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Originally Posted by cchu ... we play with him all the time but he is very agressive. Bites all the time and barks. I do not have other dogs for him to socailize with. Will this be a problem? |
Christine,
If your little guy is only 2 1/2 months old, I'd be willing to bet that his biting is normal puppy mouthing. They all do it! It's very normal behavior. Be sure that you have plenty of things around for Zoe to chew on. When he starts mouthing on you, substitute a toy. If he bites hard enough to hurt, either yelp loudly or say "N0" sternly & immediately break eye contact, stand up and walk away. Ignore him for a minute or two (any longer and he won't remember what he has done wrong).
While more punitive methods work for some people, I don't recommend them. The above is all that's been required to teach Joey not to bite us.