My 6 month old puppy (female, cattle dog- catahoula mix) is very mouthy. She doesn’t hurt me, and if I correct her she stops in the moment. For any dogs she’s played with and does it, she hasn’t gotten out of hand to the point they correct her. She’s not only a puppy (so exploring the world with her mouth), but she has pretty strong herding dog instincts overall in other behaviors, so I understand it’s natural. Now that she’s getting her adult teeth, however, I’m worried because her bite is feeling harder, and I don’t want her to hurt anyone. Like I said, when I correct her, she stops briefly. It doesn’t stop her from doing it again, though. How do I start with a plan from getting her to stop completely? In most training guides and advice, they say to yelp. That does not work, even after weeks of consistently trying. So any other help is welcome! I just wanna get ahead of it before it becomes a legitimate issue.
Also, not sure if it matters but – what prompted me really seeing this as an issue is that I live near a school and have been trying to get her to slowly meet more kids (fine so far). But the thought crossed my mind of “dear lord, what if she bites at them and hurts them?”
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