We have a 9week old lab mix who is a good boy but his nipping is making it a little tough at this time. I have instructed my family to encourage the use of chew toys and ice cubes to help curb his nipping and redirecting him to the toy or ice instead of hands, socked feet and clothing. It has only been the first week and I know it’s fairly early in his transition to our family. I also know that dogs explore with their mouths but sometimes his bite is really hard and seems more teething related than explorations. Does anyone have advice on how to teach him not to nip or a command to work on to stop nipping? We have tired ignoring him when nippy but it doesn’t make him stop and makes it worse and like I mentioned earlier redirecting with ice and chew toys. We have found that it’s worse when he is tired and usually leads into nap time, so we also try to calm him down and calm the household environment to help him calm.
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