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08-10-2009, 05:55 AM | #1 |
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| Advice for getting Sadie to stop jump-attacking mommy. Hey there, I know i'm going to open a can of worms on this one about how she's too young to have learned proper biting behaviors and such from her mom and littermates, but i have to ask how i can help rid her of some of this play biting. Sadie likes to run up and jump really fast at my face and sometimes will gum me, she has no sharp teeth yet. I don't want her to be doing that because someday she will have sharp teeth and it could be my 4 yr. old niece's face not mine. When she does it, i pick her up, look her in the eye and say NO, GENTLE! She likes to chew on me and my fingers and toes and i pull them away and say GENTLE and give her a toy instead, but she's back in seconds at me again. she gets hyper and plays, but i hate the jump-attacks. what can i do to continue to discourage this behavior. |
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08-10-2009, 06:33 AM | #2 | |
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08-10-2009, 06:37 AM | #3 |
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| When she bites there are several things you can do. You can tell her no bite and put a toy in her mouth. You can grab her muzzle gently and say no bite or you can ignore her. To get her to not jump on you when she does turn your back to her and when she is down turn around tell her good girl.
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08-10-2009, 06:39 AM | #4 |
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| If I were you, I'd cry out "ouch" when she bites you and pull away and ignore her. That way- she will learn that she is hurting you and she won't get any positive attention (being picked up) when she is doing a behavior you want to discourage.
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08-10-2009, 07:08 AM | #5 |
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| Karlee has started this biting and jumping and even chasing my two boys and nipping at their feet barking they are now getting scared of her and she knows it so she continues like haha I'm boss attitude. I get after Karlee and said firmly NO! She knows if I say no and will put her ears back and sit down right then and look at me as if to say I'm sorry...I turn by back and she's at it again! She rarely tries to play bite at me and does'nt run after me. If I see her trying to bite...she's also started to bite at my carpet I give her a chew toy or a rawhide stick and it cures it for a while. Just continue to say no and let her know that the behavior she is doing is not welcome. If Karlee continues to snap at the boys I pick her up and say NO firmly and lay her in her doggy pillow bed if she comes to me I ignore her for a few mins. She now knows if I say no she is in trouble and quits. Best thing do not let her ever get away with the behavior or it will take longer to break her. Being a puppy I know Karlee is still going to chew and do her hyper play (she took a week before she started her hyper activity now she has gotten used to us so she tries to get away with more! LOL) Just keep plenty of things to keep her busy I rotate the toys around one day I'll have a certain squeeky toy out and a couple soft toys the next day I put them up and have a different squeeky toy, a rattle type toy that she chases and her ball and rope toys. Another thing if she ever tries to bite or nip at me I get out her rope toy and play tug of war if she gets close enough to me to nip me I will say no to her and hold the rope toy out for her to play with again. Shes beginning to do a lot better. I hope my advice helps you out with Sadie I'm sure she'll start being a little princess again soon! She's a really pretty puppy!
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08-10-2009, 07:15 AM | #6 | |
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aww thank you!! i'll try to keep re-enforcing my NO! Gentle and see if she ever catches on, and i'm going to be ignoring her a lot more now and turning away from her if she's not behaving. | |
08-10-2009, 07:31 AM | #7 | |
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Your welcome and I bet she'll be do great! Yes your good saying to tell her no gently. If Karlee gets scolded just gently she acts like I've hurt her feelings the other day she jumped up close to my 3 year olds face and barked like she might bite she had never done this so I got a little aggrivated and said NO louder than I normally do and Karlee went to her little bed and hid her face but she needed to know I was more upset than normal because if she'd scratched or bit it could have done harm to my little ones face or eyes. My biggest problem is my 3 year old loves to play with Karlee but he moves his hands around and she takes that as playing so she tries to jump to get his fingers and bite she can jump right up to his face when he in down in the floor playing so that's my biggest issue is getting Karlee to understand not to do my 3 year old like that and I've warned my 3 year old over and over to not get hyper around Karlee not to swing his hands around her but to be gentle but he just gets excited to play with his puppy he still does it so I know its gonna have to be Karlee that learns how to act around my son and to not be biting. I would get your Sadie around your niece often if you can so she gets used to your niece while Sadie is still young she will learn right off how to react around kids.
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08-10-2009, 07:43 AM | #8 | |
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actually i don't say it gently, i actually say "NO GENTLE" to her, and sometimes when she's just nipped i keep pulling away and saying "GENTLE" and i also say that when i give a treat and she's taking it with teeth and not lips, give her a treat and pull away until she takes it gently by saying "GENTLE" | |
08-10-2009, 07:53 AM | #9 |
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| This is what I would do. Very high pitched, like a puppy yelp. This hopefully will send the message that she hurt you, and all play stops when that happens. It is what dogs do with each other and she should be able to understand.
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08-10-2009, 04:13 PM | #10 |
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| [QUOTE=Wend;2749413]This is what I would do. Very high pitched, like a puppy yelp. This hopefully will send the message that she hurt you, and all play stops when that happens. It is what dogs do with each other and she should be able to understand.[/QUOT I agree completely...this is how the momma teaches them they are playing to rough or biting to hard...squeal "ouch" or "eeeee" in a high pitch loud enough where it stops her immediatly.
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08-12-2009, 05:53 AM | #11 |
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| She's still doing it She runs (better yet flys) up her puppy steps runs right up my body and straight to my face. she doesn't want to kiss either she pulls hair and she bites at me. it's annoying and it's like she's trying to dominate me and be the pack leader by climbing up above me. i don't let her past my chin, but she's really trying...what to do?? |
08-12-2009, 07:35 AM | #12 |
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| Thats exactly what she is doing....Between the age of 6-10 weeks a pups mom will teach them acceptable play by lightly nipping ,growling and pinning the pups down when they get out of hand. All you can do is make a loud "yip" sound when she bites and make puppy playdates with well behaving dogs (they will help teach her how to act like a proper dog) once she is vaccinated.
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08-12-2009, 08:30 AM | #13 |
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| Molly used to bite pretty hard. Someone on here suggested I put my finger sideways all the way back in her mouth (propper her jaws open) and say "No Bite!" very firmly. Make sure she's looking at you. It worked like a charm. Now when we play she knows just how much she can use her mouth on my fingers. If she happens to get too fiesty, I just say "No Bite!" and can immediately tell the difference in her play. |
08-12-2009, 10:25 AM | #14 | |
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08-12-2009, 11:05 AM | #15 |
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| My molly is my fiesty one, when she was a pup she did the same thing , She loves to kiss, and will fly right to my face if i dont stop her, I pull her back and look her straight in the eyes, I say no bite molly then put her down for a few seconds, when she realizes she will not get my attention, she settles down. Sadie is going thru normal puppie phases, Molly is still very hyper |
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