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Old 10-07-2012, 07:41 PM   #1
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My little Xena is about 16 weeks old now, and though she's adorable and fearless she's starting to become a bad little puppy. I still love her but she has grown into that stage where she is chewing alot. Two weeks ago I came home and even though both Xena and my other puppy Trixie stays in two different rooms, they both began chewing holes in their puppy pee pads. I come in the room and it looks like it snowed. I am not sure how to get them to stop if I can't catch them in the act.

Besides that, I thought I had Xena under control where she would mouth without really applying pressure when she chewed on your hands but now she's starting to nip harder and when she gets too hyper it start to hurt. Telling her no bite isn't really working. I tried giving her toys, but sometimes she wants my hands no matter what, and I end up having to get up and step out the room. I've looked at tons of articles and sites on teaching puppies not to bite or progressively teaching them to reduce the pressure to nothing, but these methods don't seem to be working.

I have her gated in the kitchen to keep her potty trained, which she is, and in a safe place when i can't watch her. She chews on shoe strings when we are in the kitchen which is fine, once she's out of the puppy stage she'll grow out of it I've had relatives dogs do the same. But now she is starting to bite ankles which is becoming a problem. I tried the walking away method for both nipping and biting ankles but she just does it when I go back in. Yelping or yelling ouch only stuns her to look up at me before she goes back at it. Yelling 'No' doesn't seem to phase her. I even at last resort tried poping her nose but she reflexivly sort of snaps her mouth and then nips at my ankles and hands even harder like Im playing with her. Then yesterday she figured out if she gets a hold of my shoe or pants when I'm trying to leave then I can't go over the gate to leave the kitchen. She just sits and stares at me when I tell her to 'drop it'.

Either she does not comprehend fully what the word no means or she just doesn't want to listen. Either way I'm not sure what I can do or teach her to get her to stop and listen. Can anyone please shed some helpful advice or guide me in the right direction.
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With pups this young, I would suggest acting like her real momma and try growling at her. Even now, my two older retired Moms will growl first to let the offender know to stop whatever behavior they're doing. You may have to experiment to find the right pitch and duration of growl that will work, but when you do, the pup should stop in their tracks and might even go lay down. Use the growl in combination with a 'No' so she will learn to associate the spoken word with the growl.

Tapping on the nose only infuriates them more. You can try a light tap to the side of the neck, or even a hand over the shoulders with a gentle but purposeful pressure may have more effect.
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Never heard of growling at pup....good to know. will definitely try this.
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Princess will never be trusted alone not to chew and actually eat random things.

Having said that a puppy proof area helps a lot try the bitter apple sprays where you can and for us lots of squeaky stuffies to chew and treat filled toys.

Scoobers learned quickly when given a no and it was followed up with giving him an appropriate item to chew petting and praise when he chewed on it.

Scoobers can odentify most of his toys so I just say go get your ball, rope, squeaky etc

Getting creative doesn't hurt hang roys by a string from sonething (supervised only of course) routate toys and knly a few as not to overwhem and bore...I found those cat toys on a plastic wand with a string are great for little dogs.

We did use some animated battert toys too, lol most cat toys but after 3 dogs here they were all out to permant rip quickly.
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Oh and yeah growling really does work, simulates mama dog and well speaks their language.
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My little Xena is about 16 weeks old now, and though she's adorable and fearless she's starting to become a bad little puppy. I still love her but she has grown into that stage where she is chewing alot. Two weeks ago I came home and even though both Xena and my other puppy Trixie stays in two different rooms, they both began chewing holes in their puppy pee pads. I come in the room and it looks like it snowed. I am not sure how to get them to stop if I can't catch them in the act.

Besides that, I thought I had Xena under control where she would mouth without really applying pressure when she chewed on your hands but now she's starting to nip harder and when she gets too hyper it start to hurt. Telling her no bite isn't really working. I tried giving her toys, but sometimes she wants my hands no matter what, and I end up having to get up and step out the room. I've looked at tons of articles and sites on teaching puppies not to bite or progressively teaching them to reduce the pressure to nothing, but these methods don't seem to be working.

