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06-16-2009, 11:26 AM | #1 |
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| Collar/harness/leash training my puppy AND quitting biting. My little baby, Ollie, is such a sweet heart right when he comes out of his kennel..he acts like a perfect little angel..for about five minutes. Then he gets into this little mood of biting feet, socks, shoes, my hands, legs, and sometimes even my face! It starts hurting and getting very, very agitating. I tell him "NO!" as firmly as I can and he completely ignores it. I try the "ackk!" and he usually ignores that as well. Clapping my hands gets his attention but he goes right back to it after that. I usually end up completely annoyed and I put him in his kennel for a while. A few days ago I tried a training technique I saw on animal planet. I would stick him in his kennel for about 5 seconds when he bit and then take him out and if he bit again, then I'd repeat it. It was a very long and tedious process and ended up not helping at all. Sorry if that was long.. PLEASSEEEE help me! He'll be 3 months on the 30th. Also! I'm having the hardest time collar/harness/leash training him! If I put a collar on him while we're just in the house he scratches at it and tries biting it off. He ends up ignoring it until he has nothing to do and starts again. Then, if I try putting a harness on him he goes BISERK. He starts off not even letting me put it on all the way. He'll bite it so the front is just in his mouth and he'll go crazy getting it off. Then..with the leash.. I tried everything. I recently tried just putting it on his harness and letting him run around outside. He forgets about it after a few minutes but then he'll stop, chew on it, or just simply walk himself! PLEASE help |
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06-16-2009, 12:08 PM | #2 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: long island
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| Unfortunately I don't have any advice. But I did want you to know that I'm in the exact same boat.... so youre not alone. My puppy just wants to eat the leash and doesnt get it. And he is in the "I can bite anything I see" stage as well. =( |
06-16-2009, 02:17 PM | #3 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member | Welcome to the world of puppyhood! Everything you are describing is typical puppy behavior. First make sure they have plenty of chew toys. Roxy like lots of squeeker toys the best, yours might not. While they are busy chewing on the toys, start reading the many many threads on YT about these same issues. There are too many threads to count. We've all been there. What works for one pup doesn't always work for all pups. Keep trying different approaches till you find his magic buttons. Most of the biting has to do with teething, & you need to teach him not to bite asap. Otherwise biting will become acceptable behavior in his mind. His toys are for biting & chewing. It takes time for pups to figure out what all this man-made stuff is that we equip them with. Keep trying & give them time to get used to them. They will get it. Do not put leashes on collars as this can cause trachea problems. Attach leashes to halters, let them drag them around and have their hissy fits. You can do this in the house if you want. Then gradually start seeing if he'll walk a few steps on the leash. You may need to try a few different halters to find the one that works best for you. You will want to know his girth (chest) measurement to buy a proper size. Welcome to YT both of you! You will enjoy it & there is sooo much info here & people always willing to help. Remember... it's going to take a lot of work, time & patience to get through this stage of their lives. Also have plenty of small treats available to use during training & lots of praise.
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06-17-2009, 03:19 AM | #4 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Midlands
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| Oh Bless...I am having exactly the same problem with my little pup..He is 15 weeks old today..I have had him now since 8 weeks old....He is the same with me...Bites feet ..leggings...hands in fact any bit of flesh he can get his teeth into...Even when playing..he quickly diverts his attention to my hands etc. so I have to be extra quick..I too find it annoying..and sometimes keeping our tempers is so hard isn't it..but I think it is so important to be very consistent with these things. I get angry with him..let him know its not allowed..say a very strict "Stop"..and then ignore him for a short while...He is beginning to get the idea but its not cured yet... I know it is the teething process...but I do hope ..like I am sure you do that they will grow out of it..and not become Biters as they grow up. It does make me wary of him though with other people who approach a pup thinking that they can just stroke him...he then lunges at them with his mouth...this I don't like at all...so again I have to be very sharp with him. As for the leash etc. I have a collar on my pup which he seems to accept...I take him for walks around the House and give him little treats after... As he has only just finished his jabs he hasn't been out yet. Like you and others it seems that Biting is an issue which we just have to be very strict with them about and make them understand that it is behaviour that we will not tolerate at all.. Keep at it..and keep calm..we are all with you. Chrisann xx
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06-17-2009, 07:03 PM | #5 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Sacramento
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| Not to laugh, I have a 13 week old my self, but those photo's so are cute
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06-17-2009, 07:28 PM | #6 |
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| I had the same problem months ago with my puppy. Now, he is one year old and had stopped chewing his leash. |
06-17-2009, 07:32 PM | #7 |
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06-20-2009, 06:32 PM | #8 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: UK
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| I had exactly the same problem with my Milly... she stopped the play biting when she was about 10 months old, but gosh, those first months were long, long, LONG! And pretty painful too. If it's just play biting, I do think your pup will grow out of it, what's important is not to encourage the behavior, and perhaps encourage him to approach you with a toy in his mouth, or have a toy handy ready to put in his mouth if you think he will bite. If you do get bitten, then stop all interaction. A combination of these two things did eventually stop my pup from biting, but you have to be patient, and constant, and don't expect an overnight result. As for the collar and harness, I'm so proud of my Milly now: when a friend is watching me get her ready they are amazed, cause she sits on my lap, lifting one paw, then another, for me to slip her harness on, and she's yawning with her eyes half closed as I do it. A harness can be very distressing to a young puppy, but if they're conditioned to accept it correctly, they can associate it with a very calming experience, which is what I tried to create. So I chose something my dog absolutely LOVED (her brush, which makes her relaxed and sleepy and yawny, probably why she yawns now when I put her harness on too!) and used a combination of grooming and treating while I sat with her and the harness on my lap. After she accepted the presence of the harness, I'd pop a leg into it, and then brush and treat some more. Progressing further little by little until she was eventually in the harness, and completely relaxed and happy. Then the next day we would start the whole process over again. It only took about two weeks before she accepted the harness happily without all the brushing between, but I do still treat after putting the harness on every single time (and she still gets a brush while being "dressed" once a week or so too). This is just to reinforce the happy state and make sure she never "unlearns" it. Last edited by allyboo; 06-20-2009 at 06:36 PM. |
06-22-2009, 02:34 PM | #9 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: New York
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| maybe he's teething |
06-23-2009, 12:54 PM | #10 |
Yorkie Talker | been there yup... that's a puppy for ya. mine's not that much older (little over a year) but he's quit biting.. just to bite! Still chews on stuff but most of the time he's sleeping. You just have to wait it out I guess and scold him as often as possible. make sure he's getting plenty exercise cuz that will help in keeping his energy maintainable..
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