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#386498 - 11/18/2013 07:44 PM |
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When I pet my puppy for sitting, laying down coming, whatever she gives me a quick nip, doesn't really hurt and don't wanna correct her in case she thinks im correcting her for obeying the command rather than the nipping but don't want it to get out of hand either. she is 6months, a malinois
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Re: correct or not?
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#386500 - 11/18/2013 07:53 PM |
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Amber was nippy as a pup. I just would put white vinegar on my hand or arm and after a few tastes she stopped BUT I had no intention of using her as a ppd dog or otherwise encouraging any sort of biting behavior for future.
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#386509 - 11/18/2013 11:15 PM |
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Are you rewarding obedience with petting? You may have created a scenario that is opposite of being hand shy.
If you switch to marker training, it might eliminate the opportunities for the pup to nip. Mals can be a little mouthy as juveniles, so you may consider some bite inhibition conditioning separate from OB training.
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#386510 - 11/18/2013 11:26 PM |
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Correcting for puppy biting has no effect on later bite training.
One is a manners issue and the other is....a training issue.
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#386515 - 11/19/2013 02:52 AM |
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Excellent & timely thread....my lil toofy monster keeps om-nom-nomming on my hands so I started wearing odorless bitter spray like perfume. It has helped a bit.
One drawback- the old man is hesitant to kiss me now!
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#386516 - 11/19/2013 07:02 AM |
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I wouldn't let her mouth/bite you but, my first step would be changing the reward system not correcting. If she's not finding it rewarding or sees it as an invitation to play then perhps just changing how you reward will solve the problem. Then you can correct for behavior you don't want separate of rewarding her for what you do want.
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When you say "nip," I think of nip as a bite with intention...as in "don't touch me" or from fear/uncertainty or....Being mouthy is different, though neither acceptable, but they stem from different places with different meanings.
Is it nipping or mouthing?
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#386537 - 11/19/2013 05:35 PM |
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definitely just mouthy, like she gets all riled up and wants to play, I have thought about marker training but have never really done it before, seems complicated a bit, the timing and everything has to be exact, seems food gets her even more worked up and she loses all focus when theres food involved. thanks for the replies 
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#386538 - 11/19/2013 05:37 PM |
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yes I am rewarding obedience with praise and petting, sometimes even when I just praise her with my voice she kinda jumps up a bit to mouth at my hands or clothes.
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#386539 - 11/19/2013 06:33 PM |
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I wouldn't let her mouth/bite you but, my first step would be changing the reward system not correcting. If she's not finding it rewarding or sees it as an invitation to play then perhps just changing how you reward will solve the problem. Then you can correct for behavior you don't want separate of rewarding her for what you do want.
You've received a couple of good hints .... this one, and the "are you rewarding ob with petting?" one.
No, marker training is NOT complicated. Yes, you should be doing it. Yes, we can help, and there are many inexpensive and profoundly helpful marker DVDs available here (which you can watch online immediately).
If you decide on a Mal, you need to be prepared to work with a Mal. No criticism implied, not at all .... but you chose this breed. 
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