Help with Dog biting ....

12/4/2013 | vanity

[dagoofyfoot]

behaviors you exhibit to your dogs make clear to them you and your wife are higher in the pack order


Well we didn't let them do what ever they wanted, both are housebroken very well, and they both know better than to chew anything in the house except their toys, and maybe it's just that they're so small that we look very big to them.

I'm sure their bites hurt, they play very rough with each other and there is the occasional "yelp".

[mylife]

Most dogs, even old dogs can be trained, but this is a big animal.

Best to train them from puppies.

Any aggression toward a child should be dealt with immediately.

Face nipping should be nipped in the bud.
It is an animal instinct that they go for the face or neck when in alpha mode.

In pack mode they will tend to legs or arms if YOU are in an alpha mode, unless YOU correct them.

[theneanderthal]

Donning flame proof tinfoil suit.

The same is true of pit bulls.

And germam sheperds and yady yada.

There are no bad dogs, just bad owners.

[mylife]

Those are the dogs that I was raised with.

They are a lot of work.
I have a black lab now LOL

Some dogs require a workout and a regime.
In short, discipline and attention.

[lastchance]

You need an animal behaviorist. You can probably find one through “The Association of Animal Behavior Professionals (AABP)”

Punishment will not help and may lead to more aggression.

[dagoofyfoot]

well, they do snore loud


My dogs probably make the same complaint about me...

[mylife]

Petey from the Little Rascals was a Pit.

[lastchance]

Thank you for writing that first. I was so tempted.

[Rodamala]

well... er... girl bites dog, at least.

[imardmd1]

Our boxers sleep with us, no problems...well, they do snore loud.

And fart. Really smelly.

[mylife]

Plan 9~ Man Bites Dog

[lastchance]

Since this is such a new problem I suspect it may be caused by a medical condition possibly neurological. The dog needs a complete work up. He should be muzzled and not allowed public contact with anyone and kept away from children in the household until you find out what is going on.

[theneanderthal]

A loud voice and an upraised hand has perfect effect, without hurting your hand, or your dog.

Hurting your dog is counterproductive.

[GOPBiker]

It sounds as though you were able to make clear who was boss.

[Hardraade]

Burr in paw??

Sounds like fear.

[mylife]

Always reward good behavior.
It is much more productive, and be judicious in correction.

I have a theory that most people are pack animals.

[mylife]

Still not acceptable.

A whelp would alert the good Samaritan.

[imardmd1]

Dogs are not people. You cannot reason with them. Some people cannot be reasoned with, even to the degree of needing to permanently incarcerate them or shoot them. If this dog cannot be kept incarcerated, eliminate it, for the good of other dogs and humans.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

I never hit my dogs.

Good. I always used voice coupled with a hand clap to train mine.

People who beat their dogs to "teach them who is boss" are just setting themselves up for being attacked.

[Lurker]

Put it down humanely. Immediately.