as someone who has a lab who has a particular fondness for ear biting (puts a whole new meaning to nibbling on ones ear), i know it all too well. fortunately with lots of training she hardly bites anymore now, but every so often she'll get me good during playtime.
i think it can catch lab newbies off guard to hear all about how sweet labs are (which they are), but can get confused when they end up with a little biting machine
i agreeeeeee !!! a thousand times over lol jess is a little so and so when it comes to mouthing, and she has taken a likeing to my sofa and its stuffing but she is also very sweet at times lol she is very fond of things she SHOULDNT chew, such as the kids shoes lol i also agree that they r abit of a handful for young children to play with (i have 3 of them) but my 3 yr old LOVES playing with jess and will throw a ball or play football with her endlessly i think they have a good bond atm
Good post.
When we first got Jayda I remember for a while I had scratches all up my arms! It looked like I had been harming myself!! I had to keep telling people it was my puppy. It does get better though.
i have the theory, that pups who bite a lot, lot, lot, donīt have had very much body contact with their breeder...
That's an interesting theory Evelyn. I have had two terrible biter pups, one was a Collie cross, who I took home from a Pet Shop because I felt so sorry for her. She was only about 5 weeks old, was full to bursting with worms and obviously hadn't been handled much or cared for. I sort of assumed that her biting was down to her being taken from the litter so early though, I didn't think about it being anything to do with lack of human contact .
My other "crocodile" pup was Una, my last Guide Dog pup. She came to me at 6 weeks old, so yet again I assumed her biting was down to lack of time with the litter. I would assume she was well handled before I got her though and she learnt Bite Inhibition very quickly, so by the time she was about 9 weeks old, we had more or less cracked it.....Whereas the Collie was still play biting hard at the age of 18 months, so there maybe something in your theory.
My other "crocodile" pup was Una, my last Guide Dog pup. She came to me at 6 weeks old, so yet again I assumed her biting was down to lack of time with the litter..
may be because such pups are not educated really, not by their mother, not by the breeder???
Our breeder won't let pups go until they are 10-12 weeks old. We got Oscar at 12 weeks and he has never been a biter and when he mouths he is so gentle.
The breeder said that they learn biting inhibitions from their siblings, mother and him.....the longer they are with the litter/breeder the more they learn.
EvelynH wrote:
i have the theory, that pups who bite a lot, lot, lot, donīt have had very much body contact with their breeder...
evelyn
So in Oscars case that has proved the theory....BUT.....all pups are different
I had to explain to my neighbours son on several ,why he should not make a growling noise whilst pouncing towards Midas Then he runs around the garden screaming because midas thinks its an invitation for a game and gives chase
That's why it's soooo good for children to be around Labradors - they learn to consider things from another point of view
Like our two year old grandson recently realised why it's NOT a good idea to be a "real" dog and crawl on the floor/ lie in the dog bed AND make doggy noises. (Having said that he really loved the ensuing interaction BUT we were there to make sure it didn't go anywhere )
And grand-daughter aged 5 asked why I was telling Ash to "put his teeth away" - answer "because they are sharp and could hurt you when he's only playing". Teaches them all sorts of cautionary behaviour, and makes them think about their own
Our pup is only 10 weeks old and I have been reading up on bite inhibition training etc. It works a treat for my wife but if I try it puppy just ignores me and does it even more. So wife gets mouthed, she yelps and pup stops. I get mouthed, I yelp and I get mouthed more. I get up to walk away and I get my ankles mauled lol.
I think she assumes that as I am much bigger than my wife and our 2 kids she can't hurt me. I am also her main companion in as much as I spend the most time with her/play with her/feed her and take her out to toilet. I have become the main play thing.
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but she is also very sweet at times lol she is very fond of things she SHOULDNT chew, such as the kids shoes lol i also agree that they r abit of a handful for young children to play with (i have 3 of them) but my 3 yr old LOVES playing with jess and will throw a ball or play football with her endlessly i think they have a good bond atm 
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Then he runs around the garden screaming because midas thinks its an invitation for a game and gives chase 
