Puppy Biting - Your Questions Answered
Puppy Biting Problem - Stop This Early Sign Of Aggression Before It's to Late.....
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A Lab Puppy Biting
Problem 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....
Problem 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.
"Lab Puppy Biting Problem"...
Jeanie Writes:
Hi, My new yellow lab puppy Ferghus is becoming increasingly aggressive towards us. He's been with us only
two weeks (9 weeks old now) but I'd like to fix this problem before it gets serious. He's been to his first puppy
class and he'll gladly sit for food rewards. The trainer uses the clicker method because it's more consistent than
a human voice, I'm not sure I'll use it.
He's being crate trained. I take him outside for two 1 hour long walks daily and one shorter afternoon break
playing in the backyard. He bites our legs as we walk around the house (not just nipping) The biting escalates
until I can't calm him down. Is there something I can do without hurting or scaring him. I am using techniques to
be the pack leader. If it just takes time and patience that's fine but I'd like to get some feedback to see if this is
normal.
He really seems to hate us! My daughter waited for two years for this little guy but can't even pet him! My
thoughts are that he needs even more exercise than he's getting. Any suggestions.
Dog Training Advisor Responds:
Exercise is not the be all end all of curing problems, and he seems to be getting enough for what is appropriate
for his age. You don't want to push puppies too hard on walks, especially as they're growing.
Have you tried any corrections for misbehavior such as scruffing? When he starts nipping, just grab him by the
scruff of the neck, raise his front feet off the ground, give him a firm shake and tell him "No" in a calm, low voice.
Another way to curb the nipping is to curl the lips around the inside of the teeth when he starts biting (I hope that
makes sense). This is rather uncomfortable to him and if you are consistent with it, he will understand that biting
leads to his own discomfort rather than fun.
On training, you don't have to use the clicker but remember to keep sessions short and positive to get the
basics down. Puppies have the attention span of a large gnat, so it can be fun but has to be kept short. Has he
had all his shots that he can go to puppy class? I thought 9 weeks was a bit too young to have all the shots, but
I've been wrong before.
Jeanie Replies:
Thanks. The class is for dogs ten weeks and up but the trainer said to enrol him anyway. He had shots at six
weeks. When I got to class there were two seven week old pups in the class as well so I was tense about my
dog hurting them and sceptical about the trainer. It's a class at a large pet store chain (my local Kennel Club
would not take him until 12 weeks but I wanted to get a handle on the biting so I thought it would be better than
nothing).
In class-the trainer talked about all the things we should buy for our dogs while I sat there restraining Ferghus for
45 minutes. When I told him that my dog constantly bites my arms and legs he showed me his arms and said
his dogs bite him a lot too and it's normal. Doesn't sound like he's the pack leader. Anyway the trainer was well
meaning. The positive thing was that Ferghus got to meet other puppies. I will use your suggestion about pulling
him by the scruff. Thanks again and I'd be glad to hear any other suggestions!
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