Help 11wk oes had 1 year old on floor nipping :{
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| Welcome to the forum, lovemysugar.
Sorry to hear your new doggie is causing you trouble. Looks like you got a very dominant pup in your hands. Nipping is normal (But not acceptable!) on puppies, the problem is their teeth are sharp as needles and their nipping can be really painful. Your pup appears to be trying to set her place in the pack, so you must take measures to show her that your kids and you are higher in the herarchy. First of all, don't leave your pup and your child together unsupervised, that way you can avoid nasty accidents. If you have a pen where she can roam and your kids can still intreract with her, I think that will be great. Second, have you and your baby feed her nice treats, dogs will see the people they get their food from as higher level. Make sure you start teaching her to sit and stay still, you may want to enroll her in obedience training to help her with her dominance issues. Ask your breeder how well socialized she was, that's very important to develop a healthy pup. Dogs should not be isolated, given their social nature, and that's even more important on OES, since they are very social animals. Maybe your pup is nervous for coming her to a new home, since you mentioned it's her second day here... Giving her some time to adjust may help. Play a lot with her and make her assimilation fun! Hopefully, more experienced members will have even more advise... Keep asking questions! Good luck and congratulations with your new pup! |
| Well as I posted before all hearding breeds will nip.I have a collie and an OES.My collie was far the worst at nipping.Nipping is bred into them however you can stop him/her it will take maturing,and time but you can stop it.the way i have stopped this was to smack him under his chin making him to bite his own tounge,now i dont mean to punch him or make him bleed,but just a simple slap under his chin will make him realize he did something wrong and he wont like biting himself.This has worked on my 2collies I have had and now it has worked on OES.Also telling him NO! in a stern voice also works.the good news is he isnt doing it to be mean it is just a natural instinct to do.Im sure some of the other ppl will also give ya some good advice.Good luck,but also enjoy your new puppy they are alot of fun,and will give you many yrs of love |
| I forgot to ask... Does your pup have any toys she can chew on, lovemysugar?
That's been a very popular advise on the forum. Always have a toy handy, when you see your pup nipping on chewing on something she shouldn't, tell her NO! in a firm voice, like Tanyathenurse suggested, and then close her mouth with your hands (Gently, just enough pressure to use it as a corrective) and then give her the toy and encourage her to chew on it. That way she will learn to chew only on acceptable things. Other ideas I read on the forum and applied were whining like a pup every time they nip. OUCH!!!! is not a response a dog will understand since they don't speak english  , but whining works, because in puppy talk, it means "Stop it! You're hurting me!!!", and spraying your hands and clothes with bitter apple to deter them from nipping. |
| Hi Lovemysugar-
Have you purchased The Dog Listener: Learn How to Communicate with Your Dog for Willing Cooperation, by Jan Fennell yet? This book is spectacular- and is definitely worth the money. The training/lifestyle method in this book should really help you establish you and your families place as alpha-early, before bad habits develop. In the meantime: Do not allow your children to be with the dog at all unsupervised. If the dog nips they should immediately yell out "OUCH" as loud as they can and walk away into another room, leaving the dog alone (as in forget the dog even exists) Karen  |
| Thanks for all your advice... surprisingly she has gotten better with just one day of using the techniques you all suggested. I know that being consistent is the key..thanks again.
Nicole |
| As Karen said....you can't leave them unsupervised at all - not even to turn your back. Puppies are going to nip and a 1 year old is far too young to understand how to behave with the puppy. Both of them could get hurt unintentionally.
Kristen |
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