| very concerned about puppy behavior
I have been reading about the puppy nipping and biting and how that is pretty normal in puppies. But my puppy seems to take it a bit further. When I attempt to correct the nipping he seems to get "mad" and begins growling and snarling and biting, very hard. I try and use the correction methods I read about -- dog whisperer type - and the methods a trainer taught me along the same lines but he just doesn't stop.
tonight we had an episode that lasted 15 minutes!! then after a few mintues he started again. I couldn't go through it again so I just put him in his crate.
He has bitten me several times during these episodes. They had stopped for a while but the past 2 days have been awful again.
I really want to hear that this will work itself out but needless to say I am very concerned. He's not yet 4 months old and I can hold him down...
We haven't started obedience classes yet -- the first one is June 2.
Do I have a freak dog? Please tell me there's hope.... |