i have an 6 month old akita puppy. but, she loves to chew on everything still, and especially me!! she doesn't do it hard, unless she is angry or upset. but i just want to know, when will she temper down with the chewing? she has plenty of chew toys, and i give her safe stuff that she can chew on that she likes. but i'm her favorite chew toy, and its hard to explain to her that you can't chew on everyone. i just wanted to know if,becasue of her breed, is she just going to chew more than other dogs?
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I would work toward discouraging her from mouthing you. One way a dominant dog enforces their dominance over a subordinate dog is through nipping. Akitas as a breed are very dominant dogs, and it's crucial that you and your family be the dominant members of your "pack". Otherwise, she will assume that she's the alpha, and that spells trouble.
One way to discipline that behavior is to emulate an adult dog by firmly, but gently, grasping her muzzle in your hand and giving her a low, growly "No". It doesn't have to be really loud, but do try to sound like you mean it. Don't clamp down really hard, just enough to keep her mouth shut and immobilize her head for a couple of seconds. That sort of mimics how a mother would discipline a puppy - by taking their muzzle in their mouth and softly growling at them. Don't hold it for a long time, just long enough to growl at her. It's a discipline that a dog really understands, because it's part of their natural behavioral repetoire. I still use it from time to time as appropriate on my two year old male, who now weighs about 111 lbs, partly just to remind him that he's not the boss but also to stop something I don't want.
Give it a try the next time she chews on you.
Time out in their crate can also help when they start getting out of control.
she will probley chew till a year old
dogs can continue to do this forever if you let them. You need to teach him that its not ok. Try yelping really loud every time he bites you, and stop playing with him. When he grabs something he shouldn't have tell him No! and give him one of his toys and play with him with it and praise him. Whenever he has his toys get down with him and play and show him how happy you are. If he starts biting you, yelp and stop playing. DON'T ever hit him. That wil not help. If you are consistant with this, he should stop by the time he's around 1 year if not sooner. Get some info off the internet or take him to a trainer in your area if you still are not successful.
He'll chew for quite some time if you continue to let him.
you need to make your puppy stop that while she's still young. my friend has a lhaso apso and it used to nip and bite as a puppy. his teeth were small so her family thought it was cute and didn't stop him.
now he's a full grown dog and he grows, scratches and bites with his adult teeth and claws and it HURTS. he'll do it for no reason.
my puppy never was much of a biter, but when he would bite me i'd tap him on the nose anf chastise him.
Some dogs grow out of it and some never do. I have a website that has a page all about dogs and destructive chewing. Check it out, it might help.
http://www.standardpoodlesusa.com/chewin...
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