[coffeechloe]

Originally Posted by YorkieRiley

alright, we are having the same issues. Identical to StewartsLucy. Riley was fine up until this week. Now, out of nowhere, he becomes possessed and bites our feet growling and barking then runs around the room and comes back for more. He won't listen to NO or any command while in this trance anymore. We resorted to picking him up (if we could catch him) and putting him in another room till he cries it out. Yesterday it got BAD, non stop. He is almost 5 months old, so we believe that the cause of this was the pain from his teeth growing in. I called the vet to make sure it wasn't something more serious and some advice.

The vet said, he is at the age of not only his teeth breaking through, but he is going through puberty. Which is understandable because sometimes he'll bite and try humping. She says that she is 98% sure this is a behavioral issue associated with the hormonal changes.

What to do: The vet says to do this: Sit on the floor with your legs together and straight ahead of you. Put the puppy on his back with his head at your knees. If he is having behavioral/dominance issues, he will look you in the eyes and bite at you. If he does this, you need to tell him "NO" in a deep stern voice until he stops. He may not listen and you will have to deal with the bite pain for probably 5-10 minutes until he gives up. As soon as he gives up, you praise the heck out of him. Repeat in another 2hrs.

She said she uses this technique and it works all the time. If it doesn't, you have more severe behavioral issues. You being over the puppy and the puppy laying on his back simulates how a dominate dog interacts with a submissive dog and this teaches your puppy that you are the boss!

I haven't tried this yet, but as soon as I get home today I will. I'll let you know how it goes.

Thanks for this advise! I have tried this technique and it certainly works