Puppy biting and jumping exhausts owners

“Hi everyone! My not so little 11.5 week old bulldog/shepherd/husky mix is doing great with so many things. He sleeps well in his crate overnight and during the day as long as there are no distractions. We are very consistently going potty outdoors and going by the door if he has to go (or wants to go) between scheduled outings (i'm about to add a bell because I can't see the door from some parts of the house). He's picking up commands like sit, come, drop it, leave it, touch, and off”

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“So I have a 5-month-old Golden Retriever, and SHE’S AN ABSOLUTE ANGEL DURING THE DAY compared to how she behaves at night. We take her on two 20–25 minute walks every day, and we also play fetch with her at the park in the evenings, sometimes indoors as well. We had crate-trained her, and she used to go into her crate and sleep peacefully every night. However, she eventually started barking at night for some reason. The crate was also getting pretty small for her, so we got rid of it about a mon”

“When my Shiloh Shepard pup was 3-4 months he started jumping and biting when we were outside. Mostly when he didn’t feel like doing something. From time to time it has gotten better, but then back to worse. He’s now 11 months and I’m full of bruises. Sometimes I feel like he does it because he wants to play. Sometimes it’s more ”random”. Like he alerts he needs to go out to pee, we go out to pee and then when he is done he turns around and starts jumping and biting and growling and won’t stop un”

“Im not sure the exact age or breed. Probably 3-4 months old. She seems on the smaller side. I do have two dogs that I got as puppies and I don't remember them behaving like this or this bad. With both of them I made high pitch squeals and they bit softer and I gently pushed their nose down and they just learned not to jump. They are the most well behaved dogs. But this new puppy...that doesn't seem to work. Redirecting doesn't work. Times outs dont work. Positive reinforcement hasn&#”

“5 month old golden retriever puppy. We've had her since she was 2 months old. We've crate trained. She takes naps throughout the day. We don't allow free roaming. She's pretty much always on a leash or in the crate when in the house. We do let her off leash in the backyard to play and run more fully. This is where the problem comes in. My son (9 years old) likes to run around with her or sometimes just by himself in the backyard. It starts off with her running around with him and”

“Hey guys I have adopted an indie puppy since he was 3 days old. One of the dogs in my locality has given birth to only one puppy so we took care of him and his mother. His mother is a stray dog and she sometimes lives inside my house and sometimes wander outside but her puppy is like a proper pet of mine. I am facing some really concerning issues with him He bites uss a lot as a playing activity like initially he used to bite in a playful manner but now he forcefully bites such that me ,my mothe”

“we adopted him at 4 months and have been actively working on managing his behavior. he’s a very mouthy boy as he is still teething a little bit but we have been fortunate to avoid any ruined furniture/clothing. his schedule while i’m at home full time: - wakes us up in his crate between 6 - 7 am - out of crate for morning walk / breakfast till 8 - 9 am - crate nap to prevent bloat 9 - 11 am - midday walk, training, treats 11 am - 1 pm - crate 1 - 4 pm - evening walk, training, treats 4 - 6 pm -”

“Hi everyone, I need some advice about my female lab puppy of around 13 weeks because I'm struggling to manage her biting behaviour. She bites my hands and feet very hard, and sometimes her teeth break the skin. Whenever I bring my hand near her head, she immediately gets excited and tries to mouth or grab it. If she can't reach my hand, she often redirects her biting towards my ankles and pants, jumping, chasing and tugging at my clothes. I've tried redirecting her to toys, but she o”

“We have a 12-week-old puppy who's generally a really sweet boy during the first half of the day. He usually follows a routine of being awake for about an hour and then sleeping for 1.5 hours. During the morning, he's quite easy to handle, but around 2 PM, things start to change. He begins sleeping for shorter periods, usually only about an hour, and gets increasingly frustrated, especially during walks. For example, he loves picking things up from the ground or deciding which direction h”

“Our puppy is a German shorthaired pointer x irish wolfhound mix. Hes 12 weeks old now. When he is around my partner he calms down and sleeps. Whenever I come in the room he jumps on me, bites me, growls, barks, and doesnt stop unless I stand up and say no, and then if I sit back down he eventually continues. I've tried leaving the room and redirecting with a toy but he just continues to try and bite me. He has caused me to bleed twice. He has lots of toys both soft plushies and rubber chew t”

