EXTREME MOUTHING GERMAN SHEPEHERD

This is a 9month old german shepherd who mouths so much it's leaving people in the house on edge and with scratches and bruises on their hands.
You can't even stroke this dog without becoming a chew toy.
This dog has had a PO trainer tell the owners to ignore the dog when it mouths and to redirect the dog with a toy. They were also lied to when the trainer said the dog mouths a little.
This is not the odd mouthing when the dog gets over excited, this mouthing as soon as the dog is touched or whenever the dog gets bored.

[@southenddogtraining1]

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[@mariagillinson8527]

I saw your post and thought would be the same as my rescue dog but mine will throw himself on the floor and mouth me!

[@cassandrakieling2431]

Seriously thank you for this!!! Everyone who doesn’t “approve” of this type of training hasn’t had a dog that is VERY monthly! I have a lab, German Shepard, and Alaskan malamute, he is 4 months and he has gotten better over time, but he still bites my ankles or hand when he wants something. Just using a led that I can tighten and say no when he nips is a great solution. Otherwise I am stuck in my room till he falls asleep by the door, and if I wake him I get bit. He is just playing but my legs are completely covered in bruises, scratches and punctures. I believe in extremely mouthy dogs/puppies there is a place for negative reinforcement (when she nips, he pulls the lead and says no). I have tried only using positive reinforcement and it has helped, but not completely gotten rid of the mouthiness. And yes my puppy is in good health, he gets enough exercise, I play with him, he sleeps enough at night and throughout the day, he gets enough training each day, etc. I promise I have been extremely consistent and dedicated to training my puppy and having a consistent schedule with him. Just save any other ideas you have or issues you bring up, because I have probably done it (or am doing it), or thought about a better way, but nothing has worked. Again, thank you (so f******* much) for this video and offering an alternative to the “commonly accepted practice,” of how to train a puppy/dog.

[@adriancavazos4063]

This comment is everything. I’m struggling with the same thing and this video and your feedback are eye opening. Thank you . I have a question. Were you nervous or was the dog nervous at all when you introduced them to the slip lead?

[@ashleybrock5228]

It honestly surprises me that you would ever get accused abuse. I've never seen you handle a dog in an unkind way, and I find you videos to be incredibly helpful. Thank you for doing what you do.

[@southenddogtraining1]

Ashley Brock thank you 🙏

[@starsiegeRoks]

It's a trend for people to accuse anyone who doesn't treat an animal the exact way they treat it. Alot of this comes from ignorance and a type of pet owner that is paranoid of having cause any negative emotions in the dogs.

[@ismetcehic5581]

@@starsiegeRoks Yes, I have 4 GSD and they're super friendly and playful and cheerfull, I was 18 and very naive when I first got them, so I had to do a lot of correcting and had to kind of assert myself as the alpha and ever since they're amazing with kids and people. Like in Balkans people get scared of dogs easily but the whole street loves my boys and they walk around the street many times and no one gives a crap anymore, sometimes you need to be assertive and "rough" with a dog. Never would hit one of course

[@eddykapasibu7899]

abuse is ambiguous....what is considered abuse? martial art teacher training students hard? its.ambigous.

[@dereknilsen916]

Thank you so much for this video. We have tried all the methods of distracting with toys, yelping and everything except this and with a 45 minute session of your method, our puppy girl is now letting us pet her face. I can't tell you how much I appreciate you posting this here.

[@rc4443]

There's a distinct difference here between what you're doing and what a lot of other people do. Your Humane about it and are administering a quick tug as opposed to halfway strangling the dog as I've seen many people do. I've used positive only techniques with all of my dogs and have had excellent results but I'm willing to admit that not every animal learns in the same way just like every kid doesn't learn in the same way.

[@bea1075]

Just got an 8 mo shepsky who is the same exact way. Shelter said he was very shy and never mentioned any mouthy-ness. Every type of interaction results in teeth, and boy are they big and powerful. Very helpful video.

[@Jesswithlessstress]

So stinking cute! Pretty lady is just a big lover that wants to play. Glad she got the help she needed.

[@e.a.p.3527]

So I'm not the only one. I was beginning to think I need a support group. Bruised...bleeding...but love the pup!!

[@claudiacanales2662]

Pursley - How is your dog? Has the behavior gotten better? I love my German but this behavior is beyond annoying

[@adrianavetrano613]

@@claudiacanales2662 hi Claudia did your dog get better. I have 9 month GSD same thing always mouthy it hurts sometimes I wanna give up on him 😢

[@Regal.pup.]

