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10-15-2008, 07:47 AM | #1 |
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| Aggressive Biting Anyone know how to deal with this? Caylee is a little over 12 weeks and is starting to become really aggressive with biting us. She's brought blood a couple times. Those little teeth are like razors. I know she's playing, but I need some advice on how to stop behavior. She has toys and bully sticks, but nips at us. One of my biggest concerns is I have a 2 year old son and I'm afraid she may start this behavior towards him. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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10-15-2008, 07:57 AM | #2 |
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| When she bites you gently put your hand around her muzzle and say no bite. Another thing you can do is redirect her by putting a chewy or a toy in her mouth. always say no bite though because you want to get her used to that command
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10-15-2008, 08:36 AM | #3 |
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| IGNORE HER! When she starts biting/niping- if your on the ground, stand up and walk away. Redirect attention by giving her a toy. You can yelp like a puppy would to let them know, "ouch that hurt"!
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10-15-2008, 08:40 AM | #4 |
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| I use the phrase "no bite" over and over and eventually he got it. He is still teething and likes to attempt at biting , but as soon as i say "no bite...he stops. Does she have enough chew treats? Sometimes if you overtire them that way...they wont want to chew on you so much.
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10-15-2008, 09:32 AM | #5 | |
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I'll usually say no, but I'll definitely add the bite in there. She does have several chews and loves bully sticks. I think sometimes she gets so excited she does it, but lately it's been more aggressive. I'll definitely try these suggestions. Thanks so much! Speaking of bully sticks, she loves them, however last night she vomitted and it had this white stuff in there w/some food. It looked a lot like the stick after chewed, do you think it's upsetting her tummy?
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10-15-2008, 10:08 AM | #6 | |
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YES! It is prob upsetting her tummy. I never tried bully sticks until today. I felt guilty (read my other treads if you want details) so i went out and spoiled my Yorkie, Buddy with tons of stuff. I wanted info on Bully Sticks since I didn't know much about them. The manager at PetSmart said that Bully Sticks can upset little dogs tummies. So be careful. Maybe just give a little at a time and not let your furbabe have the whole stick at once. Get the smaller cut ones, or if you can, cut or break them smaller. That was the advice I got, because she specifically said that Bully Sticks can upset tummies. Good luck.
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10-15-2008, 10:25 AM | #7 |
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| To address the biting issue. They think they are just playing and have not been taught how hard they can bite. So it's not aggression, it's just rough play. First yelp when she hurts you and move away from her. If she is persistasnt than treat her as her mother would, and snap at her like her mother would, then don't let her come fby you for sbout 30 seconds. Repeat this as often as necessary until she stops. To keep her away, don't push her away or she will think you are playing. snap at her and use your fingers to simulate a nip to the neck. she will learn by using the "no bite" method also, but first she has to learn a new language. The words that you use are not important since they don't speak human. It's much easier to speak the them in their own language. Be persistent and never encourage rough play. |
10-15-2008, 10:49 AM | #8 | |
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