The pup loves to play. Unfortunately, he loves to play by biting at hands. I always redirect him to a tug or another similar toy, but he quickly loses interest and goes after the hands again. Or, he'll see the hand holding the toy, and go after the hand instead.
He's starting to bite quite hard also. It's obviously play biting, but it's dangerously close to breaking the skin. Is there another way to make him lose interest in biting hands without compromising anything relating to protection work?
I tried yelping, and that worked the first couple of times, but he ignores it now.
Lynne Barrows Webboard User Reg: 09-22-2007
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Here's what everyone told me:
He'll outgrow it! Keep redirecting. If you are not already doing this, try using a twisted up hand towel with a knot tied in the middle. For my pup, she redirected easier to a towel than a toy.
Also, you can soak a hand towel, twist it and freeze it and give to your pup to sooth sore gums if he's teething...
Mike J Schoonbrood Webboard User Reg: 04-30-2005
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Puppies love hands. They're the most interesting part of your body because all those lil fingers keep wiggling and stimulating the puppies prey drive.
He'll outgrow it. I couldn't touch Lyka for the first 10 months of her life without feeling teeth After her first heat cycle that all went away.
All dogs seem to have a magical "turning point" between 10 and 12 months old where suddenly they begin to understand things better and everything starts to "click."
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Mike,
Totally agree on the magical "turning point". With us, it has happened with Nickie at a year and 8 months old - are some pups slow learners or are we just so inexperienced?
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Quote: mike j schoonbrood
All dogs seem to have a magical "turning point" between 10 and 12 months old where suddenly they begin to understand things better and everything starts to "click."
This is what you told me when I was whining about Chula still being mouthy at 8-9 months; and guess what! She's now 10 months old and the mouthiness is gone (nearly )
He's 11 weeks, just a youngin'. Just wanted to make sure I was doing things right. I'll try the towel thing, he already loves going after the ones I wipe his feet off with.
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I agree with Mike here. The good ones never stop.
The thing I found is that you have to make the object more interesting than your hands....if that makes sense.
Try not moving your arms as much and use your wrists to flick the toy back and forth.....it does help. I like using a long puppy tug, with the length they try and target the toy and not hands.
I do not use balls or smaller toys with this work until the pup starts to target. (BUT: my hands still look like they went through a meat grinder though)
Since it sounds like he has big prey drive, have you tried a towel on a string or a bite rag with him? This will help keep focus on the item you are playing with and less focus on your hands and arms moving around.
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