“I have a 3 months old puppy and her biting has gotten beyond teething. My hands are covered in bruises. I've given a bone, I have rope toys, chews everything but it doesn't solve. Please help 😭 submitted by /u/Ok_Evening3043 [link] [comments]”

“My gf and I have a 9.5 week old puppy. He’s been pretty intense with the biting, which I know is normal for his age and we’re trying to work on strategies to make him stop. I think the biggest issue has been the toll on both of our mental healths, mine particularly. Due to my work schedule, I’m home with her more during the day. I get pretty burnt out and overwhelmed because there’s not much else I can do during the day. My gf gets home later and usually wants to eat dinner, chill out and go to”

“So as the title suggests, I’m a bit at a loss for what to do. I have a 9 month old Australian labradoodle and he still hasn’t developed out of his biting phase. Everyone I know, even vets, continuously told me that he’s just a puppy and he’ll grow out of it but at this age…aren’t they meant to be already? He’s completely trained (except for crate trained for his own reason) and so well behaved. He won’t bite anyone else but me and it’s only at night when he’s about to sleep. He’ll go for my hand”

“Hello, so we got ourselves a golden doodle and she’s about 6 months now we got her at 8 weeks. Lately she’s been getting really insane between 6-12pm at night. It isn’t normal puppy behavior which is to be expected, the behavior is aggressive biting (to the point of breaking skin, bruising, lasting injury), snarling at us, attacking our hands and feet, jumping into our faces, etc. My fiancé is very concerned about it especially since we want kids in the next few years. It’s been worrying her bec”

“My puppy is almost 8months old and I still can’t break her of jumping when we get home. I’ve tried it all. Ignoring is the most common suggestion but it does not work a bit. Any help? submitted by /u/Medical_Might_6963 [link] [comments]”

“Hi folks, My 10 week old puppy has been great so far as it’s been about 2 weeks since getting him. We’re a work in progress for potty & crate training. One of the bigges challenges we’re facing now is the level of bity ness. Whenever we take him out to potty, after praising him, he gets excited or will get the zoomies outside and starts lunging/biting our pants, ankles, shoes, pulling at the fray. I know he’s playing and thinks it’s a game but he will growl and lunge quite aggressively at us”

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“My Golden Retriever puppy is turning 6 months old soon, and recently he has suddenly started waking up around 7–7:30 AM instead of sleeping until around 9 AM like he used to. Nothing has really changed in his routine. He normally sleeps alone in the living room and used to sleep through the night without any problems. Now, when he wakes up, he starts barking and basically doesn’t stop. The weird part is that he doesn’t seem to actually need anything. If I go to the living room and stay near him,”

“Hello all. I have a husky + Akita puppy who is getting so much aggressive now. He’s 4 months old and we got him when he was 2 months old. He behaved like any puppy would, biting anything and everything. We also trained him to use pee pads, as we live in the 29th floor and we can’t take just take him out in time during an emergency. He pees and poops in the pee pad and was doing well. I don’t know what happened to him these past couple of days he’s become more aggressive than before. For more tha”

“We rehomed a 6 month spaniel mix. His previous owners said he slept on their bed every night, however this isn’t practical for us and he jumps on the children’s beds and wakes them up with constant face licking and digging to get comfy. We tried to introduce the crate, but he wouldn’t even go in it. When we put him in it he howls and pees. I want him to be able to sleep in his bed through the night. He is also having accidents when he has the run of the house, doing lots of hidden wees. If I lea”

“I have a golden retriever (presumably, he’s a rescue but he looks like a golden) who is 5 months old. We’ve had him for nearly two months and every time we pet him, interact with him, or even when he wants attention or to play, he gets VERY nippy and bitey to the point he’ll start showing teeth. He’s relentless with it and it feels like it happens at least twice a day, or at least very frequently. We’ve tried ignoring him, redirecting with a toy to chew, and telling him no, but no matter what he”

“Hello! My girlfriend and I had recently brought home a 8 week old Golden / lab mix. This little boy is incredible and very sweet. It’s been about a week though and we are so sleep deprived. This is our current night time schedule: 6:00pm dinner 6:15-6:30m potty time (he pees alot. Constant dribbles) 6:30-8pm play pen / training / potty / naps / backyard exploring / cooldown 8-830pm potty time (trying to limit dribbling in the house and crate) 9pm into crate for bed 1030pm one last potty break be”

“How long did your shark stick around?? Each day at least once without fail (usually closer to bedtime but not always) she will go into that feral puppy phase. I can literally see her eyes change and the sanity leave her eyes. She bites- hands, loves a crotch, soft part of legs, pants- anything she can get. I shove a toy in her mouth- rejected. tried yelling in pain - pure joy and excitement. Reverse timeout- tries to take my pants off as im leaving and almost immediately goes back to activity .”

