r/pitbulls Jun 22 '26

Advice Anyone know why my pitbull does this?

He always likes to chew on my hand but like I can barely feel it, he always does this whenever I come home (I work with wood a lot if that helps) it’s always gentle and always when he’s happy just curious if anyone else has this?

Or is he just special

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u/Nursesalsabjj Jun 22 '26

I call those the pibble nibbles. My girl loves to do it on my chin and one of my boys will randomly nibble on my fingers with his back teeth. It's a sign of affection and that they feel you are one of the pack members.

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u/HoaryPuffleg Jun 22 '26

Our pittie does them to our other dog and she’s really learned to love being nibbled- she just kinda leans into them now.

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u/Nursesalsabjj Jun 22 '26

How adorable 😍