Check out this private lesson that we did specifically for puppy biting with an adorable and energetic puppy named Penny: th-cam.com/video/fbP0H0VliTY/w-d-xo.html
I don’t know what I would do without you guys! The combination of your online puppy essentials course and your TH-cam videos are helping me mold my puppy into a well-behaved dog from the very start. Thank you thank you thank you 🙏🏻
You guys are the BEST! I have taken a hundred hours of dog training and I always learn something new when I watch your videos. I have a cattle dog pup, who has been biting my ankles and drawing blood. Working with collar holding has helped. Yelping did nothing. THANK YOU!
Other good restraints to practice for veterinary purposes are positions for drawing blood. A pup’s first blood draw is not usually until 6-8 months old. Practicing the restraint before this happens is super helpful. Having them sit with their back to you and then holding their head up sometimes even holding the head up with your hand around their muzzle. For a neck draw we are looking for the head to be in a mostly natural position but the neck to be fully extended. The other is having them sit with their back to you and then putting your arm around their neck so you have control and holding their front legs at the elbow and putting pressure around their leg. The biggest struggle we have with a puppy’s first blood draw is the restraint. They just don’t know to stay still in that moment. We expect a little wiggle with the poke but if they know to stay still for the restraint it’s easier to get the draw done quickly. You vet can totally show you exactly how to restrain and they will really really appreciate it if you ask so you can train properly. There are also videos on TH-cam I’m sure ❤️
I love how in depth you guys get and that you show us all types of dogs because each dog has a different personality, but your methods are still effective. I have a document with tables, notes, and schedules for training my upcoming puppy and it's full of links to your videos and channel so I can come back and get a refresher.
I have an almost 5 month old golden retriever. He weighs 44 pounds. Quincy is a land shark and we constantly redirect. We had a poor trainer who steered us wrong so we are beginning looking for another again. So glad to find you! He’s more aggressive and excitable then the younger puppies shown. He lunges at me in play with his mouth open. His biting is softer now that he’s lost some teeth but he’s a real handful. Good video!
After one lesson with instructor Carol, our 13wk old land shark Tucker is doing much better, not perfect but off to a great start...love all the McCann videos and classes!!
I have been watching all your puppy videos before getting my miniature dauchshund this week, and oh man you guys are the best , all I have learned is amazing . She likes to bite and burrow a lot due to her nature so this video is great !
I have a new 12 week old Blue Heeler, and on the drive home he about turned by right arm in to hamburger - I forget to bring a chew toy with me! Once I got home with him, I started up your videos. Fortunately Maverick is very food motivated, so I started the crate training and have also gotten him to settle and not bite. When I pet him now he nice and gives me kisses (which get a YES and treat). For a negative reinforcement, I am following another Vet's recommendations of putting 10 pennies in an empty aluminum can and when Maverick is doing something I do not want him to do I tell him ,"You going to get the can!", and then shake the can HARD. They do not like that rattle sound, and they stop what they are doing instantly. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO!!!
Thank you so much. This works. We have a puppy staying at a friend's while we wait for our new house to be finished. We visit as often as we can. He's starting to bite and growl, and none of the other training tricks, including diversion with toys and treats or exercise works. I was able to finally do this settling hold - it took some getting used to mechanically, figuring out quickly where my hands go - a few times today, and he stopped. It took several biting attempts, though, but you have to keep at it.
I just wanted to say - thank you SO MUCH! This past weekend my boyfriend and I picked up our little Australian Shepherd Koi. She's 7 weeks old. I'm a first time puppy owner and I've been so nervous wondering how to be the right parent for her. Your videos give me confidence and visual knowledge on how to be. I can't thank you enough!
Hello there. Been using your methods for the last week on our 8 week old Springer. Already curbed the nipping and biting by 75%!! Collar hold works wonders! Will continue to use your techniques as we raise her into a super dog, thanks for assisting we dog owners everywhere.
Are you looking for more tips to train through your puppy biting problem? This will help: th-cam.com/play/PL7BBgLulherlOiwnLdyF0lOoRhVeJeswn.html Happy Training!
I think of Kayl and Ken like dog EMS. We’re signing up to the puppy essentials and life skills bundle. Looking forward to it! We have gained so much value for our new puppy Tucker!
When my puppy is really bitey it usually means she needs to poop haha! Honestly though the settle techniques you guys use has helped me so much it teaching my little on to chill out a bit and at 15 weeks she is starting to get so cuddly and loving belly rubs instead of jumping all over us :)))))
Mine does this too with needing to poop haha. And your comment about jumping and being cuddly gives me hope! Our 11 week old puppy is out of control with the jumping and biting 😅 so I’m glad to see a comment from someone in a similar situation saying these techniques helped!
I'm saving this one for later.btw thank you guys very much. My puppy and I are learning a lot from this channel.......love you guys and thank you for teaching us....
Your videos are super helpful, but in most of them you’re training large breed puppies, I’d like to see some videos with small breed puppies, they are super tiny as puppies and sometimes I feel like it’s a little bit more difficult, I have a 11 week old Papillon and have learned soo much with you guys
Thanks for watching and commenting. You are right, we get a lot of dogs on the channel that are not mini or small breed. We promise, its not intentional :) Here is a playlist that is built just for you! th-cam.com/play/PL7BBgLulherlkxc5-d4Ycwzb0ROhe9Bvn.html Happy Training! ~Dan
Do you feel like you’re struggling with your puppy biting training? Maybe it’s time to change the way you think about the steps: th-cam.com/video/FEh9GIROT1E/w-d-xo.html Happy Training!
My dog is 1.5 years old and I made the mistake by getting a second dog as she turned 1 year old! Play biting our younger dog is a huge problem! Not only that but she has destroyed all my furniture, rugs etc. through biting! She was a nervous puppy from the first day we got her! I hope some of the videos will help improve all of our lives!
