I thought it would be a good idea to do some biting with my 10 wk puppy, Zorra. And was a bit confused that she does not want to bite the ball or the bone. She did take an extreme interest in the nylabone, I think because it was softer than the hard teething bone I got, but now she could care less about it. She does love to bite, but there is only one thing she loves to bite and that is people. She will bite at your leg when you are walking sometimes but what she loves more than anything is to get a hold of your arm and just give it all she's got. But only if your sleeves are rolled up - she wants just the arm, no clothing of any sort on it. Needless to say, this is painful. I do not even mind her biting my arm if only I could have a heavy jacket on or something. Now, I expect someone to write and say, 'she's just a baby, it can't hurt that much. Suck it up.' But I swear, it hurts! I mean, when she bites it is with all her teeth and hard. I feel kind of dumb because people have been asking me what happened lately when they see my hands (she will tak a hand if she can't get a bare arm) and I tell them 'oh, my puppy was playing' and they look at me like 'why do you let her play like that' but I don't want to discourage her biting and this is all she wants to bite. Oh, she also likes to try to bite at the kids, though for some reason she never really chomps on them like she does me and my husband. So all I have done is to keep the kids away from her except when she is really tired. Will telling her no to biting the kids make her lose interest in biting all together? Is it something she will outgrow (like when she is done teething) What to do...? Jennie

Why do you allow her to bite you? Mabey she bites your legs and arms because its like a prey item that is moving and she trys to catch it. The nylabone just sits there.

Why don't you get a soft tug, or something that you can make prey with. When your pup wants to bite you, tell her no, and make prey with something else and REDIRECT her biting into something that's more comfortable. If you want to do bitework with your pup, you might want to get "Drive, Focus, and Grip".......there is a lot of good info in that video.

Tie toys on strings. Tie washcloths to strings. Get SMALL balls and put them on strings. Leave these everywhere. When the pyranha is biting you, you freeze and then make the toys come to life.

Last time I checked, a 10 week old pup wasn't big enough to bite your arms while standing erect.

The dog obviously has plenty of prey drive, she just doesn't understand these toys you are giving her. She is a BABY.

Why do I allow her to bite me? Good question. Well, I am afraid to tell her not to bite me because I am afraid that she would just get the message, no, don't bite so that was my reasoning. And then I thought it might be a good thing if she liked biting an arm but it is painful when you don't have anything on the arm. No, she can't do it when I am standing up, but I always get down on her level when I am playing with her because she seems to enjoy it more.
Oh, I did get that video, Drive Focus, and Grip, well I sort of got it. I ordered it and it arrived today and I was so excited. I put it in and watched about forty minutes and then there was nothing and I was pretty irritated. So I called Leerburg and they were really nice and are sending me another copy right away so I should have it in a few days I guess. Can't wait. The first forty minutes was great! I am hoping that they will have some puppies in there...
Also, I did figure out from the video and from this post why my little girl doesn't care about the ball, the bone, whatever. It is too boring. I was not moving it enough. I purposely made it easy for her to get it thinking that would make her like the game and give her some confidence, etc. But turns out she got bored because there wasn't enough movement quick enough. I tied the bone to a string and also the tied up sock she likes and she loves them now! Not for a really long time, but for five or ten minutes and then she will get distracted or something. But she will chase them and she likes it even more now that it is a challenge. So when I get the video and watch the rest of it I will probably learn a bunch of other mistakes I am making too! Thanks for the posts! (Keep them coming - I need all the help I can get!) Jennie

Something I noticed--and this may or may not help you.

When I first got my puppy, I bought a black kong. he was not interested in the least bit. I think it was because the material was too hard for him to get a nice bite on.

See if the pup likes soft things as were recommended by others. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

HTH

5 or 10 minutes is way too long for a pup. You don't want to play with the dog to the point that it gives up.