Bite Inhibition Training

Bite inhibition is the ability to control jaw pressure during mouthing. Puppies learn it with their littermates — when one bites too hard, the other yelps and play stops. Copy this by letting out a sharp "ouch" when your puppy bites too hard, then withdrawing all attention for about thirty seconds.

The goal is not to stop mouthing overnight but to lower the pressure step by step. First react only to the hardest bites; once those stop, react to moderate ones, then to any tooth contact. This graduated approach teaches that gentle contact may be okay, but pressure is always wrong.