Quote: roberta lappin

Christina and everybody,
My large breed mix puppy is now 13 weeks and she is less of a biter. This has been a huge issue for me since my arms and hands were badly cut up by her teeth. I tried everything suggested on the forum (redirecting; yelping; picking her up and looking in her eyes with firm 'no'; alpha rolling)with no hint of success. This dog does not seem to be biting out of prey drive at time, but because I am imposing something she does not like.
Then I watched a video on Dominant and Aggressived dogs by Ed Frawley . . . also Pack Structure and have come to believe that she is challenging me as the pack leader. I started using a prong collar on her when she persists on biting me even with firm no command. She is a hard tempered dog and I hate to correct such a young dog so hard. However, it has been the only thing that has changed her mind so that when she hears "no bite" after the first bite, she stops or mouths with no skin breaks.
I am unsure if I am doing the right things with this kind of correction. She also becomes handler aggressive after a correction and I've learded that if I use a dominent dog collor, this will be less likely to happen.
This dog is part Chow, Rottie, Shephard, and Atita. I weight 110 pounds and am 62 so I cannot let her call the shots.
Any feedback will be greatly appreciated.
Bobi

IMO, you are setting yourself up for big problems in the future and are being cruel in the present. I don't think you mean to be doing so, but you are - if using a prong and DD collar on a 13 week old pup.

Do you have a crate?

How much exercise does this puppy get?

Have you spent any time reading about or introducing marker training to this pup?

Have you had dogs before this pup? And out of curiousity, what guided you to selecting this particular mix?

Barbara has asked the relevent questions, I think.

Bobi, you are traveling on a path that you don't want to be on when your pup gets old enough to do some real damage.

Puppies mouth and bite. Some mouth and bite a lot; you have to outsmart your pup with ways to redirect her. Correcting a young pup like this is unfair in the extreme to the pup, and comepletely erodes the bond that you are trying to develop.

It's not too late for you, but you need to stop correcting the pup NOW. Instead, have a soft tug ready, or a rolled-up hand towel. Entice the pup to play with these items by wiggling them in front of her, etc.

Keep a drag line on her in the house and outside also. This will allow you to redirect the pup off of you without resorting to collar grabbing. Don't push the pup off you with your hands; this is an invitation for mouthing and rough play.

Make sure the pup is getting sufficient exercise in a safe secure area, where you can let him run around and just be a pup. Again, keep a long line on her so that you can redirect her if he gets too rambunctious.

If you are not using a crate, begin to do so. After you are sure the pup has had enough exercise, put her in the crate with a treat-stuffed kong-type toy to settle down. 'A tired pup is a good pup' is something that you will see mentioned here a lot.

Get started on marker training; ask if you need help.

Start a new thread with any questions you have regarding behavior issues or training...

This is my 3ird gsd and the first 2 were not as forward as this one!Thank you Lynne for your advise to Bobi.I guess I have a great 3 mo. old male puppy.Thanks again,Cathy Moon