When your puppy mouths you, saw "OUCH!" in a high-pitched squeaky voice. The puppy should back off immediately. She may come back and mouth but it should be softer when she does. If she does come back softer, reward and praise her. Continue doing "OUCH!" until either she doesn't mouth you anymore or she does it as soft as you want it. It is important to teach her to mouth softly for many reasons. Sometimes dogs will bite as a reaction to something like a child tripping and falling on them with the child's hand in the dog's face. It is sometimes just their natural reaction. If the dog has learned to bite softly, it will save you, the child, and your dog a lot of pain and hassle.
You can also try to divert her to toys or just get up and leave her alone. After she knows she's not supposed to bite and she still does it, her punishment will be ending the play session.
You may want to teach a command like "back" or "off" that you can use when you see your dog about to mouth.
If your dog isn't backing off on the "OUCH!", then you got a dominant little sucker on your hands and there'll be a lot more training for you to do.
I hope I explained this okay. I just woke up and am not coherent yet
GOOD LUCK!!!
Alyson
Shiloh, Reece, Lolly, Skylar
and fosters Snickers, Missy, Magic, Merlin, Maya
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