[NAGDU] Play Biting

[Tami Jarvis]

Christina,

If saying pfui is doing the trick, then that's all you need to do. You 
may need to work on it for awhile before the dog stops trying to play 
bite. But if she desists when you say, pfui, then it's working.

Otherwise, withdrawing your hand or calmly but firmly pushing the dog's 
muzzle away works, as well as redirecting to another play activity or 
something acceptable to chew. If the dog keeps doing it, you can 
withdraw from play, even turn your back on the dog, then go back to 
acceptable play.

I hope your friend isn't continuing to encourage play biting in your 
guide dog. Yikes! But I sometimes have to remind my husband not to let 
Loki get away with the hand-in-mouth game that the two of them like to 
play. Sigh. Loki doesn't bite down, just sort of mouths a hand or arm, 
but I really don't want a guide that thinks this is a good way to 
interact with people who come up to interact with him. Call me picky.

hth,

Tami

On 02/27/2016 05:30 PM, Christina Moore via NAGDU wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
> How do I stop my dog from play biting.
> I tell her pfui when she does it. Is this sufficient?
> A friend of mine taught her it.
> Thanks.
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> God bless.--Christina
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