[RustysMom]

With Rusty I broke him of chasing feet in less than one hour. I sternly told him NO NO NO and then put him in his playpen in the bedroom and shut the door and let him whine for about 20 minutes. Then I retrieved him and he again chased my feet. I repeated the above putting him in time out for another 20 minutes. Again he did it and he was in time out for 30 minutes. He then realized that the effect of chasing feet gets him into time out and has never chased feet or ankles again. He's almost 8 months now and I love kicking off my shoes and petting him with my bare feet. I can rub my foot all over him and he does not mind at all. He learned to respect feet very young. It took 3 time outs for him to associate the chasing and nipping of feet with time out, but he learned at about 10 weeks old, and has never nipped or chased since that day. Hope it helps.