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Originally Posted by eternalflames
I have a question for some dog owners out there. My puppy is ten weeks old and he is currently growing some serious fangs. We have lots of toys for him to chew and he gets a lot of exercise, but he still insists on chewing on me, whether it be hands, legs, pants. He also chews on my couch and table legs, even after I've sprayed it with a bitter spray. I've tried almost everything, like saying no, leaving him, making a loud noise with pennies. I know (hope) he'll grow out of it, but is there anything I can do right now? It hurts when he bites, his teeth are super sharp.
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I just got a dog in March so I have been going through the same thing.
I do agree with 4x4 that good spank usually teaches a dog but I personally keep the spanks for very serious incidents such as the dog chewing on furniture.
At our puppy class, the instructor told us when the dog is biting you to put your hand deep into it's mouth and play around. You should obviously not be aggressive in their mouth but rubbing their gums or playing with their tounge's is fine and they absolutely hate it. After awhile they figure out that if I bite this person then they will do that thing with mouth that I hate... I don't want that. You should always replace your hand with a toy after so they know what they can chew on. It worked pretty well for me.