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zuzismom · 02-10-2005, 08:36 AM

My Yorkie was a notorious nipper. It would drive us crazy. Now she is very gentle and is bit inhibited, which means that when she does go to agressively nip someone, she doesn't make contact or it is very light. She has never injured anyone.

The way we broke her was through Tabasco sauce. The trainer told us to put some in a eye dropper, like the kind you get with contact eyedrops. Give a drop if the dog nips. It worked, slowly.

I think I would rather do things the way the "Dog Listener" suggests. In a pack, if a dog nips the other dog will yelp and turn away and ignore the nipper. So the next time your dog nips you, yelp and turn away from your dog and ignore it. It will soon learn that it won't be able to play with you if it bites. It will also learn good bite inhabition.

I would recommend "The Dog Listener" by Jan Fennell. It is an excellent book.

02-10-2005, 08:36 AM	#6
zuzismom Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 44	nipping yorkie My Yorkie was a notorious nipper. It would drive us crazy. Now she is very gentle and is bit inhibited, which means that when she does go to agressively nip someone, she doesn't make contact or it is very light. She has never injured anyone. The way we broke her was through Tabasco sauce. The trainer told us to put some in a eye dropper, like the kind you get with contact eyedrops. Give a drop if the dog nips. It worked, slowly. I think I would rather do things the way the "Dog Listener" suggests. In a pack, if a dog nips the other dog will yelp and turn away and ignore the nipper. So the next time your dog nips you, yelp and turn away from your dog and ignore it. It will soon learn that it won't be able to play with you if it bites. It will also learn good bite inhabition. I would recommend "The Dog Listener" by Jan Fennell. It is an excellent book.