Having the house line on our rescue 4 month old cattle dog mix whenever she is out of her crate has been SO helpful! I tried the “You Decide” game with her, and I was surprised how quickly she learned how to earn her treat! I’ve also been teaching “wait” at every opportunity-going in or out, giving her toys, giving her food. We’ve only had her a few days and there have been huge improvements in her self control, including mouthiness.
I've never found the playful biting a problem. I always thought she was having fun, she never bit hard, she liked when I tugged on her teeth...she was always in control and even when we both reached for the tennis ball in a crazy high energy play...I could feel her easing the bite pressure instantly so she wouldn't hurt me. So she must be aware that she CAN hurt me. ...I've never thought it was a dangerous behavior or a thing to warrant control. It's her tool to grab things with....as are my hands. I don't hurt her, she doesn't hurt me. (Edit: Not to disagree. My pup is an Aussie and quite smart. If there is a problem then it should be controlled. My pup just didn't need to have this behavior controlled in my opinion. But I have one dog, this channel has many. Maybe I am not seeing some other issues that can develop.)
I'm so glad I found this video. We've tried three different approaches and this was the only one that worked on our Corgi. Thank you so much - we will be watching many more of your videos!
Literally woke up this a.m. feeling overwhelmed abt all the pup biting vids I had to find & watch and here you've made me a compilation! My one Q to anyone reading this has to do with collar vs. Harness. How do I pull on the harness the way the McCanns grab a collar to correct for biting? I have a shitzu-Bijon 3 mos pup and I don't think I can use a collar and tug on her lil neck like that. And when I do something similar with the harness she just turns around and keeps trying to puppy bite me.
I’m still having an issue with this. It’s very hard to redirect and not to say “no” anytime input the leash on he has no interest in anything else but that. Tried bones, variety of toys and leash is only thing.
This whats on my 10 weeks old Beagle puppy minds too. My hand is not only her chew toys but my lap is also her private couch to sleep. Even she already much better now because i always push her away or stopped playing when she turned into a shark mode. LOL.
I tried that restraint thing holding him to my chest and he went absolutely nuts and started wiggling and throwing his head around I couldn’t even hold him it was not working lol
@@AudreyPerreaultcolada As I continued to use that method it started to work he will stay really still now and calm down a little after I let him go he’s 9 months now so he’s beginning to learn
You have to actually hold on, like, go against the thrashing (they might whine, puppies aren't babies, they're toddlers, they'll scream over the littlest thing)
@@jaydee6574 this was 7 months ago lol my boy is 10 months now lol as he got bigger the restraint thing actually started to work, he started to understand that it meant calm down. He’s a good boy now! All these tricks I learned really helped me in training him
I love your videos and feel better knowing I'm not alone! I'm having a lot of problems with my 6-month-old border collie/pit mix pup constantly watching my arms, hands, movements and misinterpreting "non-commands" into thinking it's okay to nip, wrap his teeth around my wrist, bite my feet, guard my steps and jump up toward me. How can I reroute his interest? He has a playpen, is on a short leash whenever he's out and he's very smart.
My 10 weeks old Beagle puppy always goes into her _shark mode_ everytimes she gets too excited or overtired after long time sniffing and walking, sadly on her minds my hands are her cew toys and my lap is her private couch. LOL. Thankfully her problem is only that, she does so well with her potty train, always obeying my commands like "sit", "lay", "stop", even she could "stay" when i open the front door. After i always push her away and stop playing with her when she gets too excited, i noticed she becomes less and less bity now. She only open her mouth for a second then close it again 🤣😂
I need to know how to remove dangerous items from my pups mouth. She loves ROCKS and is sneaky. When we taking her potty, as she has her head down, she'll grab a rock. She even keeps it in her mouth while we're going back upstairs & inside. When I go to remove the rock, she grawls and lunges to bite me. (I'm either holding down on the floor, or in my arms (in the Settled position). She grawls & lunges to bite either way. I've tried to lure her to play with a toy, and even pitched a treat on the floor (thinking she would have to drop the rock before she swallows it), but that's not worked. LOVE ALL your videos. Thanks So Much!!
Thanks so much for this amaaaazing content! I have one question though: How should I react when my puppy snaps at me (nearly bites)? For example, in the last exercise while touching him, if he turns around and snaps at my hand which reaction of mine would be best?
My 14 week old puppy goes limp and floppy when I try to put my hand in her collar to try and settle her. She fights back, bites more . Do you have any info on how to handle that? LOVE THIS CHANNEL !
Thank you! I adopted a pound puppy and I thought I knew a thing or two about dog training, well I dislike cliches but it's time for this ol dog to learn some new tricks. Bless you for posting these videos.!!!!
Can you maybe do a video on lifting adult dogs? Our dog is starting to not jump in the car anymore, I had to lift her twice in the last few weeks. She’s almost 11 years old and she hasn’t been lifted since she was a puppy. What is the best technique to lift a 25kg dog?
Hi! Been watching your videos multiple times a day for a few weeks, y’all are amazing! Quick question- referencing minute 15:05, my pup LOVES meeting people and doesn’t bite others (just me 🙄). Do we use this same technique even if they’re just getting excited? How do we correct them without making it seem like meeting new people is “bad”?
my miniature poodle is 3 1/2 months. my hands and arms are destroyed due to biting. he sinks his teeth in and really closes his mouth hard…i really hope this helps me and my Monet🥰
Our 9 week German Shepherd sometimes gets too rough with play or is repeatedly going for our rug on the floor instead of her toys, even when we make them as fun as possible when we're playing with her. Sometimes if redirection or a ah-ah (no), or try get her into a training session doesn't work I will put her in a collar and body hold, she absolutely hates it and starts growling. We've been holding her like this and giving her rewards and treats when she's calm before. It seems to always happen nearing night time, so I'm guessing she's just grumpy and needing a nap? We've been trying to use time outs more instead of holding her to stop her chewing/biting.. Any advice or suggestions on this?
