This is outstanding, all new and vital for me and Dot who is 4-5 months old. Every evening she gets puppy zoomies and includes lots of play bites which are really painful. Today I applied your advice and the change was immediate and dramatic. THANKYOU. Please do a counter surfing video.👍😉
Simpawtico Dog Training - *This is outstanding advice,* which confirmed/reinforced some thoughts, most my mom taught me as a child thru raising several puppies (puppy play/learning & teaching each other boundaries, especially when taken from parents so young - I learned/surmised recently via interactions between siblings: play escalated to a viscous fight, then back to & remained playful n loving since - one n done!) & clarified some misconceptions (ie, it's not about "teething"!) - *made a ton of logical sense!* (tho I know very well there's a severe deficit in common sense). So glad I found it only a week after getting a 6 week old pup with pointed razor (demon) teeth, lol! 😲😃 *AND thank you SOOO much for being SHORT, direct n TO THE (fn) POINT!* (cannot stand all these drawn out blah-blah-blah videos, generally speaking, which most never even get to a point or if they do it's like 20-200 mins later)... Much thanks & blessings wished for you dear sir, with love n hugs 😇😘🤗🐾
Speaking of, I'm sure these videos are helpful to some people, but I have been searching for ages and can't find any tips on how to stop biting my dog. A human training video would be great.
Oh MAN I've been missing that key step of waiting for the puppy to be the one to pull away and then saying "good!" No wonder the ouch thing didn't work until now! Thanks sooooo much!
My pup, 3 months, doesn't pull away no matter how outchy it gets. I have tried leaving the room but I am open plan and that leaves him free rein in a place where he should be watched - any ideas?
This video changed our puppy training in 48 (semi painful) hours. Two days after watching, we've made tremendous progress with our 12 week old Doodle, who now okay bites with the gentlest of teeth. Thank you 1000x!
THIS DOES WORK we have a puppy German Shepherd and he was a little confused at first but he is getting the hang of it and now he’s so much more calmer around guests
@@justinependergrass941 I heard putting your fingertips against his neck tells him to stop... otherwise as mentioned in the video: get up and leave, if you want, resume the playing after a minute..
I adopted a puppy that was taken from her mother too young. She has serious issues and biting was a huge first obstacle. Any interaction sends her energy through the roof and praising her was horrible. In a few short days she has learned to slightly nip instead of drawing blood. Its going to be a long road but we have taken the first step. THANK YOU!
i know this video is quite old by internet standards but i found it super helpful in dealing with my 14 week old. i had no idea the purpose of puppy biting so this was enlightening. Ian is the first youtube puppy trainer who has actually made sense to me and showed realistic examples. thank you.
The last time I had a puppy to train, we didn't have so many resources to learn from, but we did fairly well with ours. With all the free info available nowadays, people have no excuse for not properly training their dogs.
Finally someone who knows what he is talking about. Your tips worked like a charm and worked almost instantly, we got an amazing relief after 2 weeks of painful bytes and pointless timeouts Thanks for making the video all about the benefit of the viewer, and not for promotional considerations.
I've paid a lot of money to behaviourists to help me learn how to better manage my puppies biting, and this video explained and helped so much more than any class I've paid for. Thank you
This video has set me so at ease I can't begin to tell you. Everything I'm reading about bite inhibition is about focusing on stopping the behavior. I'd gotten myself so whipped up I was panicking every time he bit me that he is going to wind up aggressive and mean. I finally starting doing timeouts because he's really mangling my hands and I am desperate. Someone on Reddit suggested this video - I started working with him as suggested and saw improvement in LITERAL MINUTES. I could cry. I know this is a long process that will take some time and see ups and downs, but this video completely shifted my perspective on the behavior. THANK YOU thank you thank you
Omg this is exactly how I’m feeling right now, everything you said!!!! I could also cry!!! I see your comment is from 2 years ago, please let me know how you feel now with your dog because for me it seems like a mountain to climb and I never thought training a dog would be so hard…
i have a lot of respect for this guy and his work. he's smart, thoughtful, and obviously loves these dogs. it's clear he cares about them being happy and healthy. i support this entirely.
