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Help !!
I have a 10 week old male who is very loving (at times) However, the biting and growling (he will happyly bear his teeth) is not subsiding as I had hoped we have had dogs before and my husband has had Rotties before.But neither of us have experienced this amount of "agression". His pedigree is good and we specifically went to our Breeder because of their reputation.We have kids and I understand puppies are different around children, but the kids are not incouraging this at all and are now almost avoiding him in case of another bite.What should be a happy time is becoming a constant struggle. My breeder suggest this is normal puppy behaviour. I have tried the suggestion on these posts but nothing seems to work. If we screech when he bites sometimes he lets go at other times he just carries on, I then sternly say "NO" and he will argue back jumping up and barking If i say no even loader occassionally he will just back louder, ive tried to pacify him by rolling him over or holding him on his back in my arms and rubbing his tum but ignoring him (as advised by breeder) and this does help but at the risk of more bites. I have been advised to now take the sterner route and get his collar under his chin and gently shake my hand whilst sternly repeating no. This seems to scare the life out of him (sometimes) I need to know if this really is "normal puppy behaviour" He is due to start Puppy socializing ect next week . Ive also notice he is not answering my husband back only me and the kids. Im no soft touch and do not understand his behaviour towards me. He spends most of his time with me and need to ensure both me and him are doing the right things. Please Help with any other advice.