I just adopted a 10 month old pitbull puppy. He's great, but he enjoys nibbling my wife and I's finger. He'll just take my thumb nibble a little and go on. Im sure it's some type of display of affection, but what does it mean?

dont nessoseroly know what it means but my dog always did it to me n noone else, at first i thought he hated me but im like his best mate out of everyone, he always comes to me to play and such (no sick jokes please)

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No sick jokes from me. I call my dog Moosie in a ghey ass voice, and am currently looking for moose antlers so I can dress him up. Dogs are truly mans best friend. Nowhere else will you find true unbiased fondness, and loyalty.

aslong as you feed em n keep them happy they will love you forever lol

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maybe he's teething or it just reminds him of his mothers teet, like young kids that suck their thumb.

Pits and terriers tend to be mouthy dogs. I am very strict with any dog -- ABSOLUTELY NO TEETH ON HUMANS. Especially with a dog such as a pit bull, that mouth will just get stronger. I do this because I don't expect them to understand that human skin and sensitivity is not the same as a dog's (their skin is incredibly tough, especially compared to ours, and their pain tolerance is also far above ours). It's not so much due to what I can or can't handle myself, but so that I prevent problems when they interact with other people, such as my very thin-skinned grandparents or very young children. Not seeing or feeling what he's doing, I can't say that it's affection or anything like that. I would suggest trying not to anthropomorphise what your dog is doing. Dog psyche is not the same as human psyche.

Personally, I would like to see exactly what's going on when he does this, there is other "body English" going on that will indicate exactly what's on his mind. Is he "mothering" you? Or is he dominating you? Or is he comforting himself?

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I have a 3 month old pitt myself who does the same thing, you need to tell him no in an assertive voice than hand him something acceptable to chew that is his, like i use a nyla bone...it works pretty good. another thing is if that doesnt work submit him/her, what i mean is you turn the pup onto its back or side not rough just assertive, then you place your hand on its chest holding it down while your above him. wait til the puppy submits by no longer squirming. what this does is asserts you as the dominant leader in the pack(family) and lets him no that you are the pack leader and dont approve of his/her current action. hope it helps

Yes I agree with seamaiden/
The dog is still a puppy and that is a normal thing for them to do. Its more of an affection thing but you don't want to have the dog keep it up.
Try putting some tabasco sauce on her hand for a while or something that the dog does not like that will not harm him.

Or replace her hand with a toy as you say 'no.'

If the dog does not realize that his or her mouth is strong and can cause damage you don't know what might happen if the dog thinks its just playing with someone elses kid.

It is a very lovely dog and I LOVE all dogs emensely.

Yes exactly. They are pack animals

don't feed 'em chocolate

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