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Originally Posted by zekie's mom  Try spraying bitter apple on your hands and feet. That worked for me. If they have something they are not suposed to have, offer them their favorite treat as a trade. |
Exactly. Dogs do not just willingly give you toys because you say "hey I want that, and don't get mad that I'm taking it from you for no apparent reason..." he's a puppy and doesn't know any better! Teddy does the same thing to me! He will NOT for anything in the world let me have a toy just because I try and grab it. I usually have a piece of chicken in my hand, let him smell it, say "drop it" when I see he's about to let go and then give him the chicken and congratulate him! I've been doing this for a week and guess what, he still doesn't get it! It's going to take time, he's a baby! And let me tell you from experience that the whole "alpha" theory stuff is not going to work. Grabbing him by the scruff MIGHT work in the short term but will not work in the long term. He WILL become more aggressive with you! I know you think 4 weeks is a long time, but it is not a long time if you are switching methods (i.e. rolling him over, grabbing by scruff, spraying) he does NOT understand why you are doing what you are doing. He is nipping at you because he thinks he is playing and unfortunately he did not learn bite inhibition from his littermates because he was taken way too young, so now its up to you to teach him. The "ouch" method takes time for him to learn, AND you need to actually make being around you fun so that if you stop playing with him because he bites you he will understand! Bite=end of fun! If you are constantly disciplining him and you yell OW when he bites you, why is he going to stop if you're not offering a positive alternative (i.e. enjoying spending time with you?) I had the same problem with Teddy in the beginning and he took a while before he realized that biting=end of play. Sometimes he gets out of hand and I need to give him a short time out...he understands because when I bring him back he no longer bites! If you cannot take care of him, please don't just randomly sell him. He is a dog that requires patience and training and not anyone is willing to give it. If you honestly care about him, and you absolutely cannot commit to training him, give him to a rescue and don't resell him.