I recently acquired an adorable Chow Chow puppy from a breeder and he wants to bite. I have been told that he is treating me like he would his litter mates but his little sharp teeth can hurt. I have tried several different things, such as trying to substitute a chew toy, tapping him on the nose, spraying him with water using a small spary bottle. Howling like his litter mate would do. Nothing seems to work. I am at my wits end. I have began keeping him on a leash when he is in the house so that I can have more control. This morning I acatually got him to sit on command. Does anyone have any advice that they can give me.? I have spoken with an obedience trainer and he said that chows are the worst kind of dog to train and that i probably should have opted for another breed but I used to have a chow 20 years ago and he was easy to train and a loyal companiom. I just don't know if I am doing something wrong. But at any rate this baby is part of our family now and we have got to make it work.

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my chow does the same thing and she is two. what i have found to work is to yap like a puppy and say it in a tough voice

my chow does the same thing and she is two. what i have found to work is to yap like a puppy and say it in a tough voice

I don't see why your trainer would tell you that you should have opted for a different breed. That is not the best thing to say. I have a 10 week chow and he is extremely smart and already sits on command. For the biting, our trainer told us that every time he bites, immediately hit him on the nose and tell him NO BITING with a firm voice. Also, as soon as he bites, start crying like a puppy, act it out as if it hurts so bad that he will come to you, knowing that he did something wrong because when they play with other dogs, as soon as it hurts, they cry. I am trying to implement that now.

What worked for me was to position my hand so that my thumb was in the middle of my Chos's mouth, on his tongue with the rest of my fingers firmly holding under his chin. He couldn't bite and had to tolerate having my hand there until I was satisfied. I would tell him "No biting" in a firm, strong voice and maintain eye contact. It didn't take long for him to stop. While Chows are very stubborn, mine was pretty easy to train with consistency and repetition. In general having chew toys and giving them whenever biting behavior starts is a good idea. I trained mine through a dog obedience club.