I am not an expert, and I am sure that others will definately give you some great advice, but I think that type of behavior is 'fear bitting'???
I have 2 Yorkies and this happens in my house as well. They get sooooooooooooo caught up in the barking and/or protection and 'unknown', also stress and anxiety, that they will bite or nip. I don't even know if they realize they do it or if 'fear biting' just happens.
Again, others who know the answer will help out here...
I think we just have to use positive training techniques to slowly get them to not do this. Plus, too much excitement for them can be scarey, meaning other strange dogs and even kids, these all have to be introduced slowly and properly so that we can curb the 'fear biting' |