Hey everybody,

 

I have had Johann since he was 8 weeks old- he is now almost 6.5 months and is in the process of getting his last two adult teeth in (very first premolar behind canine on bottom on both sides).  When he started teething really bad in the beginning, he would kind of make a weird frustrated growl sound and grab my hand and start gripping it all over until it felt a little better for him.  I figured it wasn't a problem because he was doing it to relieve his pain- not to inflict any on me.

 

Over the last 6 weeks or so, I have noticed that this behavior has decreased as his adult teeth have settled (other than the aforementioned two), so I figured that it was all just caused by the stress of teething.  In the last week, he has been jumping up to the couch (or if we are already laying in bed) to get to my hands and start biting/chewing.  When he plays aggresively like this, it usually is a sign that he needs to go out- but when I take him outside, he doesn't go potty and just stands there.  So we come back inside and I toss a toy for him a few times... which he likes.. and then it's back to my hand. He has a very relaxed, friendly disposition, so I don't think that these are acts of aggression. 

 

Is this normal behavior for young Corgis who are at the very end of getting their adult teeth?  If so, how much longer should I expect this to continue?

 

PS he got neutered about 3.5 weeks ago so it can't really be hormone related.. and he does this with other people too and not just me

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It is never a good idea to let a puppy chew on your hand for any reason.  He has probably just learned that biting you is ok, so now he thinks he can do it all the time.  I would recommend some obedience classes and definitely stop letting him bite any part of you.  Good luck!  Here are some past discussions that might help with ways to get him to stop biting:

 

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I would not allow him to mouth you or anyone else at all. If he jumps up on the couch and bites your hands I would give a firm NO and put him on the ground. If he bites while playing, again I would say NO and immediately stop playing and ignore him for a few minutes. If he's really being crazy then I would put him on a 10 minute time-out. Everyone in the house needs to be very consistent with this.

 

The other thing I would suggest is to stop letting him outside immediately after he mouths you. He may be seeing this as a reward (I bite Mom, I get to go outside), and mouthing is not something you want to encourage. You don't want an adult dog that bites you as a signal to go potty.

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