“So my 10 week old cavapoo/bernadoodle male has been doing so good overnight but I basically have him on my nightstand so he can see me and he sleeps until I wake up usually. During naptime it is different and I feel like he moves a lot and wakes up for every little sound (even with music), especially if he can sense I’ve gotten up to walk away. Any tips? I would love for him to get uninterrupted nap time so he’s not a crazy monster after he goes pee after a nap (yes I do play with him inside aft”

“I’m actually quite fed up with him. I don’t know how to handle him anymore. He doesn’t sleep until around 12 am or 1 am. He constantly barks at nothing in particular. He’s full of energy and keeps biting. He’s lost all his baby teeth, yet he won’t stop biting. I’ve cried for him to stop biting, but it doesn’t seem to help. I have no idea how to make him stop biting and barking. He doesn’t even get distracted by toys; he just wants to bite me. submitted by /u/Icy-Flight-684 [link] &#3”

“My almost 6 month old staffy x female puppy is driving me up the walls some days. As soon as I put on my shoes she is going at my feet and I cannot take two steps without her trying to tear my shoes up. She will randomly turn on me in the middle of a walk and jump up at me and start biting me and going completely crazy! She has these fits and there is nothing I can do to stop her. Is this normal? What am I doing wrong? submitted by /u/whatever_cornever [link] [comments]”

“Exactly as the title says. I have an adorable jack Russell, hound, and Rottweiler mix who's 7 months old. He likes to bite my partner and I when he gets excited, I don't mind nipping/play biting but he doesn't seem to understand what is too hard and when to stop. We'll be on the couch and he'll run over and once he's allowed up on the couch next to us, will immediately go for our hands. We've been getting up and walking away/ignoring him when he does this but he still”

“I have a 9 week old labradoodle and he is a terror. He jumps and bites at me non-stop. I try to redirect with a toy and he bites me instead. If I try to turn away and ignore him he will jump and bite at the back of my legs. If I try to walk away he will chase and bite me. How do you ignore them if they are continuing to come after you? submitted by /u/ExternalWise5433 [link] [comments]”

“So my bf (27m) and I (26f) adopted a border collie chihuahua puppy about a month ago, and the biting with me has gotten absolutely out of control. Im with her most of the day, my bf really only takes her out to potty first thing in the morning, then hes gone 10+ hours and comes home in the late afternoon/evening and she switches into a totally different dog around him. My schedule allows me to spend time with her in the morning, lunch, and the afternoon until bf gets home. I try to do all the th”

“Hi all My boy (Norwich Terrier) has slept through the night in his covered crate from 10-6, for the whole time we have had him - from 8 weeks until now at 22 weeks. We got exceedingly lucky on that front! He’s now well over halfway teething, and in the last week has started waking up at least once in the night time. We make sure that he is really settled and sleepy before we put him in, and he goes in without any protest. But then he’s waking about 1-2 hours after. We take him out to wee but he”

“My partner and I are seeing a fun new behaviour emerge with our now 3 month old puppy. Over the past few days at almost exactly the same time - 4:30ish to 6:30ish our puppy is just unable to settle like at all. He goes into his crate and screams, he will lie down for 30 seconds then get back up and shout and rinse and repeat. He has a light evening walk from 4:15PM (waking up about 3:45 from his middle of the day nap) but due to being a Swiss Shepherd we don't want to over walk him due to th”

“He’s 8 weeks now he’s a husky mix I’ve had him for 5 weeks and he won’t stop biting. He’s been biting me to the point where I bleed I’ve bought him a bunch of teething toys but nothing will stop. submitted by /u/WhereasAdmirable2727 [link] [comments]”

“15 week old Fox Red Lab, she’s been biting since we got her at 8 weeks. Somehow I have managed to quell it a bit with me, I’m not sure what I’ve done, but I’m quite stern when she does it, which is all I can put it down to, and now it’s mostly licks for me. But my wife and daughter are getting full on sharked constantly throughout the day. She will walk up to them with a toy, and immediately drop the toy and then just start attacking them for want of a better word. Biting quite hard and not lett”

