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Originally Posted by Rosy1013  It is required here yearly. Good advice about touching his paws more! Thanks! |
I agree, great advice.
Do you work with him grooming at home? That helped Teddy a lot. He was bitey with me grooming when he had puppy coat. I gave him a chew bone to distract him while I gently groomed.
Eventually he got over it and didn't need the distractions.
I believe working on him at home on the counter, checking him daily from head to toe, acclimated him to being on a table for other people like the vet and techs to work on him. Talking helps too. I always tell the pups what I am doing, so they know keywords. I use those keywords at the vet's office.
Our first visit to the vet's office, the vet couldn't help himself and reached out to pet Teddy on the head at the end of the exam. At that time, Teddy was a bit of an imp and would use sparkling eyes and a look that said, "Come on, you know you want to pet me." Wham! Teddy snapped at him.
They put a note on the front of Teddy's chart: "Potential biter: Don't pet on head." I still have to remind everyone at the office, but we haven't had another incident.