This is good! I lived under the "ignore the bad" shadow for 6 months with my puppy before I broke out the corrections and can now pet her

[@lauren1147]

4 months we've had our puppy using the gentle "ignore and redirect" approach and she still nips, mouths and jumps up although slightly better. Will be trying this and watching more of your videos!

[@Grzmnky]

My Bluenose pit does this so many times a day and never has bit hard, she just nibbles and plays. It's her way of showing affection and playing, never told her to stop or got mad about it.

[@StuartJS13]

this is exactly like my gsd. glad i found this video!

[@TheRojo387]

She's beautiful!

[@SavvyLynnHigh96]

I just got my first German Shepherd about a month ago, I've always had pit bulls. This boy mouths and jumps up a lot.... I'm gonna try this method... He's a really smart boy, he just hates other animals but LOVES people. He's very playful...he's barely a year old so he's still in his doggy adolescence stage so lol but great dogs

[@SerenaRichelle]

this was the perfect video for me right now!

[@czyouglowgirl1915]

Doesn't matter whatever I do... My dog is just gonna have me for breakfasts!

[@dino59mob]

i was able to stop my dog from doing this at 3 years old. It just time and persistence... always training even when we aren't.

[@jjbowman4653]

@harrykins my pup is also eight months. He gets excited and tries to get us playing by being mouthy. When we are on walks and in the house i scruff his cheek/ear ask for his eyes and a sit and hold him until he lets go, then he’ll sit until I feel he is calm enough to continue with what we were doing. It works after a couple goes but I imagine it will take a bit of persistence and fixing responses family give him when he does any inappropriate thing similar (jumping up or yipping at people).

[@SadonekoGAVEN666]

The most important part is to establish a communication channel with the dog to let him know when we don't like something, as well as respect when he doesn't like something. This is something that, with some experience and time getting to know your dog, will come naturally. I have had close to 10 dogs in my life and it is rewarding to understand each other.

[@emartin8907]

this was excellent thank you!! was great to see you work with a real case scenario and see you work through it. my 9 month old aussie mutt just started attacking my arms and legs the other day at the dog park and did it again today.

[@elliotjay2273]

My current GSD is displaying similar behaviour, I have not got to the point of needing to use the lead yet as it is still early days and using vocal corrections (ah ah) seems to be working most of the time. I am all for positive reinforcement and for most things that works well, but I see nothing wrong with this type of correction, it is being done in a controlled way, hardly any force is being used with the correction and the dog is understanding. Nicely done Sir ;-)

[@LadyYolk]

I will defiantly try this with 1 year old lab because she is the same as this dog. Thanks for a video about an older dog mouthing and loved the responses to people telling you this was cruel cause people are really too touchy about training nowadays, and watching like 100 KZbin videos that tell you to yelp or walk away are not helpful and don't work! Hopefully this will work for me 🐾

[@thaakieraackerdien3622]

My dog is the same. I've tried all the yelping and walking away stuff and he does not respond to that at all and continues to jump/mouth. I don't know what to do anymore I'm at my wits end.

[@ash5779]

i mean- you don’t choke your kid for a second to get them to stop doing what they’re doing..

[@francesplaten4344]

This is good, We have adopted a 3 yr old German shepherd who has this habit. He had been taught "Uh Uh" as a "no"command but this did not work very well. One day he got a bit too carried away and drew blood on both sides of my wrist, although I had stayed calm so far I got a bit annoyed about this, grabbed his collar and shoved him out the door, banging it behind him. (we have a secure yard). I left him outside for a little while, maybe about 20 mins. When he came in he was quite contrite, wanting to inspect my injury and lick the area. Since then, we still try the "Uh Uh" first and if that doesn't work we only have to quietly say "Outside" and he will stop mouthing and lick instead, we hadn't thought about rewarding when he licks, maybe that is what we need to do to stop the mouthing altogether. We have only had this dog for 3 months.

[@abayless3816]

My 10 month old is terrible about jumping on me AND mouthing. Like your video.

[@Shockwave33333333333]

I never had a problem with mouthing and my GS, for some reason he had a very low drive. Perfect for my family.

[@southenddogtraining1]

Aliyah Watson that’s brilliant.

[@southenddogtraining1]

Tiffany Cruse hire a dog trainer then

[@AR-il7gn]

Would he still protect ur family if needed ?

