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11-15-2005, 10:26 AM | #1 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member | Growling, snapping, biting, oh my!! Ok, Trace hasn't bit anyone BUT....last night he was chewing a pig ear and my daughter touched his back....he spun around growling and snapped at her. I snatched him up immediately by the scruff of his neck. Not hard enough to hurt him but it startled him and he cried. (course then she felt guilty and picked him up and loved on him....he gave her kisses)... Took the ear away. He does not react this way to hubby and me. He let us take it from him. Now we don't go around taking his food or treats away, but I don't like this aggressive behavior. Today it's food, whose to say, that it might happen with any item he decides we shouldn't touch? Now today, he had a pig ear, and a male coworker bent down to see what he had and he did the same thing. So obviously it's not a gender thing. I do not want him to react this way regarding food, but I'm unsure how to handle it. Any advice?
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11-15-2005, 10:36 AM | #2 |
I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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| My male does this when he has something like a treat and he doesnt want to get it taken away. We dont let him get away with it we take the treat away and turn him on his back in a submissive stance and tell him a firm no. After a couple times of this he has gotten better.
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11-15-2005, 10:49 AM | #3 | |
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11-15-2005, 11:06 AM | #4 |
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| This is what I learned from a yorkie book I love and it worked for me. When my two were puppies, anytime they nipped or bit at my hands, I would put my hands up, palm side to their face, say no biting firmly and get a toy they could play with. This broke that biting behavior, even though when they are puppies it is cute. Sometimes I have to simply put away chewy things that can cause them to get ugly, but when they behave like you described, I put them in time out, just like a child. During the day they have free roam of the house. If they get into trouble, into their crates they go, with the door closed for a few minutes. I totally ignore the one who is bad for that time. This also works, amazingly enough. |
11-15-2005, 01:38 PM | #5 |
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| Maggie gets a little cranky if somebody gets too close to her favorite toy, or if they wake her from a deep sleep. My husband will pick her up at night to bring her to bed. She really gets bent out of shape. She doesn't snap or bite, but makes this noise like a gremlin. I tell her No, No Bad Dog. She calms down after that.
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11-16-2005, 12:48 AM | #6 |
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| I asked a similiar question to yours, bchgirl, on the clickersolutions list when Joey started growling when approached when he had a high value item. I was told to teach "drop it" and that's what I've done. At first, you're going to have a treat or another object to lure her away, if need be. As she drops what she has, say "drop it". Practice, practice, practice. The experienced trainers on that list said they teach their classes that your dog should be excited anytime you approach when she's chewing on something (because your dog should think they are going to get something better). They recommend regularly taking items away on the "drop it" command. If it's something that it's okay for your dog to have, inspect it, and then you can then give it back. You could even smear the item with peanut butter or squirt cheese to make it worth the dog's while. If it's not something the dog can keep, trade for something else. Your daughter needs to be involved in this, too, but I'd start her more slowly. Have her just walk by and drop a treat or two beside Trace when Trace has a high value item. After a few repetitions, if Trace is responding okay to that, have your daughter simply speak Trace's name as she drops treats. Progress to daughter touches Trace close to his hind end (NOT his head) while dropping treats. Again multiple repetitions and don't advance until you are sure Trace is cool. Advance to touching head while dropping treats. By this time, hopefully, Trace is responding well to a "Drop It" command from you. If so, let daughter start giving "drop it" commands as well. In the meantime, not giving pig's ears might be a good idea! |
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