 mouthy nippy help
#163092 - 11/15/2007 08:08 AM |
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my lab is 15 months,i can be laying on the sofa and he will start grabbing my arm,i say NO!grab his collar,he will continue,i have to put my hands in his mouth and not let go till he stops,he was always nippy,only at me,its time that this must stop!!if i ignore and walk away he gets me in the leg,its playful but unexceptable,seems he does this most when hes tired right before sleep,and not always.but i want this to be never.when he was young i was all bruised up,new dog owner,taking way to long to stop this behaving badly.yeah i know you are all shaking your heads,the grabbing his mouth and not letting go is working better than anything before.should i put on his prong and give a jerk,that sounds mean ,but i will take any advice,since you are the experts
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Re: mouthy nippy help
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#163096 - 11/15/2007 08:29 AM |
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In my experience (pup only 9 months) I am not able to really sit and watch tv until he has had a long walk (or heavy play session), dinner, and then when I do settle, initially, he needs a kong or something to keep him entertained. After all that, he does lay right by my feet, or goes to his crate. It's what works for us.
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Re: mouthy nippy help
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#163097 - 11/15/2007 08:36 AM |
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Oh, and if by chance those things I listed previously aren't done? (rare, and rare I even watch tv) but if I go to sit in the living room and he is amped and gets mouthy, it is my experience, laying there and duking it out does not work. Even with a prong, it amped him...so, I (gernerally when (if) this happens, guilty guilty for not having worked him) in all fairness, have to physically stand up to make any head way. Laying or sitting doesn't cut it. I will work him in a bit of ob to get his "good" focus, then give him a bully stick or something to entertain him.
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#163112 - 11/15/2007 10:27 AM |
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Sue,
My 16 month old Lab is really mouthy, as well. Some of this is age, I suspect, since he's still not fully mature. We often shake our heads and laugh because it sometimes seems like he really can't help himself.
More physical and mental workouts, as Michele said, can help. My dog is impossible to be around if he hasn't had enough exercise. And they need a lot!
When I know he's had enough exercise and he's just being pushy for attention I calmly push him away from me, dismiss him, and tell him "No...settle down". I will crate him for a short time if he won't settle. This is not a punishment and we don't get angry...more like a way to interrupt whatever is going on in his goof-ball head.
Teaching "No Bite" can be helpful...in my house that command has turned into "Ouch!" He hears that word and stops biting 
I would not accept him nailing you or getting you off the couch to give him attention. That's disrespectful. Be firm, be calm, and be consistent.
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[Re: Sarah Morris ]
#163118 - 11/15/2007 10:50 AM |
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thanks so much,we are working on it,i dont think putting on prong will work,he will think hes going for a walk,i guess it is when hes has not run enough.we try to go out at least daily for a good long one,dog park he doesnt get enough,i need to get him in the woods,or a field off leash,he runs like crazy,andcomes back whenever called,even if another dog is in site.hes doing well,just the sometimes lunging,nippy stuff,
hes a "pet" and i think the rally training would be fun for him and i.he would not do too well in agility,not a daredevil
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Re: mouthy nippy help
[Re: Michele McAtee ]
#175064 - 01/13/2008 05:37 PM |
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Oh, and if by chance those things I listed previously aren't done? (rare, and rare I even watch tv) but if I go to sit in the living room and he is amped and gets mouthy, it is my experience, laying there and duking it out does not work. Even with a prong, it amped him...so, I (gernerally when (if) this happens, guilty guilty for not having worked him) in all fairness, have to physically stand up to make any head way. Laying or sitting doesn't cut it. I will work him in a bit of ob to get his "good" focus, then give him a bully stick or something to entertain him.
I know this thread isn't new, but I was just getting ready to ask this same question. And this is the answer I was looking for (and I really already knew it but got frustrated at the mouthiness); it's good to read that someone else has had these same issues.
Chula got really mouthy tonight and collar correction just amped her up more, and finally out of frustration I put her in the crate (yeah, I know, not the right solution, which is why I'm here)
Guess I'll go let her out and do a quick obedience session in the kitchen and give her a bully stick. And forget about relaxing on the sofa for now. 
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#175155 - 01/14/2008 08:27 AM |
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Lynne,
One thing that has worked pretty well with me when Nickie gets mouthy and wound up in the evenings when we are relaxing is this: he starts pushing against my arm with his toy, or starts putting his mouth around my arm, or tries to put his front paws in my lap - I stand up, snap his leash on and we take a little stroll thru the house. We will walk into each room and I will say, "check it out" - he walks all around each room and sniffs everything he can reach. In the meantime I am in a calm state, calm soft voice, etc. Then as we walk down the hall back to the living room, it's "good job, Nickie, go lay down". Usually that calms his little mind enough and he will settle right down. Hope that helps you a little.
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#175157 - 01/14/2008 08:49 AM |
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i am reading this post and thinking man this sounds like my dog,my old post haha,i have been really working on this,no matter how tired i am after a long run with him i plop down on sofa ,if he starts this i just get up say no bite and say go to bed and make him sit,stay,laydown on his bed,if he trys again after release he is back to the bed.it seems to be working,even though i hate getting up after being tired and saying this is harder work than a small child ,it must be done.
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