Dave Tee asked:

Training puppies to not bite can be accomplished in a number of ways and using a distraction is a very effective technique. Often it is simply boredom or too much energy that causes a puppy to bite. By distracting it from its destructive behavior you may find that you have found the answer to puppy training biting problems.

As soon as your puppy begins biting either you or the furniture you can give it a toy. This works very well and is a great way of getting it to bite something that is there for the purpose. A soft rope toy is ideal and it will happily play with its toy rather than your hands.

You may also like to consider using food as a distraction. You should have a way of calling your dog when it is mealtimes. When it is biting use that call. It should stop to see what is on offer. You can then use a small reward to distract its attention. Follow this up with a toy and you should have a very effective technique.

You may also use the call for going out for a walk or some play time as a good method. As it begins to be destructive call for play time. Your puppy will probably come tearing to you and be excited to play. Let the puppy out to run around somewhere safe to burn off that excess energy that is causing the destructive behavior. Puppies need lots of short play times throughout the day. They have a lot of energy and you need to allow them to burn off this energy. Letting them run around will burn off this excess energy and will stop one of the main reasons why puppies bite.

Training puppies not to bite can be accomplished. It just takes a little time and perseverance for you to find the best way to train it. Some techniques work better than others and often you will find a combination of a few techniques is the ideal way to stop biting puppies.