Question: What brand of treats are you using that they're so small & you can give so many in one training session? Thanks for sharing all your knowledge. Peace + Love. =)
They call it a house line. They said it's just a basic nylon rope that's lighter than a leash to simulate being off-leash and they just tie it to their collar. I forgot which of their videos I saw this in though, sorry
I have a 12 and a half week old Saint Bernard, 2 kids a 15 month old and a 3 year old and I’ve been using this technique for the last 2 weeks and it is not working for us at all, he is a really bad bitter when he is playing and I’m at a loss as to what I should do, I have watched countless videos, googled so many things, he is also a very picky eater and not food motivated at all, my 3 year old is now terrified of him 😩
Hey thank you so much for all the videos. I have a 4 months old yorkie and I am afraid of using a collar with him because he is so tiny, would you advise the same collar techniques? Thank you for your advice.
These puppies are so calm compared to mine, Mine is 9 weeks. Collar and body hold ... yeah ... not working for my vicious puppy. That makes him even worse. He won't settle. I am not yelling ... he is just not having any of it. The only thing I can do is take him out in the yard for 20 mins just to chill out. So frustrating.
Hi there, lisaannef! You’ll find this video helpful: STOP Puppy Biting Fast! Everything You NEED To Know th-cam.com/video/fbP0H0VliTY/w-d-xo.html Happy Training!
Hi! For 10 week old Shih Tzu..can you actually put a collar and house line? Or do we replace the collar with a vest because Shih Tzus have a different kind of neck that is sensitive to collars? Please please would super appreciate if you can answer this🙌🙌🙌 and do we put a vest on her the whole time?
I went to puppy training classes. What seems to work for my puppy is one of those collars that are a harness as well. It makes it so that they can't back out of their collar, plus it makes it so that they won't damage their trachea.
I'm a teen in highschool trying to raise a puppy. I am really introverted and get overwhelmed when adults treat her wrong. They play too crazy and let her jump and bite. To the adults, do you have any advice on how a teen should address you if the teen doesn't appreciate how you greet the puppy?
Not sure how old your puppy is now, but to answer your question, I wouldn't let anyone besides you and the people you live with interact with her right now. It's like human babies, you don't let several people keep holding and passing a newborn back and forth. That baby will get extremely overstimulated and will be inconsolable. Same with puppies. My golden retriever is 11 weeks old today and she only interacts with me and the other 2 adults that live in the house. Partly because we would like her fully vaccinated which is about 1.5 months away before we introduce her to other pets and people (and that includes extended family). Adults should know better, but just tell them even though she doesn't look like a baby, SHE IS ONE. It takes time just like us humans to develop our emotional maturity. When puppies get super overwhelmed, trying to soothe them can take time and can be a little more challenging in that state. It's your dog at the end of the day, so what you say goes! Just because you're a teen shouldn't matter, adults especially should honor that its your dog. Even being introverted you got to remember that this little life trusts and depends on you with their whole little life so you got push your introverted fears aside and protect her. YOU GOT THIS! Good luck! ☺
I have a 2 year old female she is a surrogate mother and now I have a 4 month male puppy which needs to learn not bite things or chew shoes or jump how do I train him
I’ve tried all of these and nothings working. We have never had a puppy that bites like our latest. He has that period at night when he goes absolutely crazy especially biting and nipping my husband. He’s 12 weeks we’ve had him for 2. It’s the first time I’ve ever felt so frustrated and just don’t know what to do.
I don't know if this would be trainer-approved, but for us, the most effective way to stop our puppy from biting when everything else fails is putting him in the crate. He hates to be apart from us so he'll do anything to stay out of it plus it helps him settle since restraining him ourselves sometimes only makes him even more wild. I take him out after a few minutes as long as he's not crying and he is a perfect angel afterwards
I have a one year old Pit/Plotty mix and a 12 week old Staffy, my one year old is a really good dog, but now that we brought the puppy home two weeks ago she's not listening, she is crate trained, and when we let the two of them go around each other it goes from 0 to 100 real fast, and doesn't come down. They play so rough and so hard but doesn't stop. Yesterday it was two and a half hours and they were panting so hard but they kept going. I wanted to see how long they would've actually played if I let them. My plott mix goes for the puppy's neck, and gets really rough. They don't bite angerly or growl or anything but the playing just will NOT stop. Any advice?
I've started your course and haven't gotten very far. Is it possible my puppy is too young? She's 8 weeks and 4 days) but play bites/bites ankles gently but her little teeth are sharp and my young kids are a little scared now.
PLEASE HELP. ive been following your videos. trying all the techniques for biting (10week german shepherd) she's getting a bit volatile. when i try the 'settle' method, pulling her back to my side. she continues to bite me as if to get away or play or dominate me. its very new and i think with the right technique urgently put in place it can be corrected shes suddenly become quite aggressive and i think the tug play has contributed (even though she does calm down when we do that training i think its encouraged her to be rougher at other times) shes getting lots of exercise and stimulation. I think potentially its over stimulation as sometimes its right before she crashes into a nap. but also happens any time of day. she is just alot worse when tired.ive tried all the activities collar grab and everything on your channel so far but need some emergency intervention atm. what can i try? i dont have the money to sign up to your puppies essentials right now and need an urgent solution or new method i can try befire she gets completly out of control.
