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Originally Posted by HarleyD1316  So Harley had his second groomer appointment today... and he is not welcome back until he can stop biting and being bad. it was pretty embarrassing to be told that b.c i thought we were doing everything right and he was still just a puppy. hes six months. everytime we let him out of his pen he has all this built up energy so he will jump and as soon as i try to put my hands near him he will try to stick my fingers in his mouth... again as most people say... he never bites down really hard... but i tell him no... no no no no no and it does NOTHING. just keeps going right after my fingers... tried slapping him on his butt when he did something bad and it didnt help.... im actually unable to give him a slap on his muzzle b.c he is too fast and i think he thinks its a game im playing with him so i dont really try that often anymore... tried locking him in his crate whenever he does something bad but it hasnt worked.
until now i was able to deal with it b.c i knew he was still teething b.c his teeth were falling out... but theyre all grown in now and its not his gums itching and hurting anymore.
i'm almost at my limit with this dog... and while the thought of him sitting in a shelter absolutely breaks my heart... im not going to put up with it much longer... he makes my girlfriend miserable every single day. what havent i tried??
also, he has not been neutered yet... he has an appointment for mid-july bc thats the earliest he should have it done. should i just wait on that and see if losing all the testosterone flowing through his little body does much? |
Never ever ever hit your little guy!!! Or yell. I know it's hard. My girl bites my daughter constantly, and has tried to take a snap t hubby and myself when she becomes agitated but stops before it happens. Look up the Nothing is for free technique and do that when he acts up. It has been working with my daughter. Yes, she's a brat with this technique, as she will continue to do her high pitched barking, but the biting is slowing down.
A groomer said he's not welcome back? Are they serious? What kind of dog and pony show do they have over there?! Count your blessings and get a groomer who actually can work with wayward dogs, which is their JOB. That makes me SO mad that I'm smiling, and not in a good way. What a WIMP that groomer is. GRRR!!!! You're better off, I promise.