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Dealing with the puppy bite in an older puppy
Dealing with the puppy bite in an older dog
I've posted several times about our Aussie pup. She's almost 7 months old but we didn't get her until she was nearly 6 months old. She is super smart and picks up any new thing we teach her. My issues have been dealing with bad habits she's already developed. She pulls on the leash and we bough her an easy walk harness and it works well. We just started using a clicker to encourage and reward good behaviors and it's helped as well. She still jumps but is getting better.
My biggest issue right now is the puppy bite. She was not trained well as a young puppy and this puppy biting is driving me nuts. It's not aggressive, its playful but it really hurts and 99percent of the time she only does it to DH or me. This morning she started nibbling on DD and I just about lost it. I am a very calm person and it takes a lot to get me worked up but this is pushing my patience. I loudly said "No! Bad dog!" and I never do this. While I'll tell her no it's never this harsh, maybe firm but not harsh and this morning it was definitely more harsh and I really don't like that.
We've tried saying "ouch" loudly and she just wants to play more. I've said it really loudly and totally over exaggerated it and it worked for about 10 seconds and she started again. The next time I did this she just went back to wanting to play more. We've said "no" firmly and flat out ignoring her but nothing is working. I tried to find youtube videos about dealing with it using a clicker and came up with very few results. We've tried putting a chew toy or a bone in her mouth.
Has anyone dealt with this before? All advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
Re: Dealing with the puppy bite in an older puppy
I'm sorry she's proving rather stubborn on this point. We dealt with it, but not to this level. Out Boxer is good about responding to the "ouch!" and ignoring.
It may be something that takes more time with continued, consistent implem
B/w 1/8: betas 17,345, progesterone 25.6
Thanks Lucky. I definitely felt horrible after and I know it doesn't do anything beneficial. My parents were both yellers (among other things) and I've worked very hard to remove that behavior in myself. I never yell at DD (or DH :P) and I don't think
An Aussie is a very high energy dog, it really needs a job to do to feel happy. It's possible she's mouthy because she's got pent up energy.
What's the length and frequency of the walks you take her on? Have you tr