Dog Health Questions: How Do I Stop My Dog From Biting?

My dob Bite My Brother Today when He was out side. and i don't want him to do it again. How Do I prevent it.
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How do you stop him from scratching people?He is a Golden Retriever/Lab mix
About 4 months old.Don't put call a dog whisperer or take him to dog training classes.

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Did he bite your brother hard or did he just nip at him? Puppies at that age usually nip, because they are teething, like any other baby. They're also still in the process of learning bite inhibition, and he probably didn't learn it that well while he was with his litter. When weaned too early, the dog can't learn things that would train him to behave better later.

Although you wish for me to not answer "take him to dog training classes", you'd actually be surprised by the results -- when finding the right trainer. You could multitask and also teach him how to appropriately answer to "no".

If you really would prefer to do it yourself, I suggest clicker training. Allow to have someone used as "the victim". Take your dog outside and let your brother go outside. If the dog goes at your brother, make a startling noise. Puppies have short attention span, and you should take that into BIG consideration. If you make a noise (clap your hands loudly or whistle if you can), it'll startle the dog and he won't go after your brother. When he stops and looks at you, CLICK, then give him a treat and PRAISE LIKE CRAZY. Then when he is used to the clicker training, start associating the noise with "no". Stop using the noise and just say "no". See if that works. Keep doing this until your dog learns to keep their distance and to follow your command.

Basic Dog Training - Timing And Body Language

• The way I have stopped the two dogs that I have trained not to bite is when they do bite or attempt to bite I grab the roof of there mouth and gently apply pressure and say no. Do not apply t much pressure because you are causing the gums to be pushed onto the teeth essentially causing your dog to bite itself, so be gentle.


• According to our PetSmart trainer, your puppy needs to be able to bite you. But they have to learn the difference between a soft bite, medium bite, and hard bite. When your puppy bites you to hard, you or who ever it is, needs to let out a loud yelp to let them know that hurts. The same way if your dog is playing with another dog and your dog bites this other dog really hard, that dog yelps out loud. They need to learn the difference between the bites. I have been screaching and yelping with my dog when she bites to hard for the past 3 weeks and she really has cut down on biting me hard, whether she is laying or not. Good luck to you!