I'm having trouble with my 4 month Weimaraner puppy. He's very good at self control, waits until I give the go to eat his food and is generally respectful. Right now I'm having trouble with him jumping up on me and biting my legs, belly and hands when he wants attention or to play. I try ignoring him, we go hiking with him regularly. It's very frustrating because I'm bleeding from his sharp puppy teeth! Thank you!
@@mn7164 Thanks for asking! He's been a better, I think we were in the height of teething so that was really painful for him. He still growls and barks and we need to work on jumping up, but I think he's starting to get the idea that I'm not paying attention to him when he does. I also realized I was pulling my hands away because it was painful and backing up a bit so now I'm trying not to do that. Happy to report no bloody hands this week :) He's really excellent at waiting for food or treats until I say ok, sitting, laying on his bed, so I know he has the intelligence. He was probably a bit bored so I'm making more of an effort for quick breaks during my work day at home to train and play. It also sounds like there is a difficult period around 4 months for puppy training which seems to be passing now.
Nothing seems to be helping with my puppy and the biting. Yelp/whimper makes him get crazier with the biting. Redirects with toys and food don’t help. Trying to ignore and walk away makes him bite my pants. I have had him a week and I know it takes time but are they any other tricks to try? He is about 9-10 weeks old and a Catahoula Leopard Hound (not 100 on his age he is a rescue that was abandoned)
We are in kind of the same boat with our golden retriever. She's sweet, but when she gets in the mood to bite it's difficult to get her under control. McCann makes it look so easy but none of their puppies seem as persistent as ours.
with CLH you need to be very... Corrective and clear with them. They are knuckle heads by nature and if you don't put your foot down with boundaries and expectations, they will become terrors even as young pups. Use a house line on the puppy for sure. Don't use your hands or fingers for play, always use a toy.
My Dalmatian sounds very similar. We practiced rewarding with the collar hold and it's all fine until we try to use it and it gets him even more crazy and redirection doesn't work either
My family is loving your videos and we really appreciate the content. However, we're really having an issue with our 10 week old Golden Retriever puppy. She's a sweetheart, but we're having trouble with biting. When she starts to bite, we try holding her close and asking her to settle, and then treating her if she does. However, more often than not, she wants to wiggle and fight to continue to nip our hands (that are around her collar). I know every puppy and situation is different, but it seems like we are just not having success in this area. She's very relentless when she decides she wants to nip and bite! Does anybody have any other ideas? We'll try anything!
My puppy a lot of times goes for my hand whenever it goes close to him. I’m not even trying to play with him, only trying to put on the leash or going into his vicinity, any tips for dealing with that?
It seems that every task you are teaching the puppy is food reward. Do you always do that for each task? I don't want my puppy to be doing tasks for food. Thanks
This method did NOT work for my dog and actually seems him much more aggressive and bitey. He reacts poorly to being grabbed by the collar like that, and doesn't settle. Any suggestions?
My puppy is a rescue and we didn't even have him until 9 months old. People get dogs much older than that even. It's a myth that older dogs can't be trained, let alone puppies that are weeks old. You can definitely still train them to do anything. I hope things have been going well for you guys!
Only thing is I have a terrier puppy and he is way more wired and bitey than the usual borders, aussies and labs that I always see in these videos. If I were to grab my pup by the collar he is so small he can usually still bite no matter where my hand is. Or he will flip on the floor to get to me. What can I do for that?
I'm having more success with my pup bringing out treats, teaching drop it and having him go into a sit. If he is wound up I take him directly in after the sit to end things positively. Hope this helps.
Check out this private lesson that we did specifically for puppy biting with an adorable and energetic puppy named Penny: th-cam.com/video/fbP0H0VliTY/w-d-xo.html
I wanna see 1st day training for an 8 week old HYPER puppy!!!!
These dogs/ puppies have mostly all been worked with already!! 💐
I don’t know what I would do without you guys! The combination of your online puppy essentials course and your TH-cam videos are helping me mold my puppy into a well-behaved dog from the very start. Thank you thank you thank you 🙏🏻
You guys are the BEST! I have taken a hundred hours of dog training and I always learn something new when I watch your videos. I have a cattle dog pup, who has been biting my ankles and drawing blood. Working with collar holding has helped. Yelping did nothing. THANK YOU!
Other good restraints to practice for veterinary purposes are positions for drawing blood. A pup’s first blood draw is not usually until 6-8 months old. Practicing the restraint before this happens is super helpful. Having them sit with their back to you and then holding their head up sometimes even holding the head up with your hand around their muzzle. For a neck draw we are looking for the head to be in a mostly natural position but the neck to be fully extended.
The other is having them sit with their back to you and then putting your arm around their neck so you have control and holding their front legs at the elbow and putting pressure around their leg.
The biggest struggle we have with a puppy’s first blood draw is the restraint. They just don’t know to stay still in that moment. We expect a little wiggle with the poke but if they know to stay still for the restraint it’s easier to get the draw done quickly.
You vet can totally show you exactly how to restrain and they will really really appreciate it if you ask so you can train properly. There are also videos on TH-cam I’m sure ❤️
I love how in depth you guys get and that you show us all types of dogs because each dog has a different personality, but your methods are still effective.
I have a document with tables, notes, and schedules for training my upcoming puppy and it's full of links to your videos and channel so I can come back and get a refresher.
If only you knew how much you have helped me I am so grateful to you and your channel 😀
I have an almost 5 month old golden retriever. He weighs 44 pounds. Quincy is a land shark and we constantly redirect. We had a poor trainer who steered us wrong so we are beginning looking for another again. So glad to find you! He’s more aggressive and excitable then the younger puppies shown. He lunges at me in play with his mouth open. His biting is softer now that he’s lost some teeth but he’s a real handful. Good video!
