persephone Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 if you use a water squirter / gun you're meant to use it when the dog can't see to avoid the problem you have now. All dogs understand cause and effect. yes... the aversive/deterrent needs to appear out of nowhere ..like the hand of God ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumof4girls Posted January 31, 2012 Author Share Posted January 31, 2012 Lol bamb wtf happened lol, minimax just picturing the hand of god squirting her LOl you made me laugh persephone:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyrie Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 We used vicks vaporub and the yelping loudly technique on Abby, so far its getting better... Except today when we took her for her C5 booster she DID NOT once attempt to play bite the vet or vet nurse... She was a perfectly behaved puppy... Until we got in the car... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BettyPup Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 dogs don't say ouch, high pitched noises tend to incite more nipping! When the pup is about to grab you try a loud growl 'UH UH', if he grabs hard just grab his scruff firmly and give him another growl. When he settles then reward with a toy and show him thats what he should be chewing. Hard chewers or larger pups get a thumb under the tongue and some pressure applied until they realise biting is not on. Always redirect the pup to what it should be doing, but give it a second to realise. If it's chewing on you and you immediately hand it something rewarding ... well, not really going to learn much of a consequence is it. If they throw a fit while you have their scruff, wait until they settle. Pups are great for throwing epic tantrums in order to get out of having to learn NOT to do something :laugh: Remember this is all done calmly, we dont want to frighten them, just teach them that it's extremely unacceptable. I second this. It's what I've done with pretty much all the dogs I've had (not including one's I had under 13 years old) The latest dalmatian I've had I've used that method, and it works a charm. He gets to excited, bites, I growl a loud "HEY" grab his scruff and just wait, he eventually calms down, I let him go. It's getting to the point where he doesn't bite at all anymore. :3 Seems to promote your role as top dog as well. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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