[@roxannfowler4186]

Thanks so much for this video. After much searching I've finally found one that is helpful for an older/bigger puppy! Mine is 10 months and I adopted her from the shelter and am currently bruised all over my arms from her nipping!

[@Lucy-sg5dc]

i have a 7 month GSD and me and my dad can barely touch him when hes in his "bitting mode". currently we have brusies and scratch marks all over our arm. good thing i found this video or else we would have to send him away before he actually gets flesh off..

[@ernestotafoya7]

Dani me to bro it’s hard to stop then how to do this I thought him how to stop early when he was a 4 Months but now he is 6 months and he is crazy

[@claudiacanales2662]

Yes thank you for this most informative video!

[@NeccoWecco]

Thank you :) We just adopted an 8 month old cane corso mix and she's doing the same thing. It's hard to find information on this for dogs over 6 months old

[@southenddogtraining1]

NeccoWecco well I’m hoping this may help you.

[@olemann4935]

what is she mixed with? presa canario?

[@miggypopbottlez]

I just adopted a HUGE male pit! I was also having a hard time finding info for older dogs. Thank you so much, creator of this content! You are much appreciated ❤️

[@NeccoWecco]

@@olemann4935 Treeing Curr

[@mexidoodle]

Well done.

[@rayertman]

Have a client with a 6 mo king shepherd who's mouthing was a couple levels higher than this but I still managed to gain much greater success than owner in only a few mins. I find inexperienced owners tend to flinch and continually pull hands away until they ultimately have to resort to using the kennel or throwing the dog outside to end the dogs relentless nipping. Just to add to your instruction, I found that tug of war game worked extremely well to teach what's acceptable to mouth when dealing with owner. First, we're telling the dog when it's appropriate to use his mouth. Second, we further reinforced the no-mouthing concept by using the other hand to praise while the mouth is occupied by the object of tug of war.

[@Alien-do9iz]

This is exactly what I am dealing with with my 5 month old German shepherd. I tried distractions, reinforcement, and other positive ways but nothing seems to work. I plan on doing this and adding the lead to have more control. He doesn't bite me as much but when new people come in or someone whos been away comes back he goes straight to nipping, not aggressive but regardless those trying to pet him can't do so without the nipping.

[@sissyonley]

My 4 month old Husky does this also. She also goes for the face when excited. Really struggling with these and also her thinking she can jump on us when we ignore her. She’s very sassy if we say no to her.

[@southenddogtraining1]

sissyonley join our vip online training group. We have extensive puppy videos, things that will help prevent this in the first place. www.southenddogtraining.co.uk

[@ajhebard7154]

thanks my dog is exactly like this- incessant. very demanding. another trainer recommended doing more training (sit, stay, etc) with meals so she gets mental stimulation and more exercise. we do this, and she runs at least an hour at the dog park every other day, gets walks every day, and my partner and i are disabled. we’re doing everything we can. she thinks everything is play time. can hardly pet her without being nibbled. “bored” is exactly right, but mine is 3 yrs+. tried to replace my hand with a toy, she will do everything she can to avoid it. im gonna try this! tysm

[@d1i2a3n4n5e6]

well done

[@dominikabuczma417]

Already twice disliked... lol. Seriously, why? I think it's a great video. Corrections a delicate and dogs start to understand in no time, what's the problem people?

[@jamesetheridge6224]

So what do you do if the biting puppy just uses the slip lead as a pull toy?

[@tarzoo8308]

Thankyou for this video, It is extremely helpful, but what do you do when the dog then directs it mouthing/biting/grabbing towards the slip lead, I guess they're not biting anymore but then it turns into a tug of war with the slip lead.. Maybe you've already done a video on this, sorry if you have..

[@Sibes3]

We too have been fostering a two year old Siberian Husky. When he comes in the house and is bored he immediately starts chewing on me. He starts at my ankle and works up to my shoulder. Ignoring, shunning etc. do not work. A quick spray of water gives him pause to stop but he's quick to resume. So far putting him back outside is the only thing that works. Aside from that he is very loving! ha ha

[@Loviekinz]

How long until the dog learns? I have a 9 month old mouthy Siberian Husky. She plays by being mouthy/rough....but I'm always bruised/scratched etc She has been biting me since 8 weeks and I've tried yelping(she bites more), tried ignoring her(she bites more), if I leave room she just howls/whines...

[@fishertech]

My german shepherd at 1.5 years is still doing this. If hes bored he comes and bites for fun .....

