Hello Everyone,

Hope you can help me with this problem.

1) Nipping - She has done it 2x this week. Usually I did a small scruff shake. Didn't work.Read in the column were youput fingers in the throat. That worked too well <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

The question is yesterday the puppy barks continously and awhile jumping. I warned the puppy ah ah 2x. The 3rd time I warning No with a gaze. She still hollered up a storm when jump.

I grip her and hold her muzzle. She did put up a fight before relaxing. All the time saying no and quiet. She doesn't know quiet yet. Do you think it is approriate sp? action? What is the puppy doing? On puppy testing she is dominant. I already do NILIF program, do I still use gentling?

Any help welcome.
Thanks!!!
jeff123

Can you tell me how old the puppy is? If she has only nipped you twice, thats pretty good, but probably not that dominant. Puppys like to jump and bark, I just ignore it. I don't really think grabbing and all that is necessary. plus it really doesn't help if she is really young and you are trying to bond with her. Neither does the shaking thing. If I had just met you and grabbed you by the back of the neck and shook you for some reason..... I guess what I am saying is that you need to be a bit more patient. I have gotten nipped 20 times the first day with a new pup. I just ignore it and give them something else to think about. The barking and jumping, same thing.

Thanks Jeff. I have got it since 10 weeks old. It's 14 weeks old now. Nipping me twice only becausse I has strict on the thing. The others are not so lucky....

Been telling them stopping playing with the puppy. Well the bugger drew blood. I told them "Hey you are not dying from rabies! Stop playing with her."

Anyway the puppy was jumping and barking. Since puppy this not 100% crate train, I made sure she did her thing then did leash bonding for 30 minutes. All her toys were there. I did the gentling thing except the one which looks like the alpha roll. Then gave a small pink kong. She is teething I think. 15 minutes after playing the kong she does this. I muzzle her and after a minute she lays does and goes to sleep 30 mins.

I awake her up and praise her. Go to to do her business go and in. She chews her kong before going to sleep. Perfect angel. I am just asking if it is acceptable to do gentling exercise all the way because I have brain surgery/stroke. The gentling look like an alpha roll to me.And I might not have the strength to do it if the puppy grows larger. It's only a corgi but I don't have much feeling/strength in my right side.

Thanks!!!

jeffong

I'd be careful about being to rough and overwhelming with this, your pup is pretty young. They 'play' by barking and nipping, so while we do have to be firm (ouch ouch ouch) we also have to REALLY be working on teaching them a new way to play that doesn't involve human body parts.

Make sure you are able to exercise the bejeezers out of the pup. If your physical limitations from the stroke make this hard, you may want to have either another family member be in charge of this. Puppies can be full of excess energy, and rather than me screaming at them and scruffing them constantly for just being a puppy, I'd rather be proactive and direct that same energy in a positive/bonding/happy way.

What Jen said!

and I meant 'too' young! I can never edit once I post here, says I'm timed out even if I just posted. So that's my excuse for ALL my typo's and grammar problems. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Yes perhaps its is excess energy. I walk her 2-3x a day. 15mins for more. But can't run since I also have limited balance. Perhaps I should start training her to fetch or a little snoopy soccer ball ? But be careful I don't careful <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Thanks Everyone!!!!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Jeff123

You might also want to reconsider the breed of dog you have chosen. This is a herding breed that was intended to nip, bark and run to do a job. They were intended to herd cattle so they can't be easily intimidated. People have purposefully bred for these traits. You have a working dog in a small package and a dog that has been bred for companionship might be a better fit.

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.....I can never edit once I post here, says I'm timed out even if I just posted. So that's my excuse for ALL my typo's and grammar problems. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

When you first compose your post, see down below where it says "I want to preview my post" ?

If that is checked, then your post will be presented to you for editing before it's posted to the discussion board (where yes, the editing mechanism has been disabled, and I read that it was so members could not later say "I didn't write that." I think it's a good thing. personally, and there's plenty of opportunity to correct your message with the "I want to preview" box).

Good post, Connie!!
I actually "cut and paste" my reply into my Outlook email box and use the spell checker there to correct my spelling before I post.

And I've just gotten into the habit of simply not replying to posts when the original poster can't be bothered to use things like capital letters, etc. Why should I bother to share knowledge with lazy people?