Constant Nipping/Wacky Behavior
Also, do all dogs/puppies do that shaking the toy back and forth thing? Odin loves to do that with his Migrator duck, hedgehog, and even the fibercloth towels I use to clean up his accidents. It's funny to watch but it makes him seem crazy!  |
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| Every puppy I have ever owned, all of them; have nipped at me to one extent or another. A couple of comments: be very careful that you are not accidentially rewarding the wrong behaviour (ex: Odin nips, you are nice to him or pay positive attention to him). Try this for a couple of weeks, when he nips, say 'nip' very strongly, unpleasantly, just like you would say no, grab his muzzle with your hand get a little lip in there and press his lip or lips against his teeth, not so hard to make him bleed but enough for him not to like it. Then walk away a few feet where he can still see you, don't look at him ( you can sit down or what ever you want to do). He will come to you and want to be forgiven. Tell him to sit or lay down in an, I forgive you, but you are going to do what I say tone. In a couple of minutes go give him a big hug and tell him about how the world works or just tell him you love him. Here is what you are doing. As pack leader you are letting him know this isn't OK. And you are teaching him the word nip. After he learns the word you will start saying NIP (short pause) NO. This shoud work. But remember almost all dogs do this to some degree. He will grow out of it if you don't acccidentally make him think it is OK. Also, you can never let him bite you for play, he will not understand the difference. |
| Do you have other dogs that you can socialize him around? I know our other dog really helped curb the nipping because she taught him the difference between good biting and bad biting. Now that he's six months old, he almost never nips unless we're playing rough and even then he understands when to stop. I wish I could say it was me that had something to do with it but I have to give Lucy all the credit!
Clyde does the same thing with his Migrator quail and any other toy he can shake. It's usually his way to initiate play. It is funny to watch but you know what's coming as soon as you see it! |
| Whenever he nips you, give a loud, horrible, "OWWW!!!!" and ignore him for a few minutes (around five). If you're consistent he'll soon realize nipping = no fun with owner. |
Hi Flare, You are going through the exact same thing I went through with Max!! Max has many different moods and they seem to come and go throughout the day!! My arms are all scratched up too. I've tried everything and not much has worked. But I can say he is easing up a bit now, and the bad episodes don't go on quite as long. Also, a lot of times when he starts biting at me, I take him outside and he has a BM. It's his way of telling me he's uncomfortable, he usually tones down after that. I'm careful never to reward his bad behavior and I try to give lots of positive encouragement and sometimes I just give him a belly rub and he loves it!! Hang in there and take each day one at a time, I thought I wouldn't make it the first few weeks Max was home, but slowly things are getting easier!!  |
| personss, many people believe switching to a low protien diet is useful for hyperactivity. My first oes was a spaz from day one, and took years to calm down even a little bit, but switching her to a low protien diet (22%) did help somewhat. |
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