[Jamie & Odin]

moondog, good points. Offering the pup something positive to do instead of just stopping what it's doing is very constructive.

I think the ignoring worked so well with my dog because as a bit of an older adoptee, we had absolutely no level of bonding or trust when I needed to stop the behavior. Grabbing him or being stern would not have helped to establish those things.

For him, it wasn't a matter of needing to chew and using people's hands to do it. He had learned in his previous home that it worked to get attention. Ignoring when he did it, quick praise and attention when he ceased, addressed the very core of the issue, and made immediate sense in his bright, doggy mind:D