[maggiefromnj]

Maggie is 6 now and it's hard to remember, but she did try to bite too. I had to tell at my family so they would tell her no because they thought it was cute. She didn't bite hard.

We took her to petsmart training. I forget the price but you could call. They have puppy classes. Not sure if they specifically address biting, but you could start there by talking to them.

Maggie "growled" too. Took,us a while to figure out is was a play growl. It sound like a real one. The trainer can tell you how,to "read" the dogs body language to,figure out if it's play or aggression. She still does it when we play and when she is "killing" her toys by shaking them.

She also,still sort of nips at our heel when we tell her it's snack time. She follows us into the kitchen and her little head is literally at our heels as though she is nudging us along.

For her biting we just said no firmly and stopped playing. Can't remember if we tapped her nose or mouth with the NO. She got to a point where she knew she could grab hubby's And sons hands, but didn't do it to me.

She never ever drew blood. That's the part I'm not sure if it's normal. Stop at petsmart, they might help. Also, be sure she gets her shots so she doesn't catch anything from the other dogs. You could also ask your vet for tips and whether the behavior is normal,or extra aggressive.

My girl is a sweetie. Has never been aggressive to any human and thinks she's tough around big dogs. Don't know what we did to make her so sweet and we probably will never get another dog because I don't know if it's how they are raised, or how they are born that determines their temperament.