What advice can you give when training a golden retriever puppy not to bite?

My husband and I have a 9 week old golden retriever puppy who is into biting everyone and everything. She has plenty of toys to play with but prefers to bite us! Her teeth are so sharp that she draws blood. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks :)What advice can you give when training a golden retriever puppy not to bite?
Method 1;


Say NO firmly and Stop playing-IMMEDIATLY when she lets go-Reward her with a chew toy. i myself found this the best method!





Method 2; If this doesn't work, try a spray bottle filled with water-again Say NO firmly as you give her a SQUIRT.





Method 3;


Another thing you can do is YELP LOUDLY-like a mother to her puppies when one of her puppies is misbehaving.





Consistentent is the best method





NEVER use your hands to play with her this just encourages her.


NEVER hit the dog, This also encourages biting.What advice can you give when training a golden retriever puppy not to bite?
Make sure she goes for a little walk on a leash, and carry a squeaky toy - to tire her out. Puppies need exercise that does not involve aiming their mouth at you. Luckliy, you can walk faster than she can, probablyw ithout even trying. Shuffle your feet so you don't step on her, and keep the squeaker in your pocket but make the noise so she wants to follow you.





For your hands, get some icky medicinal mouthwash like the original Listerine, and a little spray bottle, and spray your hands. She wont be so interested in teething on you any more.





A nylarope toy soaked in water and frozen will help sooth her gums, as will a couple of latex squeaky toys and a dentabone or original nylabone - the soft kind for now.





And make sure in between exercise, she also gets the proper amount of sleep. Puppies sometimes get played with so much they actually get overtired, and frantic, and people don't realize they are really only good for about a half hour and then they need to go in their handy-dandy carrying case for a little nappy-poo.





Whhile you should always tell her a stern NOoooo if she bites or does something you don't want her to do, be careful not to scare her - she's just a baby, an this is what babies do. You probably need a medium sized pen, as well, to separate her from you, your shoes, the newspaper, the cat, your laundry, electrical cords, the towels, the toilet paper, your feet....





Good luck!
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Here is how it鈥檚 done:


Take him by the jowl on the top pinch to the bottom and shut the mouth. Say ';no, no, no, no bite'; repeat it 2x. End with a tap on the nose...nothing is to be done in a loud voice...just keep it easy yet stern. If you just keep it a teaching moment they will learn. I am guessing the little one is teething so just like children they need something to chew on. After the no bite process...hand your pup the toy of preference to chew on. Just state matter of factly ';here's your toy'; then play a bit to avert attention to the toy. He will catch on if you stay consistent and cool headed. If you teach him to sit you can just avert attention to a command then hand him the toy after the no bite command is used. It is just a matter of them learning appropriate gnawing...it's necessary for healthy teeth, but not necessary for your flesh. :) Have fun...the puppy stage doesn't last near long enough. I just love their look when they come upon some new discovery.
We have an 11 month old lab x boxer and he was exactly the same. It's a natural instinct for puppies to mouth, it's what they do with their siblings to communicate. You have to teach them right from the beginning that they cannot put their teeth on our skin under any circumstances and be consistent. We tried several things, the one that worked best for us was each time they nip correct them with the same word each time, eg: ';NO'; or ';no biting'; or ';bad'; and immediately give no attention or patting. If you do this consistently every time they mouth you, they will soon get the message that each time they mouth they will get no pats or attention. This worked for us. Remember if you pat your dog or continue to pat when they mouth they think the pat is a reward. The other thing we have found extremely helpful if your dog is biting/mouthing from excitement is whenever your dog is excited ignore them, refuse to give any attention until they quieten down, once quit or sitting then pat, if they begin to get excited again, ignore them. Once calm try again. We ask all our friends and visitors not to give attention until our dog is calm or responding to a command. The key is to be consistent. It's sounds like hard work and it is but it's very rewarding for both you and your dog.


Hope this info helps.
First when the dog bites say AH AH firmly and sharply, then take the dog out of the room, when your dog calms down bring her/him back into the room... keep this up and eventually it will figure out that biting gets him/her no where, goldens are a really smart breed so it should catch on fast!


Good luck with the training!
Pet Smart and other pet supply supply stores sell a product called ';Bitter Apple';. It comes in a spray bottle and most dogs hate the taste of it. It's all natural and non toxic for humans and animals.





When my shepard was a pup we had the same problem. He was always biting my 4 yr. old. We just sprayed this on his hands and arms and the dog stopped biting. It also worked great for keeping him out of the garbage.