i try everything, i yelp, i walk out of the room, i even held him down gently for a few seconds to calm him down but everytime i return or let go of him he snaps and growls at me even louder. This pup is perfect in everyother way, he sleeps through the night, he pees on his pad (i live in canada and the snow is up to our knees) and he knows he cant chew the furniture. The thing is keeps biting me, When i sit down he 'll snap at my back, stomach, hands, legs and arms nad his little teeth hurt ALOT can someone please help me? Thanks!!
You have to show the dog who the master is. There's no other way. Roll up a newspaper and hit the dog when he is overly aggressive.
I SERIOUSLY DOUBT YOUR PUPPY MEANS TO HARM! the way you are reacting to your puppy is the same that another puppy would play with him ... everything from pinning him down to yelping. he might see it as playing and is enjoying it. definitely find a puppy friendly chew for him and get other toys and strongly encourage other playtime activities that will keep him active. praise him when he plays appropriately. eventually he will learn what is acceptable.
you are going to have to pop em and show em who is boss ... dont beat em just pop em hard enough to get his attention and get him to stop. if you try to hold him down he will just keep getting worked up and excited. i suggest you get him chew toys also because he is prolly teething.
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yyou cant be scared you are goin to hurt him ... cause you not it might startle him and hurt for a second. its like spanking a child. you arent trying to beat the tar out of em but you want them to know what they did was wrong.
he is teething you should get him chew toys
This may not be the case for your puppy, since he/she doesn't seem to be chewing on things, but he/she could be teething . My pup chews on anything he can and has a habit of biting. I've noticed lately, however, that he is starting to quit since his baby teeth have started falling out and he is getting his real teeth. If this is the case , buy him/her a chew toy and spend a few hours playing tug of war.
It could also be a dominance thing. He/She may not feel like your are the "big dog" and therefore doesn't bother with playing nice. I would work on establishing who the alpha dog is by training your pup. Teach him/her to sit, lay down, fetch.
Or it could just be that he's a puppy and puppies bite as a way of playing. In this case, as with my first idea, I would buy a chew toy and play tug of war a few times a day.
He's playing with you as if you were a littermate. Try this:
pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com When he bites, take hold of his skull in both hands, holding his muzzle shut. Use just enough strength that he cannot get away; don't hurt him. Look down into his eyes and growl at him, in as low and forceful a voice as you can manage, "NO! NO TEETH!" Then push him away and turn your back on him. Refuse to acknowledge him for at least three minutes unless he jumps on you: if he jumps and puts his paws on you , turn around fast with both arms swung wide and high over your head, to make you look HUGE, and snap, "NO! BAD DOG." Then turn away again and continue to ignore him. When he comes up to you with his ears flattened and his tailtip wagging, then tell him he's wonderful and resume what you were doing before he started biting.
Repeat as necessary. Make sure everyone in your household does this.
He might either be teething or need more exercise (since he probably isn't getting a whole lot in the snow). I don't really know what to do about the exercise issue unless you can train him to use a treadmill in your current weather conditions, but if it's teething, a chew toy would be a marvelous tool.
pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com In response to some of the previous answers, holding the dog down, gently, is fine and does not make the dog fearful. It makes it feel safe because it knows that there is someone in control. Just like in nature, dogs like to have a leader and it's generally better if you are that leader rather than the dog.
Hitting a dog is never okay. Even with newspaper - that WILL make a dog fearful because you cause the dog pain.
Also, if you play tug of war, do not shake the rope from side to side. This is very dangerous to the dog's neck. I can't remember if that is just for puppies or if it continues up through the dog stage or not ... I just don't ever do it to stay on the safe side.
The best advice I've ever heard to train a puppy that his mouth should never touch human skin is that when he bites, you should yell "OUCH!" As though it really really hurt. If that doesn't work, then I imagine a fake bite (gently but firmly with your hand) would get the message across. I would only use that as a last resort though.
pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com Don't forget that this is just a puppy and the dominance thing isn't quite the same with puppies as it is with full grown dogs. It sounds like you're doing a wonderful job already though.:)
Yeah, holding him down is NOT the way to go. That's very threatening to a dog ... Even though it seems like a good idea to most people. Don't, it will make him fearful.
