my puppy was was same i had one of his toys or bones on hand and every time he nipped i yelped and handed him his toy and said bite this!! in a stern voice it took a while but he got the message i also hv 3 young kids and it is hard work when the kids r constantly screaming and then the puppy gets more excited! you will get use to it it will take time but i assure you it is worth it in the end you hv got to be very stearn awared the good behaviour with treats labs r so clever he will get the message! good luck!x
If I were you I would ring Nat (Littlelab) she will help you loads. Where are you perhaps a member from here lives nearby and could help you, just a thought.
POSTED BY MARY;-One thing you can do is if he gets mouthy/nippy is yelp, (a pup would do this if hurt by a sibling) and stop play immediately, turn your back on him and fold your arms, ignoring him completely.
This is the method that I've used with both my Labradors,and it really does work.My young Lab' of 20 weeks no longer bites,he simply mouthes.Whenever he bit me I'd screech"owwwch!!".Sometimes when I'd cross my arms and turn my back on him,he would bark at me in frustration.Then I would put him outside as a penance...and if I was outside I'd put him indoors!! As simple as that,and he soon learnt.Also I swear by Kongs! Stuff one of those in his mouth and it will keep him happy for hours!
This is a fantastic forum.You will find answers to all you need to know about educating your Lab'.Things might be difficult at the moment,but a few months of training and you will have a wonderful family pet for many years to come.
Good luck !!
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I'm not sure its been said so much great advice in this thread. Wilmaflintstone (! grin) you have a LOT on your plate here. The sort of person that would sell a pretty wild untrained 7 month old, for 'a fair bit of money' to a single mum of 2, 4 and 6 year olds leaves me speechless. Especially as a first time dog owner. So they must be sly, cold and know exactly what they are doing so none of this is remotely your fault. You have been a bit nieve, but they are the people that should of judged this situation to be the WORST POSSIBLE HOME for their youngster, and the MOST LIKELY HOME that would be forced to admit defeat and sell/place the dog on again. So they patently care nothing for the dog.... so POOR YOU finding yourself here.
Something to try and remember at all times is that for 7 months this little kid of a dog has patently not been shown his approach to life could displease people. He has not been trained through any bad habits, and so please please remember HE THINKS WHAT HE IS DOING IS RIGHT AND NORMAL. he has never been told differently enough times, patiently, to 'get it' that its not.
You don't mention what he is like when you take him fo a walk, but do bear in mid if its a negative snowball and either 1) You aren't walking him because he is too strong/you don't have the time/you are scared he won't come back or your ARE but just keeping him on the lead he is not burning off energy and settling his body and his mind.
However IF you are walking him and he is well behaved (although I just have a feeling that is not going to be the case from an untrained young 7 month old lad) then take heart from that. But if hes not getting a nice lot of constructive freerunning, this WILL be contributing to his problems.
Good luck
Di
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We had a NIGHTMARE with Poppy when we first got her, it takes a LOT of patience when training a pup but have some hope ours is 6 1/2 months now and is a fantastic pup. Took a lot of hard work but just stick at it.
We crated ours when she was naughty and yelped/yelled when she bit, also gave toys instead of biting.
Find a good puppy training class they're a good help x
Ben was very nippy at that age and i had Ben neutered and it calmed him down but i had Ben as a pet not to put him for stud.
I did ask the vet first though just to make sure he was not to young she said he was fine after 6 months .
I think the key to all this is that you have a 7 month old adolescent dog, not a tiny puppy, he is stronger than you, and I am concerned that without guidance NOW things WILL get worse not better.
99% of people selling their older dogs through the adverts are doing so as they have not put the work in at the beginning, find that their cure little 'Andrex' puppy has turned into a 4 stone hooligan!
I have never known these people to be honest in their adverts EVER, they believe that telling the truth and the real reasons for selling on will prevent the dog from being sold, so they exagerate or lie.
People do the same when handing their dogs to rescue, yet there ARE homes out there willing to take dogs like this on, and inevitably dogs that are sold to people like yourself end up with us anyway.
I admire you for looking for training classes, but can you honestly say that you will put 100% into the homework that needs to be done?
Please don't feel embarrassed to call me, I don't bite and I WILL help you, either with some advice over the phone on how to tackle this or if worse comes to the worse with rehoming.
I don't judge and I always try to keep a dog in it's home unless all else fails.
You have my number
____________ Natalie x
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The OP doesn't seem to have logged in since the night they started the thread. I missed this the first time round, as we had no internet for a few days, but I hope all is going well.
Lots of good advice/support offered. Would be good to hear how you are all getting on with your new dog
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