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Originally Posted by rebeccag  As soon as he bites squeal as loud as you can (like a puppy would squeal if hurt while playing with a littermate) put him down and turn your back to him completely ignoring him.
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This is good advice, but I don't think it fits this scenario. Use this technique if the pup gets too wound up
while playing, and the pup doesn't realize how hard he's biting, or accidental bites.
Also, my rescue plays very rough, and learned to bite to get toys out of my hand (she knew this when i got her) and she growls too which scared me at first. I realized if i left her alone when she growled, i'd be reinforcing that behavior. And I was really scared. So I got rid of my nerves, went to her, she growled, I said ah,ah loudly, and picked her up anyway. She learned growling (which
is a warning) doesn't work with me. Not tolerated. She also was allowed to reach a level of excitement that makes her mindless and focuses only on what she wants. She nipped at my face the other day, and I did the hold down technique, but it didn't work, she wouldn't relax. So I waited, when she crossed the line again I put her to the floor (I had to increase my tone to match her level of excitement) and it worked. It's like instant respect.
What I need to do now is to not allow her to reach that level of excitement while playing. I think her previous owners allowed their children to play with her for too long a time and too roughly. We play, but only as long as she can remain focused on me. As soon as she starts to get wild, I end the play session, so that she won't reach that outta control level.
The OP's dog has aggression issues in many different situations, not just while playing. Be very consistant, everytime he starts, even if your dinner is gonna burn. You cannot allow he to reach that stage and not take action, it will get harder to break him of it. When he gets it, you'll be able to do ah,ah and he'll stop. Puppies need rules, just like kids. and Yorkies are very smart, they'll make their own rules if you don't! Also, reward him when he does behaviors that you like. Be consistant. This way he learns what you expect of him. Don't be mad at him when he does bad things, just jump in and correct him. Dogs are in the moment, be there with him.
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