Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:24 am Post subject: Gone back to biting Stage! HUGE GAME!
I've had a bit of a wired weekend with Winston!!
Its like he taking 2 HUGE jumps back into the puppy world!
Hes biting me all the time...!! He thinks its a big game... doesn't matter how many times i say No, Leave, STOP or make the 'puppy that hurt sound' and turn my back on him or put him in his create, he still comes back for more! I have tried to do some training with him mid craziness but that didn't even work!
I think it might be a mix of things but i was wondering anyone could help or get me any ideas on how to STOP it!! (OH dad said to start tapping him on the nose!! I DON'T WANT TO SCARED HIM!! So i do not know if i should or not! What if i hurt him? )
1. Hes coming up to 6 months
2. Increased his food
3. Still on puppy food
4. Bored
5. Wanting more Walks
Im not sure if im on the right wave length with him!
Do you think any of these will help?
1.Do i need to change take him off puppy food?
2. At 6 months can i increase his walks - having 25-30 mins per day at the mo
3. Is a bottle of stones/ Water Spray going to help! he hates water!
4. Or am i doing something wrong? Im not soft with him, but i cant help its my fault as hes NOT like this with OH!
Sorry on the long post, just want to get to the bottom of this before its to late! Any ideas and advice welcome! thanks
Biting!! But not drawing blood just leaving me to go back wearing my rough clothes again and having strange red (marks) patterns on my arms again! like it was when we got him!
I think hes trying to show me hes boss!! but its not working on me! or should i say i dont want it to work!
Ooh dear. You need to show him whose boss Bella. I don't know what to suggest really. If Skylar does this, although she just nips and has such a soft mouth so doesn't hurt us. Apparently it is a sign of affection. If she goes over the top with this we just put on a sterner voice and say NO in no uncertain terms and she goes all silly and stops.
I s'pect you have tried everything with Winston. What about just walking out the room and saying Ouch. Revert to puppy methods?
Sorry this is all I can think of to do. Hopefully someone will come up with a better solution.
Don't panic. Cadbury could be very naughty for mouthing, pulling on clothes, etc. Of course I did discover that when my dad played with him he was letting him pull on his clothes and then fussing him. So dad got a talking to!
First, the 'no' or puppy cry, had no effect on Cadbury, he was still getting what he wanted - attention. So I changed tactic, as soon as the mouthing started I crossed my arms, turned my back and left the room and I closed the door so he couldn't follow. That made a big difference.
But you have to be consistent, don't let him get away with it ever. And time-outs should be long enough for him to calm down. Insist on him sitting and not jumping up when you re-enter the room as well.
Cadbury has always done a lot like training, going places, playing games and the mouthing with him never seemed associated with boredom, more it was worse when he was too tired.
Winston is still only a baby, at 6 months Cadbury could still be quite bad for mouthing, I was lucky that Cadbury has a very soft mouth so rarely left marks. I'm sure Winston will get over it soon.
Ouch, its not so bad when they are little pups but any bigger and i bet it hurts like mad. When we went to pick up Scooby from the breeder he started to nip me and i told him off by tapping his nose. The breeder made it quite clear that you shouldnt do this as it can damage there nasal passage as they are still growing. How correct she was I really dont know as he is our first pup. Hope the biting stops soon.
Ahhh yes it must be over tired!! he does it after training, walkies or busy social day! Ill try saying No... ''wringe puppy sound'' (he normally looks sorry if i do that) and then walk out the room and close the door behind me! Figners crossed it will work! thanks!
I dont want him to think hes the boss of me so the sooner i can STOP it the better even if it takes 2 weeks like it did when we got him!
Do you think i should take him of puppy food? or keep him on that until hes a year?
I'm just wondering, and this might be silly (not sure if the age is right), but could he also be teething? If he is, he might have started using you as a teething ring! It was a long time ago, but my last dog Honey started biting harder at one point, we introduced a new chew toy and the problem resolved itself. She still nipped from time to time but tended to take the real glomphs out on the rubber disc we'd bought her.
I'm sure you have loads of chew toys and I have no other recent experience to draw from, but I do remember this as she ended up with a new toy that ended up being her favourite plaything!
Sophie still has the occassional moment when she likes to attack me, bite my bum etc.
I definitely wouldn't "tap on the nose"! You could end up with a dog that could bite a stranger when they go to stroke your dog.
I always try to get Sophie in a sit, then a down and then very calm praise. If that doesn't work, just get away from him and close the door behind you. Give him a 5 min time out.
One thing I found definitely doesn't work, is any sort of reaction, be it telling off etc as that just seems to heighten the "attack"!
Good luck! He's at the perfect age for trying it on and he will grow out of it, just don't let him get away with it. Either try and take some sort of control or walk away.
BTW, you could definitely move onto junior food or adult now. Just make sure you do it over a 2 week period.
(edited for typos!)
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I don't know what to suggest really. If Skylar does this, although she just nips and has such a soft mouth so doesn't hurt us. Apparently it is a sign of affection. If she goes over the top with this we just put on a sterner voice and say NO in no uncertain terms and she goes all silly and stops.