Out of the many training videos I’ve seen, your channel & you both are the BEST!! Hands down 👏🏻👏🏻
After one lesson with instructor Carol, our 13wk old land shark Tucker is doing much better, not perfect but off to a great start...love all the McCann videos and classes!!
I have been watching all your puppy videos before getting my miniature dauchshund this week, and oh man you guys are the best , all I have learned is amazing . She likes to bite and burrow a lot due to her nature so this video is great !
I have a new 12 week old Blue Heeler, and on the drive home he about turned by right arm in to hamburger - I forget to bring a chew toy with me! Once I got home with him, I started up your videos. Fortunately Maverick is very food motivated, so I started the crate training and have also gotten him to settle and not bite. When I pet him now he nice and gives me kisses (which get a YES and treat). For a negative reinforcement, I am following another Vet's recommendations of putting 10 pennies in an empty aluminum can and when Maverick is doing something I do not want him to do I tell him ,"You going to get the can!", and then shake the can HARD. They do not like that rattle sound, and they stop what they are doing instantly. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO!!!
Thank you so much. This works. We have a puppy staying at a friend's while we wait for our new house to be finished. We visit as often as we can. He's starting to bite and growl, and none of the other training tricks, including diversion with toys and treats or exercise works. I was able to finally do this settling hold - it took some getting used to mechanically, figuring out quickly where my hands go - a few times today, and he stopped. It took several biting attempts, though, but you have to keep at it.
I just wanted to say - thank you SO MUCH! This past weekend my boyfriend and I picked up our little Australian Shepherd Koi. She's 7 weeks old. I'm a first time puppy owner and I've been so nervous wondering how to be the right parent for her. Your videos give me confidence and visual knowledge on how to be. I can't thank you enough!
Saying such a good man to a puppy is the cutest thing ever lol
Hello there. Been using your methods for the last week on our 8 week old Springer. Already curbed the nipping and biting by 75%!! Collar hold works wonders! Will continue to use your techniques as we raise her into a super dog, thanks for assisting we dog owners everywhere.
Are you looking for more tips to train through your puppy biting problem? This will help: th-cam.com/play/PL7BBgLulherlOiwnLdyF0lOoRhVeJeswn.html
Happy Training!
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I think of Kayl and Ken like dog EMS. We’re signing up to the puppy essentials and life skills bundle. Looking forward to it! We have gained so much value for our new puppy Tucker!
You are the best! Thank you for all the love you give all of us - human and dogs! 😍
I am so appreciative for all these teaching and sharing videos
When my puppy is really bitey it usually means she needs to poop haha! Honestly though the settle techniques you guys use has helped me so much it teaching my little on to chill out a bit and at 15 weeks she is starting to get so cuddly and loving belly rubs instead of jumping all over us :)))))
Mine does this too with needing to poop haha. And your comment about jumping and being cuddly gives me hope! Our 11 week old puppy is out of control with the jumping and biting 😅 so I’m glad to see a comment from someone in a similar situation saying these techniques helped!
These are such great tips! Thank you so much, keep the videos coming. This is making a difference in my family!
I'm saving this one for later.btw thank you guys very much.
My puppy and I are learning a lot from this channel.......love you guys and thank you for teaching us....
Your videos are super helpful, but in most of them you’re training large breed puppies, I’d like to see some videos with small breed puppies, they are super tiny as puppies and sometimes I feel like it’s a little bit more difficult, I have a 11 week old Papillon and have learned soo much with you guys
Thanks for watching and commenting. You are right, we get a lot of dogs on the channel that are not mini or small breed. We promise, its not intentional :) Here is a playlist that is built just for you!
th-cam.com/play/PL7BBgLulherlkxc5-d4Ycwzb0ROhe9Bvn.html
Happy Training!
~Dan
Do you feel like you’re struggling with your puppy biting training? Maybe it’s time to change the way you think about the steps: th-cam.com/video/FEh9GIROT1E/w-d-xo.html
Happy Training!
My dog is 1.5 years old and I made the mistake by getting a second dog as she turned 1 year old! Play biting our younger dog is a huge problem! Not only that but she has destroyed all my furniture, rugs etc. through biting! She was a nervous puppy from the first day we got her! I hope some of the videos will help improve all of our lives!
We just found you and subscribed last week. Have been telling everybody about this channel including yesterday the grocery store worker!
Thank you so much for putting all this info together in one video! This was awesome!
Having the house line on our rescue 4 month old cattle dog mix whenever she is out of her crate has been SO helpful! I tried the “You Decide” game with her, and I was surprised how quickly she learned how to earn her treat! I’ve also been teaching “wait” at every opportunity-going in or out, giving her toys, giving her food. We’ve only had her a few days and there have been huge improvements in her self control, including mouthiness.
I've just discovered your channel and it's been very helpful in training my 8 week old GSD pup. Thank you and keep up the great work!
I've never found the playful biting a problem. I always thought she was having fun, she never bit hard, she liked when I tugged on her teeth...she was always in control and even when we both reached for the tennis ball in a crazy high energy play...I could feel her easing the bite pressure instantly so she wouldn't hurt me. So she must be aware that she CAN hurt me. ...I've never thought it was a dangerous behavior or a thing to warrant control. It's her tool to grab things with....as are my hands. I don't hurt her, she doesn't hurt me. (Edit: Not to disagree. My pup is an Aussie and quite smart. If there is a problem then it should be controlled. My pup just didn't need to have this behavior controlled in my opinion. But I have one dog, this channel has many. Maybe I am not seeing some other issues that can develop.)
I'm so glad I found this video. We've tried three different approaches and this was the only one that worked on our Corgi.
Thank you so much - we will be watching many more of your videos!
