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09-29-2013, 07:29 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: west warwick rhode island usa
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| Biting Puppy Hello everyone. I need some help with my 4 month old yorkie. Toby is a good boy but has a biting issue. I have tried everything i know of to stop him. I have read to leave the room, to tell him NO! Nothing works. The more i tell him NO the angrier he becomes, he rear down, showing the whites of his eyes and barks and growls at me. Please advise. Thank You |
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09-29-2013, 07:49 AM | #2 | |
and Shelby's too Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Millbrook, AL
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First of all, Toby is only 4 months old so try to be patient and remember that he is teething big time right now. This will go on for another few months. With that said, make sure you have plenty of chew toys and things for him to teeth with. Whenever he is doing that "whites of his eyes and barks and growls" thing, it sounds more to me like he doesn't take you seriously and is egging you on to play. So, when he bites, tap him on the nose (not hit and not slap..just tap him) and at the same time say "ah ah" or "no bite" (not yelling or frustrated..just a stern, business tone). Then, IMMEDIATELY, put one of his chew toys in his mouth and say "Good Boy" all loving and happy and praising. The key is to always have something he can chew on because he WILL because he needs to right now. You are simply redirecting him as to what he is allowed to bite and chew. Be consistent. Are you the only one around or are there other humans in this equation? If there are others, you all need to discuss this and make sure everyone is doing the same thing. Consistency will fix the issue fast. It has to be immediate and it has to be every single time. Take deep breaths and never use a frustrated tone or voice. Trust me. Do as I say not as I do lol. I have 2 that don't really take me seriously at all but they listen to my hubby. Why? Because I am a pretty high strung personality. Hubby is so laid back and calm and cool. While that drives me bonkers in some areas of our lives, it is perfect for training a dog. You need to be calm, cool, and stern. If you aren't, it will never work...I have 2 that have me where they want me so learn from my mistake ok?
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09-29-2013, 08:03 AM | #3 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: west warwick rhode island usa
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| Biting Puppy Thank you for your reply. He does have many toys and there are other people in his life, but mainly myself and my husband. He does the same thing to all of us, even other family members which he is always around. We all hold and pet him and within a minute he starts biting our hands, and as i said when you tell him no he gets more aggressive. We scold him and put him down, but the next time even a little while later the same scenario. It seems as though he just doesn't get it. Have tried rewards, extreme praising when deserved all in vain. Am I expecting too much from a 4 month old, I am just worried he will become a devil and a biting machine. |
09-29-2013, 08:10 AM | #4 |
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| None of those tricks worked for my boy, so I had a can of pennies, I shook it to startle him. Once I snapped him out of his growl/ play bite, I gave him a chew toy and praised him while using it. It took a couple months for it to stop. Now I can stick my hand in his mouth and he won't bite. The only chew toys that worked for my boys were stuffed animals and bully sticks. |
09-29-2013, 09:31 AM | #5 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member | Ive been where you are and I promise it won't last...it just seems like its never going to end. Lol Jasper is 8-1/2 months old now and sticks to chewing on his toys now. But when he was your puppys age he was the same, pain in the butt, what am I doing wrong...way. I would let him chew bully sticks until another members pup had a tooth break while chewing one. Some members still use them. So just ere on a side of caution if you decide to use one. When he would start chewing on me I would slip a chew toy in his mouth. I also took the advice of others here and kept washcloth strips that I would wet thoroughly with water, twist and freeze. Some I would tie in knots and freeze, too. They helped a whole lot more than you would think. I hope these suggestions are as helpful to you as they were to us. Good luck and hang in there!
