Comments on: Teaching Bite Inhibition To Your Labrador Puppy

By: Susan Wolf

Susan Wolf — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 02:41:33 +0000

My 11 week old male Labrador puppy likes to make sneak attacks, and I may be suddenly find him with his teeth deeply and forcefully planted in my arm or other body part. What is the best way to safely detach him without further damage to my skin or clothing?

Susan

By: Adrian

Adrian — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 00:56:59 +0000

I have a six week old boxer-pit puppy. The people who gave me her seemed to have taken her before she learned ANYTHING about biting. PLEASE help me. This is my first dog and I’m praticaly crying over the stress.

By: Sass

Sass — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 00:43:36 +0000

Hi, We rescued a 3 month old lab from shelter. He was rescue only after “biting” they were going to kill him. My rescue partner took him but she worked fulltime so she had him until 6 months and said he doesn’t know how to throttle down. I have him now and his bite inhibition and hyperactivity are not calmed much even running him around 6 acres with my truck 10 times a day. He was in Quarantine for 20 days at 3 months old it may have created some emotional issues. This shelter does not allow interaction at any leavel with Volunteers, they get fed and watered and kenbel hosed for 20 days of his 90 days on earth. I try giving him a nylabone instead of my arm and he is ok but still biting just to point before breaking skin so he has some control. I have done rescue work for 31 years and never had a Lab still mouthing at 14 months old. Any suggestions not on the site. I have looked around it after my training didn’t work and it was basically what your saying. I need to think more out of the box to resolve it. Tx.

By: Lucy

Lucy — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 07:25:36 +0000

In reply to Kristen.

Hi Kristen, You can find more information on stopping your Lab biting in this article: https://www.thelabradorsite.com/labrador-puppies-biting/ Best wishes, Lucy

By: Kristen

Kristen — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 15:30:32 +0000

I find your articles very helpful and I enjoy reading them. We have a 1 year old English yellow lab and he is still biting/nipping at people. He is a very mouthy dog, unlike our previous lab who wouldn’t bite a sole even if provoked. We have tried replacing our “appendage” with a toy, and that works only a few times. But we could be walking from one place to another (usually to ignore his negative behavior) and he will start biting at what ever he can get ahold of….a shirt, your arm, pants….to a point where sometimes he will rip the clothing. What are we to do in that kind of situation? If we turn to ignore, the clothing gets ripped! He is a VERY intelligent dog, and wants to be loving, but struggles with how to love appropriately. Any advice would be great! Thanks!

By: Labrador puppies biting - The Labrador Site

Labrador puppies biting - The Labrador Site — Mon, 11 May 2015 14:49:20 +0000

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By: Mary

Mary — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 23:14:22 +0000

We have a 3 mo old yellow lab and a 4 yr old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. The two of tgem play loudly and aggressively. The puppy is now bigger and heavier than the Cav. Is their rough play and the puppy’s biting ok or should we limit it? The pup also drags the Cav around by her ears. Will this teach the puppy she can play this way with other dogs?

By: polmaise gundogs

polmaise gundogs — Sun, 01 Jun 2014 22:37:48 +0000

You may also want to consider as a breeder to have the litter an extended period of weaning well beyond the normal 8 week period.These ‘social skills’ and more are taught/learned far more efficiently by the ‘Dog’ rather than us mere humans .