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12-13-2010, 11:55 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Michigan
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| Is it normal... Lacie will be 6 months in a couple weeks. She's doing well with training in general- she's outdoor potty/poo-trained, does some tricks, and plays fetch OK for a puppy. However, she is getting a major attitude problem. If she doesn't want to do something (going back in her play area, getting her harness on/off, getting her paws dried), she snaps & bites. We can tell her "no," but she always has to open her mouth one more time before she listens. We've been working on the biting since we first got her @ 8wks old. Should this have been resolved by now? She's also getting some supervised free time roaming the house. She's not a destructive little puppy anymore, but she of course finds plenty of things that look like great toys. If it's something she's not supposed to be playing with, and she knows we want it back, she will not trade toys. She clamps her jaw down tight and doesn't budge. We know everything takes patience when it comes to a puppy, but we're so concerned that we're going to end up with a dog who doesn't listen and bites when she doesn't get her way. How do we know for sure we're doing this correctly? Are these things completely normal for her toddler age?
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12-13-2010, 11:57 AM | #2 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ames, Iowa, USA
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| You are doing great! She's learning and will still be learning another 3 months from now. I don't have much advise because it seems like you are doing everything right. You said it yourself, patience! |
12-13-2010, 12:06 PM | #3 |
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| I always hear that people will often have problems with dogs they get too young. My dads JRT mix was 7 weeks old when they brought her home and she's a little brat. She still snaps and bites at 4 years old and she can be a nasty dog, the other 50% of the time she's licking your face all over. I call her a bipolar dog, lol. She has had zero training though as well. Jackson was only 9 weeks old when I got him but I've never had a biting issue with him. He went thru a chewing phase (and still will find certain things to chew) but never ever has he tried to bite, nip, or growl at me. At 6 months old, yes, she is still a baby but I wouldn't say it's normal behavior for her age. I would try to de-sensitize her to touching. Reach your hand towards her, and the other hand is giving her a treat. Pick her up, she gets a treat. etc.
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