My 3-month puppy bites, soils, and is always hungry. How to help?

First, I would make sure that Chip is eating a puppy formulated food. Puppies require higher amounts of protein, calcium, and calories than adult dogs to support their growth, and a puppy formulated food would give him that. I would feed him a high quality puppy formulated food, such as Royal Canin or Hills Science diet, and I would feed according to the instructions on the package. As for biting, it is important to stop him from biting and learn that is not appropriate to bite you. When he bites you, do tell him no, but then distract him with a chew toy. Praise him when he starts chewing on that instead, and he will learn that the toy is ok to chew on and not you. You can also try yelping loudly as if you are hurt when he bites you, and that should startle him into stopping. Once he stops, praise him and give him a treat. You can also try time outs. When Chip bites you, yelp loudly, and then remove your hand. Ignore him for 10-20 seconds, and once that time passes, start playing with him again. If he tries to bite you again during the 10-20 seconds, move away, and continue to ignore him. Once the time is over, then you can play with him again. This will teach him that when he plays gently, play continues, and once he bites, play stops.

I recommend getting him into a puppy kindergarten obedience class. The trainer can help you guide his energy into less aggressive, destructive paths. Also, make sure he is getting lots and lots of exercise, going for long walks, take him for a jog, throw the ball for him, get a tug toy and let him play tug of war with you or another dog, get him out for play dates with other dogs (best left after his vaccination series is finished, at about four months of age). A tired dog is a happy dog, and one less likely to get himself into trouble with boredom. When you play with your puppy, let him mouth on your hands. Continue play until he bites especially hard. When he does, immediately give a high-pitched yelp, as if you’re hurt, and let your hand go limp. This should startle your puppy and cause him to stop mouthing you. (If yelping seems to have no effect, you can say “Too bad!” or “You blew it!” in a stern voice instead.) Praise your puppy for stopping. Resume whatever you were doing before. If your puppy bites you hard again, yelp again. Repeat these steps no more than three times within a 15-minute period. If you find that yelping alone doesn’t work, you can switch to a time-out procedure. When your puppy delivers a hard bite, yelp loudly. Then, when he startles and turns to look at you or looks around, remove your hand. Either ignore him for 10 to 20 seconds or, if he starts mouthing on you again, get up and move away for 10 to 20 seconds. After the short time-out, return to your puppy and encourage him to play with you again. It’s important to teach him that gentle play continues, but painful play stops. Play with your puppy until he bites hard again. When he does, repeat the sequence above. When your puppy isn’t delivering really hard bites anymore, you can tighten up your rules a little. Require your puppy to be even gentler. Yelp and stop play in response to moderately hard bites. Persist with this process of yelping and then ignoring your puppy or giving him a time-out for his hardest bites. As those disappear, do the same for his next-hardest bites, and so on, until your puppy can play with your hands very gently, controlling the force of his mouthing so that you feel little or no pressure at all.

Darby may be going through a puppy phase where she is exploring boundaries. She could also be going through another growth spurt that can increase hunger. Make sure that you check her weight often (you can use a bathroom scale) and update her feeding amount based on the feeding recommendations on the dog food label. When she bites you, try to redirect her attention to appropriate toys. If you have a lot of toys available, she may be bored with them. You can place half of them in a cabinet and rotate them every week so she thinks they are new toys. You can also look for puzzle toys that you can put dog food or treats in, then she has to use her brain to figure out how to get the food out.

Hello, and thank you for your question. Puppies are teething around the ages of 3-6 months, which makes them interested in biting anything and everything at times! Ensure that he has appropriate, safe toys for him to chew on, such as rubber Kongs filled with treats or peanut butter, and rope toys. You can also try putting these toys in the freezer, which some puppies like as it helps soothe their irritated gums. When Shadow tries to bite you, give a firm "ow" or "no". Never hit him or use any other form of physical punishment. Instead, offer him his chew toy to play with on his own. Walk away, cross your arms and legs and do not give him any further attention. If this does not work, you may need to find a toy that is more rewarding for him, such as putting something even more tasty into the toy. The good news is that teething will finish by 6 months, so this should be a temporary behaviour. However, we want to teach Shadow what is appropriate to chew on, and what is not. Here is an article with some further tips to help prevent destructive chewing: http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&S=0&C=0&A=3701 I hope this helps!

The crying and whining is normal for her age. She has to learn that no one can be with her all the time and that someone will come back. Make sure she has toys and a comfort bed or blanket to help As far as biting, she is young enough to teach what behavior is good. Whenever she bites stop playing her and tell her no. Ignore her until she settles down and try agin. If she continues then keep stopping until she makes the association. Make sure she has toys that are safe to chew on and bite. When she does wrong give something that is appropriate so she learns. Make sure you reward good behavior with treats and praise socit helps her understand

Tiger needs to get his vaccines as soon as possible. A puppy should first get them when they are 6-8 weeks old, and needs a total of three series of them spaced four weeks apart so they are fully vaccinated at 14-16 weeks of age. I recommend having Tiger seen by a vet as soon as possible to get his first series of vaccines. Because he is older when he's first having them done, he will only need a booster of them in four weeks, and then he will need to be revaccinated in a year. As for training, I would put him into a puppy preschool or work with a professional behavioral expert when he is vaccinated. That will teach him how to interact appropriately with humans and other animals, and you will learn basis commands for him. In terms of nutrition, he should be fed a puppy formulated food. I recommend Hills Science diet or Royal Canin. He should be fed three times a day (morning, noon, evening) until he is six months old, and then he should be fed twice a day. Feed him according to the instructions on the food label, and divide the daily recommended amount into three equal portions.

I'm sorry to hear that you're having these problems with Ebby! Puppies this age can definitely be frustrating at times. We actually have a great article on the PetCoach website that discusses housetraining in detail - you can read it here: https://www.petcoach.co/article/7-rules-for-effective-housetraining/0 This should get you on the right track with teaching her to potty outside. If you still have questions about this after reading the article, feel free to post again - we would be happy to try and help :) Biting and mouthing are very normal behaviors for a puppy this age - this is how puppies explore the world, and how they instinctively want to play. This will resolve on its own as she gets older, but there are a few things you can do in the meantime to help. Make sure that Ebby has a variety of different toys to provide an appropriate outlet for this behavior - long floppy rope or fleece toys for tugging, plush toys for biting and carrying, and smaller toys or balls for chasing and fetching. You should also provide lots of different things for her to chew on, such as bully sticks, large rawhide chews, cow or pig ears, and puzzle toys such as a Kong stuffed with peanut butter. If you are playing with Ebby and she bites you, just redirect her to one of her toys and use that to play with her instead. If she bites your hands when you pet her, calmly stop petting and ignore her until she calms down again. This will get better as she grows up, as long as you are patient and consistent.