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04-06-2009, 06:33 AM | #1 |
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| He really bit me! I can't believe it! Buddy bit me because I did not share my treat with him This dog is more a spoiled brat than a dog. He really got me good. Every night around 8:00pm Bud and I get a treat. I gave him a chicken stick and I took some crackers with a cup of tea. I'll be honest and say I usually share with him but for some reason I didn't this time. He ate his treat and came running down the hall jumping on top of me laying along my left side on the recliner watching me eat my snack. I finished, ignoring him. I was watching TV and looked down at him and could tell immediately he was pissed! Within a split second I pulled the down comforter up in front of me just as he lunged forward I could tell by the look in his eyes he was going to come at me. He chomped down and got my hand, between the thumb and pointer on the right hand. I was in shock for a second and then realized the awful pain in my hand. I took care of my hand and put his butt in the kitchen with the gate up. For the first time in 5yrs he slept alone and never made a peep all night long. I know he knew what he did was so wrong. My own dog bit me because I didn't share with him. That's plain nut's. No one would belive it but it's true. He's not 4lbs either, he's 16lbs. I have done extensive training with him over the years and he's so good but now he has thrown me for yet another loop! He's off my s*it list now but he so dissapointed me |
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04-06-2009, 06:37 AM | #2 |
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| So sorry! I don't have any advice....but, good luck with Buddy! They do seem to throw us for a loop when we least expect it!
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04-06-2009, 06:45 AM | #3 |
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| Times like this it reminds us that our dogs are animals and we tend to think of them as too human sometimes. |
04-06-2009, 06:53 AM | #4 |
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| I'm sorry about Buddy! It was probably just a one-time thing but it still just shocks you when they do something like that!
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04-06-2009, 06:59 AM | #5 |
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| OUCH That wasnt very nice!! I hope Buddy and you make ammends today!! |
04-06-2009, 07:02 AM | #6 |
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| Carol I am so sorry, just keep letting him know your boss, my peanut is 12 and he will bite me if I try to trim his nails, I know what you mean about being in shock, I have had him since a baby and after all these years, he will go after me if I try to cut his nails, it shocks me every time. I hope your cut will be okay. Big hugs..
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04-06-2009, 07:06 AM | #7 |
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| awwwwwwwwwwwww thats too bad... I hope your hand feels better soon... and I hope Buddy forgives you soon!
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04-06-2009, 07:12 AM | #8 | |
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This happened last Thurs night and I just couldn't bring myself to post it. I felt so embarrased by it for some reason. I keep forgetting Buddy is a dog. My hand is ok. One part has already healed and the second tooth left a blood blister which is going down. I am now traininig him to sit outside the family room door while I eat my snack! His loss my gain. I get to eat more. He's doing good, just lays down with a look of sadness. I can't let that get to me. It's hard being the boss all the time. Thanks everyone for your thoughts. | |
04-06-2009, 07:26 AM | #9 |
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| I feel your pain. For the first time in 13 years, Squirt bit me. He doesn't like to go out in the morning, & usually growls. Yesterday, I was petting him under the chin to calm him. He was passive. When I went to attach his leash, he bit. Ouch. Two punctures below the thumb, & pain.
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04-06-2009, 07:29 AM | #10 |
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| Hmmm .... I'm sorry to hear that But he didn't bite you because you weren't sharing really This sounds like a form of food possession ... and it's a progressive behavior pattern in dogs so be careful Make sure that your pup is good with you touching his food taking his bowl away and allowing you to give and take away bones from him If not you need to get him trained and fast Biting is never something to be brushed aside
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04-06-2009, 07:34 AM | #11 |
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| grrrrrrr, sorry, but I would have grabbed him by the skin behind his neck and put the fear in him so fast. lol |
04-06-2009, 07:43 AM | #12 |
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| Aw, . So sorry about him biting you! Sounds like you are doing the right thing. I never let Baxter near me when I eat... well, I try not to. I read a post on here once about a woman who had her Yorkie trained SO well... the Yorkie would sit like five feet away while the woman would eat her food, and when she was done, the Yorkie would come over. I want to teach Baxter that...
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04-06-2009, 07:46 AM | #13 | |
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I hope your finger is better today. I guess we can really never trust our beloved pet's. It's important to remember they are dog's first and our babies second. Hard to do huh? | |
04-06-2009, 07:54 AM | #14 |
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| You need to put yourself back in charge of the resources (treats) so that will never ever happen again! A dog bite is a very serious matter. The Nothing in Life is Free program is excellent: Nothing in Life is Free Nothing in Life is Free Gaining control of your dog humanely |
04-06-2009, 07:55 AM | #15 | |
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Believe me, I'm aware of food aggression. Been there, done that and thought it was behind us. I have made Buddy sit before feeding him and wait until I release him. I mix his food with my bare hands daily. He shares everything with me. It's been years doing this to prevent what did happen. I even mix his food 1/2 way threw with my hands. There are only two times that I won't interupt him. When he is eating a cheese bone or a peanut butter bone. I give him the room he needs at this time or yes he will bite me. I have taken things away forever knowing these specific things will make him guard. IT's in him and I know it ,therefore I prevent him from getting into that mode by taking away the things that can cause it. I guess you can't prevent everything when you don't know it's coming but you can prevent the action that causes it so that's what I'll do from here on. | |
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