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Originally Posted by SirTeddykins  How old is she? She will be going through maturity stages, like children, for the next few years and growling, nipping and biting are all normal because they need to make sense of the ground rules you should be establishing in order for them to fit in successfully in your home.
If she's really a puppy, I wouldn't worry about the growling too much. It's hard to say what's going on without an age, otherwise. |
Yep!
Basically right now, that little pup of yours is ALL about her mouth...they are very mouthy when young and this is totally normal.
When she does something inappropriate w/ her mouth, you want to shriek just like her fellow littermate would, as she understands that noise. Also, take a can an put some pennies or nails in it...when you want her to stop something, shake that can loudly and it will often startle them out of whatever behavior they are currently doing.
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Originally Posted by anniemm She was in a litter of four and she is 10 weeks old today. I did read the article on bite inhibition and noticed that most of the time she doesn't bite down hard. She cuddles with me all the time. She has been very good about going either outside to do her business and if it is overnight she uses her puppy pad if she has to go. She is eating and drinking and playing. She is chewing everything she can get her teeth on and if she starts chewing furniture or hands I replace with a chew toy. I will be buying more today. She seems to like hard furniture legs so I will look for something hard. I gave her a Kong but realized it was for medium dogs. She is chewing on it anyway but I will get her a new one for her size. It is just the viscous outbursts that worry me and I want her to know who is boss. Thank you for replying! |
Good plans!