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#361068 - 05/14/2012 07:31 PM |
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As you guys know, I have a now 11 week old male rottie. I think I have a few questions related to this. Whenever I go to put on or take off the leash he acts like he wants nothing to do with it and tries like crazy to "bite" me. He'll flop on his back, shake his head back and forth. The reason I put that in quotes is because it's not real aggressive but the look in his eyes is like he really doesn't want me doing that. He also will do it when we play. We'll get to a point where he's no longer interested in the toys and wants to bite me. My hands, feet, pants whatever. I think that's just play. I'm more concerned about putting on the leash and taking it off. In the past, if a puppy was doing this I would have probably given a correction. Now I understand that he's too young for that so if this is something I should be fixing, what should I do?
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Kory
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#361069 - 05/14/2012 08:17 PM |
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What do you do when he's throwing his tantrum?
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#361073 - 05/14/2012 08:39 PM |
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If he needs to go out, which by the way, he has started indicated when he needs to go out, and still does this, I just force myself to endure it until I get the leash on because I don't want him to have an accident in the house. If it's when I'm trying to take the leash off, I will reach for the clasp, if he tries to bite, I say "uh uh" and stop and just stand there till he calms down, then try again. It always takes 5-10 tries and even when I am able to get the leash off, he's still making attempts at biting but not as crazy.
If it's when we're playing, I try to get a toy as quickly as possible and redirect to that. That usually works if it's the right toy, but there are times when he just wants to go at me.
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#361074 - 05/14/2012 08:58 PM |
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How about being pro-active and giving him something to do while you put on, take off the leash - before he gets to the idiot stage? Entice him with a favorite toy or treat to have him focus on having that in his mouth while you quickly clip on or off the leash? If he is nibbling on a piece of low-fat string cheese (or sniffing a few tiny pieces of it on the floor) he may not care what you are doing - plus this will help build that leashes mean treats.
I'd try to prevent the idiot stage vs react to it if possible. Think of what he loves and introduce it in a way which allows you to get him to let you to do what you want.
Hope this helps! Puppies have a way of teaching US more than we teach them...  And those razor sharp teeth taught me a lot about being proactive. 
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#361075 - 05/14/2012 09:00 PM |
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How about when you are trying to go outside, you redirect with a toy, which "usually works if it's the right toy", and leash him.
Keep one of the "right toys" by the leash. Redirect onto the toy, get the leash on, and then have a tug party. The leash will be fun in no time.
ETA: you beat me to it Barbara 
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#361077 - 05/14/2012 09:01 PM |
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O.K. I can try that. Oddly enough my son accidentally discovered that he loves cheerios yesterday. So that's my new marker treat for him. I had trouble finding a treat that worked well enough. The only thing that was working before was bacon. The cheerios are much easier. I'll try some cheerios and see if that helps.
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#361078 - 05/14/2012 09:02 PM |
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David, I was typing the same time you were. I'll try that too.
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#361082 - 05/14/2012 09:09 PM |
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Mix it up to keep him interested. Cook up some bacon, cut it up and freeze, taking out what you need for a few days so you are not constantly cooking for the beast. Mix the Cheerios and bacon in your treat bag to keep him wondering which treat is coming next. If someone can help you at times to lure him into a sit and then keep the attention on them while the leash is attached - then the leash becomes a non-issue! What becomes the issue is what wonderful goodies might he be given...
ALMOST makes me want another puppy... NOT!! 
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#361084 - 05/14/2012 09:20 PM |
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This may sound like I'm contradicting everyone else Kory, but I'm really not. I think its fine to distract him with a toy and reward him afterwards with something, but I'm putting on the leash, now.He's going to give in to it at 11 weeks because I'm not going to deal with it at 6mos when he can really bite.
What I mean is don't turn it into a bribe. Put it on and move on right away. I think thats how you end up where David said, where he'll associate the leash or collar with doing something and be happy about it.
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#361085 - 05/14/2012 09:21 PM |
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Great information so far.
Just wanted to add that, along with turning leash pressure off, the collar grab was one was one of the first things I taught my youngest.
This video was so informative and really hit home with me.
http://leerburg.com/flix/player.php?id=58
Maybe it can help a bit with your situation as well.
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