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Hi everyone!

It's been a very long time since I have had a puppy (nearly 15 years!) and I am a bit clueless. I will be going to puppy classes once puppy is old enough but he is currently 6 weeks. He was taken from his mum far too early and was a rescue hence getting him so young.

Anyway he is really really mouthy. I am sure this is normal for puppies but he has no concept of no at all. He loves to bite my hands/feet/legs as I walk etc! So far I have been helping and or telling him no which makes no difference at all, where am I going wrong?

Also house training wise do you guys use puppy pads or just go straight into the garden? And does anyone have any tips?

Thanks!
 
I personally have never used pads - why teach them to pee inside then teach them it is wrong?
With the mouthing, I am sure someone more experienced than me will be along to help.
But where are the pics!? What breed is he? Well done you for taking him on.
 
if he is a rescue why not ask them for advice re the mouthing...personally I haven't used puppy pads, I just put newspaper by the back door in case puppy didn't manage to get out to garden in time(more to save my mat really)....I just made sure I took pup out to garden every couple of hours and made sure she got lots of praise if she peed or pooed...I used a crate for nighttime and also if I had to go out during the day..if you need any help with crate training(you cant just stick them in and hope for the best) contact Cayla on here as she has a guide , good luck and piccies are needed please!!!!!!!!!!
 
We didn't use pads either, but did pop newspaper down if we had to go out.

With the mouthing, we just removed our hands or feetfrom her mouth and gave her something more interesting to chew on.
 
I've never used puppy pads.

I have a 10 week old puppy at the moment and am going through the same with her biting, she attacks the other dogs too in play and gets told off, but doesn't take no from them either. They do outgrow it, I've had a couple before that were the same.
 
I have a 14 week old puppy who is exactly the same with mouthing and it is a total pain, we are trying to nip it in the bud asap especially as she is a rottweiler and growing really fast! She doesn't listen to "no" or a tap on the nose, we have even tried rewarding when she doesn't bite all and putting something more appealing in her mouth to no avail.

I got one of those air canister training things at the weekend and have to say so far it is working well, we are switching between that and a water squirter at the moment and it seems to be working.
 
Dogs understand dog language not English.

When puppies play a sharp yelp is the signal that the play has got too rough.

If pup bites then yelp or owww, remove hands or feet, count to 5 and give pup something it can chew, you can start to add a well timed NO so it learns to associate owww with NO. Dogs hate being ignored but love praise so really praise the good behaviour.
 
Use old towels instead of paper much more absorbant , sluice any poo off first and you can pop them in the washer. Just like old type nappies. Raid you charity shop for towels and every one benifits.
 
I was in the same boat as you last year. It was 15 years since our last pup (previous dog died at 15) when we collected our puppy. Our hungarian vizsla pup mouthed like nobody's business!! Nothing - and I mean nothing - discouraged him, distraction, yelping etc etc etc - nothing worked - he just grew out of it! After some research we realised that Vizslas are notorious for mouthiness. So maybe your problem is breed related.
We toilet trained into the garden from the outset. Never used pads or papers - outside was the only option. He was never left long enough to be desperate enough to soil the house. Our boy was house trained very quickly and would recommend this method as it avoids any confusion for the pup.
 
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