So Hank is kind of bitey (understatement). He is worst when trying to play and also cuddle. Bed time turns him into an insane piranha dog that hurts.
So I've tried leaving and/or removing him. Just now for example he got the zooms all around and on top of the bed. Then he calmed a bit and I sat down. He started rolling all over me and biting. I stood up immediately and he latched onto the soft fatty part of my upper arm. Hurt so bad!
I've also tried a firm no! And remove him or crate him.
I've also tried shoving a toy in his mouth so he just can't bite.
Praise for calmness. Etc
It all sort of kind of helps but seems a bandaid vs him actually learning anything. My trainer has said he is a very hard tempered dog. I'm pretty sure I could whack him with a 2x4 and he'd grin and do it again. It's different than my past dogs/breeds. He picks up on most things very fast but the biting and wildness not so much.
So what do you do with a dog that bites HARD during affection or anything else?
He does just really seem to be very tactile about his mouth. He sucks on blankets and has things in his mouth all the time. The problem is unlike mia who is also mouthy, Hank has no bite inhibition. His bites hurt, Mias dont. He does eventually settle in and get calm but that first 10 mins of excitement or so is really difficult to deal wih.
So I've tried leaving and/or removing him. Just now for example he got the zooms all around and on top of the bed. Then he calmed a bit and I sat down. He started rolling all over me and biting. I stood up immediately and he latched onto the soft fatty part of my upper arm. Hurt so bad!
I've also tried a firm no! And remove him or crate him.
I've also tried shoving a toy in his mouth so he just can't bite.
Praise for calmness. Etc
It all sort of kind of helps but seems a bandaid vs him actually learning anything. My trainer has said he is a very hard tempered dog. I'm pretty sure I could whack him with a 2x4 and he'd grin and do it again. It's different than my past dogs/breeds. He picks up on most things very fast but the biting and wildness not so much.
So what do you do with a dog that bites HARD during affection or anything else?
He does just really seem to be very tactile about his mouth. He sucks on blankets and has things in his mouth all the time. The problem is unlike mia who is also mouthy, Hank has no bite inhibition. His bites hurt, Mias dont. He does eventually settle in and get calm but that first 10 mins of excitement or so is really difficult to deal wih.