April 21, 2011
My 10 week old puppy chases my 7 and 9 year old around the backyard. Should I stop this behavior? I am a little worried about him biting the kids when he catches them.
Full Question:
We have a 10 wk GSD that has so far shown no signs of dominance. My question: is it OK for her to chase my two kids ages 7 and 9 around the backyard? She is mouthy so the kids try to stay just out of her reach. Everyone is having a great time with this but my husband thought it might not be a good idea. I was thinking it was fine but that maybe we should correct her if she puts her teeth on them. Or should we just let her outgrow her mouthiness? I have your video Your Puppy 8 Weeks to 8 Months and just ordered Basic Dog Obedience.Thanks for your time.
Sherry
Ed's Answer:
I think you make a test and see if she bites down hard. I think its OK for her to play with the kids at this age - maybe what they should do is take an old towel rolled up in a tube (or a puppy tug like we sell) and run with it, then the puppy can focus on biting that when it catches them - rather than biting the kids.
This starts by teaching the pup that it's fun to play tug of war with the towel or tug - (put it on a short string or rope, a dog leash works fine) make it bounce around until the dog grabs it. Like in the puppy video. Good Luck and thanks for your business.
This starts by teaching the pup that it's fun to play tug of war with the towel or tug - (put it on a short string or rope, a dog leash works fine) make it bounce around until the dog grabs it. Like in the puppy video. Good Luck and thanks for your business.
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