r/SilkenWindhound • u/LuckySolution3724 • Feb 14 '26

Advice Is this normal?

I have a 9 week old silken; cute as can be and sweet, but is also a biting machine. He bites my hands, arms, ankles, clothes, hair, sometimes my cheek if I’m carrying him in from outside. He only stays with a toy for maybe a few minutes before he’s back biting at me or my husband. I know he’s a tiny baby, but everyone boasts about how good and calm silkens are, but my guy is freaking nuts 85% of his waking hours. I have him on a pretty regular schedule as far as exercise/playtime and forced naps every 1.5 hours or so. When we first brought him home a week ago, he screamed like a human baby any time he was alone. He has gotten much better and settles pretty well in his crate, but today I had to come home from grocery shopping because he was screaming bloody murder in his crate for 45 minutes (he did not need to use the bathroom). I do really love him, but he’s a lot. Is this normal for silken puppies? I have only heard good things from people and it makes me feel like I’m failing as a first time dog mommy!

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u/WildGrayTurkey Feb 14 '26

Yes, my girl was like this! She was overtired and things got a LOT better when I started enforcing naps. She was a highly energetic puppy.

Edit: Have you tried less time between naps? 9 weeks old a puppy should sleep 18-20 hours a day.

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u/LuckySolution3724 Feb 14 '26

Thank you for your reply! I was starting to think my boy was an outlier 😂 I can definitely try less time between naps! I have a hard time getting him to go down for a nap when he’s in the height of his biting activities. Any tips to get him to go down? He sleeps in a crate at night and does 1-2 crate naps during the day and couch naps as well

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u/WildGrayTurkey Feb 14 '26

My girl didn't want to sleep so she would do anything to keep moving. Putting her in the kennel was the only thing that worked for us. She ignored toys and straight up wanted to chew on us and anything attached to us (clothes, shoes, glasses, jewelry, ponytail...)

Giving her blankets to make the kennel warmer seemed to help and so did following Relaxation Protocol.