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Puppy Bite. Need Advice!
Hello Everyone,
I ran into a problem last night with my 11 week old Golden Retriever puppy. I gave him one of those marrow filled ribeye (I think it's ribeye) bones, and when I went to touch it he growled and his body tensed up. That really shocked me since I had never seen him demonstrate any aggression, although he definitely seems to have some dominance in him. I took it away from him, and then I gave it back (which I probably shouldn't have done). A few minutes later I came over to him and touched the bone and he started doing the same thing. Stopped working on the bone and started growling. His body tensed up and his tail tucked under his legs. I started to take the bone away and he bit me. While it wasn't a big time bite, it obviously wasn't a play bite. Needless to say, I'm not going to give him that bone again, but I am troubled by that behaviour and want to deal with it correctly. This is my first puppy. The only other dog that I owned was a senior GSD. I've been training him for a number of weeks now, and he seems pretty intelligent. I'm crate training him, and he got used to the crate pretty quick. I keep the crate next to my bed. I don't know if that is a problem. I live in an apartment, so he's always on a leash, and he got used to the leash very quickly. While I originally was keeping food out all the time, I started feeding him on a schedule a few weeks ago. One of the reasons I decided to do this was because of the dominance I noticed the puppy showing. I wanted to make sure he realized that I was the one providing the food. I always make him sit before I give him his food. Once in awhile I take the food away, and then quickly give it back. I do this to get him used to me taking something away. He never exhibited any food possesiveness when I did this. The only behavior that has annoyed me a little is that he's very mouthy. Loves to chew my hand, which I'm trying to get him out of, and would appreciate any advice on this. I'm going to start a puppy training class, and I'm going to step up the number of training sessions that I do with him, but what should I do about this?? Thanks in advance for your advice. |
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Puppy Bite. Need Advice!
On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 17:13:35 +0100, "White Monkey"
, clicked their heels and said: but I can tell you that being mouthy is just a puppy trait. that puppy isn't being mouthy - he's aggressing over a bone! -- Janet B www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/bestfr...bedience/album |
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Puppy Bite. Need Advice!
but I can tell you that being mouthy is just a puppy trait. that puppy isn't being mouthy - he's aggressing over a bone! Janet B www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/bestfr...bedience/album That's the part I left it to the rest of you to answer. In addition to that issue, however, near the end of the message the OP says: "The only behavior that has annoyed me a little is that he's very mouthy. Loves to chew my hand, which I'm trying to get him out of, and would appreciate any advice on this." That is the part I mean when I refer to him being mouthy. He's 11 weeks old. hand-chewing mouthy is only to be expected. The other issue, with the bone, sure, big problem, and out of my depth, which I stated. --Katrina |
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Puppy Bite. Need Advice!
Yeah, that is how I worded the question. One thing that, in hindsight,
I think may have helped create this problem is playing on the floor with him and allowing him to get on top of me. It's something that I've done just recently, and it may have given the pup a feeling of dominance. Does that make any sense? |
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But it sounds like from what you have to say that all he is doing is garding his bone because he is scared that you are going to take it away, and that is exactly what you did! you took it away from him. Then you gave it back and he thought 'gosh, i need to gard this more before she takes it away from me again' and that is what he did, he garded it more and you didnt back off so he gave you a warning bite! You can still give him bones but when you do, leave him with it until he has finished then praise him up! If he acts like that again when he has finished his bone then you need to think, does he think that he is in charge of me? if so you need to act sternaly around him. Tell him to sit (like you do when you feed him) but do it often. Try leaving his food down all the time, so he can pick at t when he wants! (thats what i do) make sure that he gets the message that he is NOT in charge! It may sound a bit stirn and strict but it'll make and show improvments quick. xxmorgan4eva
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Puppy Bite. Need Advice!
"Janet B" wrote in message ... On 13 Dec 2005 06:05:45 -0800, , clicked their heels and said: Once in awhile I take the food away, and then quickly give it back. I do this to get him used to me taking something away. Stop doing that. Teach him that it's ok to be near his stuff by ADDING good stuff. Yes, you should be able to take things away, but right now you've been teachng him that you do that a lot! Teach him that your hand means additional food and that taking something away means praise and possibly food reward, as well as return when appropriate (i.e. - a given item rather than a dangerous or stolen item). When I got Lucy, she came with some baggage, one of which I noticed she tensed up when I was near her bowl during mealtimes. She didn't growl or bite but still I didn't like the behavior. So I started a program where I gave her her boring bowl 'o kibble and during her eating (less than 30 seconds), I would drop tasty stuff into it. We worked up to a point where I could pick up the bowl and put something really great into it and give it back. I knew it was working when I reached for her bowl and she stopped eating with a happy expectant look on her face. ("All right! I love it when Chris joins me for dinner!"). BTW, I got this method from an article by Ian Dunbar. I did a similar method for bones & other chewies. I would take a chewie from Lucy, put a dap of peanut butter on it and give it back. Lucy will now bring me chewies that she feels need enhancement. Chris and her smoothies, Pablo and Lucy the reformed |
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"chris jung" wrote in message
... Both of our dogs are fine with their dishes or bones or whatever. If I try to pet them while they are eating, they "flinch" away. But otherwise, anything goes. I did a similar method for bones & other chewies. I would take a chewie from Lucy, put a dap of peanut butter on it and give it back. Lucy will now bring me chewies that she feels need enhancement. Oh, we are SO not going to start this at our house! I can see how it would work very well for dogs that have a little bit of an issue - it's a really great idea. But, no, don't you ever let Lucy tell Spenser and Sassy about that one! ~~Judy |
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Puppy Bite. Need Advice!
On Wed, 14 Dec 2005 11:00:00 GMT, "chris jung"
wrote: When I got Lucy, she came with some baggage, one of which I noticed she tensed up when I was near her bowl during mealtimes. She didn't growl or bite but still I didn't like the behavior. i think harriet would resource guard the entire world if she thought she could get away with it. she's always confined herself to guarding tasty stuff/woobies from other animals, but given her general rottenness, i didn't want to take any chances that she might get ideas about being the boss of me. So I started a program where I gave her her boring bowl 'o kibble and during her eating (less than 30 seconds), I would drop tasty stuff into it. yep. i also hand fed her kibble, and petted her while she ate. basically, i wanted her to get the idea that tasty stuff comes from me, so having me close by to dispense said tasty stuff is a Really Good Idea. We worked up to a point where I could pick up the bowl and put something really great into it and give it back. I knew it was working when I reached for her bowl and she stopped eating with a happy expectant look on her face. ("All right! I love it when Chris joins me for dinner!"). *exactly*! harriet's all wriggles and smiles when i approach her while she's eating or chewing on bones or playing with a woobie. if i hang out with her while she's eating, she'll look up and push her kibble-y face into my hands to see if i've got something more betterer. she enjoys having company for meals. i like that. -- shelly http://www.cat-sidh.net || http://cat-sidh.blogspot.com Our undergarments may be soiled, but our hearts remain pure. -- Melora Creager |
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Puppy Bite. Need Advice!
This really is hysterical. Being new to this newsgroup, I hadn't seen
that guy who writes posts with all those HOWEs in them. That's really sad if you think about how much time he/she must spend writing those strange posts. I guess it's time to add another name to my killfile. |
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