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I'm looking for some advice on trying to reduce the biting issue we seem to be encountering with our 6 month old boy. In order to try to reduce the biting (which at times is forceful enough to draw blood as his baby teeth puncture), we've tried distraction techniques and applied them consistently one at a time so not to confuse him starting initially with putting one of his toys in front of his mouth which did nothing, we've tried increasing volumes of 'ouch' with no success, we've tried time outs for every time he bites which have been consistently applied and no sooner is he back out of time out than he bites again. Each time he bites we put him straight back to time out where he is isolated in a separate room until he exhibits calm behaviour. Nothing is working. We can't work out the triggers as such because it seems to be entirely random. When he calms down and exhibits the good behaviours we reward with his praise words of 'good boy' and we treat as appropriate. He is an active puppy and has many mental stimulation toys to play with, gets regular play and training times and walks to burn off energy so we really don't think its a boredom issue. Any thoughts on the usual causes for this and potential remedies would be appreciated as we are now fast running out of ideas.
Thanks
I'm looking for some advice on trying to reduce the biting issue we seem to be encountering with our 6 month old boy. In order to try to reduce the biting (which at times is forceful enough to draw blood as his baby teeth puncture), we've tried distraction techniques and applied them consistently one at a time so not to confuse him starting initially with putting one of his toys in front of his mouth which did nothing, we've tried increasing volumes of 'ouch' with no success, we've tried time outs for every time he bites which have been consistently applied and no sooner is he back out of time out than he bites again. Each time he bites we put him straight back to time out where he is isolated in a separate room until he exhibits calm behaviour. Nothing is working. We can't work out the triggers as such because it seems to be entirely random. When he calms down and exhibits the good behaviours we reward with his praise words of 'good boy' and we treat as appropriate. He is an active puppy and has many mental stimulation toys to play with, gets regular play and training times and walks to burn off energy so we really don't think its a boredom issue. Any thoughts on the usual causes for this and potential remedies would be appreciated as we are now fast running out of ideas.
Thanks