My Boston Terrier Bites

by Sara
(Mexico)

Hello.. I have a 2 months boston terrier... And, he bites me all the time when he plays and even when I just walk over my house... its just... imposible... And if I dont let him to bite me.. he starts to cryy.... HEEELP!
In my opinion it is not a dog for kids.

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My Boston Terrier Bites

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Oct 13, 2011
 Aggressive Boston
by: Whitts End

My BT is 7 months old and is extremely aggressive with me....I am constantly marked up and it hurts! It appears that since she was spayed at 5.5 months this behavior has intensified and is pretty much unbearable! I am ready to give her up but my fiancee is dead against it. The dog respects and listens to him, but not me! From the minute I wake up she is out of control. We have been to obedience school, changed her diet, nothing seems to matter. I am concerned because her behavior has me so miserable and just wanting to giver her up :( Any advice that is not going to cost me a lot of money?
Sep 19, 2011
 My BT mouths
by: Anonymous

My BT is 11 months old, he still mouths...I wish he would just kick the habit already - we've tried everything, walking away, screaming OUCH! growling...he thinks its a game. The only thing I found that works is picking him up under the arms...I just hold him there for a few minutes, and let his feet dangle. For some reason it seems to calm him down, and then when I put him down again, he seems to complete forget how yummy my feet tasted :)
Aug 29, 2011
 MYLEE WAS A LITTLE DEVIL
by: Anonymous

When we got our Boston at eight weeks, we were afraid of her. We didn't want to go into the kitchen were she was. We thought something was wrong with her.S he would grab onto our feet and not let go. Once she bit my lip and that was all I could stand, or so I thought.

At about six months,my wife said someone stole Mylee and left a different dog. It was the same dog, but she got about 100% better.They are little devils as puppies. She is now 18 months and still plays very hard, but she has turned into a very good dog. Well almost. They seem to be chewers also. If you gave her a tire off an 18 wheeler she would eat it. One thing we have found is get them those real bones from pet smart etc..She chews on them for hours. But she has to be watched, because they can splinter. She can not have a stuffed toy, because there will be stuffing everywhere. In spite of the faults, she is the most lovey dog I've ever owned. If you have a puppy, give it time and training.They do get a lot better.
Feb 25, 2011
 biting
by: Anonymous

we too just bought a Boston, After a hefty amount of research into a dog that was good with kids. Our boston displays some pretty disturbingly aggressive traits but we've tried from the beginning to redirect him.

We are just about 7 weeks in with him and he already seems at times when I get in the floor to play with him and my son to be protective of him now like they are best friends.

He(the dog) is still really nippy and has got both me and my son on the face a couple of times but never in an aggressive manner. Mostly in protection from a young child that overly loves "his" puppy and the puppy overly loves him back, to the point that his arms are covered in scratches.

Looking back I wish we went with a girl as I think that a female would be a little more calm but at the same time we have been in love with ours since we seen him and he has the spunk to stand up and nip at just the right moments so my son doesn't get too rough with him when we can't be there to stop it at the right moment.
Feb 12, 2011
 Biting
by: Linda Galway/TurnerME

At 2 months old, your puppy is still learning. Perhaps you should talk with him in the same way his mother would. In fact, he should have stayed with his mother for 8 weeks, so if you got him earlier than that, he didn't have much chance to get schooled in proper deportment. So what would the mother do? If he bit her, she would growl at him and bare her teeth. Dogs instinctively know what this means... Also, if he jumped at her or annoyed her in other ways, she would have grabbed him by the scruff of the neck and given him a shake (gentle, now, he's still a baby, just enough to get his attention). I have a rescue BT who is so needy for attention that she will "mouth" your hands if she gets excited, and the minute I grab her neck skin, she stops what she's doing and pays attention to my verbal reprimand. After she stops the biting, I ALWAYS praise her for being good. You might use the word "Settle" or something like that, when it's an excitement issue, and certainly, "No BITE!" is warranted after any kind of nipping. Then, when she stops biting, I would say: "Good no bite." You're right, if you don't get this under control, it will not be a good situation with kids, but don't give up at 2 months. YOU are the alpha dog in this situation, make sure your puppy knows it.
Feb 06, 2011
 boston biting
by: mike

my 4month old Boston Scarlet was nippy and would bite when we first got her. We give her plenty of chew toys when she would get like this, they teeth just like infants. It took a little while but she rarely bites with her teeth (just gums) and we also let the kids give her her meals so she doesn't see them as playmates as much as she did prior to them having control over her meals. Hang in there and really get her good chew toys and praise her when she chews her toys as opposed to you.

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