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Originally Posted by Rhetts_mama  I forgot to ask you how old he was.
Also, what are you doing when he does bite (for instance when he bites at you for putting him in his crate)? Has he learned from somewhere that biting will help him get his way? |
I got him when he was 12 weeks old. I do not think he used to get away with biting. When he got here, he did not start off by biting. He only used to kind of knaw on my finger as if he was teething. I think that my lack of clarity with what is acceptable may have led him to think he can just bite/chew do whatever he wants and get away with it. Before the trainer, I used to yell "OW" when he bit me, and I'd give him another toy to play with, however he would ignore the toy and keep biting me. Now, I'm back to yelling OW and he seems to be encouraged by the fact that it is hurting me and now he is biting HARDER when I yelp! When he does this, I put him back into his crate where he begs to get out but I ignore him.