I THINK MY DOODLE IS PART PITBULL!!!!!!!

[Chels*Claud*Midas]

Hey everyone i know we have posted about this before..but i honestly think i have the worst mouthing nipping case..unless anyone else can confirm they have the same issues lol.. My goldendoodle Midas is 5 months old.. we got him at 7 weeks old.. Since we brought him home he has been nipping and biting and mouthing! i have had 3 other dogs, a standard poodle..toy poodle and lhasa apso and NONE of them did this!! it was really bad at first to the point where we couldnt even sit on our couch without being gnawed on.. it got better for a few weeks when he was like 4 months old but now it seems to be starting up again! he lost all his baby teeth now so i cant see it being teething anymore.. honestly i think i have tried everything.. he gets tons of exercise.. he goes on 2 walks a day...goes to the dog run.. just started puppy classes last week.. he has play dates with my sisters 3 dogs stated above.. we train him in the house.. i first tried the yelping when he was little...didnt stop him AT ALL.. then we tried no! and leaving the room and ignoring him only to be attacked when we came back in..we tried the water bottle spray in the face..which he ended up liking!..we tried a can of pennies..he thought it was a toy..  then my trainer had us stick our finger down his throat a little bit (i didnt really try that one too much cuz i dont lie the idea..but even still it didnt stop him) honestly.. when he is in the car on our way to the dog run he starts biting me so bad that i literally cannot get away.. its literally like a pitbull in a fighting ring coming at u.. lips curled and all.. and i know he is playing it isnt aggression but it is sooo annoying.. if we lay in bed and pet him.. his mouth is like a magnet to our arms and hands and he starts biting.. its not like it used to be where i would sit on my couch and get attacked for no reason..but its now like u cant even touch him without him mouthing u..i used the bitter apple spray and it works good..but i literally have to carry it around everywhere and it stinks cuz when i show him the bottle he walks away..and i want to play with him and pet him and hug and kiss him but i just cant without getting bit... has anyone else experienced this to this extreme? he literally doesnt care what u do to him..yell..yank his collar.. pin him down.. NOTHING stops him.. someone please tell me this will end?!? :(

[Betsy and Blossom]

My Aussiedoodle Blossom does the same thing. She's five months old and bites non-stop. I finally bought chew bones and held them for her while she chewed. Crazy I know, but it worked! She's chewing less and less on me and now chews on the bones by herself some! I think it will pass. I've had lots of puppies that were terrors who turned into wonderful obedient adult dogs. Never had a doodle before though !

[Emily & Wispa]

I can't believe no one has said this before, but puppies have 2 stages of teething!!  First when they're cutting their adult teeth, and again as they set into the bone!

At 5 months your puppy might still be cutting a few adult teeth!  I thought Wispa was done losing an gaining teeth about a week ago, but lo and behold, she cut another molar!  Teething will last anywhere up to 8 months.

I will say this, though.  I don't think your dog respects you as the top dog, which is evident by how he ignores you saying no to things.  There are things you can do to establish yourself as dominant without referring to the biting at all, like making him sit and wait for treats or food, by making him sit while you enter or exit doors before him, by only letting him come when you say come.  With some stricter training, you'll get some respect, and hopefully that will translate into him listening when you say no! 

And if the biting moves to objects around the house.. well, a good way to disourage it would be to spread a bit of tabasco or mustard on the area.  Just a whiff when the puppy goes near is enough to deter chewing.  Just be sure there are plenty of good chews, like stag bars (antlers), frozen kongs, nylabones, etc. 

[Mindy Soalt]

Hi, I have a 3 1/2 month old mini goldendoodle with the same exact problem. My puppy does the nipping, biting and mouthing as well as barking. Nothing seems to help either. We are starting training classes tomorrow. If you find something that works please let me know!!