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06-19-2010, 01:19 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canada
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| getting out of hand.... I already made a thread about this, but now I am really worried.... Yoni bites and he bites hard. He is only 11 weeks old and I want to get this under control before it's too late. When we first got him, he was the sweetest little guy I've ever met! He is still like that when he's tired, but when he's hyper.... well, we can't even really enjoy him. The biting has gone from "awww, his teeth are so small" to "OUCH!" And sometimes he seems genuinely aggressive when he bites. He gets this angry face and you can hear his jaws snapping together. This is my first time ever owning a puppy, so I'm not sure how much they're supposed to bite and I can't really tell aggressive biting from play biting, but I do know that he just won't learn. Yelping makes him bite more. I try ignoring him or even leaving the room, but he doesn't seem phased by it. I just want to be able to enjoy him, but right now it is very difficult. |
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06-19-2010, 01:23 PM | #2 |
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| I would poke him in the sidenear front leg quick and forcful but not hard.it distracts him and he will also see that you dont like wat he is doing .Also offer him something that is ok to chew on like a bully stick.
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06-19-2010, 02:00 PM | #3 |
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| Merlin (15 weeks) is also chewing and gnawing a lot, it doesn't really hurt but sometimes when we play he can get a bit too hyper. I always try to distract him then, say "No" in a firm voice, make him sit and give him a chewing toy. Also put him on his side or back helps. Sometimes I just open my mouth real wide and then he stops immediately. It takes a lot of patience. I tried the ignoring but that doesn't work because he just follows me and looks up with these eyes....lol. Just keep trying, something will work. |
06-19-2010, 02:14 PM | #4 |
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| Cody is 4-1/2 months old and he gets pretty hyper, particularly in the morning. He jumps, bites and plays. I tried "ouch" and ignoring him, but when he's that hyper it doesn't phase him. I've been using a water bottle and I squirt him and say "off". This seems to get his attention and sometimes he ends up licking instead of biting. Sometimes all I have to do is get the water bottle out and he stops (so he obviously knows not to do it). He's still a "work in progress" so we'll see..... |
06-19-2010, 02:21 PM | #5 |
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| My suggestion would be that when he bites playing or not, I would kinda screech loudly..lol..Might be stupid but its worked for me in the past..lol.. |
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06-19-2010, 02:54 PM | #7 |
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| OUT, real loud. Stop playing with him. Imagine having a Cane Corso pup that went thru that. OUCH |
06-19-2010, 03:29 PM | #8 |
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| Hi. At 11 weeks, right... should still be with his mom... so act like she would to teach him. Show your teeth and growl at him. My first puppy was hyper and wouldn't sleep alone. After many nights, I finally tried her in bed with me. Well, that went real well. After an hour or two of chewing, playing, licking etc., etc... and me trying everything including pulling the covers over my head, I thought well she's not understanding any words in English, French, Spanish or German so let me try Dog. So I growled at her. She stopped in her tracks and looked at me, head cocked and all cute. That was hard to ignore, but I was so tired. She started up again, I growled louder. You'd have thought I hit her over the head with a 2 X4. I looked, she laid down next to me and went fast to sleep. That was our first bonding experience. As she got older, she learned what words meant, and eventually I never had any more problems with her not respecting me, and dropped the growling at her. It really worked like a charm. And as for dogs getting hyper, please don't allow this. I rescued a 3 Year old, and this was a major problem. When she reached a certain level of excitement, she went into Red zone biting and snapping... totally out of control. I taught her that quiet time was fun, too. I hold her in my lap for hugs and kisses, gives her time to quiet down. She was never taught that, all she knew to do was play to get interaction from me, and she never knew when to stop. And please, don't poke or hit or tap a puppy. They have no concept of what this means. Moms nudge them or growl, until they understand your language. Maybe a walk in a safe area, leash training and obedience training, then playtime afterward to burn some energy. Teach him how to 'Fetch' so he can run to burn that energy up, and be doing something constructive at the same time.
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06-20-2010, 10:08 PM | #9 |
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| Yes, he probably would do well with bully sticks...His teerh probably hurt.
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06-20-2010, 10:26 PM | #10 |
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| I would be afraid to give such a young pup a bully stick. I could be wrong about that though. Something cheap and inexpensive to give your young pup would be a damp washcloth that you freeze. It will help soothe your pups sore gums.
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06-21-2010, 12:49 AM | #11 |
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| Puppy biting Hi, I had the same problem with my older Yorkie, I started saying NO in a firm tone and after that I ignored her. When she calmed down I would pet her. Never pet him when he is at that biting state. It will take some time but it will be the first step of his training. Maria |
06-21-2010, 02:08 AM | #12 |
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| Just say loud NO and then dont play anymore. When he calmed down then slowly play again and praise him. |
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