To get a puppy to stop biting, use a combination of immediate feedback, redirection, and positive reinforcement:

• React Immediately to Biting: When your puppy bites, let out a high-pitched yelp or a loud “Ouch!” to mimic how littermates communicate that biting is too hard. This signals to the puppy that the bite was painful or unwanted

• Stop Play and Give Time-Outs: Immediately after the yelp, stop playing and walk away or gently place the puppy in a quiet time-out area for 30 to 60 seconds. This teaches the puppy that biting ends fun interaction

• Redirect to Appropriate Chew Toys: When the puppy tries to bite, offer a suitable chew toy instead. Puppies bite out of teething discomfort or playfulness, so providing alternatives like Kongs, frozen treats, or durable chew toys helps satisfy their need to mouth without hurting you

• Use Positive Reinforcement: Reward your puppy with treats, praise, or affection when they play gently or choose toys over biting. Teaching a “no bite” command and rewarding compliance encourages bite inhibition and good behavior

• Manage Energy and Environment: Ensure your puppy gets enough physical exercise and mental stimulation to reduce excess biting caused by boredom or pent-up energy. Also, supervise and remove access to forbidden items to prevent destructive chewing

• Avoid Encouraging Biting: Do not play games that encourage mouthing or chasing your hands and feet, as this can reinforce biting behavior

• Be Patient and Consistent: Puppies learn bite inhibition over time. Consistency in your responses and providing plenty of appropriate outlets for chewing will help your puppy grow out of biting habits

In summary, the key steps are to immediately signal when biting is too hard, stop play to show biting ends fun, redirect to chew toys, reward gentle behavior, manage energy levels, and avoid reinforcing biting through play. This approach helps teach your puppy to control their bite safely and politely