I don't understand why I had to go through so many other youtube vids to find your channel. I appreciate all your info on behaviors as well as why these behaviors occur.. not only that, but you don't have unnecessary bs in your vids and the editing is on point! Fastest sub ever.
OhMY! You have saved our relationship with our almost three month old havanese! The change in using your method was instantaneous! We will definitely be a happier family now♥️ !!!
Just got a 9 week old pug. I had no idea about this. I was under the impression that if I let him bite me he will be nippy as an adult and around kids. This really changed my perspective and now my wife and I will suffer through knowing this will make him a better dog in the future. THANKS SIR!
I'm finally getting my first puppy in a month and am now on a rewatch binge of this entire channel! Found Simpawtico a year ago when I first started looking for a dog and am beyond psyched to start raising it with all these tips.
Oh my Goodness! I literally just had a meltdown and started crying because my puppy is hurting me soooo much when he play bites! I’ve organically used the crying method and it sometimes works, but some details in this video like do not remove your hand and reward him when he steps back are a pure revelation! I’m going to try this method asap! I have a trainer and puppy classes but they advised doing the distraction method when you ask your puppy to play with a toy instead of biting you! How stupid!!!! I’ve subscribed to your channel and I’m going to watch all your videos! THANK YOU 🙏🏻
Makes total sense! Puppies let each other know if they hurt each other... even their mom teaches them this. This guys right on! They do grow out of it and it does stop eventually... work on taking food away also from a very very young age... bite inhibition! Great definition of the soloution...!!! Love this guy!!! Very dog savvy!!!
This is my new favorite training channel. Always clear, concise, and to the point! Thank you for providing easily understandable videos we can follow along with!
Ian-on behalf of at least 12 of my dog walking clients, impromptu conversations with new dog owners, Thank you. Folks love your straight forward explanations, examples, video illustrations. I also am rewatching your videos-appreciating the work learning and learning. Thank you.
I'm really finding all these videos instructive and helpful. Biggest issue is our 10 week old Boxer puppy, Sasha, who was weaned too soon as we got here at 7 weeks, just keeps biting harder and more excited when we try to say ouch over and over. She also tries to rip our hand off like it's a toy she can run off with. She doesn't rear back like in the video when we actually get her attention with higher pitched "ouches", doesn't remove her mouth from our hand, and looks at us like she wants us to be quiet while she chews. We're starting obedience training a week from this Sunday but are desperate for help now as she's drawing blood constantly!
@@mekahs1600 unfortunately not but now that she's almost 1.5 years old and we started having time outs when she gets too excited and wants to bite she's getting better. Her excitement quickly turns to aggressive play we think because of her early life experiences and lack of socialization with her momma to teach those all important lessons.
@@BWDavisV to be real with you, this is most likely because your dog is lacking correction. I know there’s a huge positivity only training community out there and I think it’s great, really. But as you can see, 1.5 years and your dog can still be dangerous. The mom would have corrected your dog, so why shouldn’t you (it’s new mom)
He did say if the ouches don't work, leave the room immediately without speaking. Once they're deprived of your attention/presence completely they will understand (possibly after a few leavings) that if they bite, you go, so no more game. I've seen the leaving work on 'Dogs Behaving (very) Badly" on TV.
What can i say more that "this video is awesome !!" ? Thank you so much for making such quality videos ! Thank you too for posting them freely on the internet, i really appreciate that
Forced compliance has its place. This is standard in military training. Military trained dogs are almost always noticeably more compliant than civilian trained dogs. My own training philosophy draws heavily from the teachings of Konrad Most. He outlined the principles of operant conditioning 30 years before BF Skinner. His methods are in use almost universally for training military and law enforcement animals. Those dogs will never bite anyone unless the handler orders it, yet they are some of the meanest, toughest dogs in the world.
I found this video in a Reddit thread at r/pitbulls just after we found our abandoned 7-week-old bully-mix. I had my whole family watch it and we practiced bite inhibition training with him. I won't lie, sometimes it was really hard because those puppy teeth are SHARP. But it WORKED. Now that he is 7 months old and 65 lbs - he has a very gentle mouth and NEVER bites hard, even when very excited. This should be mandatory viewing for every new puppy owner.
