My puppy bites my young kids. How can I stop the rough play?

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Cookie is a seeet puppy but she bites a lot when playing and specially my little kids, they are all under 6 years old, I know she is just playing but it’s becoming very rought, most of the times she scratches my kids with her teeth and they bleed! And they are NEVER alone with her so that means that even with me there she does it! I’m waiting until her fecal test shows negative for Giardia to start her on a puppy class but in a meanwhile PLEASE how can I do to teach her not to do this? Pet's info: Dog | Golden Retriever | Female | unspayed | 3 months and 17 days old

Jessica Keay, DVM · Accepted Answer

I am sorry to hear about your issues with Cookie. This can be a very frustrating problem especially with young children. I recommend following the methods of Dr. Sophia Yin (a veterinary behaviorist) for this issue, You can read about her methods at https://drsophiayin.com/blog/entry/puppy_play_leads_to_nip_marks_on_hands_and_arms/ and https://drsophiayin.com/blog/entry/cream_puff_the_indonesia_moodle_dog/

My puppy bites my young kids. How can I stop the rough play?

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