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Post by chuckyegg on May 21, 2007 19:23:38 GMT 1
maddie is a very lively 10 and a half weeks old and is very crazy!
she has a tedancy to launch herself at u and try and nip your face and shes really bad at biting your hands too.
i know its normal for puppie to bite but when she catches you she gets you a good'un.
any ideas?
Rox
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Post by weima on May 21, 2007 20:20:29 GMT 1
It is normal puppy behaviour. Maddie just needs a stern telling off when she does it. Usually a tap on the nose will help. It may take a few times to cure though. Nothing is instant........
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Post by greyghost on May 21, 2007 21:46:42 GMT 1
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Post by Weims on May 30, 2007 11:07:59 GMT 1
I would scruff her.... that is when she goes to bite or launch herself at you grab her by the scruff and give her a shake, not violently, but enough to stop her in her tracks. At 10 weeks she is young enough for this to work and it is how her mum would discipline her. If she is still doing it when older then a water spray in the face usually stops unwanted behaviour quickly. It needs stopping now before it gets out of hand. she needs to know that the way she played with her littermates is not the way to play with humans.
Lynn
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Post by Cheryl on May 30, 2007 21:40:49 GMT 1
I "yelp" like a dog would...I say "OUCH!!!" loudly and they've all sat down and wanted to immediately give soft licks to my hand, then I pet them. Once they run up to repeat the bite/grab from then on, I yell out "OW!!!" which stops them, then I say "sit!" and then the pet/praise. The bite disappears, the running to sit and be petted and praised continues.
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Post by greyghost on May 31, 2007 17:56:19 GMT 1
The 'Ouch' can work but if the dog carries on I find it best to remove yourself from the room - game over. The pup soon learns that his play thing is removed if he carries on biting. Ignore the bad behaviour praise the good. Firm but fair.
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Post by chuckyegg on Jun 4, 2007 16:18:09 GMT 1
we'ver tried the yelpin like a dog by saying ouch but she isnt bothered by it at all. we tell her no and if she doesnt stop it we put her in a pen and leave her until she calms down, then bring her back out. if she then carries on launchin herself at us we take her back into her pen.
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Post by Cheryl on Jun 4, 2007 16:38:47 GMT 1
Which is a good start, but you must continue further. If you do not initiate other responses, such as a sit and able to pet her and happily move on to another mental/physical routine or exercise, you will simply begin leaving her in a pen more often and longer, the larger she becomes and she will become a wild child, frustrated that she is not getting the stimulation of learning and achieving, or the teamwork and praise she was bred to need...you must begin the next step asap...
Make her sit and allow you to pet her, for varying amounts of time, but begin with a short allowance of time and then go together to begin an adventure to burn off her energy with a retrieve and more praise but with every instance, do not allow the bite, begin the yelp! And move off, distracting her with another acceptable object within her mouth, every moment she is awake, have a toy in hand to stuff into her mouth and praise for her giving it to you, with a sit!
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Post by greyghost on Jun 4, 2007 19:44:18 GMT 1
I would remove yourself from the room for a couple of minutes rather than use the pen as a punishment, sin bin. The crate should be her haven where only nice things happen.
I have known some people to wiggle their finger in the mouth in a way that they don't really like so maybe they think twice about putting their jaws around it in future. I used to try and catch the tongue sometimes but this can sometimes back fire if you don't do it calmly and they think you are playing. Just make it uncomfortable not painful in any way.
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Post by cressy on Jun 4, 2007 20:07:43 GMT 1
My 12 week old Brittany is aptly nick-named piranha pup as everything goes in his mouth including bits of me. Sadly I was in a cast weeks 7 - 11 and so was not able to tackle this as quickly as I would have liked.
I have seen two types of biting behaviour though, one is when he is totally over-tired and that type is tackled by settling in his bed and he crashes. The other is a combination of having a very bold puppy who does not want to learn his manners!!!!
I want to be able to work him later so want to get this mouth right without too much confrontation but he does need to learn.
For the 'naughty' biting I use one of two approaches, when he is fairly calm we do food manners which involves me holding a tasty titbit which he can't get from me. If he bites and claws at my hand he gets no reward, if he licks or moves back from my hand he is allowed to eat the treat from an open palm with a 'gently' command. If he is in a frenzy he is gently but very firmly held either to my side or on the floor with my hand in his collar ensuring he can't connect with any part of my body - he gets no attention while he kicks, squeals and tries to bite. When he relaxes he gets some gentle petting and once I feel him totally relaxed and able to tolerate me initiating the handling he is allowed down.
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Post by chuckyegg on Jun 5, 2007 10:04:10 GMT 1
yeah weve tried the collar to the floor but she always manages to squirm round and get you! i think i will carry on with that and see how things go
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Post by weimaranerwhimzy on Jun 11, 2007 14:07:31 GMT 1
just been doing some reading and got ot this one...ghost is 19mnths and still mouths the hands, looking for treets..cause that is where i put them.
we are going to class so i and she can learn how to behave the right way...
otherwise all the above is on the nose can't realy add much...good luck and love
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