Good video. Started using technique with the first few minutes of the video while my new puppy was biting me as I watched - OW! And he stopped. GOOD BOY! 👍🏼
I’m here a year later but i don’t care! I need to tell you how much I appreciate everything you do! You have taught me so much about puppies and I’m happy to say my new pup is learning so quickly!! Thank you so much!
My dude! This video completely changed the way my wife and I deal with our 11 week old Patterdale Terrier and her prolific tendencies to bite anything her mouth will fit around. Her biting for the most part has dulled somewhat, she does however have a habit of getting lost in her zoomies, but she is learning. slowly, but progress is progress. We're both super glad we found this video out of the plethora of useless ones on the subject, most of which just promote redirection. Hugest thanks from the three of us!!
Thank you soooo much!!! I was doing soooo many things wrong! You explained much more than other trainers and books I've read. Just started to do all with my 2 months old pupper and started to see changes immediately! I'll keep training her I hope to have a happy and well behaved pupper.
FINALLY! Something that actually works 😭😭 I unfortunately messed up somewhere! If I say “ow” he either bites more softly, licks it, or completely let’s go. When I follow up with “Good boy!” He takes it as an invitation to bite me again 😭 instead I just pat him light and stay silent unless if he bites again I say “ow!”
Im an architecture student and im currently working on how to improve the typical animal shelter to a better and more effective center so that stray animals can enjoy and heal faster. Im also studying on how dogs react to different kinds of spaces. Your videos are very much of a help. Thank you i subbed
Ted Castrence number one way they could improve- they need to be built to reduce acoustics. All that cement and block construction to keep things sanitary causes the place to be loud. The dogs bark and it echoes the cats cry and it echoes and the animals get ten times as stressed as they would be if it could be more quiet. I always feel like there should be water fountains to help with the noise and I don’t know about ceiling and wall construction much or how helpful baffling is, or soundproofing that is cost effective-but in my kennel experience (20 yrs) this is one of the biggest issues next to sanitary and quarantine issues for health
Just discovered your channel after getting a new puppy. Haven't had a puppy in over 10 years so I'm really rusty on all the training, lol. Very great info on this channel, and I'm looking forward to going through the archives. Thanks so much. Just started doing the Kongs with his food and it's definitely improved his behaviour. Doesn't seem so crazy and seems to chill out for hours afterwards. Such a great tip. Great channel. 👍👍
By far,this is the best video on the internet that addresses and explains why puppies bite and how to handle it. I have used the techniques in this video on my 9 weeks old German Shepherd puppy who is now 14 weeks and it worked wonders. I now have a very well behaved Strong pupp when it comes to biting.
I got my puppy when she’s already 7 months old, and she apparently hasn’t been trained in bite control at all with humans. Now what? Actually, a few days later it’s going really well. Soft mouth, less often, only at predictable times. Thanks!
We just rescued a seven-month-old full blooded chocolate lab and she too play bites but her play bite is pretty strong and painful. She is sleeping right now but when she wakes up and starts play biting, I'm going to try this technique and see if it works. I really hope it's not too late to teach and instill this training technique with her. She's a wild child for sure! I'm working on a lot of different things with her and I don't want to confuse her with too much at once. But the biting has to ease up some. I'm afraid to let her around any kids or other people. I'm really working on leash training hard with her so I can run her and take walks instead of her only running around our yard on a leash run ( we have an underground fence , but is not working. My husband is trying to fix it. She wants to run me instead of me running her. I've been watching videos about all types of training but especially about biting and leash training. This video was great because it gives us the foundation of why puppies bite to start with. I always assumed it was for teething purposes! I'm going to also see if this channel has any good videos on leash training.
The “ouch!” Things has got me annoyed and I told my mom that I’m worried it’s not working and it doesn’t seem helpful but now it does help thanks to you
The most informative puppy training I've ever seen!!! I am really getting frustrated these days as my puppy is becoming more aggressive in play biting. This is helpful!!!
