my dog samba is almost two years old now n he hasn't grow out of his play bite are there anything I can do to stop this. and when I walk my pup he pulls is there a way to stop him from pulling? -- I cant afford to go to a trainer because I am always busy with school work and Lab Experiments so all the time I have extra I give it to him so plz help me out everyone

What are you doing to excite him to where he play bites you? When is it happening?

What are you walking him on, as in what collar or harness? What is your protocol or technique when walking him? It would help if you describe it in detail from the time you put the leash on him at home to how you allow him to behave while walking.

for the play biting when i usually rub his fur and top of head, under the chin and belly which is when he usually start the play bite.

as for the leash i use is use a metal chain leash about 5ft long and is usually hook it on his collar and as for walking technique i walk him next to me or i at least try to before he ran ahead try that a couple of time but when i try to slow him down he tend to choke on his collar. as for behavior while walking he is runs around smelling flower and occasionally piss on tree.

Well, if you know what causes him to play bite and you don't want him to play bite, then don't do what causes it. He hasn't learned by now that it is inappropriate, so you can just eliminate the causes of it.

You can try, if you're willing, to actually invite him to play bite you when you can. Get down on the floor with him and allow him to do it. Then, once you do this, when he goes to do it on his own will, you can correct him and prevent it. At this point he sort of needs to do it because it is fulfilling for him, so you can try to create an appropriate context for him to do it, so that you can then correct him for doing it in inappropriate contexts.

First things first on walks: stop allowing him to smell and pee and wander when he wants. The breed, in general , is very impulsive, and your dog in particular sounds VERY impulsive. His only job on a walk with you is to walk with you , that's it. Don't allow him to wander away from you and do what he pleases.

There is much more you can do, but, I am concerned about safety issues for you and your dog.

If there is ever any way you can scrap together enough money to hire a trainer, you should go to thegooddog.net and hire them. They are LA based and they can absolutely help you. You can hire them for just a Walking Properly service and will absolutely change your life with your dog.