Okay, I guess I'm not sure if he is really really biting, but I think he's trying! We got a Corgi puppy about four weeks ago and he was 12 weeks old, so now he is about 4 months old. We are having a lot of success with the suggestions for pack structure; he displays submissive behavior with my husband and I--ears going down, tail wagging, etc. He is not an extremely mouthy puppy and has been doing well with training.

He has been great around people, including kids, when we have had him on walks, etc. My nieces came to visit, who are a little scared of dogs. (They're 5.) He barked and growled at them. I told him NO. My nieces backed up and climbed onto a chair, which further excited him. Later in the visit, one niece came and sat by me, then the puppy acted fine, let her pet his belly, etc. He still acted weird about my other niece, who would not approach him. What should I do? Should I just not let him around them at all? (They come to visit often.) Or should I try some things? I have read/watched everything I can on here about it!

Also, the other day, a black lab from next door entered our yard when we were outside with our puppy. He was friendly, but when his owner called and he ran back to her, our puppy started to follow, so I called him, then reached down and picked him up when I saw that he was still going to follow. (Should I not have done that? I realize he should have been on a leash, that is completely our fault!) He immediately turned around to bite me. I did not let him go. I told him NO and brought him into the house. He has displayed this behavior one other time when I tried to get him away from a puppy. NEED ADVICE! I am a new dog owner, but I am trying to learn! At this point, I cannot afford to buy the Dvds on this site, so any help is appreciated!

Gia

What are you wanting out of the dog. If you just want a pet then I would try leting your niece feed him a treat everytime they come over and probley everyone else that comes over. Now you really need to get him on leash that way you can correct for the misbehavior. Where you really needed to correct him is for not comeing when other dogs are around and it sounds like that is the only time he has tryed and nip at you. The leash would remove you from the niping first but I would not be upset about the niping it sounds like hes geting really excited when he see other dogs but still bitting is not allowed. I just think if you get the excitement undercontroll then the niping will stop. Don't think that leting him around the other does will stop it. That will hurt the bond between the two of you. If you can't afford the dvds read the articles for free or listen to the pod cast.
Also you need a crate dont know if you have it but every dog owner needs one now I used a card board box for a long time with pup if money is a issue.