Beagle/ Jack Russle Mix

[Love That Collie]

Lord, do I know what you mean about the puppy biting. I thought I would die before Bailey was taught not to hurt me when he tried to "herd" me and others. He's a Collie with a high herding instinct. The backs of my legs looked like I had either been beaten up or was in a car wreck. LOL!
And I know, it's not funny, it certainly wasn't to me at the time, but I do know where you're coming from.

I tried bitter apple, spraying it on ME and anything else that needed it, but he liked it, or at the very least, didn't mind it, he just kept coming. What worked for me was that I stopped playing with him and ignored him when he did the puppy biting when we would just play on the floor. If he went for my legs as I walked, I stopped dead in my tracks, crossed my arms and turned my back on him when he was in front of me and I didn't give in and he hated it. When he learned very quickly that if his little teeth touched my skin that I would stop playing and ignore he stopped doing this to me. I also did the "owwwwwwch" thing with the above action. I must say that at that time I would often refer to him as my "terrorist" but I also now must say that this dog has the "softest mouth" of all the dogs I have EVER had. Please have patience a 10 week old terrior breed will be an even more challenge that I had to deal with but your puppy will come around with consistency and age.

A JRT is very high energy. I once was at a client's home discussing their case etc....and the man asked if I would like his JRT in partial payment on his bill. He said the dog was wearing even the kids out....LOL....he said that he thought he'd found a partial "outlet" for the dog's high level of energy when the dog began to be fascinated with the family's trampoline! He took me to the window and there I saw that JRT jumping up and down, by himself, on a trampoline! I had never seen something like that before in my life, it was really very, very funny. The only other time I had seen a dog on a trampoline like that was on the Planet's Funniest Animals.

[ylrebmik]

It also depends on the dog because i do the "OWWWW thing" and all Lizzy does is does it more because she thinks i'm playing. The ignoring her after saying NO and everything really does work for her too though.

[Love That Collie]

Yeah, when I did the "owwch" thing Bailey DID keep it up.
The trick was, doing it in conjunction with the other action.