I have never had a husky puppy they have always been a year and a half old or older when I got them. But my GS I got when he was 8 weeks and always trying to chew and bite us on the hands, legs, ankles, etc... So I would use bitter apple stuff on my hands during play and my ankles when I was walking around the house. I also would give him a frozen towel to chew on during the teething times.

My 3 month old pup is so nippy. He is slowly getting better with not biting. This is really useful to know that I can walk away from him as I thought I may be backing down to him or something.

It's hard to explain to people whenever we are out that their children cannot pat him as he will bite them playfully.

Just know that it does get better! My girl did it from the time we got her at 8 weeks and she has improved greatly. It drove me nuts cuz everytime you'd try to pet her, she would mouth your hand or arm. Even when I'd turn my back to walk away, she'd nip my butt lol. She thought she was just playing and they have to learn that kind of play hurts. She's 11 months now and still tries, but the key is to remove yourself from the situation every time. They hate to be ignored and will catch on that if they play nice, you will stay.

I've been having the puppy biting problem for three weeks now, and just today successfully got her to back off without leaving the room or distracting her ! I had started this morning by attempting to "train" her not to bite me by carrying treats with me around the house and whenever she would play bite, i would hold her muzzle closed (gently) saying no! and only when she was calm and didnt fight me back, I gave her a treat. Sometimes i would give her the treat when she let me hold her muzzle without resistance, and other times i would give her the treat if she didnt continue to bite when i let go of her mouth. I continued this all morning and when i was out of treats she tried to play bite with me again, at which point i held her muzzle closed - again, gently - and said NO!, let go, and she stopped. You do not need to be forceful. Your pup might try yanking away at first, so just let him/her do so and try again. be patient. But only give treats when he/she is calm and does not try to yank or pull away when you hold her muzzle. I'm hoping to eventually just be able to just calmly hold her mouth, say no, and the biting will stop!

There's a lot of good information here, thanks! Our guy is 9 weeks old now and just started doing this like a day ago. On top of that, we're still dealing with the whining, barking and howling when he goes into a "timeout." Oh, and the barking and whining at night in his crate also! It's frustrating because when you go to correct his behavior and he doesn't get it, another behavior happens (like the whining.) We'll put him in the kitchen while he has his meldtown, and after a few minutes, if he calms down for a second or two, we let him out. He's too cute to be mad at him, but it does get on your nerves after a while!

I think I am really lucky with this, Balon does this play biting too, but everytime he has done it we tell him "no Bites" and turn our backs on him, everytime he immediately stops. And he is doing this less and less! My lab still play bites once in a while and she is 10 months, wish she would listen like Balon does lol!