Live these videos!! My problem is that she goes crazy right after her meals, so she is not very interested in treats.
I love you guys!! thank you!!
This is great! Ty once again
You guys are amazing!!
Really helpful, thank you for sharing.
Best video. Thank you so much!
Literally woke up this a.m. feeling overwhelmed abt all the pup biting vids I had to find & watch and here you've made me a compilation! My one Q to anyone reading this has to do with collar vs. Harness. How do I pull on the harness the way the McCanns grab a collar to correct for biting? I have a shitzu-Bijon 3 mos pup and I don't think I can use a collar and tug on her lil neck like that. And when I do something similar with the harness she just turns around and keeps trying to puppy bite me.
I notice they don’t use “no” during correction. That was very useful. Thanks
Thanks
Our 9 week German Shepherd (land shark) needs to watch this video 😳😳
In the same boat my 8 week old German Shepard(kaiser) is the same but these little tips tend to work a bit
Land shark........that's funny 😅
My 12 week German Shepherd is definitely headstrong and I've tried many things to make him stop. He will stop as soon as treats are presented. 😂
Mine too 😭
8 week old GSD owner here. For some reason my ankles are the most appetising thing in the world, especially when I'm in rush.
my gsd needs to learn that we spent 200 on his toys and our fingers are not toys 😁
My pup thinks her house lead is a permanently attached chew toy.....
Yep, mine too
I’m still having an issue with this. It’s very hard to redirect and not to say “no” anytime input the leash on he has no interest in anything else but that. Tried bones, variety of toys and leash is only thing.
On another McCann vid they suggested getting a chain leash
This whats on my 10 weeks old Beagle puppy minds too. My hand is not only her chew toys but my lap is also her private couch to sleep. Even she already much better now because i always push her away or stopped playing when she turned into a shark mode. LOL.
I tried that restraint thing holding him to my chest and he went absolutely nuts and started wiggling and throwing his head around I couldn’t even hold him it was not working lol
Mine do the same.... i turn crazy and start spinning around and try to bite more !
@@AudreyPerreaultcolada As I continued to use that method it started to work he will stay really still now and calm down a little after I let him go he’s 9 months now so he’s beginning to learn
You have to actually hold on, like, go against the thrashing (they might whine, puppies aren't babies, they're toddlers, they'll scream over the littlest thing)
@@jaydee6574 this was 7 months ago lol my boy is 10 months now lol as he got bigger the restraint thing actually started to work, he started to understand that it meant calm down. He’s a good boy now! All these tricks I learned really helped me in training him
@@lexy10985 noice!
I love your videos and feel better knowing I'm not alone! I'm having a lot of problems with my 6-month-old border collie/pit mix pup constantly watching my arms, hands, movements and misinterpreting "non-commands" into thinking it's okay to nip, wrap his teeth around my wrist, bite my feet, guard my steps and jump up toward me. How can I reroute his interest? He has a playpen, is on a short leash whenever he's out and he's very smart.
My 10 weeks old Beagle puppy always goes into her _shark mode_ everytimes she gets too excited or overtired after long time sniffing and walking, sadly on her minds my hands are her cew toys and my lap is her private couch. LOL. Thankfully her problem is only that, she does so well with her potty train, always obeying my commands like "sit", "lay", "stop", even she could "stay" when i open the front door. After i always push her away and stop playing with her when she gets too excited, i noticed she becomes less and less bity now. She only open her mouth for a second then close it again 🤣😂
I need to know how to remove dangerous items from my pups mouth. She loves ROCKS and is sneaky. When we taking her potty, as she has her head down, she'll grab a rock. She even keeps it in her mouth while we're going back upstairs & inside.
When I go to remove the rock, she grawls and lunges to bite me. (I'm either holding down on the floor, or in my arms (in the Settled position). She grawls & lunges to bite either way.
I've tried to lure her to play with a toy, and even pitched a treat on the floor (thinking she would have to drop the rock before she swallows it), but that's not worked.
LOVE ALL your videos. Thanks So Much!!
Thanks so much for this amaaaazing content! I have one question though: How should I react when my puppy snaps at me (nearly bites)? For example, in the last exercise while touching him, if he turns around and snaps at my hand which reaction of mine would be best?
My 14 week old puppy goes limp and floppy when I try to put my hand in her collar to try and settle her. She fights back, bites more . Do you have any info on how to handle that? LOVE THIS CHANNEL !
Thank you! I adopted a pound puppy and I thought I knew a thing or two about dog training, well I dislike cliches but it's time for this ol dog to learn some new tricks. Bless you for posting these videos.!!!!
Can you maybe do a video on lifting adult dogs? Our dog is starting to not jump in the car anymore, I had to lift her twice in the last few weeks. She’s almost 11 years old and she hasn’t been lifted since she was a puppy. What is the best technique to lift a 25kg dog?
Hi! Been watching your videos multiple times a day for a few weeks, y’all are amazing!
Quick question- referencing minute 15:05, my pup LOVES meeting people and doesn’t bite others (just me 🙄). Do we use this same technique even if they’re just getting excited? How do we correct them without making it seem like meeting new people is “bad”?
my miniature poodle is 3 1/2 months. my hands and arms are destroyed due to biting. he sinks his teeth in and really closes his mouth hard…i really hope this helps me and my Monet🥰
It would be VERY HELPFUL if the ages were given for these training
Our 9 week German Shepherd sometimes gets too rough with play or is repeatedly going for our rug on the floor instead of her toys, even when we make them as fun as possible when we're playing with her. Sometimes if redirection or a ah-ah (no), or try get her into a training session doesn't work I will put her in a collar and body hold, she absolutely hates it and starts growling. We've been holding her like this and giving her rewards and treats when she's calm before. It seems to always happen nearing night time, so I'm guessing she's just grumpy and needing a nap? We've been trying to use time outs more instead of holding her to stop her chewing/biting.. Any advice or suggestions on this?