“Hello, I have a 12 week Grand Danois puppy and he's the sweetest boy ever.. most of the time. I understand the fact that he uses his mouth to explore the world, can't blame him when he doesn't have any hands🤷🏼‍♀️ And being vocal is a part of being a GD, especially in the puppy stages But om my god! During nights when it's time for the long sleep he freaks the f**k out! He starts biting, hard, and barking and screaming!! *SCREAMING*, like we're hurting him, I've never he”

“My Maltipoo (7 Months, have him for 4 months) keep scratching the furniture (wooden table & chairs, dishwasher, fridge, his own crate etc.) And I don't know what to do. He does it al day and it drives me crazy. I googled it. There I read that he might be bored, but when he's overstimulated & exhausted he does it even more. Does anyone know why he does this? And what I can do to stop it? submitted by /u/Intr0verted_Penguin [link] [comments]”

“I’m desperate for help. Me and my girlfriend just got a stray 6 month puppy. Shes super sweet and loves to play and be a dog but her biting is getting out of control. We’ve tried everything, redirecting her to toys, bribing her with treats, getting different kinds of chew toys, leash stuff and nothing. I’ve got marks all on my arms and legs and I’m not sure what to do. It’s getting very frustrating. She’s a mix with mostly German Sheppard in her. Any help at all would be much appreciated.”

“We have a mixed breed who’s turning 8 months soon. Whenever we meet people outside that she’s excited about, she plays with another dog and gets too excited, she bites and jumps. I know this is what puppies do, she’s my third dog so I’m no stranger to this. However, this is the only dog I’ve had where literally nothing gets her to stop! We’ve tried giving her a toy, disengage by turning around or stepping back, holding her down and saying no firmly, getting her to perform tricks and what not..no”

“I posted a few days ago about our boy’s issues with the evening lunging and biting. We shifted his routine to give him more relaxation and crate time from 5-7pm, with his dinner being at 4:30pm. He is near 9 months old, and a pittie mix. I love this breed and have a long history with recusing them. My eldest one is 13, and I have had Goose since he was 5-6 months old. This seems to help him with the issues of his overstimulation. It’s not perfect but we are trying. We also pulled off the correct”

“English isn’t my first language, so sorry if I make any mistakes. So, long story short, I came back from a 7-day holiday and noticed that my puppy, who turned 5 months old a few days ago, started showing aggression occasionally when I touched him, even when there was no food nearby and he wasn’t eating. He was also growling. He also started resource guarding again, even though I worked on this with him more than a month ago. He started losing his teeth very quickly a day ago, with some bleeding,”

“Hi! Looking for advice. We have an 18 week old Beagle pup. On walks is pulls a bit, eats the off leaf, but normally isn't too bad. He's suddenly started jumping up and biting, getting overexcited on his walks. Not sure what to do, he's hurting like hell submitted by /u/PotentialAssist3902 [link] [comments]”

“My puppy wakes up and chooses violence. He’s so easily wound up and over stimulated it seems. People say an over tired puppy is bitey and barks but my puppy wakes up from naps biting and barking. It makes him really difficult to play with as he’s constantly near over stimulation that even a short play session leads to him getting zoomies and subsequently biting me because he’s feeling over stimulated Training sessions do work but he gets disinterested after awhile Anything that helps with my con”

“I haven't slept properly in 10 days. Idk when or why this behavior started in him but he refuses to settle indoors. He whines, Pants, Urinates and Claws at doors and windows when indoors even when I am present. And its not even like he doesn't get to go outside. He spends a lot of time in frontyard, and I take him on 2 walks daily. He has good amount of exercise daily too and I am doing all I can. Now it's gotten so bad That I have started to hate him. submitted by /u/hri”

“We adopted this kiddo when he was about four months old and holy hell he had these moments of demon spawn behavior in the evenings. He would flip a switch and lunge at us. And those puppy teeth did serious damage to my wife’s arms and my legs. We sought training from a professional - private lessons, board and train, and follow up lessons. He was doing so well! The trainer recommended the ecollar for him due to the sheer energy and strength he was coming at us all the time. I was very cautious w”

