We have a high energy dog. She is a coonhound, bred for you guessed it, hunting raccoons. She also is a very young dog and likes to bite and I don't have a problem with mouthing so I taught her the command "gentle" as a puppy. When she started to bite I would tell her gentle and take my hand away while pulling back on her scruff. Then I'd start playing again and again if she began to bite I did the same thing. If she got too excited I put her on her back and sternly said "GENTLE". She understands now that biting and gentle play bites are different and she learned that in about 4 days.
What you seem to want to do is to switch your dog completely off biting and a very useful way to do this will be by switching him off of grabbing onto your hands which is a natural behavior and get him onto something else, like grabbing a toy for you to play with him with.
Choose a simple command word, one that doesn't sound like any other commands. For example, instead of "No" for biting problems use "Gentle" or "Easy". Correct by letting him know that when he bites, you are done playing. Make the dog reset, and then when he has calmed down, offer a toy to use with you during play. Be consistent and never feel bad about putting him right on his back by the scruff of his neck and a sweep of the legs. The dog needs to learn his boundaries and you need to be sure to teach him in a way that a dog understands. He bites you while playing because when dogs play with each other, they bite. That doesn't work for you and disciplinging him as a person won't work for him. Just always keep in mind that just as you are a person, he is a dog. It will help you a whole lot when trying to understand his behaviors and how to correct them.
What you seem to want to do is to switch your dog completely off biting and a very useful way to do this will be by switching him off of grabbing onto your hands which is a natural behavior and get him onto something else, like grabbing a toy for you to play with him with.
Choose a simple command word, one that doesn't sound like any other commands. For example, instead of "No" for biting problems use "Gentle" or "Easy". Correct by letting him know that when he bites, you are done playing. Make the dog reset, and then when he has calmed down, offer a toy to use with you during play. Be consistent and never feel bad about putting him right on his back by the scruff of his neck and a sweep of the legs. The dog needs to learn his boundaries and you need to be sure to teach him in a way that a dog understands. He bites you while playing because when dogs play with each other, they bite. That doesn't work for you and disciplinging him as a person won't work for him. Just always keep in mind that just as you are a person, he is a dog. It will help you a whole lot when trying to understand his behaviors and how to correct them.
) they bite and chew EVERYTHINGG so cutee 