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09-19-2009, 05:16 AM | #1 |
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| cobys picking up some nasty behavior problems he runs around biting and on our feet and ankles when told too stop he growling at us and he knows what he's doing because when caught he'll run away.. i use a very firm voice with him because i want this behavior too stop he's alo growling in mean way when he's playing with his toys he'll stop biting then and pulling them and growling and shacking then in a face pace..cobys very smart for his age and dosnt act like a young baby.. he's very sneaky and when caught doing something he shouldnt be doing he'll run fast too get away.. however i wanna stop these behaviors very fast.. what do i do this is my first time pet dog owner? Last edited by star28c; 09-19-2009 at 05:19 AM. |
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09-19-2009, 05:35 AM | #3 |
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| Time out does not work on dogs, even very smart dogs. They live in the moment, and any correction has to be done instantly. How old is he? How old was he when you got him? It sounds to me like he was taken from his mother too young. So you need to act as his mother would and snap at him when he bites. His mother would not pen him in another room for an hour. |
09-19-2009, 05:48 AM | #4 |
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| It could be a stage he'll outgrow. Sophie exhibited some of the same behavior when she was younger. Now she is 9 months and no longer bites our angles or hands. She growls when playing tug but that's about it. I think a time out works only to distract not to teach. Jackie and my Sophie |
09-19-2009, 06:47 AM | #5 |
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| It is just a stage he wilgrow out of it if you do not make a fuss and in grain the behaviour. I would only pay attention to him when he is not grr and is not biting at your ankles. JL
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09-19-2009, 07:09 AM | #6 |
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| The biting of the ankles will outgrow itself if you are persistent with the command "NO". Eventually he will realize to put the two together. Pasquale goes nuts with his toys...he shakes them like a mad man..but as soon as i say NO...he stops. He really didnt start catching on to things til he was 6 months...so your little one may still be young. Pasquale is now 1 yr and 3 months and he's the best dog i've ever owned...give it time. Dont get discouraged! Keep up your good mommy skills!
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A quick nip with your fingers and maybe even make the sound of dog snapping at him, and he will soon learn that is not something that you will tolerate. Do not allow him to put his teeth on you at all, even in play. | |
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