“Im needing advice on my daughter's new puppy. She's 4 months old and biting like crazy,gets overexcited all the time and even at nighttime when people are in bed and the lights are off, she's jumping up on the bed and biting them,barking and growling. When put in the crate,she's crying in distress non stop. What can be done?? submitted by /u/Latter_Appearance956 [link] [comments]”

“We are not quite sure what to do at this point. We rescued a dog a little over 3 months ago. For the first couple months she was so sweet at all times inside the house, but within the last month or so a new behavior of hers is biting us when she wants to play/is playing, I know the 3/3/3 rule for rescues but it is a drastic behavioral change. She bites very hard to the point that it hurts a lot and she has broken skin multiple times at this point. We have tried pretty much every suggestion that”

“Last night around midnight my 6 month old bulldog mix was sleeping next to me by the couch when he suddenly jumped up terrified and started kicking around for maybe 10 seconds. I petted and then put him on my lap and he stopped, but afterward he was extremely jumpy. Even moving my hand near him would make him flinch like he thought I was going to hit him. His eyes looked normal and eventually he calmed down, so at first I figured maybe he had a really bad dream. But he stayed on the couch all ni”

“I have a (almost) 6 month old mutt (mix of herding breeds, GSD and husky), who is very smart, training well in general and totally normal pup. Just getting past hardcore teething but he is still biting and crazy a few times a day (witching hours). I have a 2ish year old lab that is very anxious and hides most of the time. She is incredibly sweet and gentle and only comes out for a little love/cuddles a couple of times a day, and will come out excited for hiking/walks (her happy place is the wood”

“I have a 4 month boxer mix puppy. She is so great with training and super sweet. But there’s been an uptick in biting. I’ve taken her to training classes and the trainer basically told me I’ve exhausted all her efforts to get her to stop biting. Her baby teeth still have not fallen out yet though. She just comes after me with her teeth on any part of my body. It’s been getting worse to the point I can’t even walk her anymore without her biting at my legs and arms. I have tried frozen washcloths,”

“Our mixed puppy of 3 months is a very happy and loving dog but we are having problems dealing with her biting, we followed all the advice on here and on the internet, we tried with saying “ouch!” when she bites, with not reacting and with walking away, we tried ignoring her and leaving her alone for some minutes but she seems to be getting worse. We know she’s a puppy and it’s normal for her to bite, we just want some advice to know if we are doing things right or what other methods might work.”

“My pup is almost 12 weeks old and her behavior is SO MUCH WORSE than it ever was. I know it’s probably just teething coming into play but how was your puppy around this age? She does enforced naps but she just seems a bit more restless lately. Did it get better?? And what weeks did it get at least a TINY bit better?? submitted by /u/SourceMountain1975 [link] [comments]”

“I have a 10 week old puppies, a black lab and I can’t get them to stop biting and playing aggressively. He’s trained on the leash now and potty trained but I can’t get him to stop that playful activity. Does anyone have any tips? Don’t really wanna hire an expensive trainer thank you!! submitted by /u/No_Chocolate5560 [link] [comments]”

“Hi everyone, we have a 9w/o Great Dane bull mastiff puppy we’ve had for 2 weeks who loves to play with my adult lab. We love that they play together but puppy is biting her belly area where her fur is thin, so it’s creating some small injuries/wounds. We have tried removing him from the play, but he always wants to run back and keep going. She loves to play, but I don’t want her to be in pain or get an infection. Anyone have advice to prevent him from biting her belly but still allowing them to”

“Shepherd mix/14 weeks old For reference - he's on a 1 hour up 2 hour crate nap schedule. During his waking hours we train, play, do enrichment feedings, and he has access to chew toys and a yak chew. I do put him down for a nap if the nipping is WAY over excessive as I assume he's over-tired. But I'm more referencing just the general day-to-day well-rested biting. I'm so mentally exhausted. I feel like I can't simply exist when he's awake. He bites at me any chance he get”

“We have an amstaff puppy. She's about 7,5 months old. The last week she just seems like another dog. She jumps and bites. She does other things well (sleeps good, is crate trained, is potty trained, knows commands, ...), but I have a really hard time with the biting. We tried everything (ignoring, putting my knee up, time outs, ...) and we allready have a trainer. But yet, I'm just drained. I lost 12kg's since we got her, I am seeing a psychologist. And all the time I think I'm a”