[@angelarnett308]

I have the same problem

[@sezdw16]

Same German Shepherd

[@fishertech]

does yours bite you for fun when its bored?

[@sezdw16]

Nagulan Nathan yes he gets excited it doesn’t hurt but still it’s not good. He’s also a nightmare for barking at ppl when on the lead especially. He chased a jogger and was jumping and nipping on his clothes! Obviously it’s scary as he’s big with a loud bark. I was dancing to something the other day and he jumps up and mouths so had to stop. Keep watching these vids but a lot use nasty collars which I’m not doing. He’s 14mths. Getting his balls chopped after Xmas hoping that will help.

[@just-another-face-in-the-crowd]

I have 3 dogs, 2 Siberian huskies and a little old Tiberian spaniel mix. My older husky boy is 3 now and is an angelic sweetheart, had him since he was 9 wks old....he was mouthy for 7 months or so and then it just stopped, now he's so incredibly gentle. He sits nice and quiet, never chews, barks, jumps or bites...he's a snuggler and loves to sit on your lap and cuddle you...so loving! I thought, "let's get him a friend!"....he looks so bored in the yard alone and he LOVES to chase and be chased by other dogs, especially other huskies. My older dog doesn't play with him, she a people lap dog, doesn't really like other dogs. So, I got a female husky puppy 8 weeks old when my boy husky was 2yrs old. He adored her and she seemed great....at first. But a year on now, she's been a total nightmare.....she nips, bites, jumps, barks, destructive chewing, pee and poop on sofa and bed!, dominating him and my little old lap dog. My older boy never corrected her rude behavior but my little older dog did, she doesn't take any crap from any dog. Funny enough, my younger husky is very submissive to other dogs at the dog park....she only dominants my older husky. I've had multiple private training sessions, crate training, you name it....nothing has worked. There's dozens or chew toys all over the house, kongs and bully sticks, and stuffed toys.....nothing helps. I'm hoping she just grows out of it. I really hate to give her away to a more active younger person but I am starting to wonder, I have spent already like $1000 on training for her only. She really needs to run 10 miles in the morning....I am NOT a runner. I work from home and she has always been allowed to run outside multiple times a day. She runs around the yard, which is fenced and she chases my older husky and he chases her, but it's not enough for her. I walk her only a few miles in the evening after work, but it's not enough. Really she needs to live with a very active long distance RUNNER. My older husky is so calm and chilaxed ....so every dog is different. Not every husky is the same, I know that now. Don't get a second or third dog and expect them to behave like your other dogs.....like people, they all have their own personalities and may not live up to what you hoped. My older husky is sometimes afraid to go outside because she constantly bites on his neck and wrestles with him constantly. He likes to play on his terms, not hers. He just wants to sit on the deck stairs and watch the woods for animals in peace and she doesn't leave him be...but he's such a wimp he doesn't out her in place.....he just runs to me for cuddles when he's scared of her....mind you, he's much bigger than her too! He's a very sensitive dog, his feelings get hurt easily...you think I'm kidding but really.....he looks at you like a person would, like a kid. My younger husky is like autistic, she's not like him at all, there is no close connection with us like we have with him. She doesn't do cuddles at all. So, if you think your dog needs a playmate....really think that over! My dog didn't need a friend. He was happy before.

[@dieguillorivillo5096]

For sure i will try this method with my pupp!! Im going trough the same problem with my gs

[@sufii1374]

my dog would just bite the leash

[@jmz1736]

Mine only does this when hes very excited so I'm not sure how to train him? Should I rile him up and then correct him? That seems backwards

[@lupita418]

I honestly don’t know what to do anymore. And with this whole virus thing going on, no training is available. My 1 year old gsd mouth and bites as soon as I step down from the steps to play with him outside. I’m trying to really be active with him but for some reason only when playing outside he does this. On walks he’s perfect. Inside he may nibble but nothing too bad. I have so many scratches on my arm, he has broken skin twice . Help please

[@maryvidal2656]

Have you tried this technique with prong collar?

[@nicky25294]

Mine the same its diving me mad 😡

[@living4christ]

Mine was like that. I would just let him do it and I would yelp when he did it to hard. He grew out of it, yours probably will also.

[@XxzazaXx-lo6oh]

Get a belt and beat the shit out of it just joking

[@iokhi51]

TWICE my lab puppy 11 weeks he breaks my skin and draws blood and many many occasions

[@maggiebrayton4258]

I was taught the same thing for training. This method has had almost a night and day change in my GSD. She's 10 months and until recently was this mouthy or worse.

