I got her :)

[[[Leon]]]

Hey everyone again,
I got Ebony (Siberian husky) 6 weeks ago.. She is now 12 weeks old.
And shes a little Menace! The problem is shes always biting and chewing on throuser legs..Arms and fingers, Ofcourse all she doing is playing but I have scratches and bruises all over my arms and i think its getting to the point she should learn not to attack me lol. I do tell her 'No' and tap her on her nose.. But she still thinks im playing bless her.
Any Hints or Ideas to prevent this

P.s on the bright side she if toilet trained already , shes such a bright spark i love her all the dog i could ever want.

Thanks
P.s i'l add photos later

[dobermom]

You can try to redirect her, by giving her a toy to bite and chew on.
With Clifford he got to the extreme at about 16-20 weeks nothing worked. I was finally told to grab their nose, and roll their lips over their teeth. Then they are biting their own lips. Its not hard to do, and you dont need to apply pressure.
Some people on here may disagree with that, but it did work quickly for me. I was not yet a member, and unable to talk to everyone on here with heaps of info, and experience!

[eXile]

Hey Leon. You are dealing with a very common problem in pups. Now you say you got your dog at 6 weeks. Now theres nothing you can do now but i recommend when you get your next dog you get it at 10 weeks. By doing this, the mother of litter would of already tought the pup not to bite to a certain extent making your job of stopping it totally not very hard. Now, theres various ways of dealing with this problems. Youve tryed the smack on the nose and she takes it as play. Normal. What you could try doing is as soon as she bites you, grab her muzzle, keep it shut, look her in the eyes and say NO!. Then walk off. If she follows you trying to engage in play just ignore. Now this isnt going to stop overnight. But with consistentcy, she will stop. Theres other methods that work well but people dont like when i suggest it. They think its "mean" but i will tell you anyways. I personally dont think its mean, its a form of correction. When your dog bites you, stick the webbing between your index finger and your thumb into the dogs mouth and push it in. Also, to get some grip take your other hand and put it at the back of the neck for support to push. Ive had outstanding results with this but people dont feel comfortable using this method on there dogs because they think it hurts when it really doesnt. Its just an uncomfortable position. Whatever you decide to use, just keep consistent.

[eXile]

Dobie im totally with you!!! What people disagree with the most, tends to work the best!!! Excelent advice!

[BabyElephant]

I did what dobermom is suggesting, we gave Poppy a toy to chew on everytime she tried to bite somebody along with a firm NO. I have to admit she hardly ever bit me because I used this method but my hubby wouldn't listen to me until one day she bit him really bad on the neck. He then started using this method. The key is consistency, whatever you do be consistent, they need to get the message. You also need to change your tone of voice so that she knows that what she is doing is wrong.

[Moo]

Dobermom gave great advice, it just takes alot lot of persistent redirection. Never laugh at the behavior, or let it go for a day. If it gets excessive, you may want to buy some bitter apple spray to spray your clothing.

Do NOT shove her paw in her mouth, do lips as Dobermom says intead. My parents used to put Kirby's paw in his mouth, and he developed a terrible, unhealthy, paw-biting habit.

[GretaJack]

Make sure that when you use a corrective no it is low, deep no. You are angry and upset no. Not an everyday no. They don't know the word they know the tone you are using. Don't be afraid to scare the little with with an angry voice.

And the lip biting is the best technique out there. I hope it works. And be consistent with it

[Trace]

I agree the lip curl works REALLY well. Maddy was a terrible biter when we got her - and we have a 4 year old that got some pretty nasty chews.

Persistence and consistency is the key though.

[dobermom]

WOW! I am very pleased everyone agreed with me on this one! I was a bit hesitant to post. It really did work for me!