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Originally Posted by dogpositivetraining
Hi Sophie,
It makes very good sense, and when Oscar comes back over to you 30 secs later you could give him a safe chew toy to bite on and praise him for using this, and reinforce this desired behaviour by giving him a treat. 
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Yes, this is what I do. I orginally started giving him the chew straight away to distract him but he'd rather bite (play!) with me. The 30 secs really gives him time to stop playing so roughly and then he gets a toy or a chew and lots of praise and attention. He's learning quickly and he's very happy. We're having less of the need to ignore him for 30 secs as he is understanding what too rough is.