I have her gated in the kitchen to keep her potty trained, which she is, and in a safe place when i can't watch her. She chews on shoe strings when we are in the kitchen which is fine, once she's out of the puppy stage she'll grow out of it I've had relatives dogs do the same. But now she is starting to bite ankles which is becoming a problem. I tried the walking away method for both nipping and biting ankles but she just does it when I go back in. Yelping or yelling ouch only stuns her to look up at me before she goes back at it. Yelling 'No' doesn't seem to phase her. I even at last resort tried poping her nose but she reflexivly sort of snaps her mouth and then nips at my ankles and hands even harder like Im playing with her. Then yesterday she figured out if she gets a hold of my shoe or pants when I'm trying to leave then I can't go over the gate to leave the kitchen. She just sits and stares at me when I tell her to 'drop it'.

Either she does not comprehend fully what the word no means or she just doesn't want to listen. Either way I'm not sure what I can do or teach her to get her to stop and listen. Can anyone please shed some helpful advice or guide me in the right direction.
I would suggest enrolling in a puppy kindergarten basic obedience class and start from there. Puppies are extremly eager to learn at this age and its a erfect time for mommy and daddy or other family members to get involoved and be "trained" as well.
16 weeks is is still a verrry young baby and this behavior is normal puppy behavior.
I would also NOT let her chew on shoelaces, as this just tells her its ok to chew on your things and she wont be able to understand why she can chew on those but not on puppy pads, they dont differentiate at this age

I forgot to add that there are no bad puppies, only bad (or untrained, lack of knowledge, etc) owners. when the puppy makes a mistake, it is usually our fault, not theirs. not saying you are a bad owner, just a general defenition
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I would suggest enrolling in a puppy kindergarten basic obedience class and start from there. Puppies are extremly eager to learn at this age and its a erfect time for mommy and daddy or other family members to get involoved and be "trained" as well.
16 weeks is is still a verrry young baby and this behavior is normal puppy behavior.
I would also NOT let her chew on shoelaces, as this just tells her its ok to chew on your things and she wont be able to understand why she can chew on those but not on puppy pads, they dont differentiate at this age

I forgot to add that there are no bad puppies, only bad (or untrained, lack of knowledge, etc) owners. when the puppy makes a mistake, it is usually our fault, not theirs. not saying you are a bad owner, just a general defenition
This is very very good advice. Some puppies can be more challenging than others though.

I am going to fallback on what I often advise. A tired puppy is a "good" puppy. That means lots of play/walk sessions, chasing toys, running free in the backyard. Finding toys, finding treats. These play walk sessions , pretty short at 10minutes to 15 minutes at least four times a day.
have a secure area to put puppy in for time outs and naps, preferable where you are or will be.
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Thank you all for your advice. I really appreciate it ^.^

I tried the growling technique a little. I'm not sure I did it right so it did not really work. I was hesitant to use it. Not sure if it is fully true but I heard barking at dogs will give them an aggressive temperment and I do not want a mean dog. When my sister comes down I sometimes catch her playfully barking back at the dogs and I fuss at her for it.

I do plan on taking both puppies to obedience school, but Mom keeps putting it off every time I bring it up. It's not exactly cheap. I am training Xena myself at home. She knows how to do the basics, sit, shake, high five, lay down, and go to her bed or her own couch (I got her one of those kids foam couches for the living room so she has a soft place to sit and doesn't go on the real couch as much). Now I am teaching her to 'leave it' with treats in hopes that i can use the command when I see her going to chew the pee pad or something she's not supposed to have. All areas of the house are well puppy proofed. And she stays in my sight whenever I take her out her puppy room. I can only do so much.

She doesn't nip toes or ankles anymore and going for the fingers has been reduced. Its only really bad when she gets too excited and over hipper. I found picking her up and standing when that happens really calms her down.

As for the chewing, I came home one day and she chewed up the molding on the kitchen door. Mom was sooo mad. We tried spraying that apple stuff on the walls but both dogs started licking the walls after that >.< So that did not work. I tried raw hides but it only lasted about an hour or two before the bone was gone then later she would try again. So I blocked the door frame she chewed and bought one of those little cat scratching posts that are in a shape of a hill. She loves it! She sits in the little u part and climbs over the hill part. It is small enough to where I don't have to worry about her getting hurt. I am going to have to buy a new one every two or three weeks because she chews the corners down to the base, unraveling the threads and started to pull the carpeting up on the hill. Its worth the 12$ every couple of weeks. Since she got it she has barely touched her pee pad when it comes to chewing and she leaves the cabinets and molding completely alone, they are chew free.

