biting my kids

[timlewis]

i have a 8 week old boxer that bites my 2 yr old girl and 5 yr old boy. is this just normal play or can i get her to quit and how?

[RedyreRotties]

With a puppy and kids that age, there should not be one second they are together unsupervised. I know it's hard, but that needs to be the rule.

Here is how to teach your pup to stop mouthing. It IS a natural behavior, but there are great ways to stop it. This is the best piece I've ever read about teaching your puppy how to manage its mouth.

http://www.shirleychong.com/keepers/archives/bite.txt

[Karen]

It is absolutely normal, but should be possible to train him out of. It will be harder with the two-year-old than the five year old, after all, the 2-year-old probably shrieks excitedly, which is just like being a giant interactive sqeaky toy!

Always have plenty of chew toys around, and hand, so if the pup starts mouthing you or anyone, that person can firmly say no, and give him and okay-to-chew substitute.