Puppy Biting - Your Questions Answered
Puppy Biting Problem - Stop This Early Sign Of Aggression Before It's to Late.....
Below are questions from puppy owners like yourself. These conversations have been collected
from a popular Dog Training Forum where a team of professional Dog Trainers offer their advice
and answer your personal questions. "Secrets of a Professional Dog Trainer"
Below are questions from puppy owners like yourself. These conversations have been collected
from a popular Dog Training Forum where a team of professional Dog Trainers offer their advice
and answer your personal questions. "Secrets of a Professional Dog Trainer"
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A Biting English
Shepherd Puppy can be
a major challenge.
You bring home your little
bundle of joy and discover
that his or her only mission
is to rip your finger clean off
your hand....
Shepherd Puppy can be
a major challenge.
You bring home your little
bundle of joy and discover
that his or her only mission
is to rip your finger clean off
your hand....
This kind of behavior can indicate an early sign of aggression. It's important to follow Proper Puppy
Training methods to prevent potential problems as they become an adult dog.
Training methods to prevent potential problems as they become an adult dog.
"They have a 16 week old English Shepherd Biting Them... Read What They Did!"
Elena Writes:
Hi, We had an early problem with our 16 wk English Shepherd biting us. It was pretty bad. We finally got her to
stop all the biting except for one,when she wants something from us. For example, when she's playing with her
ball and it gets stuck under the couch, she'll bite me to get it out for her. I know this is how she's communicating
with me, and I don't know how to handle it. Is there something I can teach her to do when she wants us? Thanks
Dog Training Advisor Responds:
You could have her sit in front of you. If she knows how to sit on command (possible at this age, but if not, no
biggie, just teach her), correct for the biting and have her sit. The moment she sits, praise her and get the ball.
This way she will realize that biting only gets her some discomfort and not the result she wanted, but when she
sits in front of you, hey look! Good things happen.
It's simply replacing one behavior with another, but for the other one to stick, you have to suppress the first one
by letting her know it's not allowed.
Elena Replies:
Great idea. She does know to sit, not consistently yet, but she knows for instance that she doesn't get her food
unless she sits for it and she does that without me telling her now. Great advise. Thanks
Nasim contributes to the conversation:
I have the exact same problem with my one year old yorkie, except that she barks instead of biting.
She's pretty quiet when I'm not home. But when I home, she barks at me whenever she wants something. I know
for a fact that she doesn't bark just for the heck of it. Time after time she has proven that she needs my help to do
something, like getting her chewie from under the couch, or when she wants to tell me that the cat is on my desk
(which she knows is not allowed). So she's not barking just to get attention. That's her way of communicating with
me. But it can get a bit annoying at times, especially when it gets me a bit longer to understand what she's trying
to tell me, and she keeps staring at me and barking until I figure it out.
It would be great if you could show me how to deal with this problem. I'm not sure if I could replace it with sitting in
front of me though. I need to figure out a better way of letting her communicate with me.
Any suggestions?
Sorry Elena, didn't mean to hijack your thread. I just thought it might be relevant to your question.
Thanks.
Elena Replies:
Not at all. I see the relevance. Good luck with the barking.
Dog Training Advisor Responds:
Have the two of you read the "Secrets of a Professional Dog Trainer" book, yet?
Elena Replies:
I read through it once, and now I'm going through it again and highlighting pages related to my pup. It's time
consuming, but it's well worth it. I like the forum because I've read so much from different websites, media, my
trainer and Vet that I started getting conflicting information and the forum gives me the feeling that I'm on the right
track or not. It helps confirm my understanding. Thanks
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