So, normally Monet is good about using his teeth during hands-on play (which isn't often). But when I change the bed sheets, he goes CRAZY with excitement and he has the tendency to jump on my hands/arms and bite (playfully, but still hard and almost break skin!)
Scruffing him and pulling him back, and holding him back until he calms does not help. he'd only attack my hand again with a determined 'Meow!'.
I even held him down on his back with my hand on his chest which temporarily stops him as well, but again, he'd attack again.
Same with picking him up and putting him on the floor when he bites with a firm "NO!"
even holding my hand still in his mouth with a pained "yelp" does not lessen his bite.
I don't want to deny him the pleasure of playing under the sheets while I change them, he loves it too much, but how can I teach him to control his excitement without locking him out of the room? Sheet changing days is one of the days I actually look forward to now, just to play with him and watch him hop around under the sheets.
Scruffing him and pulling him back, and holding him back until he calms does not help. he'd only attack my hand again with a determined 'Meow!'.
I even held him down on his back with my hand on his chest which temporarily stops him as well, but again, he'd attack again.
Same with picking him up and putting him on the floor when he bites with a firm "NO!"
even holding my hand still in his mouth with a pained "yelp" does not lessen his bite.
I don't want to deny him the pleasure of playing under the sheets while I change them, he loves it too much, but how can I teach him to control his excitement without locking him out of the room? Sheet changing days is one of the days I actually look forward to now, just to play with him and watch him hop around under the sheets.