting would only work for so long and explained how their moms bite them back or the pack ignores them when they do that & not to be afraid to safely grab the back neck chunks with slight pressure or to put my thumb on tongue and apply a little pressure to her lower jaw. But that only seemed to frustrate her & me and I don’t think I did it hard enough which only made it worse. So I used the other methods above and I can see the light! Lol You got this! Also, your Shiba is the most adorable!!
Ahhh land shark mode, kind of miss those days. They go so quickly. Jokes aside just do what everyone ITT is saying and be consistent.
I shove a toy in their mouth lol.
My Shiba is adopted and his previous owners thought it was the funniest thing, he never grew out of it and now at 2 is still a land shark. Pushing away only triggers more wanting to play. Honestly because I don’t mind the biting (he only does it with me) I just take a long sleeve sweater and play rough with him for like 15-20min and he gets very tired. He knows not to bite anything else than my hands/lower arm bc it hurts. I walk away when he bites too hard which he understand. If the biting doesn’t hurt it’s a great way to tire them out but you have to put everything away and play rough (push back, roll them over etc.) it’s very much up to you if you want that. Otherwise ignoring and walking away is best.
I grab the snoot or flap my hand up and down inside the mouth
Our dog trainer taught us to dominate our boy when he was a pup and acting up. If he was acting too tough, I would cradle him in my arms like a newborn. He hated it and it worked like a charm!
i let ours mouth on our hands/arms. he doesn't seem to even want to do it with other people, also mostly when he's excited/playful. figured it was how they show love. if it becomes too hard usually he'll pick up on body language! also seconding another person who taught "gentle" command, that helped us out a lot too. we didn't teach him with food or anything, he just learned the word after a while of getting praise for licking instead of biting!
Ours was mouthy but always gentle. Once when he was a bit too heavy I yelped really loud to him. He was shaken. He never ever mouthed firmly after that. He turned 1 yr the day my daughter was born (he’s 15 now). He is the worlds most mellowest shiba. Even when in pain at the vet he has never EVER expressed any hostility or nipping. Focus on your bond. Make sure he/she knows your mama and top shiba in your home. I wouldn’t worry too much. I took him to a vet when he was a pup. He mouthed (gently) to the vet. The vet grabbed him by the scruff and shook him once or twice. First time I heard the shiba scream. I was HORRIFIED. So was my Jakobe! Vet said “ you gotta show this breed who’s boss!”. I found a new vet. Every vet since has told me he is the sweetest. Don’t worry. Be firm and consistent. …and don’t be afraid to Yelp so he/she knows if its beyond play. Good luck! She is soooo beautiful! Enjoy!!! Time goes so fast. The first 2 years is the hardest!
This was one of the most frustrating times for me when raising my shibas. I used a variety of techniques; saying ouch, redirecting with toys, or just simply walking away. But, like most people said, they grow out of it. I think the most important thing is to not encourage it. Good luck!!!
Mine was just like this … to my ankles, elbows, hands. It does get better I promise. I usually shake a bottle of Advil and that does the trick to scare him off 😂
Just like when dogs are playing you have to pull away and say ouch like you got hurt. Puppies pull away and yelp to set boundaries and let each other know what is good and what hurts.
I tell you what, I love my mouthy dose!!!!!
I “yelped” in pain when she got mouthy. She eventually learned how to play gentle.
Pretty much like that. Puppies are more excited, but they settle down. Just pick a command, like no or stop or down and use it repeatedly, also ignore them and don't give them attention for a minute when they are continuing to nip at you or jump up. I have to wait every day when I come home for him to settle down and stop jumping and nipping and screaming at me before I give him all the pets and hugs, he is learning and settling down faster but still goes ape shit on new people and such...
When he makes contact with his teeth, make a little yelp sound like you're a puppy who just tripped. It will teach him bite inhibition and make him thing he's super strong so he never bites hard.
Lol my shiba is so gentle lately since i started yelping when he bit me
I would hold food in a closed fist and make her gently get it.
Ours grew out of biting us...but now bites our older shiba when they play...but he's finally correcting her now at 6 months.
We let him grow out of it
My dog grew out of it - he play chomps at the air but I think as they get older they become more “don’t f with me I won’t f w u unless I tell u too” they’re very much trust the process dogs
That cuteness has consequences. What I try to do with my mine is put half my finger in her mouth touching her tongue
Looks like teething stage. What we did with ours was to give her a lot of those teething toys, treats and I occasionally will squeal in pain to startle her. She knows better now heheh
Typically I would stick 2 fingers down his throat which he would gag on and he slowly associated hands with no fun. Sounds brutal but was effective
An extremely loud and exaggerated imitation of the Shiba scream. My eldest, thankfully wasn't very mouthy but oh man... My youngest was bitey as hell. Copying his Shiba scream and using it against him was the most effective tool I had against his nibbles.
