How To Stop A Great Dane Biting
Great Danes are large dogs and the last thing you want them to do is bite. Great Danes love to play and are renowned for lunging and nipping, and even though they know no better, it does hurt, especially when they are fully grown. When you try to escape the jaws of a playful Great Dane he sees this as a game.
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However, it is possible to stop a Great Dane from biting with a little time and patience.
Listed below are some of the tactics that can be used to prevent this nipping.
* Distracting a Great Dane with a toy will very often stop him from biting.
* Taking an empty jar and placing some coins inside will stop a Great Dane from biting when you shake it in front of him. The noise will give them a fright, and once this has been done a few times on the occasions when he bites, he will begin to understand that biting is not permitted.
* Holding the mouth of a Great Dane puppy closed and saying “no bite” can sometimes be effective.
* As stated above Great Danes mostly bite when they are playing. Therefore, carrying a cane in order to block his bite can be extremely effective. However, it is imperative that you never hit your dog with the cane, it is simply a deterrent.
* When your Great Dane bites, you should remain calm and ignore him. However, this should be quickly followed up with the correct training method. Attending training sessions is possibly the best method to teach your large canine friend that biting is unacceptable.
* When your Great Dane bites you, you should yelp in a high pitched voice and say “no bite”. You should then turn your back on him and ignore him. Once he has settled down you can then go to him and praise him for being calm.
* Some training instructors would agree that it is beneficial to poke your finger in the dogs cheek when he bites, so that he is biting on his own mouth, to show him how it feels. However, there are also those training instructors that see this as being cruel.
* When the dog becomes excited, which is generally the time that they bite, you should remove all sources of excitement such as food, other household animals etc.
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* As soon as your Great Dane begins biting, you should give him a “time-out” and place him in his crate or other isolated space. This will make the dog really think about why he is there. Once he has made the connection with biting and being isolated, his behavior will change. Great Danes love human company and do not like to left alone in an isolated space.
