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03-17-2010, 11:45 AM | #16 |
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03-17-2010, 11:51 AM | #18 | |
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Oh trust me, for the first couple of days I was questioning my sanity in agreeing to work with him. He was wild! There was definitely no picking him up and taking him to his crate or any place for that matter. Someone suggested cornering him with the crate and I honestly did not want to do that thinking it would instill more fear, but I had no choice if I wanted to gain control.
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03-17-2010, 12:44 PM | #21 |
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| Penny was into that biting thing. She is now 9months and seldom bites. If she does it is play but very careful. We would loudly and firmly say NO. If she would not behave then into her playpen for Mommy and Daddy time out. Yes, when we could not take any more then into her playpen. When she came out she was fine and all is well. I think it takes time and a lot of NOs.
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03-17-2010, 08:00 PM | #22 |
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| First off, be VERY consistent...Pop him on the nose (flick, smack with one finger, etc), and say "no!" very sternly, almost shouting. You could also flip him onto his back and put yourself over him, maybe even growl at him...that's totally what I would do. I've never had an issue with biting aggressively, but I have used the method of "I'm the boss, you are not. You will do what I say" when it came to barking or not wanting to give me a toy or something...it worked very well. I never injured either of my boys, but they are very well behaved (99.8% of the time, haha). Not everyone is a fan of the training methods I chose to use, and I completely understand that. I am in no way telling you that you must do those things, that's just what I would do in your position. Each person is allowed to choose how they will raise their pups, and that's just what I chose for mine. I wish you the best of luck!
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03-18-2010, 02:05 AM | #23 |
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| A spray bottle worked great for us. Our little guy is really gentle now - good luck. |
03-18-2010, 03:14 AM | #24 | |
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03-18-2010, 04:10 AM | #25 |
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| Just like hitting a child teaches them to hit others; I believe that being rough with a pupster will teach him to bite those under him. How else do they protect themselves? Maybe if you are rough enough, they might fear you and not bite; but I seriously doubt they will fear others. They will have learned from you that being rough with someone/something under them is appropriate. Just my thoughts. I feel just awful when I hear some of the negative training methods that people employ.
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03-18-2010, 05:22 AM | #26 |
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| Thank you - I'll keep you updated Thanks so much for all of the feedback. I have tried most of the methods you suggested, with limited results (except for the hitting). My chosen method right now will be the crate "timeout", since I need Rocco to understand biting is just not acceptable to any human. I bet some of the other methods would work for me if I was consistent, but I'm not sure they're reasonable or appropriate for my kids to use. Just because they're not THE alpha dog doesn't mean it's ok for him to bite them. And for the record, he is mostly a silly, loving puppy...and just look at that FACE! Thank you again!! |
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