Attacking my toddler
 

So Memphis has been ocasionally running up to my toddler and nipping him the first time he did he was on the stairs where my Skin baby is not allowed as i was talling him to get down Memphis ran up and tuged on his shirt to dpwn the stairs and being the crazy i am i thought it was cute and did not displine but now when Memphis is going "yorkie" crazy he will run up and Nip Corbin where ever he can and then run off so weve been shaking our nut can at him and telling him no ... Corbin is in no waymean to Memphis at all A lil over bearing sometimes but Never around Memphis out of my site I dont think Memphis Is doing out of "payback" Infact at corbins Naptime he will go and lay down next to his bed untill he asleep by the way I just have to say that I LOVE this cause he has truely attached himself to everyone in the faimly in a little way but still being my lil man any ideas why he is doing this i know he is still a puppy but i dont want him to be a nipper or am i doomed sorry its so long and kinda jumpy in subject I just got up has anyone else experinced this Suggestions Please oh please we have got to get a handle on our lives potty training issues and now this im starting to feel overwhelmed ...One Last thing can i just Say that I love this site and everyone on it for helping me so incredibily Thank you

im Not sure cause he truely only does when he is playing and thanks for the can advice just telling him No firmly doesnt seem to work and lol belive me when i say this lol I have a loud voice gotten in trouble for it alot in my life LOL (it makes me laugh to say this cause besides gettin in trouble for it i truely never noticed untill my older kid said gee Mom when you come to my class can you not talk cause your too loud LOL ) i was so embarased ... but hey out of the mouth of babes i think they speak more truth then any one out here :) but that is a nother story do have any other ideas to help besides the can ive never done the water bottle thing i have 2 kids who are water babies so that i cant have lying around the house it be a water fight 24 7 here lol ty again Julie and Memphis

We had a nipper and using a can or loud something made him worse. I finally just picked him held his nose and told him no very firm he finally got better.

I am not sure how old your toddler is but I was having this problem with Lily and the kids I work with. I went round and round with Lily telling her no and putting her in the kennel and finally I started having the kids tell her no and in less than a week the problem was solved. When lily would run up to them and try to nip them they would turn around and in as firm of a voice they could they would say NO that hurts and Lily seemed to react to that much better. Good luck.

I really think you have to nip that in the bud! Its not cute and will only increase... Meka would growl at my daughter (5yr) and try to nip at her fingers if she touched her. She was basically trying to assert her dominance over my daughter because she know's that she cant w/ DH and I. It really can become a bigger problem, and I would hate to see anything happen to your toddler (i.e.: bites, scratches or whatever). Hope this helps :)