We recently purchased a german shepard puppy and though we love this
little guy, we cannot seem to get him over his juvenile deliquent
behavior of biting. He's the 3rd german shepard I've had in my
lifetime but the first I've had where trying to raise a dog with
younger children is concerned which may be making the difference here.

He's growing fast and with his razor teeth, has already caused more
than his fair share of "owwies" and torn clothes with the kids. Does
anyone have any ideas on breaking young shepards from this where they
get the idea that they are actually the pet and the kids aren't fellow
puppies or otherwise, chew toys? He's normally a pretty good dog but
at times, one would swear he'd gotten into cat nip and then gets
pretty rambunkious.

Would very much appreciate any thoughts or comments from others who
have experienced this and found a way around it. It's more of a
playful biting that's going on (on his part) but getting it through to
him that it hurts the kids and so on, isn't working too well. He's a
good boy for a while and then seems to lapse back into a playful kujo.
:-)

Chris
coverland914 AT yahoo DOT com

cov said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

We recently purchased a german shepard puppy and though we
love this little guy, we cannot seem to get him over his
juvenile deliquent behavior of biting. He's the 3rd german
shepard I've had in my lifetime but the first I've had
where trying to raise a dog with younger children is
concerned which may be making the difference here.

Did you get him from that same breeder as your other German
Shepherd Dogs? If you didn't, perhaps this breeder didn't
provide an atmosphere where your puppy could learn bite
inhibition from his mother and littermates. Otherwise, you may
have a dog with somewhat higher drive than those you're used to.

You don't say how old his is but, for the meantime, I'd keep him
away from your kids when he can't be supervised. Also, while
you're working on his bite inhibition, keep him on a leash when
he's around the kids - you certainly don't want them to learn to
fear him.

Play with him, when he mouths you, stop play immediately and
redirect him to an appropriate chew toy with lots of praise
when he uses it. Be consistent (and patient) - others in your
family (or friends) may not mind your puppy chewing on their
hands or nipping at their ankles.

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.

cov said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

We recently purchased a german shepard puppy and though we
love this little guy, we cannot seem to get him over his
juvenile deliquent behavior of biting. He's the 3rd german
shepard I've had in my lifetime but the first I've had
where trying to raise a dog with younger children is
concerned which may be making the difference here.

Did you get him from that same breeder as your other German
Shepherd Dogs? If you didn't, perhaps this breeder didn't
provide an atmosphere where your puppy could learn bite
inhibition from his mother and littermates. Otherwise, you may
have a dog with somewhat higher drive than those you're used to.

You don't say how old his is but, for the meantime, I'd keep him
away from your kids when he can't be supervised. Also, while
you're working on his bite inhibition, keep him on a leash when
he's around the kids - you certainly don't want them to learn to
fear him.

Play with him, when he mouths you, stop play immediately and
redirect him to an appropriate chew toy with lots of praise
when he uses it. Be consistent (and patient) - others in your
family (or friends) may not mind your puppy chewing on their
hands or nipping at their ankles.

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.

cov said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

We recently purchased a german shepard puppy and though we
love this little guy, we cannot seem to get him over his
juvenile deliquent behavior of biting. He's the 3rd german
shepard I've had in my lifetime but the first I've had
where trying to raise a dog with younger children is
concerned which may be making the difference here.

Did you get him from that same breeder as your other German
Shepherd Dogs? If you didn't, perhaps this breeder didn't
provide an atmosphere where your puppy could learn bite
inhibition from his mother and littermates. Otherwise, you may
have a dog with somewhat higher drive than those you're used to.

You don't say how old his is but, for the meantime, I'd keep him
away from your kids when he can't be supervised. Also, while
you're working on his bite inhibition, keep him on a leash when
he's around the kids - you certainly don't want them to learn to
fear him.

Play with him, when he mouths you, stop play immediately and
redirect him to an appropriate chew toy with lots of praise
when he uses it. Be consistent (and patient) - others in your
family (or friends) may not mind your puppy chewing on their
hands or nipping at their ankles.

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.

cov said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

We recently purchased a german shepard puppy and though we
love this little guy, we cannot seem to get him over his
juvenile deliquent behavior of biting. He's the 3rd german
shepard I've had in my lifetime but the first I've had
where trying to raise a dog with younger children is
concerned which may be making the difference here.

Did you get him from that same breeder as your other German
Shepherd Dogs? If you didn't, perhaps this breeder didn't
provide an atmosphere where your puppy could learn bite
inhibition from his mother and littermates. Otherwise, you may
have a dog with somewhat higher drive than those you're used to.

You don't say how old his is but, for the meantime, I'd keep him
away from your kids when he can't be supervised. Also, while
you're working on his bite inhibition, keep him on a leash when
he's around the kids - you certainly don't want them to learn to
fear him.

Play with him, when he mouths you, stop play immediately and
redirect him to an appropriate chew toy with lots of praise
when he uses it. Be consistent (and patient) - others in your
family (or friends) may not mind your puppy chewing on their
hands or nipping at their ankles.

