blue.amstaff Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 I'm having a bit of an issue with my new puppy. He's a feet chaser and nipper! do i need to just keep telling him no when he does it or has anyone else got any other ideas? his favourite is nipping heals and yesterday made my boyfriend's ankle bleed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 1. I recommend everyone put some shoes on for a while. 2. Do a search here on "mouthing". There will be quite a few threads dealing with the issue and how to solve it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue.amstaff Posted January 24, 2011 Author Share Posted January 24, 2011 Well thank you However last time I attempted searching for Blue Stafford info on this forum it was an epic FAIL. I'll give it another go though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Well thank you However last time I attempted searching for Blue Stafford info on this forum it was an epic FAIL. I'll give it another go though. Click here I've done it for you. Next time if you want to search on muliple words put a plus in front of each of them. eg. +blue +stafford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 (edited) I have found some posts which may be of help... not all of them ,but there are some good discussions LINK 1 LINK 2 and have a read HERE and HERE edit. Poodlefan found much better ones also- make sure puppy has plenty of soccerballs/bones /cardboard cartons etc that he CAN chew/wreck!! Edited January 24, 2011 by persephone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancinbcs Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 I grab my puppies by the scruff and growl at them if they grab feet from about 5 weeks. As soon as they back off I praise like mad. It usually only takes a few goes for the most persistent foot chaser to get the message that it is not allowed. I always worry that they will trip whoever's feet they are grabbing and get injured when the person falls on them. I have a softer breed and most only need one or two goes to understand but the idea is to act like an adult dog would if the puppy took too many liberties. A swift growl when they get it wrong, followed by praise and an invitation to play is understood by most puppies, regardless of whether the correction comes from human or another dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 I reccomend this video: http://www.youtube.com/user/kikopup?blend=.../19/c77--cCHPyU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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