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Originally Posted by Snow Yorkies I would like to add to this subject... ANYONE of our yorkies can bite at anytime, trained, socialized, all around fun loving... Just because they have NEVER bitten before, doesn't mean they won't.... |
You make a VERY good point. Some dogs are more likely to bite than others, but, absolutely,
any dog pushed beyond his tolerance can and will bite.
One thing that I've learned recently that I think bears repeating here is that we don't do our dogs a service by punishing them for growling. For most dogs, growling would be a first line of defense before biting. Actually, second. First, for many dogs, would be moving away. Then they'd growl, then they'd bite. UNLESS we've punished them for growling. If we restrain them and have punished them for growling, then they have no choice but to go start to "bite mode".
I'm TRYING, at this point, to not react negatively when my pup growls (I admit that it's still a struggle). Instead, I notice when he does so and realize that he needs more work around whatever it was that prompted it.