Karma is 2 years old and she nips and bites or mouths me all the time. i reach to pet her and she does it. never has hurt or even really made closed mouth contact. if she is out of reach you can hear her teeth snapping shut. I have tried ignoring her, and she does it even more. if i dont move and just stand there ignorning her she snaps at my legs and tugs on my pant legs. I haven't done anything about it cuase i think in Karma's case its a nervous thing she does and seems almost like she doesnt even know she is doing it let alone controling it. although, she doesnt do it with the kids at all.
i personally agree with the "roll" but i dont put them on their back, i put them on their sides, and the important part is them calming down. I have watched my dogs interact with each other and others for YEARS and this is something they all do. My border collie does it to the puppy we have all the time when the pup is getting too wild and nippy. She will push her over so she is on her side and then stands over her until she calms down. if she doesnt calm down and keeps running my bc will snap her. as far as my yorkie, my bc completely ignores her ALL the time. I sware she doesnt even know she is there! My yorkie barks and screams at her chasing her around the h ouse and yard all the time and bitting her back legs, and my bc just ignores her. |