Biting
1. Standing still and staring at the sky 2. Saying no in a deep voice then praising when she stops 3. Yelping ouch and praising when she stops 4. Having a jingle can It is getting out of control. She has taken a few chunks out of my husband and mouthfuls of fur off of my other dog. She is relentless - once she starts on it you can't get her to stop. Any suggestions? This can't continue as she gets older. |
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| Do you think she can hear normally? It might be a something to look into if sound or noises are having no effect on her behavior. Sometimes when puppies get over-stimulated they can get out of control. Maybe encouraging calm interaction, more exercise where she can run some of that excitement/energy off and kenneling her if she gets too wild. How old is she? |
| She is 10 weeks. She can hear - I wondered that originally too - but she gets spooked by noises and knows her name. We've started the time out process so maybe that will have an impact. She spends hours running around every day after my other dog - so I am not sure it's a lack of getting energy out. I was reading elsewhere - maybe on a thread here that she could be over tired but I don't know how to make her nap more. |
| poor eaten alive, exactly what a very respected trainer friend recommends after trying the others you have is short timeouts till they get it.  |
| She's responding to the sound and not the expressions, movement or vibration? I don't know what you're currently doing so I'll just throw a few ideas out there... things I've done... - Try to setup a schedule... set times for feeding, play, grooming (I'd start play grooming now too). Dogs love schedules. - I would crate train. Teach her to like her crate... she might be spending some time in there.  Feed all meals in the crate to help her see it as a good thing. http://oesusa.com/BumbleNightNight.html You need a balance... if she spends too much time in her crate, she'll never learn limits. I think puppies need to make mistakes so they can learn acceptable behavior. Very brief time-outs as mentioned... then release to try again.- Have her drag a leash but supervise 100% of the time she has it on for safety. You may be able to get control easier/faster. - You can also tether her to you at times as you go about your day or night. This too can help to teach her limits because you're right there to redirect or make a correction. - Don't confuse her meaning don't allow anyone to play rough or wild with her. You want to fix this right away because, as you said, it's not acceptable behavior. - By crating the puppy you'll also give your other dog a break. Puppies can sometimes be completely obnoxious and you don't want your current dog to hate her. I try to set the limits and enforce them. - I would start training her basic commands now... puppies learn very fast at this age and enjoy it if you keep the training sessions very brief. Just a minute or two but a few times a day. Use super good treats and make it fun. This puppy had sit after just a couple of days. (I sound like an idiot  but this pup focused on sound.) http://oesusa.com/KayteeSit.html It might help her to focus... do the training one-on-one in a quiet room. You can teach sit, down, leave it, look-at-me... whatever else you can think of. Start with one and don't introduce another until she has it. They learn quickly if you use methods they naturally follow. You may already know all this. Others will have more or different ideas to help. Hoping you'll join and share a picture of your new baby  |
| I too have an OES that "attacks" us. It started as a puppy with my children, mostly when they would play with him. They stopped playing with him but the behavior continued to progress. My husband has had 2 rounds of stitches in his hands as well as many other puncture marks. It is like he goes crazy. We at first thought it was food/toy aggression so we started working on that. Then, it got to where my husband was attacked everytime he would try to come into our bedroom. Just an hour ago my husband was sitting on the floor doing nothing at all and he "attacked" him. My children stay as far away from him as they can, my husband keeps trying to work with him. He only seems to obey my commands. I'm not certain what we are doing wrong but when he is sweet he is so lovable. The problem that has now developed is that we are afraid to trust him when he is being sweet and wanting love and attentin. We never know when he might flip. The situation has developed so that my children will not have anything to do with him, the neighbors are afraid to let their kids come over and I am afraid to leave him in the room alone with my Golden Retriever. We love him very much and will do anything to help him but we have exhausted all resources we know of. Can anyone help? |
| Dear Guest, What you describe is most concerning behaviour. You need to find a behaviourist in your area ASAP and get some intensive help. A dog who attacks is not a happy dog, nor is it safe to be around. It sounds like the dog does not see your husband as being on the same level as you are, and that there is some guarding of you going on. Of course I say that from just reading your paragraph. There is likely a lot more "stuff" to consider. Good luck to you. You may want to start by talking to your vet and seeing that the dog is healthy, and then ask him/her for a referral to a behaviourist, not an obedience class. When we started with the behaviourist for our dog we tried obedience first and it escalated the issues. He wasn't in the right mental state for that kind of class. |
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