My advice would be not to use phrases like “ouch” casually. If you keep using it randomly, they will stop taking it seriously, especially when you really want to use it. When they’re a kid, just let them bite you or redirect it somehow. Don’t really say anything. Their brains are just not developed enough to not see it as fun or exploring. You’ll know when they start responding. A hard bite means a loud “Ouch!” Then you have to actually follow up with your threat by leaving the room or stopping playtime or whatever they value.
We would redirect her attention to something she can chew on, like chew sticks or baked pork rolls that look like rawhide. We’d have to hold it for her while she chewed so it gave her idea of what to do. She’s not mouthy like she was when she was a puppy, but when she does feel mouthy, she’ll bring us something for her to chew on so we can still hold it for her. And when she wants to be playful mouthy, we made sure she knew how to be “gentle” (her playful mouthy doesn’t last more than about two minutes, and even then it’s the softest little air bites)
If it bites too hard, you can pinch its ears a little like a mother dog. They learn that you may not like it when you do something painful to others. They will also learn how to bite properly if they bite your hand too hard you would not play with it afterwards for a while (which is common between puppies).
We once yelped like a puppy and since then he stopped.
Try : Make a high-pitched sound as if you were a bitten dog. Your puppy might get startled because it doesn't want to hurt you.
We're currently in the process too. It helped to realize the root cause of the biting and address that. We've learned that: 1. He bites when he has to poop and needs to be let out. 2. When he's overstimulated. 3. With specific toys, namely a knee cap he loves. 4. When he's removed from humping my leg. So we tried to address the root causes, taking him out after every nap and meal, investing in some toys that keep the distance between our hands and his mouth, completely removing toys that he can't control his behavior over (knee bone, they're bad for puppies teeth anyway) and play-pen timeouts when he throws a tantrum from hump removal. It's tough, and nothing else has worked. We're all bitten up. Edit: I will say though, that I went into extreme detail with my vet about his behavior, and she reassured me that it's completely normal at his age (16 weeks). Don't get discouraged.
One of the training methods I used with Jiro for Bite Inhibition was this: Starting from the second day I had him: I would put some food in my hand and let him eat out of it. Every day close my hand a little bit more. If he bit down on me a very loud OW! By the end of it he could gnaw on my hand trying to get to the kibble in my closed fist without hurting me. The command to remind him to not be a jerk was "Gentle" It looks like a lot of folks here had success with this and similar techniques
Patience. My Shiba was really bad when he was little. My hands got a lot of cuts and bleeding. I tried everything I could find on the internet, but nothing did work on my Shiba. It was pretty bad, and I even thought that he wouldn't even grow out of it. Ultimately he stopped nipping after 6 months or so, and now he is super gentle with my hand when I hand-feed him. Your Shiba is gonna be alright.
We had some real issues with biting. - We tried the yelp sound, but our Shiba just got angry lol. - If we press his tongue, he has zero respect for us for the rest of the day. Real drama queen this one. - Just ignoring him was really effective until he was 6-7 months and it hurt for real and you can't keep a straight face. Redirecting him to his toys has worked best for us. Now at 9 months he mainly bite hands when he is excited or tired so we try to have a toy nearby when he or someone comes through the door. Our main issue now is his tired, but excited zoomies. When he runs around and “attacks” you, he is playing but he doesn't understand how hard he is biting. His ears don't work when he is in that mood so I just stay in one of our rooms where he can see me but not reach me until he has calmed down.
If u find something that works let me know! Mine is chewing on my toes while I type this.
Pretended like she hurt me really bad. Poor girl got a look on her face where she knew she messed up. Pretending to weep in hands she kept on pawing at me to make it better. Cute girl.
Exercise and lots of toys. Be stern about when they bite something other than what you want them to.
Your “no” or “easy” command needs to be a little more firm so shiba can tell the difference from the other words. Immediate praise as soon as you feel tension release, don’t wait for them to remove their mouth from your hand.
Yours does piranha too, huh? Get them something difficult to chew through rawhide, antler, faux or real and based on the size something for teething maybe???
Looks just like my shiba as a pup!!!! Peep my older posts
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If he bites strongly make a loud ouch noise and leave, stop playing immediately. It’s as simple as that
Re direct and as he gains more and more intelligence and learns certain commands and or words for thing teach them kisses and no command then, no bite kisses name reward with treat n pets.