Really great. 3 month old Aussie, we've been on the right track more or less - But we've been "protecting" our senior Lab (11 years) from our landshark; This video is terrific and reminded me that the absolute best teachers of bite inhibition are....other dogs with good bite inhibition. Bob (our Lab) is super patient but when he reaches his limit, he gives a good snarl and shows those pearly whites. She backs off and looks at him in stunned admiration. We'll be doing more of this! How did I not find you guys earlier???
I am so grateful that I found your channel. I have an 8 week old puppy coming home in about a month, and I've found so much conflicting information about how to prepare. Your channel has made everything so much clearer. Thank you!
Immediate progress! Couldn't quite believe how easy and quick this was. Very good video with clever and intelligent comments. Watch till the end as there are more interesting facts. Thank you Simpawtico!
Very helpful! I have 4 foster puppies that are 4 weeks old right now. Was watching a couple videos on puppy biting and chew toys and all that good stuff but your approach makes the most sense!
I finished watching and I was like "no way this can actually work". Boooiiii was I wrong! It worked instantly. I couldn't believe my lil monster really readjusted his bitting force immediately. I'm definitely gonna keep doing this. We humans really have no clue what we're doing with our puppies. Thanks for sharing such great information and for educating us.
I watched quite a few puppy videos this morning so i think i can say with surety in my own opinion that you do the best and thank you for the time you take in making these high quality videos.
Amazing video. Not only is it constructive, it is also very systematic, logical and well thought out. Now I know what to do with my 3 mths old corgi :)
THIS VIDEO IS AMAZING!!!!!! I've watched dozens of other videos about puppy biting and this is the only one that's allowed me to make a sincere, noticeable difference with my puppy. Most other videos I've found just teach to walk away and/or redirect the biting to a toy. I don't usually comment on RU-vid videos, but this video has absolutely changed my and my puppy's quality of life together and I could not be more grateful. Thank you so much!
Omg it's working. 😲 Finally some hope! Maybe she's not a bloodthirsty psychopath after all. Thank you so much for providing the full technique; just yelping was making her go for me even harder, and it's been a long first 6 weeks. I look like I wrestled a barbed wire fence. When I put on and take off her leash, and often when I pick her up she goes super berzerko. What should I be doing when she clamps down super hard? I usually use my other hand to pry her mouth open and free my limb or hair. Food doesn't phase her in those moments. Is this totally ass-backwards? Those are the times she's most likely to lunge at my face, also. I'll do an exaggerated gasp and say her name in a "How could you!?" tone, but not shockingly, this doesn't seem to have much impact. I desperately want to enjoy my dog, especially in this fleeting puppy phase, and bond with her in the way that creates a steadfast sidekick, but I feel like I'm failing miserably. I'm glad I found this channel. I'll definitely keep watching.
We just got our puppy two weeks ago. Lordy I forgot how hard they are to train about biting. I've never had a dog that liked to bite my hair quite like this one. I was beginning to think I had the only puppy that liked to bite hair. I'm glad I found this channel. Maybe it will work. Lotsa luck too to you.
@@carolpearce7755 Mine likes to cuddle up on my pillow, oozing with cuteness, then nuzzles my head and starts ripping the hair out of my scalp. Little psychopath. She goes for it anytime it's within range, and that will be the next focus for us. I think a good strong stay and leave it is the answer, but there could be something else. The method in this video took care of the biting within a couple weeks, thankfully, and making sure she is good and worn out from exercise a few times a day has made a world of difference. Both in general behavior and in how quickly she picks up on training. I was too casual about it before, and I'm glad I understand that now. If I find a good, solid method of eliminating the hair thing, I'll come back and link it here. Good luck with your training! You're not alone!
