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11-30-2011, 02:43 PM | #1 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Kentucky
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| Nipping or mouthing... Prissy is very nippy, I am trying telling her no and then putting her in her playpen for a few minutes then picking her up again,,before I know it she is nipping again...this method worked with Yoshi, my peke but Prissy is another story. How have you handled this issue,,any help is appreciated. |
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11-30-2011, 02:48 PM | #2 |
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| When Callie would nip I would squirt her with a water bottle and say no.
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11-30-2011, 02:49 PM | #3 |
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| My Jimmy nips my girlfriend but not me. Whenever Jimmy nips her she just stops playing with him. I think Jimmy doesn't nip me because I'm the alpha (fe)male.
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11-30-2011, 03:20 PM | #4 |
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| Let her know she hurt you by yelping, or get very whiny. With Tinkerbell I actually started crying and carrying on... she got very upset that she caused me pain. She was 2 years old when I got her, and had been mildly abused. She was expecting me to hit her to 'correct' her biting, so she became very defensive, and when I cried instead it really caught her off guard. It also kicked in a 'nurturing' response from her that I was not expecting to ever see from her.
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11-30-2011, 03:52 PM | #5 |
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| I couldn't imagine why anyone would want to hit an animal, but I will try some of the things mentioned here. Thanks, she even growls, my husband laughs when she growls and I told him he needs to stop, it isn't cute and will give her the wrong signal.. |
11-30-2011, 03:59 PM | #6 |
Katie Scarlett's Mommy Donating Member | We are still working on Katie Scarlett's nipping too. She is improving, but not all the way there yet. Right now what we do is if she nips the first time, we firmly (but not yelling) say 'no' and direct her to a toy such as her rope toy or a bully stick. If she doesn't go to the toy and nips again, she gets time out in her xpen. She is getting to where she won't nip a second time. She knows what the words 'time out' mean and she doesn't like it. LOL. So we are still in the process, but directing to a toy is helping her. Good luck!
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11-30-2011, 04:03 PM | #7 |
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| How old is she and how long has she been in your home? (I should have asked this in the first post!)
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11-30-2011, 04:18 PM | #8 |
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| There are two articles in the YT Library explaining puppy growth stages... here's a link: Puppy Care and Puppy Info Library - YorkieTalk.com Forums - Yorkshire Terrier Community Sometimes behaviors are just stages they are going through. Yorkies removed from the litter sooner than 12 weeks of age can develope bite inhibition issues. Bite inhibition is naturally learned from the dam and any littermates. If your puppy didn't learn this bite inhibition, you will have to teach her, and the best way for her to learn it is if you can mimic the responses that she would have elicited from her birth Mom or her littermates when playing/biting too rough or inappropriately.
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11-30-2011, 04:48 PM | #9 |
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| She has been here 2 weeks today,,she is so playful, eating and drinking really well. I also thought the breeder was selling them too early. She was 8 weeks when we got her...we so love her and want her to be well behaved too. But if what she is doing is natural should I try to change things? |
11-30-2011, 04:55 PM | #10 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Home
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| Mine did this A LOT at 8 weeks when we got her. It 5 months now she has totally stopped. All we did was a firm NO! I am not sure if she just grew out of it or if the NO worked but she never nips anymore. |
11-30-2011, 05:02 PM | #11 |
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| No does work at times and I admit her attention span is that of a gnat... |
12-01-2011, 04:10 AM | #12 |
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| She started doing so much better last night and this morning none at all...she is such a loving little girl and so smart... |
12-01-2011, 01:31 PM | #13 |
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| Color me a liar. I said he doesn't nip me and I think he read my post. Well, I am kinda to blame since I stuck my hand in his mouth when he was biting my GF. lol, still love him! Notice his little smirk in the background.
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12-01-2011, 05:46 PM | #14 |
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| Oh man!! He drew blood. Looks painful.
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12-01-2011, 07:23 PM | #15 |
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| Nip the Nip Sounds like your puppy just gets over excited. Puppies nip each other and play rough. Depending on his age and stage of development here are a few things that may help. 1. After You say a dramatic high pitched Oucheeeeeeeeeeeeeee ! Immediately put him on the floor or turn your back or walk away and ignore for about 5 seconds. He needs to learn 'Never put teeth on people, because they will stop playing. If love bites are not corrected it can lead to real bites that break skin. 2. If he nips while playing say 'Enough" and give him a toy instead of your hand and say 'Good TOY' when he bites the toy. Your cue word does not have to be Enough, You can use what ever feels right for you, like NO, or STOP IT. What ever cue word you use, say the same cue every time. Everyone in your family should use the same Cue words. (I do not like to say No Bite because, then you have to teach a new cue word for barking, rough play, fighting with other pets etc..) Enough is easy to use , and it always means Stop what you are doing right now ! Please do not play tug of war type of games with your puppy. This is too exciting for them, they get in that rip up the prey trance and you may get nipped.
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