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Originally Posted by KairaPup  Oh this poor soul.
I am going to expose myself here as a "bad person". I do not permit biting in my home. I have two dogs with bite histories. If they try to turn their teeth toward me they are punished. Not harshly of course, and not if they are frightened.
When he goes to bite at you, if he were my dog, I would put on a pair of heavy leather gloves, gently roll him to his back, and hold him there. No movement, no speech except for "NO." every time he bites at your hands. The goal is stillness. Once he is still he can get up, tell him he is a good boy. DO NOT hurt him and if he becomes very scared stop right away. This technique only works on dogs that are truly trying to dominate situations, have learned to control with their teeth- if they are biting from fear you must approach him with kindness and patience and soft voices.
It sounds mean and the "positive only" training world will tell you that it's evil and won't work. It does work if you use it on dogs who are trying to gain control, most dogs are NOT trying to control and are behaving poorly from fear. But for the select few who are- and it sounds like this dog is one of them, it does work very well. |
I agree with you....it is the select few that will benefit from this type of training....MAYBE.....I would caution this owner "dont get your face down close it this dog, just always have it in your mind, this is a biter, and if it is not out of terror from a situation but a behavioral issue, just recognize it for what it is".....