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05-09-2016, 10:17 PM | #1 |
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| biting daughter. Oh, and sometimes she'll take a snap at husband, the other "alpha" as well. This happened, AGAIN, 10 minutes ago. Daughter was hugging Chewie, things were fine. I pet her, she put my hand in between her paws, started "grooming" me, and then daughter touched my wrist. She hopped up without one single outward sign, bit, and then bit again- made contact with her nose the second time. She then calmly curled back up, grabbed my hand, and continued doing what she was doing. Her ears WERE turned towards each other- her classic sign for dominance. We told her no, of course. Doesn't matter. I cleared out, and instructed daughter to pet her. No. She got up and moved to the other side of my bed. Gave her what I call the "narwhal" eye. I know she's too young for possession guarding at her age- not yet 7 months. What in the heck is going on?! We really need this to stop. Chewie loves her a lot and is always super excited to see her. She's her second best human. I think she thinks I belong to her and that's the reason. Any one deal with this? Best way to handle it? Thanks. |
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05-10-2016, 07:35 AM | #2 |
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| I personally don't think it's too young for resource guarding. It needs to be caught early and prevented or it might become aggressive behaviour. Does Chewie know "stay" well (i.e. sit still at a distance)? If so, I would try to get her to stay at a distance (on the floor first and then maybe on the other side of the couch). Then, while Chewie is in "stay" mode, you show affection to your daughter (hug her, put your arm around her etc) while saying 'good girl Chewie' and throwing treats at her - as long as she's not showing possessive behaviour. And repeat daily!
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05-10-2016, 08:43 AM | #3 | |
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Best way to deal with this is to stop it! Right now. Tether Chewie on a leash whenever you want the two out around together. This allows you control over the dog. There is never ever any great reason for a dog to bite. And she is not too young for possession guarding even at eight wks old pups can do this. You actually might need to do a bit ,more than No. That being corrections.
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05-10-2016, 03:45 PM | #4 | |
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My daughter gets super upset that her "bites" on me aren't anything more than tiny little nibbles that are playful. I've tried explaining it, but it's not doing any good. It doesn't help that my daughter had an incident with a chihuahua- one of those ridiculously tiny ones a neighbor had. It barked, she ran, it barked and ran after her- she freaked out, it got excited... and then she had a phobia. Lately she's confessed she's getting scared and I told her no way, can't show fear of any kind, have to understand Chewie is only 3.5 pounds and she hasn't broken skin. (yet.. although last night was an almost) I need to nip this in the bud. I'll update you on which technique worked. Trainer has to come by any way for makeup from her last GI bout, and we are working on that as well. | |
05-10-2016, 04:31 PM | #5 |
YT 2000 Club Donating Member | Let me tell you a true story. I own and have obedience trained 2 large dogs to CD level title. And then there was my Yorkie Razzle. He too began obedience training. Now somewhere along the way between 2-3 yrs old he began to resource guard me. Once I realized this was happening I immediately took him off my bed or chair and did not allow him back up for awhile. If after a few minutes he came up again and did that nasty growling he was crated for the remainder of the night. I will not countenance a biting or growling dog. A growl is usually a prelude to a bite!. \\ Be consistent and firm with your dog. Know within the depths of your being you will NOT accept bad behaviour especially bites. Do Not let this young dog nibble on your fingers nor any other part of your body. Set the correction and stick to it! Calmly but firmly.
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05-10-2016, 06:35 PM | #6 |
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| I had this happen with one of my dogs. If she was on the couch, her bed, my bed, she would snap at the kids if they came near, so... she got NO bed. She couldn't get on the couch, she didn't have her on bed (she had to lay on the floor), and she couldn't get on my bed. It didn't take her long to get the picture that she was low man on the totem pole! After she figured this out, she stopped snapping and was allowed back on furniture and her own bed. When she first was allowed back, I would chase her off the furniture or off her bed several times just to let her know I was still the boss of those areas. I also had the kids chase her off so she would know they were the boss. She was a fantastic dog after she learned her place in the pack.
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05-11-2016, 11:44 AM | #7 |
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| Bad Nipping My 11 week old Bentley gets so rowled up when ever I pick him up or even try to rub or pat him while he is on the floor...that he continually nips and I guess play bites. But I can't even be affectionate toward him without him getting all hyper and nipping. I don't want this to turn into negative behavior. HELP PLEASE! |
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