[@debbieminks6175]

I had a pup that was exactly like this and he was very large. I was told to do the same exact thing by a trainer. NOTHING worked!! It got to the point that my autistic kids became so afraid of him because he would latch onto their ankles and hold on. He ripped so many of our clothes and we had cuts all over our body. I ended up giving him to a lady with 5 dogs living on 10 acres. After many many months she said he finally became less (not completely) mouthy. I wish I would have seen this before. I'm happy he's super happy being with her and all of the other dogs but I would have rather worked with him to get him to stop.

[@sagittariusmax5419]

ok. 1. do you keep the leash on all the time? or only when your training? i left the leash on my dog and he ate/broke it. 2. my dog knows if i have a treat. he can sense/ smell it. he will follow bcos he knows i hav a treat. if i dont have a treat with me, he just play bite and wont listen. what to do then?

[@kristelgoti7491]

I will try this with my puppy, she is a VERY mixed dog that was separated early from her mother due to a risk to live in the streets forever. Here in my country we have a situation with street animals that suffer a lot from abandonment and very bad and abusive people, so I took her as a foster mom but I fell in love with her. So many dogs and puppies in the street, I don't want to give up on her on stop doing this, I do believe she can be around without mouthing. I even paid for basic training but it feels like the problem its bigger and there is something I am not doing okay. Wish me luck!

[@Pogo-A-Gogo]

Going to try this with my Malinois, his mouthing is virulent. Fingers crossed!

[@bobagoddess]

I have a two year old german shepard and he is usually really calm, but at random times he will snap and bite/ become aggressive, what do I do? Any tips?

[@MyEnemy]

All the professional dog trainers in the comments. XD

[@katewilson2509]

This dog is MY dog--jumpy, nippy, attention-demanding. I'll work on this since at the moment my dog is unfit for interaction with family

[@turtlerabbitkim868]

THIS IS LITERALLY MY 7 MONTH OLD GS...She hurts me so badly but I love her. I want her to stop

[@melodyreyes2071]

I have a 5 month gsd puppy that we've been trying to stop mouthing/biting us. He'll let you pet him once or twice before he chomps on our hands. When we do the walk away mention to follows and jumps on us biting whatever he gets a hold of. I've done the training in the video twice so far and have noticed a difference, except now he knows I have treats and barks when I don't give it to him.

[@skyl1nk342]

Is he still biting you

[@jadeloughran352]

We have a 8 month old American bulldog with mouthing jumping and barking problems who gets dominant with our other dogs. Any tips?

[@dragonballfan5865]

That's what my Germán Shepherd does to me 😂😂😂 and I like it.

[@southenddogtraining1]

Dragon Ball Fan each to their own

[@I.said.what.you.said23]

Your obviously thinking if training him to react to strangers msybe and bee a gayrd dig if your liking it. Dog doesn't which is more important!!

[@KhaosPups]

My 6 month old dog acts exactly this way every time I want to go pet him or when I want to put a collar on him. He gets very mouthy and jumpy and we always end up with scratches and bruises by the time we go inside (he lives outside). I will try this technique and hopefully it works

[@rachel9644]

My pup is 5 months old and he sometimes tries biting if we touch him somewhere he doesn't want to, also like u said when we trying putting a collar on him. We have tried a technique, try getting your dog familiar to the collar everytime he takes interest in it, treat him, try touching the collar to the neck and if he doesn't react treat him. And possibly u might get him to put a collar. Since now he associates collar as smth that gives him treats. Hope this helps u.

[@thelifeofskidandpump8417]

hello! what the name of the leash you using on the dog? can I use the same leash to walk my dog?

[@bm5321]

it's a slip lead. Idk the brand but most slip leads are very similar to the one he is using.

[@bm5321]

you can walk with a slip lead if you want to. itwould work similar to a choke chain

[@haleydreamsky9289]

