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Old 03-13-2006, 02:39 PM   #6
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My pup is 10 weeks too. She also seems to be overly aggressive. All day long she bites (hands, face, you name it) and attacks my feet and legs. I've tried holding her mouth closed which doesn't seem to bother her at all and doesn't stop the biting. I try ignoring her but she chases me down and goes for the feet. I try distracting her with toys, but she quickly loses interest and is back to biting me. . I try cuddling her giving kisses and talking baby talk; she seems better, but when I put her back on the floor she attacks again. I've always been consistant with her (I've stuck with redirection, seems to work best). I bought her from a pet store which I never planned to do. I wonder if she was treated poorly before I got her. That's why I had always planned to buy from a breeder, but when I went to the pet store for some fish food, I saw her and knew I had to have her . I love her more than anything.
I'm taking her to an 8 week puppy class which starts in April, hopefully that will help. Also, she was doing well with going potty on her pads (for her fav treat of course) and recently she has been going wherever she wants. I have never been mean to her, I do not punish, only reward. Maybe I should be punishing? All I say is NO in a stern voice when she goes on the floor. I hope she isn't doing it on purpose, but I also don't like the thought of her being confused as to where to go potty. When I first got her a week ago she wasn't biting too much, it has only escalated and her biting hurts, she bites right through my thick slippers which I find I have to wear at all times because she goes even crazier for bare/socked feet oddly enough!
Good luck, hope to hear that your pup is doing better soon.
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