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by kemaris on 20 March 2009 - 06:03

 My pup (5 month) has good prey drive, at same time he loves bites arms and ankles, especially when I pat him, I will say NO to stop it. This will work for 2 min then he will start again. Any suggestion to stop this

Regards


Two Moons

by Two Moons on 20 March 2009 - 07:03

The pup didn't just start doing this at 5 months did he?
My guess is no.   This is best delt with much earlier.
Maybe you could explain in more detail when and how this comes about, play time , training time, out of the clear blue sky?
How long its been going on?
If a strong no is not getting the job done, something else needs to be tried.
I'd like to know more before I said anything.

by kemaris on 20 March 2009 - 09:03

 Moon,
Am not sure since when did this started but this was there from day 1 at my place ,  I got him when he was 3 month, before that he was with the breeder and sibling about 6 of them. He try to bites when I let him out from the kennel in evening or during the day or whenever he see me but only for short duration , maybe 5  seconds then he moves on and everytime I pat him ,  I notice he only doing this to me and my family, when I take him for walk outside he is okay  , not biting at outside. 

Regards

by beetree on 20 March 2009 - 13:03

What lines is the pup? Could be you got yourself a good little schutzhund biter in the making, and right now you and your family are his prey. When you pat his head, is it top of the head? Try under the chin. Do you have toys for diversion? Providing plenty of  exercise? Spray yourself and family with Apple Bitters if all else fails, hey that's what I did!  lol Good luck with pup. 

Q Man

by Q Man on 20 March 2009 - 14:03

Best way to STOP this biting stuff is to give him to me....

~Bob~

Two Moons

by Two Moons on 20 March 2009 - 14:03

He was with 6 siblings until 3 months old, theres your answer.

Now, what do you want to do with this pup?
Pet, work, show?
What are his bloodlines?
It all makes a difference.

Moons.


GSDXephyr

by GSDXephyr on 20 March 2009 - 16:03

Stuff something else in his mouth and then play with him like CRAZY with it.  Make it WAY WAY more fun than biting you or your clothes.  That should be no fun at all.  Biting toys gets more attention and lots of interaction.  Biting you or your clothes gets no reaction or you get put away to calm down.  Consistency.  "No" without follow up is attention,  and better negative attention than no attenion as far as pup is concerned!  Stuff a toy in his mouth when you open the kennel.   Have a toy in one hand while you pat him with the other hand.  Be prepared ahead of time, set him up to make a good habit out of this.  Soon he'll be looking for somethign on his own to stuff in his mouth when he wants to play with you.  Puppy teething time.. make sure he's got lots of things to chew right now;  nylabones, ice cubes, bully sticks..  

Alyssa Myracle

by Alyssa Myracle on 20 March 2009 - 16:03

Sounds awful.
I'll take him off your hands.

Mystere

by Mystere on 20 March 2009 - 16:03

Xepher is right--redirect the biting, especially if you plan to train in any dogsport like schutrzhund or ring.   If the pup is to be a pet, go ahead and start inhibiting the biting behavior.

animules

by animules on 21 March 2009 - 00:03

Yup, like they said.  Redirect.  I kept something handy at ALL times when mine were young.  Not really any correction just substitution.  Not my hand, this toy.  Remember, it took 5-months to reach this point, it will NOT be an overnight fix.





 


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