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Originally Posted by poohbearsmom Harsh isn't necessarily what you want, either. It's really a matter of telling the truth to your pup. I can get my message across very easily now.
For instance, I just let my little one out of the crate. She bound out like the Tazmanian Devil, and took a pot shot at my inner thigh (you know, that really tender spot..LOL)... I stood up straight, looked her in the eye, and told her 'no', in a calm but meaningful tone.... I asked her to 'sit'.... which she did while 'arguing' with me, but she quickly calmed down, because I did not stimulate her in any other way.... She has come to learn that losing her mind is not acceptable, and gets her no where with me.
We got to this point by me reaching for her collar and holding both sides as she went out of control, and gently holding her in a neutral position. Eye contact, and a gentle "no" would calm her down quickly. Once I was sure that she had calmed, I let go of her collar, and immediately give her something to succeed at... i.e. 'sit'. I release her from her sit, and life goes on.
Patience and consistancy are very necessary.
Judi's absolutely correct... different pups take different treatment. There is no way in hell I'd play roughly with this girl.... she absolutely requires that her drives be controlled and managed properly. What I DO do (haha, I said do do) is use her energy and play drive to work on obedience and manners. This makes for VERY fun training.
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Oooooooooooh do I EVER know the tender inside thigh spot. It's Oscar's FAV...and it hurts like a bugger!
I have tons of bruises there. I had to go for blood last week and the lady took one look at my arms and was like "what the heck?!". It's pretty embarrassing....I bruise really easy and my arms look like I'm a junky. Really nice!
Thanks for the suggestions, I'm going to take this advice and put it to work. I agree with redirecting his attention to something he CAN do well...obedience. He loves it and it stops the biting/crazy behavior. He was trying to eat my shoes while I was putting them on for our morning walk this morning. I got him into a sit/stay and he did it but BOY did he ever talk! haha! He's sooooooo cheeky! He certainly did the sit/stay but he made sure I knew how discontent he was doing it. I've never had such a vocal/ spirited dog, it's unreal. He's not a barker at all, it's all about the talking.
Thanks for the advice! We're a working in progress...
Julie