Girl, I'm with you. My baby is adorable but I too look like the fence won. He bit my nose and he just bit my lip lunging at my face! ! Which brings me to this video. He's asleep right now I'm gonna try it when he wakes up! 🙏🙏🐶
@@thevisualvixen2522 I am confident you'll be successful with this technique! The face lunging, in my opinion, was a serious potential danger and something I knew I had to address with an iron fist. Every time it happened, without fail, and any time teeth touched my face, I would freeze, all play would immediately stop, and I would look her in the eye and gasp, saying her name in that melodramatic "how could you!?" tone, and I'd turn away from her or walk away. It totally worked. She just had her first birthday 2 weeks ago and these days, when we're snuggle-playing or something, and she gets too close to my face, she knows it. As soon as she realizes she's grazed me, she kinda pauses and looks at me like she's saying, "Oops, sorry." I'll usually just do a sharp inhale for the sake of consistency, and she self-corrects and and calms it down. I no longer have to keep my hair pulled up, also, and it's longer than ever. I just did the same thing as in the video, as though it hurt me super bad. Same with clothes. Problem solved. One thing I want to share that I don't think a lot of folks think about with training treats - we have one brand of food for regular feeding, and a totally different brand to use for training. Don't get sucked into spending a fortune on anything fancy; Anything that's not what's in their bowl, they're going to get excited about and think its a treat. I'd love to hear about your progress! Good luck!!
@@lisakukla459 OMG, the first sentence had me laughing sooo hard, too funny. I know the feeling, I can see it on my puppy's face when he's about to attack. I am doing these techniques when he wakes up from his nap, he is such an angel when he's tired, but can be completely gonzo at times.
Wow! Kolby is 5 mos, a heeler/shepherd vocal & a mouther/nipper, biter. How I wish I had seen this 2 mos ago. It makes 100% sense & if I had been consistent with what actually seemed to work, this method that noone else has taught, we would be done with this behavior. Will now be 100% consistent as the time/learning/puppyhood is going fast. Thank you so much.
I finally had a chance to put this into play with my son’s puppy. I was not timing it with him but this is effective training for the puppy. I have 4 senior dogs that other family members, who did not watch this video separated the puppy from them. I took him to the backyard and 3 of the 4 dogs and it worked within a few minutes and he was responsive to my feedback
I just can't get over how great this channel is. There's a lot of other great channels, but the way you concisely deliver information makes following along so easy.
im gonna try these tips and update on how it goes my puppy - Candy , Half Chihuahua half Pekingese ( about to be 9 weeks old ) Edit: I promised I would update! This works wonders!!! I've tried everything in the book up until this video my puppy was crazy and out of control and now she's barely bites and if she does it's very softly. Sometimes she still bites to hard but using this method stops her right away
Hi, new to the channel. 33 days away from getting my golden pupper and I'm completely addicted to training videos and lectures. You're by far one of the most knowledgeable people on youtube, and i look forward to binge watching the rest of your videos haha. thanks man
My puppy just turned 4 months old. I’m so glad I viewed this video in time! I had watched a video that was just about redirecting to toys, which we’ve been doing, but hasn’t been working great.
I’m in the same situation as you! Mini-Aussie just turned 4 months old and his biting can be rough sometimes, especially when he wants our attention to play. We thought redirection was the first step, but this video taught me that force of bite should be corrected first. How did your dog turn out?
I'm so glad I found this! I've always been told to redirect them to a chew toy and knew nothing of ABI. With her being a little over 4 months old, hopefully there's still time to do this correctly. Thank you!
This is the single most important thing I've learned about my puppy! Thank you! Thank you! Trying to raise an outstanding therapy dog for myself and the nursing home. Your videos are having amazing results.
@MomandBee BeeandMom i don't remember what this video says, but we just always gave her a toy to bite we she would try to bite our hands and after a really long time it got better. she still bite's our hands but its very soft and most the time she doesn't actually bite our hands she just puts her mouth on our hands. she will even catch herself and go get a toy and bring it back to chew on so she doesn't try to bite us, if she's getting kinda wild. I'll say again that it took a really long time but one day it just clicked with her.
Great and helpful explanation. I just got a puppy and he was biting me time many times. I thought I should not push him away, as some videos recommended to do, nor give him a treat, as other suggested. I sensed this is part of their natural development, I also saw how the puppies bite themselves all of the times. I let my puppy bit me many times, giving him feedback whenever I could, I made the mistake of moving my hand or feet away and just as you said in the video, it only triggered more biting. Now my puppy bites me softer and softer ever more. Thank you for the work put into making this great video! You got a new fan! Greetings from Monterrey, México.
