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02-24-2008, 07:09 AM | #1 |
bam and pebbles mommy Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Florida
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| I don't understand biting behavior Im getting conflicting information about how i should be treating my puppys biting from different sources. She just turned 11 weeks. One book says it is a puppy exploring and they will grow out of it and not to correct them, only when they bite REALLY hard. When she does this I should just say OUCH and turn away for 20 seconds. Other people say to not tolerate it at all and say sternly NO BITE and correct them by putting them away somewhere for a time out or whatever. I am doing the first one, but it doesnt seem to be working. Also, we have another small dog around 10 pounds and 8 years old and she is 1 pound 5oz and she is ALWAYS jumping on him and biting him. I feel bad for him. He really does not like it. He is obviously above "playing" with her or something. The book says not to correct it but i feel like i should. How do I know when it is malicious biting and when she is playing. When she bites she NEVER wags her tail. I am having a hard time distinguishing. Last night i had her in my bed and she started growling and biting at me very (seemingly) maliciously and I didnt know if she was playing or not or if i had a serious problem on my hands. I kept saying ouch but she kept going back for more and really tugging at my skin. I think she is developing a problem but according to the book she isnt? What do you advise I do???? |
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02-24-2008, 07:20 AM | #2 |
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| i think its a puppy thing. i have an 11 week old yorkie as well who bites. i correct her and try to give her a toy instead. on rare occasions though, she growls and sometimes breaks the skin. so i do understand completely where you are coming from. |
02-24-2008, 07:36 AM | #3 |
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| I think it's a puppy thing too. My yorkie would growl when he was that age and still does sometimes ( he is 6 mo.) At first I thought he was doing it out of aggresion toward my daughter but I soon realised that he was just playing. He doesn't have an ounce of meaness in him. When mine bites, I just tell him no and stick his favorite chew toy in his mouth. He gets distracted with that and will chew it for hours. He still tries to bite me, but he will outgrow it and so will yours. I probably would not let him him jump on your other dog since your other dog doesn't seem to like it. Your pup really just wants to play. When mine is overly playful and a chew won't calm him down. I play tug of war with his rope toy until he's ready to settle down. If that doesn't work, I walk him in order to drain some energy. Remeber, this is just the puppy phase and it will pass! Good Luck! |
02-24-2008, 07:37 AM | #4 |
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| Oh, I forgot to add that even though I think his growling is just playing, I still tell him no because it's not a habit I want him to have as an adult. |
02-24-2008, 07:43 AM | #5 |
No Longer a Member | It is a puppy thing, definitely; however, you do need to let him/her know that it is not acceptable. I had a heck of a time with Chloe. That "ouch!" and ignore thing did not work for us at all. What I finally learned was this. I take her snout gently in my hand, give it a gentle wiggle and say in a deep, ominous "no biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiite." It's not even loud, but it sounds like disappointment the way I say it. It's hard to describe, but I maneuver her into a submissive position on her back when I do it. When she stops squirming, I let go and say good girl. I did this every time she bite, mouthed, or even got close to biting. It didn't take long, but it wasn't super fast either. Now I am confident that she would never bite anyone, because she just knows its not acceptable. Even now, when we're playing, and she's older now, if she even begins to get mouthy, I do it again, and she totally understands what no bite means. |
02-24-2008, 07:47 AM | #6 |
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| When you get a new puppy and it starts biting then you have to ask yourself "what would the momma dog do?". Momma dogs snap and growl at their babies to keep them in line, they may also grab them by the neck and hold them down briefly. An occasional nip I just ignore but when they start biting hard enough to cause pain I just gently but firmly grab the scuff of their neck and firmly say 'No'. If they come back again repeat the action. You may have to even hold them down briefly so they know you mean business. |
02-24-2008, 07:50 AM | #7 | |
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02-24-2008, 09:18 AM | #8 |
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| i seen the first correction on tv and it worked
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02-24-2008, 10:30 AM | #9 |
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| Biting at that age is just a puppy phase. If you watch a mama dog with her pups, most are very patient and allow a certain amount of chewing biting, etc., and only correct if the pup bites too hard. I try not to discipline for mouthing and biting at this stage because it is the major way that pups learn about their environment, learn limits, and play. If one of my pups makes a mistake and bites too hard, I simply move my hand, foot, nose, etc. for a few seconds -- more than that they don't understand. There are as many opinions on this as there are people to write them. I think each of us finds what is comfortable to us and go with it. There is not a single correct answer. |
02-24-2008, 11:10 AM | #10 |
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| Puppy Biting I have same problem with 6mo. Yorkie. Breeder took away from his Mom too early, and I really THINK HE MISSED OUT ON his Moms correcting. Other replies have been very helpful to me as well. |
02-24-2008, 01:01 PM | #11 | |
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hum i wasnt aware that they didnt understand.. how old till they do?? its true, it seems everyone has a different answer. i think ill try the holding down thing when she bites very very hard like last night but other than that the mouthing doesnt bug me also, to jrincon17.. what first one..the ouch one?? | |
02-24-2008, 01:09 PM | #12 |
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| yes some pet nanny , think she was brittish, dit it with a great dane. The ouch one, although the dane was about 1 yr
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02-24-2008, 01:13 PM | #13 |
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| The advice you were reading in the books about saying OUCH is really a good bit of advice...BUT the ouch has to be more of a yelp..a loud one at that..when puppies are play fighting with each other they yelp when it goes too far and that is a sign for "stop that hurt" it should startle the puppy if its done right and he should stop..if he bites to the point of it hurting..yelp LOUD..Soleil still can get a bit rough from time to time and I yelp and she will imidiately stop and lick my instead as she dosent want to hurt her mommy...its a huge puppy thing and I suggest getting him lots of chewy toys to turn his attention to..good luck!! Dawn |
02-24-2008, 01:16 PM | #14 | |
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