BrendanLusby wrote 02/14/2006 09:01 PM 6 month old that snaps #98084 - 02/14/2006 09:01 PM
BrendanLusby Webboard User Reg: 02-13-2006 Posts: 17 Loc: Offline	I just got an 6 month old husky. We've had him for about a week. For the past couple of days he seems to be snapping at my kids and my wide. Today he snapped at my older daughter while I was there. I grabbed him by the snout and smacked his nose and said no. Was that the right way of handling it? How do I get him to stop snapping at my younger kids? Any help would be great!!!!
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Mike J Schoonbrood wrote 02/14/2006 09:29 PM Re: 6 month old that snaps [Re: BrendanLusby ] #98085 - 02/14/2006 09:29 PM
Mike J Schoonbrood Webboard User Reg: 04-30-2005 Posts: 2784 Loc: Toronto, ON Offline	Use a prong collar and a drag line. You shouldn't smack the dog on his nose, it'll just make it worse and cause the dog to become hand-shy n risk becoming aggressive when someone reaches to pet the dog on his head.
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BrendanLusby wrote 02/14/2006 09:33 PM Re: 6 month old that snaps [Re: Mike J Schoonbrood ] #98086 - 02/14/2006 09:33 PM
BrendanLusby Webboard User Reg: 02-13-2006 Posts: 17 Loc: Offline	How does a prong collar help with the snapping at the kids?
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Mike J Schoonbrood wrote 02/14/2006 09:40 PM Re: 6 month old that snaps [Re: BrendanLusby ] #98087 - 02/14/2006 09:40 PM
Mike J Schoonbrood Webboard User Reg: 04-30-2005 Posts: 2784 Loc: Toronto, ON Offline	If the dog snaps, grab the drag line and correct the dog by jerking the line connected to the prong collar. If the dog was older I'd suggest an e-collar but I'm not a fan of putting those on a 6 month old pup. Is the dog being aggressive or just playing? I'm assuming he's just playing, pups are mouthy. If the dog's being trained for personal protection, which it doesn't sound like you are, then I wouldn't correct the dog for being mouthy, but if it's a pet then the dog must learn it's inappropriate.
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BrendanLusby wrote 02/14/2006 09:51 PM Re: 6 month old that snaps [Re: Mike J Schoonbrood ] #98088 - 02/14/2006 09:51 PM
BrendanLusby Webboard User Reg: 02-13-2006 Posts: 17 Loc: Offline	He is just a pet for us. We just want to nip anything in the bud (no pun intended). The couple of times he has, it seemed agressive. Would you use the prong in the house?
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Mike J Schoonbrood wrote 02/14/2006 09:58 PM Re: 6 month old that snaps [Re: BrendanLusby ] #98089 - 02/14/2006 09:58 PM
Mike J Schoonbrood Webboard User Reg: 04-30-2005 Posts: 2784 Loc: Toronto, ON Offline	Read this Q&A, it's not exactly the same as your situation but the advice is similar to what I would expect for your situation... My 18 month old GSD jumps up and nips peoples faces. What should I do?
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Mike J Schoonbrood wrote 02/14/2006 09:59 PM Re: 6 month old that snaps [Re: Mike J Schoonbrood ] #98090 - 02/14/2006 09:59 PM
Mike J Schoonbrood Webboard User Reg: 04-30-2005 Posts: 2784 Loc: Toronto, ON Offline	And yes I would use the prong collar in the house and have the dog drag the drag line around the house so you can always grab it when you need to.
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BrendanLusby wrote 02/14/2006 10:09 PM Re: 6 month old that snaps [Re: Mike J Schoonbrood ] #98091 - 02/14/2006 10:09 PM
BrendanLusby Webboard User Reg: 02-13-2006 Posts: 17 Loc: Offline	does this advise apply to both aggression and inappropriate playful mouthyness?
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Mike J Schoonbrood wrote 02/14/2006 10:42 PM Re: 6 month old that snaps [Re: BrendanLusby ] #98092 - 02/14/2006 10:42 PM
Mike J Schoonbrood Webboard User Reg: 04-30-2005 Posts: 2784 Loc: Toronto, ON Offline	Quote: does this advise apply to both aggression and inappropriate playful mouthyness? Yes, but if it's playful mouthyness I personally wouldn't be as hard on the dog as if it were aggression, playful mouthyness is puppy behavior that needs to be guided to eventually disappear, aggression is absolutely inappropriate behavior that needs to be curbed.
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