This makes so much sense! Just adopted our 3 month old two days ago. He’s an active biter, and didn’t know the right way to work with him. Also watched your video on “drop”. Those are going to both be our focus for today. He is going to be a large dog, so...even more important for more training. You are going to be MY guide dog for training. So glad I found you! 😃❤️
Amazing lessons for dog owners. As a new owner, I'm just now going through your series of instructional videos, and they are among the best on the net. The missing piece of praise along with the loud "ouch" when mouthing stops is golden information that I don't recall receiving anywhere else. My puppy is one that wakes me every early morn with excited mouthing, and I'm now looking forward to these incidents as more confidant teachable moments with the complete solution in hand. Thank you :)
Glad I saw this video. Supporting an action I do with young pups as a groomer. When pups bite me instead of throwing my hands back which he expects I keep my hand in their mouth and eventually they think this isn’t fun snd want to spit me out. Usually only takes three bites and I see them rethink that action. It’s very effective
I’m currently over at my neighbor’s house, they got a puppy two weeks ago and I’m watching him while they’re at work. He’s a very sweet puppy who rarely bites but when he’s playing, your tips come very much in handy.
ericksamaniegofit Well firstly, congratulations on getting a puppy, a malinois will make you a great dog when trained properly. I have to say though that I hope you started bite training asap because, as I’m sure you know, malinois are known to act like puppies for most of their lives. My pup, who just turned a year, didn’t fully understand the concept of biting too hard until he was around 3-4 months, when we neutered him. That said, he was a rescue and a product of bad breeding so he does have some serious temperamental issues we are still dealing with (one of the reasons we got him clipped so early). Just make sure to correct your puppy EVERY TIME they bite too hard, otherwise they will think they can get away with it again. Every dog is different, just be patient no matter how painful those evil little teeth get.
Alyssa Delaney thank you, hes a good guy, hes already potty trained, and the only problem for me is just him biting me and i always just push him away and say no biting ! Doesnt seem to work.so if he gets crazy i put him outside for 1 min or so but like the guy said it doesnt work so ima stop that and saying ouch doesnt work for me he just stays biting and doesnt let go. I gave him a treat everytime he let go and it makes it easier but i dont know if thats good
I love that he calls his dogs "sweetheart" -- and I hate when men call their dogs "buddy" ; this is a healthy balanced buy who is incredibly in touch with how to engage with animals.
Thank you I'm a trainer in training and listen to MANY videos. All of the other methods you mentioned were recommended. I am helping my niece with her new puppy and we'll be using this.🐾
This all makes a ton of sense, and clearly works well....for dogs that can hear. How do I convey the "OUCH!" to my puppy who we've confirmed is fully deaf! We are at our wit's end!
Try making up a hand movement, foot movement, or noticeable face. You can also try objects. A colorful paper ball or something noticeable so she knows when she sees it to stop❤️!
I like the idea that we need to respect mother of nature before dealing with the problem. Our puppy is almost 6months. His biting is softer but still does that particularly when he meets people. According to this video, this strategy might be too late to try but I wanna try it any way. I wish I had known this a couple of months ago!
Great reminder that training doesn't have to be scary or hurt the animal...just consistency and praise when they do the right thing even for a sort time as they learn. Thank you!
Lol, me too, I'm waiting for mine to wake up too, he just slept after me and my bro were trying to play and were getting bitten instead, he becomes much worse after eating cause he gets so much energy. The best time to do something with my dog is when he's sleepy because then, he isn't in the mood to bite anyone so he just calmly rolls with the flow
its mind blowing that no one knows this... even Animal Humane Society told me to “redirect with a chew toy” Ive had so many dogs and no one ever mentioned play biting vs. teething. EDIT: (May 2020, redirecting with a toy worked better for me)
Live And Inspired No actually, i did it with my dog and it worked. his technique did nothing though. My dog bit so much she got returned by 2 families, but i stuck to the toy redirecting and it worked.
Well, in the video he does make a difference between biting to regulate and biting to get attention. If your dog was old enough that it wasn't regulating (Ian said about 7 months) then clearly the technique isn't going to work. It's a different scenario.
