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Gene Altman wrote 01/02/2002 12:40 PM Biting Problem #32342 - 01/02/2002 12:40 PM
Gene Altman Webboard User Reg: 12-25-2001 Posts: 55 Loc: Offline	Hi, I have a 3 month old German Working Line GSD puppy. He is a pretty uncontrolable puppy. He bites and chews anything he sees. You cannot even pet him or play with him because he bites. He bit me and my wife plenty of times and sometimes it gets pretty bloody. He sometimes plays with his toys, but he prefers hands and feet. Please help me stop this. I've tried pushing him away, saying no, closing his mouth, and twice I even had to smack him on the face (lightly). Thank you.
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bigdbla wrote 01/02/2002 01:25 PM Re: Biting Problem [Re: Gene Altman ] #32343 - 01/02/2002 01:25 PM
bigdbla Webboard User Reg: 11-08-2001 Posts: 23 Loc: Charleston, SC Offline	Boy does this sound familiar. I've been there, actually was just there 3 months ago when the pup I have now was that age. What you have is a dog with tons of prey drive, and if your planning on working him, good for you. If you ARE planning on making a sport dog out of him, STOP smacking him. You may kill his drive. If your not going to work him, stop smacking anyway as it sounds he sees this as rough play. Either way, redirect this mouthiness to toys, try a couple of different toys until you find one he likes. A lot of people are probably going to tell you to ignore him, this may or may not work. In my case it didnt. My pup just bit me from behind. When you absolutely can't redirect this behavior onto a toy, after a few firm "no's", directly and firmly put him in his crate for a few. No, this doesnt mean hes always going to associate the crate with punishment. This is what worked for me, hope it helps.
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airowens wrote 01/02/2002 02:23 PM Re: Biting Problem [Re: Gene Altman ] #32344 - 01/02/2002 02:23 PM
airowens Webboard User Reg: 11-30-2001 Posts: 124 Loc: Phoenix, AZ Offline	Kovy, this topic is also being discussed under another thread: http://www.leerburg.com/cgi-bin/UBB/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=15&t=000021 I agree with Bigdbla that shoeing and swatting will most likely be perceived as play and be ineffective in solving the problem. Beth http://www.geocities.com/airowens1/TheGang
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Gene Altman wrote 01/02/2002 02:27 PM Re: Biting Problem [Re: Gene Altman ] #32345 - 01/02/2002 02:27 PM
Gene Altman Webboard User Reg: 12-25-2001 Posts: 55 Loc: Offline	I just want a social, playful pet. Thank you for the info, I appreciate it.
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Gene Altman wrote 01/02/2002 02:29 PM Re: Biting Problem [Re: Gene Altman ] #32346 - 01/02/2002 02:29 PM
Gene Altman Webboard User Reg: 12-25-2001 Posts: 55 Loc: Offline	I'll check it out. Thanks bigdbla and Beth.
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Ed Frawley wrote 01/02/2002 02:40 PM Re: Biting Problem [Re: Gene Altman ] #32347 - 01/02/2002 02:40 PM
Ed Frawley Administrator Reg: 07-11-2001 Posts: 2112 Loc: Offline	This thread has been answered a number of times on my web site - look under the Q&A sections on puppies. The answer is there. I am closing this thread. Frawley@leerburg.com http://www.leerburg.com
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