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Any tips to stop shih tzu puppies biting?

Puppie is 13 weeks old has made us bleed with her biting have tryed locking her in a room by herself when she gets agressive til she quietens down.

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1. A big roll of tape should do it
2. when your puppies bite hold their muzzles shut with our hand and say no bit in a angry tone of voice. release muzzle and tempt dog to bite again by holding hand near dogs mouth. repeat as above. your puppies will eentually learn the no bite command. Every one in your family must do this and no one should allow the dog to bite no matter how cute they think it is. consistancy is very important
3. she teething that's all, dont worry, she'll stop when she gets her big teeth.In the mean time, tap her nose and tell her no, but be persistent.Don't shut her away, because shes not learning.i don't think shes being aggressive, shes just playing too hard!
4. my sister has just bought a shih tzu puppy herself and we have the same problem. We give him a chew and a toy to bite Dont lock him away on his own, tell him sternly to stop and loudly and ignore him whilst in your presence this makes them feel much worse than when they are left alone. We've got ours to stop almost completely now he only does it very rarely now. Hope this helps you.
5. roll up news paper and tap her mouth when she does. Animals find ways to tell each other when playbite is too hard; they show serious anger and bite back.
6. We also have a puppy, and we broke her of bitting by, one buying bitter yuck and spraying on the whole families hands(by accident it also helped our little boy stop bitting his nails)any way the stuff tastes terrible to dogs and people and it is all natural, at the same time every time she would bite us we would all say no bitting, and whole family all said the same thing, then we gave her a chew toy, and told her good girl when she chewed the toy, she almost never bites us anymore and when she does it is very gentle now, but we still tell her no bitting and give her a toy. By ALL of us doing and saying the same thing she learned in about a 2 weeks. Also this encouraged her to chew on her toys and she has even left our children's toys alone. We bought the BITTER YUCK from Pet smart.
7. The puppies are teething thats all,all puppies are like that,get them something to chew on and plenty of very hard chews.
8. Keep up the method of refusing to play with her when she gets too excited - all puppies face the challenge of learning not to nip people. Also, don't play rough with her or games where she snaps or chases you as it brings out the biting instinct. Instead play safe games with balls and tug toys. She will soon learn if you say NO! and just walk away ignoring her, that biting is not a good idea!
9. Every time you guys are playing with her and she starts to bite, STOP PLAYING with her and say "NO!" in a firm and strong voice. Then leave her alone for a little while, and when you play with her again, repeat when she bites again. Also keep a lot of chewy toys for her, she's teething!
10. all puppies bite when she bites let out a loud yelp as another pup would when hurt and then totally ignore her avoid all eye contact. once she leaves you alone then praise her. (larger dogs tend to mouth to show dominance and this should not be allowed either) give her plenty of toys and hard chews to distract her this will also help with teething as the adult teeth come through. isolating her will lead to boredom and may cause more problems such as destructive habits.
11. It is natural for puppies to investigate the world with their mouths, however although puppy biting and nibbling is sometimes accepted at a young age, if they continue to do it it's not so acceptable in an adult dog. Also, if a young pupppy learns that they get their own way by using their teeth, this habit will continue and escalate into adulthood. The first thing to stress is that you SHOULD NOT PUNISH OR HIT YOUR PUPPY. If you punish your puppy for biting you are more likely to end up with a nervous aggressive adult who will bite first and then ask questions later. All play with your puppy should be directed towards a toy, never let them play with or chase hands, this will make them more likely to nibble hands. If you are playing with your puppy and it nibbles your hand, yelp as if she has hurt you, then turn away from the puppy and completely ignore her. By ignoring her I mean she doesn't exist - telling her off doesn't count! Don't look at her, don't speak to her until she's calmed down. This is the best way for her to realise that she's just behaved in a unacceptable way. Telling her off and wagging your finger at her turns yourself into a toy, it'll all be part of the game. If your puppy gets really over the top then give her and yourself a 'time-out' - put her in her cage or bed for a while to chill. Don't do this to punish, it's time for you all to calm down! It is important that everyone in the household is consistent with this, if you have one rule for adults and one for children she will get confused. Also make sure you establish ground rules early on - dogs operate in a pack system and her place is at the bottom. If you don't want an adult dog on sofas or beds, don't let puppies on sofas etc. A very good book, which will explain this a lot better than I can, is 'The Perfect Puppy' by Gwen Bailey.