Hello and welcome to YT!!!!
My trixie is also super hyper. She is almost a year old and rather than calming down she has gotten even more hyper. I too think that it is a terrier thing. Everyone says it is a puppy thing, alot of the times it is, but I know that in my case or possibly yours that is not true. Have you ever seen jack russel terriers? Well it is not a puppy thing with them, it is just a terrier thing. Mine will go all day if you let her. I had her at my dads last weekend and she was running, full speed with full energy for hours. I had to make her stop and calm down other wise she would have kept going and I didn't want her to have a heart attack because that might of happened since she won't quit.
As far as the groomers I would start getting him used to that right away. Sure he might get use to you giving him baths at home, but at the groomer's it is a totally different environment. You have lots of dogs in cages being dryed who are barking and screaming their heads off. Plus you have their high velocity dryers and all sort of new noises. I would start while his hair is not as long, this way he won't have to stay at the groomer's as long as he will we he is full grown with a full coat. This way, you start small and build up the length of time that he will be there.
For biting, he could be teething, but he needs to know that it is unacceptable either way. Tell him ouch when he bites you and move away from him and ignore him. What you want to get across to him is that if he wants you to play with him or just wants to be around you that he can't bite. |