Hiker so sweet
Question: What brand of treats are you using that they're so small & you can give so many in one training session? Thanks for sharing all your knowledge. Peace + Love. =)
What is the leash that they keep on called? How can I locate one?
They call it a house line. They said it's just a basic nylon rope that's lighter than a leash to simulate being off-leash and they just tie it to their collar. I forgot which of their videos I saw this in though, sorry
Can you recommend a treat for young puppies? We have a 7 week old golden retriever
Try using parts of her meal! Have her work for her breakfast lunch and dinner
I have a 12 and a half week old Saint Bernard, 2 kids a 15 month old and a 3 year old and I’ve been using this technique for the last 2 weeks and it is not working for us at all, he is a really bad bitter when he is playing and I’m at a loss as to what I should do, I have watched countless videos, googled so many things, he is also a very picky eater and not food motivated at all, my 3 year old is now terrified of him 😩
I have two questions
1.should I leave my puppys lead on at all times
2.can a walking harness be used to have the same effect as a collar
Hey thank you so much for all the videos. I have a 4 months old yorkie and I am afraid of using a collar with him because he is so tiny, would you advise the same collar techniques? Thank you for your advice.
I have 2 puppies...any suggestions for training
My pup is a 34 lb 15 week old Anatolian Shepherd. How do you work with giant breeds?
Today, my mother was so angry at our dog. Her named Hope, she isn't stop biting us and wrecked her knits. How?
do yo have videos about puppy food aggressions?
Do you have advice for deaf pups?
Unfortunately I can't use a collar on my puppy I use a harness. Do I use the same methods????
I have two little sisters Maltese and fox or wire haired terrier very stubborn I need help
These puppies are so calm compared to mine, Mine is 9 weeks. Collar and body hold ... yeah ... not working for my vicious puppy. That makes him even worse. He won't settle. I am not yelling ... he is just not having any of it. The only thing I can do is take him out in the yard for 20 mins just to chill out. So frustrating.
Hi there, lisaannef! You’ll find this video helpful: STOP Puppy Biting Fast! Everything You NEED To Know
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Happy Training!
What about a 5 month old puppy my GSD is big and his bite hurts. How can I get him to stop ?
Just struggling with a 10 week old pup. She bites feet and hands
I have a English bulldog puppy and we all know there stubborn will this work for him too?
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Hi! For 10 week old Shih Tzu..can you actually put a collar and house line? Or do we replace the collar with a vest because Shih Tzus have a different kind of neck that is sensitive to collars? Please please would super appreciate if you can answer this🙌🙌🙌 and do we put a vest on her the whole time?
Is it better to have a traditional collar or is a harness ok for training on the lead?
It’s best to use a collar :)
I went to puppy training classes. What seems to work for my puppy is one of those collars that are a harness as well. It makes it so that they can't back out of their collar, plus it makes it so that they won't damage their trachea.
I didn’t get my puppy until he was age 12 weeks, and I’m just wondering, do I just start with the normal 8 week old stuff?
Same here! What is best?
I'm a teen in highschool trying to raise a puppy. I am really introverted and get overwhelmed when adults treat her wrong. They play too crazy and let her jump and bite. To the adults, do you have any advice on how a teen should address you if the teen doesn't appreciate how you greet the puppy?
Not sure how old your puppy is now, but to answer your question, I wouldn't let anyone besides you and the people you live with interact with her right now. It's like human babies, you don't let several people keep holding and passing a newborn back and forth. That baby will get extremely overstimulated and will be inconsolable. Same with puppies. My golden retriever is 11 weeks old today and she only interacts with me and the other 2 adults that live in the house. Partly because we would like her fully vaccinated which is about 1.5 months away before we introduce her to other pets and people (and that includes extended family). Adults should know better, but just tell them even though she doesn't look like a baby, SHE IS ONE. It takes time just like us humans to develop our emotional maturity. When puppies get super overwhelmed, trying to soothe them can take time and can be a little more challenging in that state. It's your dog at the end of the day, so what you say goes! Just because you're a teen shouldn't matter, adults especially should honor that its your dog. Even being introverted you got to remember that this little life trusts and depends on you with their whole little life so you got push your introverted fears aside and protect her. YOU GOT THIS! Good luck! ☺
My English bulldog is 9 weeks how old should I start all these training skills?
Really struggling w the biting hands, ankles, shins, calves,
Using holding the collar firmly a settle, work till
I release her( rotti)
I have a 2 year old female she is a surrogate mother and now I have a 4 month male puppy which needs to learn not bite things or chew shoes or jump how do I train him
Have you guys ever trained a dog to be a guard dog or done ESA training for people with extreme panic disorder and agoraphobia?
I’ve tried all of these and nothings working. We have never had a puppy that bites like our latest. He has that period at night when he goes absolutely crazy especially biting and nipping my husband. He’s 12 weeks we’ve had him for 2. It’s the first time I’ve ever felt so frustrated and just don’t know what to do.
I don't know if this would be trainer-approved, but for us, the most effective way to stop our puppy from biting when everything else fails is putting him in the crate. He hates to be apart from us so he'll do anything to stay out of it plus it helps him settle since restraining him ourselves sometimes only makes him even more wild. I take him out after a few minutes as long as he's not crying and he is a perfect angel afterwards
I have a one year old Pit/Plotty mix and a 12 week old Staffy, my one year old is a really good dog, but now that we brought the puppy home two weeks ago she's not listening, she is crate trained, and when we let the two of them go around each other it goes from 0 to 100 real fast, and doesn't come down. They play so rough and so hard but doesn't stop. Yesterday it was two and a half hours and they were panting so hard but they kept going. I wanted to see how long they would've actually played if I let them. My plott mix goes for the puppy's neck, and gets really rough. They don't bite angerly or growl or anything but the playing just will NOT stop. Any advice?
