Hi thanks for your reply and good luck with your lurcher. she seems to get worse with a loud yelp, a firm no and then ignoring her is working a bit better, she is off to first puppy party this week so maybe some canine socialisation will help !! fingers crossed

Hi, we have a Golden Cocker Spaniel who is just 12 weeks and she is nipping. Our legs, feet anywhere really. If I tell her off (and I point my finger which is a big mistake!) she just does it more. We give her her toys but she is not interested. We have tried shouting NO and NAUGHTY but she thinks its a game. We will keep on as persistance is the key and hopefully very soon she will get the message!

Just wanted to say Bellas biting is getting better (shes now 14 weeks) its mostly when she is over excited or tired she gets snappy.

Im hoping she will keep biting less and less as other that she is a smashing pup.

i'm sure that this is something many of you won't agree with but i purchased a book called how to train your beagle and it states in it that if they are biting very hard on your hand and nothing else works then gently squeeze their top lip together with your thumb and forefinger using the hand they are biting until they let go. they soon learn that by biting they will get discomfort and it stops them from doing it. you do not pinch hard or hurt them you just apply a little bit of pressure.

I tryed this link it did not work

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Hi i have a 7 week old springer spaniel and she is doing exactly the same going for my feet and bottom of trousers everytime i walk and even sometimes when im sitting down.
Ive tried everything with her but she just ignores me and she can become quite vicious towards me and my partner.

Anyone got any other ideas?

Nipping could really develop into rough playing... Before when my dog starts nipping I just hold his mouth for a while and he's quite getting the hint that nipping isn't good, and I am glad that he stopped nipping after many times of being held at mouth...

Hi There
Congrats on your new Springer Pup, welcome to a wonderful world

Nipping is common behavior, so what I do with all my springer pups when they nip is let out a very loud EEIIYYEEEEEEEE and stop whatever fun they were having ege playing etc, and I get up an walk away. Soon they associate that behavior with the end of attention and a Springer hates that.

Here is some Springer Puppy info and General Springer Stuff

Springer Spaniel Puppies

To all those struggling hang in there.
Our cocker was a nightmare we have holes in clothes to prove it!!!

The only thing that worked was time out which had to be outside as she would wee!!!

She is now 6 months, adorable and only mouthing at times of play when a toy has not been given and when grooming.

I don't think the time out curred it, but i guess it gave the impression that this was not acceptable.

Like others have said its a phase that spoiled our enjoyment of her early months as cuddles were impossible!

But we're making up for it

Hi
I can completly understand your problem, when we got bailey our choc lab, I thought at one point that i had brought the only nasty lab pup to be born ever!!! She was like a crocodile sometimes, i looked on all the forums and everyone seemed to say the same thing. The loud ouch and walking away worked, sometimes!! other times it just made her more excited. I have to say the thing that helped the most was when she went to doggy day care, the other dogs soon taught her what was too hard. She pretty much stopped nipping in a week. She is 5 months now and very soft in the mouth. Thank goodness, my hands and arms looked dreadful. It will end, you just have to be really strict with saying no and moving away from them.

Goodluck