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.

cov said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

We recently purchased a german shepard puppy and though we
love this little guy, we cannot seem to get him over his
juvenile deliquent behavior of biting. He's the 3rd german
shepard I've had in my lifetime but the first I've had
where trying to raise a dog with younger children is
concerned which may be making the difference here.

Did you get him from that same breeder as your other German
Shepherd Dogs? If you didn't, perhaps this breeder didn't
provide an atmosphere where your puppy could learn bite
inhibition from his mother and littermates. Otherwise, you may
have a dog with somewhat higher drive than those you're used to.

You don't say how old his is but, for the meantime, I'd keep him
away from your kids when he can't be supervised. Also, while
you're working on his bite inhibition, keep him on a leash when
he's around the kids - you certainly don't want them to learn to
fear him.

Play with him, when he mouths you, stop play immediately and
redirect him to an appropriate chew toy with lots of praise
when he uses it. Be consistent (and patient) - others in your
family (or friends) may not mind your puppy chewing on their
hands or nipping at their ankles.

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.

cov wrote:
We recently purchased a german shepard puppy and though we love this
little guy, we cannot seem to get him over his juvenile deliquent
behavior of biting. He's the 3rd german shepard I've had in my
lifetime but the first I've had where trying to raise a dog with
younger children is concerned which may be making the difference here.

He's growing fast and with his razor teeth, has already caused more
than his fair share of "owwies" and torn clothes with the kids. Does
anyone have any ideas on breaking young shepards from this where they
get the idea that they are actually the pet and the kids aren't fellow
puppies or otherwise, chew toys? He's normally a pretty good dog but
at times, one would swear he'd gotten into cat nip and then gets
pretty rambunkious.

Would very much appreciate any thoughts or comments from others who
have experienced this and found a way around it. It's more of a
playful biting that's going on (on his part) but getting it through to
him that it hurts the kids and so on, isn't working too well. He's a
good boy for a while and then seems to lapse back into a playful kujo.
:-)

Chris
coverland914 AT yahoo DOT com



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cov wrote:
We recently purchased a german shepard puppy and though we love this
little guy, we cannot seem to get him over his juvenile deliquent
behavior of biting. He's the 3rd german shepard I've had in my
lifetime but the first I've had where trying to raise a dog with
younger children is concerned which may be making the difference here.

He's growing fast and with his razor teeth, has already caused more
than his fair share of "owwies" and torn clothes with the kids. Does
anyone have any ideas on breaking young shepards from this where they
get the idea that they are actually the pet and the kids aren't fellow
puppies or otherwise, chew toys? He's normally a pretty good dog but
at times, one would swear he'd gotten into cat nip and then gets
pretty rambunkious.

Would very much appreciate any thoughts or comments from others who
have experienced this and found a way around it. It's more of a
playful biting that's going on (on his part) but getting it through to
him that it hurts the kids and so on, isn't working too well. He's a
good boy for a while and then seems to lapse back into a playful kujo.
:-)

Chris
coverland914 AT yahoo DOT com



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cov wrote:
We recently purchased a german shepard puppy and though we love this
little guy, we cannot seem to get him over his juvenile deliquent
behavior of biting. He's the 3rd german shepard I've had in my
lifetime but the first I've had where trying to raise a dog with
younger children is concerned which may be making the difference here.

He's growing fast and with his razor teeth, has already caused more
than his fair share of "owwies" and torn clothes with the kids. Does
anyone have any ideas on breaking young shepards from this where they
get the idea that they are actually the pet and the kids aren't fellow
puppies or otherwise, chew toys? He's normally a pretty good dog but
at times, one would swear he'd gotten into cat nip and then gets
pretty rambunkious.

Would very much appreciate any thoughts or comments from others who
have experienced this and found a way around it. It's more of a
playful biting that's going on (on his part) but getting it through to
him that it hurts the kids and so on, isn't working too well. He's a
good boy for a while and then seems to lapse back into a playful kujo.
:-)

Chris
coverland914 AT yahoo DOT com



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cov wrote:
We recently purchased a german shepard puppy and though we love this
little guy, we cannot seem to get him over his juvenile deliquent
behavior of biting. He's the 3rd german shepard I've had in my
lifetime but the first I've had where trying to raise a dog with
younger children is concerned which may be making the difference here.

He's growing fast and with his razor teeth, has already caused more
than his fair share of "owwies" and torn clothes with the kids. Does
anyone have any ideas on breaking young shepards from this where they
get the idea that they are actually the pet and the kids aren't fellow
puppies or otherwise, chew toys? He's normally a pretty good dog but
at times, one would swear he'd gotten into cat nip and then gets
pretty rambunkious.

Would very much appreciate any thoughts or comments from others who
have experienced this and found a way around it. It's more of a
playful biting that's going on (on his part) but getting it through to
him that it hurts the kids and so on, isn't working too well. He's a
good boy for a while and then seems to lapse back into a playful kujo.
:-)

Chris
coverland914 AT yahoo DOT com



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