Doberman Pinscher Forum:
The evil puppy teeth

OK, I got this from my vet a few years back and it works wonders. If you have a Doberman puppy, chances are you have an idea of how much it hurts when they clamp down on you when you play with them, or when they decide to play with you. Those evil puppy teeth, like needles. This is an easy way to train your dog and it works wonders because the Doberman is such a smart breed even as a puppy. The vet told me to put your hand in their mouth and gently hold their jaw back. Not to hurt them, but to give them the idea that biting you isn't very fun. You hold back just enough so they can't really bite you. You do it a few times and tell them no and they usually stop chewing on you and your family members and go find a toy to abuse in such ways. Once they figure out something isn't fun to do they move on to other things.

Does this really work? We have a new Dobie puppy and he extremely sweet except for that one aspect. I know he is not trying to hurt anyone, but it DOES hurt! Any more advice. This is my first Dobie puppy..

Any puppy will bite your hands if you let them however i dont think pushing back his jaw is a nice thing to do. I have a dobie who is 8 months old and a 3 month old rott and i tell our pup no bite and substitute my hand with a toy and this works very well. If at first they do no catch on tell them no, give them a toy in their mouth and crate them.