Hi we just got a dog 3wks ago and I’m trying to follow your tips but he still bites and
doesn’t listen. Do you have any other tips?
I've started your course and haven't gotten very far. Is it possible my puppy is too young? She's 8 weeks and 4 days) but play bites/bites ankles gently but her little teeth are sharp and my young kids are a little scared now.
PLEASE HELP. ive been following your videos. trying all the techniques for biting (10week german shepherd) she's getting a bit volatile. when i try the 'settle' method, pulling her back to my side. she continues to bite me as if to get away or play or dominate me. its very new and i think with the right technique urgently put in place it can be corrected shes suddenly become quite aggressive and i think the tug play has contributed (even though she does calm down when we do that training i think its encouraged her to be rougher at other times) shes getting lots of exercise and stimulation. I think potentially its over stimulation as sometimes its right before she crashes into a nap. but also happens any time of day. she is just alot worse when tired.ive tried all the activities collar grab and everything on your channel so far but need some emergency intervention atm. what can i try? i dont have the money to sign up to your puppies essentials right now and need an urgent solution or new method i can try befire she gets completly out of control.
Second day with my pupp i'm so tired 🤣
I'm having trouble with my 4 month Weimaraner puppy. He's very good at self control, waits until I give the go to eat his food and is generally respectful. Right now I'm having trouble with him jumping up on me and biting my legs, belly and hands when he wants attention or to play. I try ignoring him, we go hiking with him regularly. It's very frustrating because I'm bleeding from his sharp puppy teeth! Thank you!
How has this training been since your last post?
@@mn7164 Thanks for asking! He's been a better, I think we were in the height of teething so that was really painful for him. He still growls and barks and we need to work on jumping up, but I think he's starting to get the idea that I'm not paying attention to him when he does. I also realized I was pulling my hands away because it was painful and backing up a bit so now I'm trying not to do that. Happy to report no bloody hands this week :) He's really excellent at waiting for food or treats until I say ok, sitting, laying on his bed, so I know he has the intelligence. He was probably a bit bored so I'm making more of an effort for quick breaks during my work day at home to train and play. It also sounds like there is a difficult period around 4 months for puppy training which seems to be passing now.
Nothing seems to be helping with my puppy and the biting. Yelp/whimper makes him get crazier with the biting. Redirects with toys and food don’t help. Trying to ignore and walk away makes him bite my pants. I have had him a week and I know it takes time but are they any other tricks to try? He is about 9-10 weeks old and a Catahoula Leopard Hound (not 100 on his age he is a rescue that was abandoned)
We are in kind of the same boat with our golden retriever. She's sweet, but when she gets in the mood to bite it's difficult to get her under control. McCann makes it look so easy but none of their puppies seem as persistent as ours.
with CLH you need to be very... Corrective and clear with them. They are knuckle heads by nature and if you don't put your foot down with boundaries and expectations, they will become terrors even as young pups.
Use a house line on the puppy for sure. Don't use your hands or fingers for play, always use a toy.
My Dalmatian sounds very similar. We practiced rewarding with the collar hold and it's all fine until we try to use it and it gets him even more crazy and redirection doesn't work either
My family is loving your videos and we really appreciate the content. However, we're really having an issue with our 10 week old Golden Retriever puppy. She's a sweetheart, but we're having trouble with biting. When she starts to bite, we try holding her close and asking her to settle, and then treating her if she does. However, more often than not, she wants to wiggle and fight to continue to nip our hands (that are around her collar). I know every puppy and situation is different, but it seems like we are just not having success in this area. She's very relentless when she decides she wants to nip and bite! Does anybody have any other ideas? We'll try anything!
Do you have enough chew toys for her?
My puppy a lot of times goes for my hand whenever it goes close to him. I’m not even trying to play with him, only trying to put on the leash or going into his vicinity, any tips for dealing with that?
It seems that every task you are teaching the puppy is food reward. Do you always do that for each task? I don't want my puppy to be doing tasks for food. Thanks
This method did NOT work for my dog and actually seems him much more aggressive and bitey. He reacts poorly to being grabbed by the collar like that, and doesn't settle. Any suggestions?
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How do you stop them from biting your clothes, shoes, feet while your trying to walk them to go outside?
We’ve had our new puppy for three weeks now and I feel like I’ve already ruined him by not knowing about these practices before we got him 😞
Me too!! My puppy is 10 weeks got him at 8 weeks I wish I stumbled upon this sooner
My puppy is a rescue and we didn't even have him until 9 months old. People get dogs much older than that even. It's a myth that older dogs can't be trained, let alone puppies that are weeks old. You can definitely still train them to do anything. I hope things have been going well for you guys!
How can I get my almost 1 year old German shepherd to stop biting my other dog when he gets excited?
Only thing is I have a terrier puppy and he is way more wired and bitey than the usual borders, aussies and labs that I always see in these videos.
If I were to grab my pup by the collar he is so small he can usually still bite no matter where my hand is. Or he will flip on the floor to get to me. What can I do for that?
I am waiting for the reply too. I also have a terrier mix. Rescued at 5 mths. She is now 8 mths old.
I have the same problem. If i grab the collar her teeth still reach me.
I'm having more success with my pup bringing out treats, teaching drop it and having him go into a sit. If he is wound up I take him directly in after the sit to end things positively. Hope this helps.
@@mayqueenslithers4078 yes i do the same thing. I break out the biting with some obedience tricks.