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Originally Posted by marley08  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.... |
yes there is hope . people have problems with this kind of behaviour because they try to correct it. it will all go away between 5 and 9 months and after the baby teeth are gone it wont be so bad anyway. in the mean time play alot with your puppy tug games and such /chasing a ball and make sure he has plenty of toys to redirect to and when it gets too much just put him in a crate.i personally would stay away from puppy kindergarten classes because the majoriaty of them push trainingn and not just manners and the socialization you get at one is usually worthless. teach your puppy to walk on a loose leash/sit when petted/taking food gently / take him and expose him to all types of people and places and situations then at about 6 months enroll him in a nice competetant training facilitie that does group training