So my 1 year old German Shepard mouths and kind bites ( she kinda bites but doesn’t push hard in), she is desexed and knows tricks. But she tends to play bite, which leads to me and my fam having scars. She has started to not bite but when she’s to exited she does. We have to keep her on a long rope so she can run around or else she will try chase my Shetland pony. We have tried lots of ways to try train her to stop but they haven’t worked, which means she has to stay on that long rope. When she started to get older I couldn’t walk her with out being pulled and yanked along, until my parents use a chocker collar now ( just the chain no spikes) I don’t like chocker chains nor do my parents but it’s the only way to stop her with out us getting pulled. She still pulls us along even if we use the collar. We have taken her to puppy school but the puppy school people couldn’t train her, they also told us to pick the dog up if it’s biting which makes no sense since she’s a big German Shepard and I’m a small human 🧐 ( also the puppy school we went to had no clue on how to train her so we stopped going and tried you tube which worked for other stuff but biting and mouthing and jumping and pulling it didn’t ).my family can’t afford for a dog trainer nor have the time which doesn’t help either. So if anyone has some tips to help please let me know so I can try teach her. I’ve been told that ones there 3 they grow out of it and I hope it’s right but I’ve been seeing people here that are having the same problem and their dogs are 6 and up.

[@animewhisperer1830]

nice vid! yeah positive only won't help that lol, in fact that's probably what started it.

[@vois]

What the psychology behind this? Are you saying it’s a game to the dog? dominance? I’m curious to know

[@bushiseshin]

Simple, its just telling the dog that you dont like being mouthed

[@I.said.what.you.said23]

My husky came mouthing really bad...now she doesn't even play mouthing. Training patience patience patience

[@KhaosPups]

Any updates four years later?

[@user-yq4il7tc9h]

This was really helpful. I tried to do everything right and was in training classes and online classes and socializing. Corona did not help matters. But we have a GSD Husky mix that is 6mo and amazing with obedience training, but she herds and nips my kids and mouths so badly when she is excited and wants to play. I just can't get it under control. Our obedience trainer just isn't helping us! I don't know how to find the rigt trainer to help us.

[@southenddogtraining1]

Randi if you join our online training group you will see a massive improvement with in days of being in there. We have puppy owners from all around the world and they’re all getting results and because of our puppy training videos, they’re not having this issue, as there are things you should be doing, that prevent this and are easy to follow. www.southenddogtraining.co.uk

[@rockjockchick]

Sounds like she wants some work to do with herding. Find her a task or work that she can do and that will help a lot.

[@simons1793]

What is his collar type?

[@allysheedy67]

My 6 month old GSD is SOO mouthy and jumpy! I’ve tried literally every technique, she still won’t stop. Even with a slip leash she just wants to chew on the leash. I have a large house so it’s hard to just have her chewing on the leash(cuz she won’t stop no matter how many times I pull to the side) and then she just will move onto jumping. Never ending cycle 😭😭

[@ryanx9777]

did you fix it? i have a 9 weeks old gsd same issue

[@asmama7729]

I cant exactly apply this correction because my 4 months old GSD makes sure his bite is grabbing me well and actually pulls me to chew on me if I correct him that way with a leash i will definitely have a worse injury, and in the same time its very hard not to react to his bite since his bites mostly draw blood , note that he loves biting my calves , how can I correct him?

[@asmama7729]

Oh and forget about distracting him with a toy ifffff iffff he does get distracted by the toy he’ll take it and come back with a clear aim to bite and chew on me, i think he thinks im his toy

[@southenddogtraining1]

Good Morning Asma, my best advise is to join the vip group at southenddogtraining.co.uk I believe the best route of action is a one to one. Thanks SDT

[@sidabraiteg]

I have one of my shelter dogs who gets very excited to play and starts grabbing the leash. If I stop him grabbing the leash he grabs my hand and seriously mouths it. Yesterday we were playing next to the pool and splashing the water and I noticed that he was targetting not the water but my hand actually. What to do about it? I have quickly trained both of my girls to play gently but this guy seems to be very determined to keep playing the way he likes.

[@christinenapolean4355]

This is EXACTLY what my 7 month old German shepherd is doing. Is she being aggressive towards me and my family or is it something else that I can easily stop her from doing?

[@southenddogtraining1]

Christine Napolean if you join our online training group you can send us videos to watch and we can help you. We also have extensive puppy training videos that are nowhere else on my social media that will help reduce and prevent this. www.southenddogtraining.co.uk

[@Ak-104_]

whats the command you’re giving him

[@ivanramirez2778]

my GS is so well behaved with me but with my friends, family and strangers she jumps mouth and pushes them none stop 😭

[@mananbharwani5405]

Same thing with my GR

[@cindycraig3164]

Interesting. Dogs will pull against a collar until they choke themselves but a tug on this lead stops them?

