I have a big dog with a very big mouth and sharp teeth and sometimes he'll decide he wants to play with me and he'll try and get the game started by provoking me, which usually involves jumping at me and biting me on my upper arm, I know he's not meaning to hurt me but he does because of the size of him, he often cuts through the skin.
I usually react by turning to him or jumping up off the sofa and saying 'No!' And then walking away, but he often takes my reaction as that I'm joining in on the game, for example when I say 'No!' very loudly and firmly he'll bark back at me and then take another bite like it's a game and it's his turn to react, so I'm not really sure what the best reaction would be for me? I think this might be bigger then just the biting, that it's a dominance thing to? He'll do it to my partner but when he tells him off he'll stop, but not me as the female?
Please ignore whoever tells you to physically discipline him by pinning him down or whatever they said. Dogs don't "alpha roll" each other as a form of discipline; in wolves (who are decidedly separate from domestic dogs), the roll is offered by an inferior as a form of deference. It's a gesture of appeasement, not the "alpha" punishing the inferior.
pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com As you've learned, he takes any reaction, even negative ones, as encouragement. So, stop reacting. I suggest that you "be a tree:"
http://www.mastiffonlinecommunity.net/vi ... Try to wear thick clothes around the house for awhile so that he doesn't hurt you if he jumps on you. When my older Mastiff was a puppy, he'd leave these awful scratches (they didn't break the skin, mind you !) down my back when he'd launch himself at me 'cause I would just be wearing a t-shirt. These were during his "zoomies," and it wasn't until I started "being a tree" that he learned that his behavior would never get him anything, and that the only way to get me to play was to be polite. You should also try, if possible, to be near something sturdy like a wall so that you can brace yourself if need be. And if he's just too much for you, then just leave. Don't bother saying anything, just immediately remove yourself so that he can't follow, and don't return until he's calmed down. With ruthless consistency and patience, he'll learn that his behavior results in boredom and loneliness, not play.
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Someone linked you to the site of Ian Dunbar, which is great. They linked you to the article about teaching bite inhibition, right? The video might also help:
http://dogstardaily.com/videos/bite-inhi ... Oh, and as for whether or not this is dominance thing? Nah. He's just being a brat. He wants something, so he's trying to get it. He's not considering hierarchy or anything.
Well, you obviously have a very playful dog. I have 3 dogs myself and i usually find that smacking them lightly on the nose and saying no at the same tim ehelps. Don't get me wrong, i love my animals, but biting is too far. Simply show him who the boss is, If this doesnt work, try ignoring him for a few hours. Hope this helps
When he bites you, grab a hold of his snout and like close it together. and say firmly NO BITING!
And act like a mother and grab the skin on his back (not too roughly) and like bite it with your hand.
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Give him something appropriate to bite!
U can be nice and slowly train the dog but the quickest most effective technice (Bad spelling) is to zap its *** with a collar i kno it seems inhumane but it works and my black lab is so mutch fun now.
U hv a naughty dog. well jus try to touch his nose with ur index finger n say no whn he tries biting u. U can use ur eyes while xpressin sumthin to a dog
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and why wasn't it started when you got him?
How old is your "big dog?"
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I doubt this is a dominance thing ... He's just looking to play-in a rough manner, nonetheless.
Did you let him play bite you a lot as a youngster?
Try to get him into OB classes. This might help out a lot to show him you are the boss and not one of his play-mates.
I have a 4 month old Doberman ... He's very mouthy and I taught him "bite-inhibition" ... It works very well. I also tell him NO BITE or GENTLE!
Oh, and try ignoring him completely when he bites. Make no eye contact and say nothing. When he jumps up, turn around and walk away to another room. He might see the "NO" as a reaction, even if it's bad. This is what he wants, a reaction, good or bad so try just completely ignoring him.
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If you tell him NO he'll think you mean not to play.
You have to speak to him in his language. This is usually done with puppies but can work in older dogs too. When he bites you make a loud hurt dog noise and whimper and whine. If he were playing with another dog, that's what the other dog would do to cue your dog that the bite hurt.