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09-29-2013, 11:54 AM | #6 |
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| Great help to all who responded with advice. I appreciate it.! : )
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09-29-2013, 12:47 PM | #7 |
♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas
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| I really like this "Best Answer" method of training a dog to know about using a soft mouth, learn "Gentle" while learning how to use impulse control with their mouths. This method makes them have to figure out what works over and over and control themselves to produce the gentleness it takes to get the treat. Thereafter when a dog starts playing/biting too hard, you can always "Gentle" them into controlled behavior using a soft mouth. Be careful though when training the dog that biting hurts as some dogs get excited & positively love it when you cry out much so the simple word "Ouch" is better in case your dog is one of those. Playful dog bites to hard? - Yahoo! Answers A good training program will help your dog learn impulse control and how to love listening to and responding to your commands.
__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis Last edited by yorkietalkjilly; 09-29-2013 at 12:50 PM. |
09-29-2013, 02:46 PM | #8 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: west warwick rhode island usa
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| Biting Puppy Thank you to all for posting. your positive answers on saying it will get better makes me feel so much better, as it seems you all know this is a very daunting experience. I spend many many hours with Toby, I think maybe too many. So this kind of behavior from him is extremely disheartening. That is another issue I wonder about, Toby resides in a nice spare room we have, which we use for a computer room, it is enclosed with a glass door so he can see what is going on in the rest of the house. On a daily basis I feel bad that he is alone in there with just toys, so I spend all my spare time in the room with him. Is this good for Toby or could I be starting a separation problem? Please Advise Thank You, Debajub1 |
09-29-2013, 02:57 PM | #9 | |
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__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis | |
09-29-2013, 03:11 PM | #10 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: west warwick rhode island usa
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| biting puppy No he isn't in there 100% of the time. He does not have run of the house. He is in the process of pad training. so when we are home and busy he stays in that room. He can only come out to the rest of the house when we can watch him. When we go out most times he is with us. My concern is he has my attention all of my waking hours. Could this start a separation problem? |
09-29-2013, 05:08 PM | #11 |
and Shelby's too Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Millbrook, AL
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| May I ask why he lives in a room by himselj? You mean all the time? Like even when you are home? I'm a bit confused here...sorry..?
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09-29-2013, 06:33 PM | #12 |
♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas
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| If he does have to live behind glass and only watch as the life of the house goes on while he's looking on, no wonder he's getting aggressive and OCD barking. He knows he can't get to the rest of his world but can see it, smell it and almost touch it but not quite - which is pretty hard on a sentient animal like a dog and should not ever be allowed. I hope that he's not living there all the time but just when you are working or something. Otherwise, he really needs to be appropriately housetrained and allowed to partake in the home life as just watching and smelling life go by him - a life he can't get to - is really cruel, oppressive, disheartening to the max and is going to create a totally frustrated, very anxious and unhappy dog. I'm thinking you're very unhappy with this as well and suggest for every one's sanity that you stop it immediately and allow this baby to live the life of a beloved family member, which he is. Separation anxiety is the least of the problems you are going to have with this little sweetheart if he has to stay behind glass, no matter how much you visit him. Take the time to learn how to train him right and allow this baby to join the family living life in the home as dogs these days do. You'll find he'll begin to enjoy life, work hard to learn if you make the training regular, gentle, loving and fun and he'll do you proud!
__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |
09-30-2013, 07:18 AM | #13 |
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| His rooming situation may have a LOT to do with his behavior. Also, how old was he when you got him? If he wasn't at least 10-12 weeks old, he didn't have time to learn his manners from mom and his littermates. (I found this out after I got Rocco at 8 weeks, but all turned out fine). Bottom line is, if he is not allowed to interact with the family during daily routines, how is he supposed to learn what is expected? And if you have spare time with him, why are you in the room and not in the house somewhere with him? That's the teaching opportunity for behavior, potty training, etc. Baby gates work wonders if you can manage it. Maybe while you are cooking dinner you can gate him into the kitchen with you? Or gate him into the family room with you at night? They are just like skin babies in the manner of needing to be taught proper behavior and acceptable social interaction, so being behind glass while everyone carries on around him just won't cut it. He needs to be a part of the family on a regular basis.
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