| Well I am not a professional trainer and I don't try to be
But I will say this... Blitz is 4.5 months old so not too much age difference between the two of them. I have to deal with the same thing but it is not really bad with me, puppies alike any other baby go through a couple stages - teething and hormones.
The biting seems to be easing off a bit with Blitz and it is not mean biting at all, its almost like a lovable biting which I dont see as domination personally. He gets a misdirection and I hld his mouth open a bit when he does this (not enough to hurt him) but to make him uncomfortable. Now he is getting the point that when he puts my hand in his mouth his lower jaw gets pushed down - as soon as i do this now he quits. This is supposed to be painless to them but to limit jaw movement for anything isnt fun.
The humping... I feel like a 6'2 humping post... thing is though that it seems that they are getting to that age where the hormones are starting to change.. the puppy fur is going away - growth spurt kicking in and they are getting an idea that not only is that thing between the legs something to lick when they are bored, but it feels good too.
This problem I solve with a "NO" then a down and once in the down for a few and not intimate with my leg I will play.. hoping to put it in his head that its more fun to play with me nice than to hump on my leg. Chewing and biting with puppies last for a while.. I do know that, welcome to puppyhood.
As for a timeframe of when this will completel deminish... right around the time his adult teeth are in and hs gums stop hurting.itching. Human babies are bad about thiss as well... they explore with thier mouths and they chew to rid of the pain/itching sensation. You hav probably noticed a little less biting/chewing since the puppy teeth are cut through.. and I would imaging you may have this problem again shortly there after when adults start coming in... I could be wrong but I am expecting it as I expect the worst and pray for the best...
I hope this helps?
And one last note: if he is listening to you this well then you have gained some respect from him and he has an idea of his role in the pack.. rotties seem to like to test that role on occasion. Also - Blitz seems to be attached at my hip ad well... but I dont find offense to it, I acctually find it heartwarming that he wants to be withme and he knows he gets to learn new things with me... this may be what drives that since you are the one that works with his commands. Rotties love to work/learn. They have minds they love to use and will respect you for giving you this chance in live and the leadership/companion they want... have a ball with him!  |