is it possible to eventually work out a dogs confidence by too much correction??? hwo shoud i deal with my 9 week old puppy's biting, of course she is not doing it to harm anyone but i just don't want to allo it...i often have to tell her no biting and she listens, except if she is playing with my 15 month old dog, she gets carried away and goes right back to it a second later...
also should i allow the two dogs to ruff house play the way they do with chasing and biting each other?????
At this age, you should do everything you can to avoid physical correction. You should verbally correct with a firm NO, then re-direct the biting to a toy. At this age, things need to be kept as positive as possible. If it gets way out of hand, you should grab the pup by the scruff and shake saying NO at the same time. Praise her when she bites her toy instead of your skin. How does your 15 month old dog react to the pup when she plays rough? You need to be very careful that the older dog dosen't get fed up and send too hard of a message(or attack) the pup. This would scar then pup for life mentaly let alone the puppy possibly being injured or worse. Not that this would definately happen. Some dogs are very tolerant and would never do this. But you do need to be careful.
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Grap and shake method for the play bite stuff is ok. It is also ok with other around-the-house manners. Do it with enough force to make your point. It should only take a few times, over a few days. Then whatever you are correcting, make sure to give a positive outlet for that action. Bites your head, you shake the snot outa him, then give him a prey toy and praise if he uses it to bite. Apply the same concept with other stuff. Staying off the couch, not chewing shoes, whatever. All this stuff is usually ok if you don't over do it.
well the 15 month old bites back in play... i would tolerate it if it was just a little bit but that is what they do 98% of the time..it's just too much.......
the 15 month old has never gotten too harsh with her except for when the little one is trying to get her meat bone...that seems to be it....
Play is not a big deal. If it gets out of hand like you said, you need to draw a line in the sand and let them both know you will not tolerate it. The problem is you need to be consistant. You cant allow things to happen one day and then the next day try to stop it and back and forth. Be very clear...black and white, but no harsh corrections with the pup. You can use the scruff shake only if he gets way out of line. Do not let them play together unsupervised. Your older dog seems pretty good but you still need to be careful. Lastly, make sure you spend time bonding with the pup individually. You don't want the puppy to bond more with your older dog than with you. Spend time with both of them seperately.
oh yeah me and the new baby girl have already bonded closely.. she will cry and wait by the door when i leave, and me only...she loves to be in my arms.. never imagined a gsd as a lap dog, but i love it... yeah she is very bity but she is so affectionate also...she is wonderful..but the only time i grab her scruff is some times with the bite playing and when she has a pee accident... i realize now though it is because she is so young and her bladder so small, she pees on her way to the door alot of times. i think now i will just pick her up until we reach the outdoors.that seems to work....
Be careful that you don't make the puppy overly dependant on you. There are some warning signs here of a problem. The sitting and whinning at the door is a bit of a red flag here. You can get into a situation where the dog developes seperation anxiety and that can be a huge problem down the road. Our Mini is so bad that she has to take Prozac every other night. My wife just spoiled her rotten and as a result she ended up with ulcers and now needs medication.
If you can't be a Good Example,then You'll just have to Serve as a Horrible Warning. Catherine Aird.
i don't think she is that bad..she is definately very affectionate and all but i don't see any real problems as of yet....
also to add this.,.....you say not too many corrections for the puppy yet and i hear ya on that but what about what ed say's about 1 good correction is better that having to nag and nag.?
if i just verbally correct her all the time won't she get use to me nagging and then not mind me and know i will not tolerate it after a while??
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