I still have some trouble with Xena comprehending the word 'no'. However, I found that saying 'uh uh' is working better than no when I don't want her to do something. She looks up at me or takes a step back and looks up. She still grabs my pants and sits when I try leaving the kitchen. I am hoping once I can teach her the command 'drop it', it may help a lot with that. It might not, she's a stubborn puppy sometimes. But I love her and over all she's learning.
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Hi, I adopted mine at 8months old. He was raised as a breeding dog previously, therefore she don't understand No too, and don't really have any idea on verbal warnings.

I use a loud clap to replace the No. It works wonders for my yorkie. She will be startled and stop whatever she is doing, she will look at me, then I say No.
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I used to try clapping to get her attention, it worked for a little while but now she kind of ignores it half the time.
Xena still bites ankles, most of the time its when I am cooking in the kitchen. She wants my socks and since they are on my feet her teeth pinch my skin when she tries to get it. Today I said her name aggressively, like a mom would do when kids are in trouble. She backed up and looked at me but when I said No she barked back at me. I think since she has been doing this for so long that she thinks doing that is a form of play. Most of the time when she does this I end up giving her my sock to distract her while I finish up in the kitchen or I pick her up to calm her down. That might have spoiled her or encouraged her into continuing this habit of chewing pants legs and ankles. I am not sure. I do know it is going to take a long time to get her to stop this behavior.
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An empty Pringels can with some spare change in the bottom works pretty good for my Bentley. I have one in the living room and another in my bedroom. Of course he has his moments where he ignores the can but I'd say 90-99% of the time he stops dead in his tracks.

I've tried the growl when I first got him and maybe I never had the right tone, but when I growl he acts like Si from Duck Dynasty "It's on like Donkey Kong." lol So I don't do the growl thing with him.
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Animal Smiley 036 My 1st dog was a chewing Schnauzer, not my Yorkie!

My Yorkie was pretty good, just chewing his "safe toys" in his round basement pen while we were at work. He had an attached wire crate w/ bed and food & water dishes in a metal frame, pee tray + newspapers. So, when he was out with us, we kept him in our den or kitchen, and he played w/ sufferengs toys w/ us. He slept on my bed very happily. I took him to a beginner's obedience class of just 6 dogs per class, and he did pretty well...smallest dog there. He liked the attention of practicing each day, but only 10 minutes at a time + pieces of treats. As far as "socks" were concerned, he would wait until Mike was undressing and then zoom in close, grab a sock, & run to sit in the hall--hoping Mike would chase him! They ran around the hall & den having a good time, then Mike would tuck the sock under his arm & say "All done", and put the sock in the closet clothes hamper(which has a lid). So, Tafffy never chewed the socks, he just stole & ran w/ them, hoping for a game of Chase and some attention.
Now, my destructive dog was my 1st dog, a Miniature Schnauzer, little 'Bart'. (He was already named by his breeders.)
He was 6 months old and was already trained to pee outside. But, when I left him in my bedroom with his toys, etc.., he attacked the tightly woven carpet right along the doorsill. He really "shredded" it into 4-5 inch- long strands with his nails! Luckily, a neighbor had wisely kept 'carpet remnants' when the apts were first built--she had 2 little pugs who scratched rugs when they were little, too. She helped me replace the whole area along my bedroom's door with a clean piece of carpet, bless her! We weighted it down with some bricks we found & cleaned. Not to be outdone, Bart had a new surprise for me when I got home the next Monday, he was happily sitting on top of All of my bed's sheets, blankets, mattress pad, and quilt!! Nothing was ripped or chewed!--he had 'unmade'8 my entire double bed all by himself and was happily sitting on top of the whole pile! I called his breeders, the Coles, who lived in the city nearby. They raised their dogs for Obedience Competitions and Bart 's daddy had won every title there was to win. Well, Mrs. Cole said I should Never leave him in a room alone while he was "young"...she had me get a 'wire dog crate' and put his bed, safe toy, etc. in it in the bedroom. I asked her if that was 'cruel'. She said the pup would be more 'secure and calm' in his own crate-kennel, otherwise he would get into everything from boredom and anger at feeling 'left behind'! Well, it worked! I came right home, took him out of his crate for a nice walk, played with his toys, and fixed his dinner. Never heard any whining, just a happy bark when I came home to let him out.
When he was older, I did leave him in the den with the open crate and he would go nap in it! If I had to leave him for the grocery store, I said " Bart, crate!", point to it and he 'd trot right in! I did take him to obedience class, where he did well. But, he did much Better for the instructor than for me! The man told me that to Bart, I was his 'Nice Owner', so he would try to run back to me on the 'down & stay', but if the instructor took him, he was all business & obeyed well!
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