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11-23-2012, 08:59 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Augusta, GA, USA
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| I could straggle... My puppy (not literally, for the record)...but then after she has been attacking me with no end in sight she turns around and gives me kisses and snuggles into my lap as if I were her favorite thing in the whole world...*sigh*...this Chuckie doll is driving me bonkers and yet I love her more every single day. But I could really do without the biting. Any advice? I have tried bitter apple, ignoring her, water bottles, putting her on her back, biting her back (not hard, I swear), nothing works, and the thing is she only bites people she trusts and loves... |
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11-23-2012, 09:05 PM | #2 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| Sounds like a pup to me. How long did you try each thing?
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11-23-2012, 09:05 PM | #3 |
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| Biting back hard enough for him to yelp and making that same noise when he but us then ignoring him for a while is the only thing that worked... Now he knows his limit of how hard to bite when playing but still try to push his limits at times.
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11-23-2012, 09:16 PM | #4 |
♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia
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| Assess the situation when the biting starts. Is it during high energy times like playing? If so, first lower the energy, meaning don't behave in any kind of excited way. Be quiet and still. Use a key phrase like "No Bite" and say it calmly. You can also give a yip like a dog would, but do it sort of calmly and don't repeat it. Fold your hands over your chest and remove them from her ability to bite them, if that is what she is going after. If she does not stop biting after "No Bite," get up and walk away. Ignore her. Leave the room and go where she can't follow. When Max was a puppy, I found that ignoring him worked much better than any other method. Raising my voice, alpha rolls, or anything similar just cranked him up. I was feeding his energy and hyping him up. Don't play any games that might be encouraging biting. For instance, a lot of people who greet my dogs like to wave their hands in the dogs' faces. I'm not explaining that very well, but people think they are playing, but the dogs think, "What am I supposed to do with that? Grab onto it like a toy?" Max gives me love bites on the nose, but he has remarkable control over his teeth and does it so gently. Your girl could think she is showing affection. Try the methods I described and she should get the message that it is not what you want. Hope this helps.
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11-23-2012, 09:16 PM | #5 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| You bit him back until he cried?
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11-23-2012, 09:23 PM | #6 |
♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia
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| I wanted to add that when I say things calmly, I still say it firmly. Also, do not stare her in the eye. That is a challenge in the dog world and contributes to the energy level in a negative way. The main thing is projecting an image to your dog that you are in control: calm, cool, and collected.
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