[@jasminhernandez9052]

Cindy Craig right?!!! My dog chokes himself on his walk if I use just a collar. I have to use a special harness

[@bitterblue2779]

The trick with this is that the pull gets the dog’s focus off of biting before she gets too invested in the hand near her face. When a dog pulls on a leash, it’s probably because they see something or someone that is so exciting that the only thing on their mind is to get to it, choking be damned. You have to get their attention on something else before the thing that excites them can take complete hold of their focus.

[@local_anxiety_rat1276]

Its area of the pressure, with a flat collar it puts pressure on the trachea choking the dog, with a prong or slip lead is applies a pressure similar to a correct nip from momma dog

[@animewhisperer1830]

this reminds me if a lab I'm training, she's actually worse than this surprisingly, lol

[@TheAndyweeras]

Does the dog not chew the lead ?

[@ajhebard7154]

also i teared up when you said they doesnt know how to relax and take affection....oof

[@MrsSoapPeddlersHomestead]

My pup to a t. He is into everything! He slaps that big paw on me and will bite at my head, face., arms, hands. It hurts and ive tried everything. Nothing works. He just comes at me more. I am going to give this a try. Thanks btw, hes 6 months old. Had him since 3 months . I feel its my fault.

[@iokhi51]

I don’t know what to do, my black lab we just got and all he does is bite he barely chews his chew toys. He has drawn blood many of times. It’s like it’s his personality to bite but if it is I’m scared he’ll get put down when he’s older but I am also scared everytime I go to pet him or play or train cause he’s going to make me bleed!

[@jaquelinejimenez8839]

I have a 2 year old Doberman/Lab mix. Has done basic training and although he has improved quite a bit, he still mouths, jumps, and never listens to me. When in dog training, he would listen 100% to the trainer. When it comes to me, he ignores me. Don’t know how to build that authority when nothing works with him. Even if he’s really hurting me and I have to hit him on the nose he doesn’t stop. No idea what to do with him. He’s kept outside for most of the day or in a crate if he’s inside the house.

[@southenddogtraining1]

Jaqueline Jimenez find a better dog trainer who can help you.

[@gabisasmr]

My dog does this when I pet him sometimes or he gets really hyper and jumps up and tries to bite he isn't doing it out of being violent he's just really hyper he's only 1 year old does anyone know how to calm him down also the ignoring the bad behavior didn't do anything he just was pulling on my shirt when I turned around to ignore him and he ended up pulling so hard he ripped one of my new shirts

[@I.said.what.you.said23]

He should be letting owners give treats..he's getting more confused. Ones petting ones pulling prong and hes giving the reward.

[@rockjockchick]

If you watch the end he has the owner petting and rewarding the dog with the treat themselves. Half of dog training is training the owners as well, so it’s a process, and it works differently with each owner and each dog. You go with the flow and do what is best for each situation. There is no one size fits all.

[@themongrel930]

My gsd does the same he put his mouth and bites down on me sometimes he’ll jump up trying to get my hands and even teared my hoodie.

[@southenddogtraining1]

THE MONGREL now you have a video that might help you. Hope it does

[@zsahe21]

!!!!!!

[@buckley9]

What if I correct like at 3:15 and that just makes her more frustrated and try harder? (6 month old gsd)

[@Allenkcw]

Dont release pressure until the dog stops the behavior. (Have a two year old working shepherd)

[@evelyncaplinger1293]

i have a two year old husky and he has to always have a grip on my arm, every time i walk he jumps on me or scratches me, he is always nibbling at me constantly and biting. I am getting sick of it my arm is covered with bruises. if you tell him no and shove him away he just comes right back and grabs my arm with his mouth!! what do i do it’s constant annoyance!

[@princessmari5063]

No! Do NOT accept that behavior! I would get a Sprenger prong collar and connect it to a long leash/lead. Leave lead/leash on her inside the house. Immediately “pop” or correct him by pulling lead/leash the VERY second he does this. This reallyyyy helped control my GSD’s mouthing

[@princessmari5063]

And while correcting say a loud and firm NO!

[@edelweiss800]

This is exactly what is happening to me atm got a 7 month old GSD and I’m the chew toy and the wife is too scared to stroke her etc,she’s a real smart dog who learns really quick so why can’t she learn not to bite?i tried all the other “methods” saying owww loudly/turning your back/firm voice etc I’m sure the dog is just as confused ,so what is seeming to work to a point, is a calm voice slow strokes on back and a shed load of excercise probably too much if I’m honest.more than what is generally acknowledged normal proper amount and a shed load of treats in the form of carrots.

