And as puppies get older, they add to the nudging and nipping gets enhansed. They play bow at you as if you were another dog. They bark, they growl and what do they want--they want ATTENTION from you--they want you to play them, to go out with them to take them out to pee or out for a walk.

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Basically the nipping (or biting--it amounts to the same thing) is a byeproduct of how puppies first learn to play--a quick nip is a puppy signal to play--as they get bigger and stronger the nips (bites) become harder and thier companion puppies if they get bitten too hard will stop playing with the biter and refuse to respond the the "nip ... The nipping (more like biting) | Doberman Forum : Doberman Breed Dog Forums Nipping at you needs to be addressed through training, the Dobermann is not a large breed dog, if your afraid, you need a trainer to show you methods for teaching and correcting. Nipping at its worse!! Jump to Latest 7.4K views 30 replies 11 participants last post by MeadowCat Knisha13 Discussion starter 10 month old doberman nipping/jumping please help!!

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Jump to Latest 7.2K views 30 replies 7 participants last post by kwhitehead kwhitehead Discussion starter Nipping Jump to Latest 2.7K views 12 replies 9 participants last post by CoAl-s-Mom Allen Discussion starter Therefore their biting and nipping can really cause pain and damage. Redirecting is good to help to teach the dog self confidence and allow them to play and tug with you.