[@tamsinvandersluys3840]

My gsd is 11 months and reverted back to nipping my feet and running off with clothing slippers etc but gets quite growly when i try to get them back, shes been quite bitey at times to which has really hurt, i know hes full of hornones but its quite upsetting when he gets fiesty with me, he doesn't do it to mu hubby as hes alpha male but on my own 50% of the time hes quite naughty and bitey, what can i do please?

[@CK-J16]

Yeah my GSD works beautifully on lead and with treats. Take either one away and she just goes straight back to mouthing everything and everyone. We now have to keep taking our Daxie away and putting her in a bedroom because Lu just has NO end, and the longer she " plays" the harder she bites. I'm not giving up, but training with treats just seems to distract her. She's only looking at where the next treat is coming from (like the dog in this video) and is not really registering what the treats are FOR- as a reward for doing something right.

[@edengarden6811]

Dog owners should go on mandatory classes!!! Btw as a dog coach i would never go on my knees with a dog who behaves like this

[@mueezadam8438]

Wording

[@courteneysmith2467]

My almost 7 month old black German shepherd does a lot of biting .. and jumping has bite like this and and I want to learn to help him I have two kids and I don’t want them afried of him ..

[@fionanewport716]

It takes ages to get results when you’re not a trainer .My new dog is getting better so it works. But be prepared for hard work and getting frustrated.

[@southenddogtraining1]

We really hope all our videos help.

[@itsme9599]

Is it a male or female one?

[@Rkcherugens]

Whenever I play with my dog he plays well for sometime and then I don't know what happens he runs to my legs and starts biting .why is he like that....

[@rockjockchick]

He might be getting overstimulated. Try paying attention to how much time it takes till he gets to the biting and make sure to stop your play before that.

[@Rkcherugens]

@@rockjockchick thank you

[@gabbya5062]

My German Shepard does this exact same thing all the time ! She is 8 months old we adopted her when she was 5 months old . Always nibbling and playing like this . I’m Try this technique because my kids get scared of her when she does this . It’s pretty annoying. Don’t want it to get worse .

[@southenddogtraining1]

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[@lodgehousestudio6219]

Has she had a full medical check over from a vet? It would be good to eliminate that diagnostic differential.

[@mioleia]

My dog is 2 years old and bits my sister in law cause he is over protective and my grandma wants to give him away please help

[@whocares-sq7zh]

Lol good luck with that. At the age of 2 years old and him being over protective is hard to get rid of

[@yellaturd]

I've got a nine week old cattle dog that I've had for a week that is very similar to this except far more dangerous than I would expect. She has drawn blood at least 5 times today and it's really seeming like positive only, even at the early stages just is not right for her. She is very smart but we believe her to have "arousal biting" where she enters this intense mode when over hyped or stressed and bites like crazy. No clear signs of aggression, just complete loss of impulse control.

[@terryterbhaius6950]

And how is it going now?

[@yellaturd]

@@terryterbhaius6950 She was just extra spastic and has calmed down a lot now that she's almost a year old.

[@terryterbhaius6950]

@@yellaturd awesome glad to hear it! At what age did you notice her calming beginning if you don't mind me asking

[@yellaturd]

@@terryterbhaius6950 It was gradual and she still has room to grow. Hopefully by the time she's 2 she'll be completely easy. From like 9 weeks old to 6 months old was the most challenging.

[@spiritackerman6839]

Tbh idec what the dog does to my hand. As long as it don't bite my pinky or shit on my hand. We have a deal that it can not bite me unless I put my hand to its mouth.

[@tristan4175]

My labrador litteraly has made my hands bleed.

[@princessmari5063]

My 10 month old GSD does the exact same thing. I have had her since she was 3 months old. I corrected this behavior from the beginning, the way you show on the video. While it has gotten better. She still has those mouthing tendencies. Will this behavior ever go away with corrections?

[@servicek9karma336]

Isnt it possible to create a behavior chain with this? where the dog thinks i bite = leash pressure = i get pet so it turns into i bite = i get pet?

[@meo80]

I have a 7 month old GS and he acts exactly like this. The biting, nipping, jumping... Its more so with my 6yr old son. 5 min of him being out with the dog, the dog will start jumping and biting and nipping on him to the point my son starts screaming and crying trying to get him off him. I can't even let me 4yr old daughter near him... Honestly I'm losing my patience with this dog I don't know what to do

[@chadwolter4617]

Lol anyone else’s shepherd use their paws like hands and slap the shit out of you?