I have a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, 3 months old next week. She does the play biting of inapropriate things e.g. slippers, hands, even my nose. I've tried to act like the dominate dog, trying to give off that presence. It seems to have made a small dent in her behaviour. Like it only takes a few times to say 'no' to get her to stop instead of not letting go at all (though this is still happening, it's just not every time now).
She chases my nephew's feet all the time. She used to do it with me (has done once or twice recently but nothing to write home about). I'm scared she will bite him like she used to with me. But I know this is play biting and we're trying to show her what to chew instead. It is a rather slow process.
What I'm more concerned about is her aggressive biting. Sometimes when she has something she is not allowed to chew, she'll run away with it, if she sees us coming. But sometimes she will not run and just sit there and chew. We go to take the object from her but she has a vice like grip on it. Sometimes she will let go of the object, sometimes it is once we have removed it from her, she will growl, bite and not let go. She has drawn blood a few times. But, like yesterday, she was on the sofa, eating my homework. I got my paper out of her mouth no problem whatsoever, then picked her up to put her on the floor. It was in transit that she growled and bit my hand and wouldn't let go. She later did this when I took one of my nephews toys from her. Another example, is when my Dad went to stop her from eating a cardboard box. He hadn't done everything yet and she bit him, drawing blood.
She seems to be worst about an hour or two before she goes to bed for the night but it can happen any time of day. We usually crate her for time out when she does this.
She may have been a dominate dog in her litter - she had the biggest stomach while the other pups were slim, normal sizes.
She is an adorable loving little thing other times. But I have two nephews, 6 and 2 who visit often and sleepover. I am terrified she will bite them one day.
She chases my nephew's feet all the time. She used to do it with me (has done once or twice recently but nothing to write home about). I'm scared she will bite him like she used to with me. But I know this is play biting and we're trying to show her what to chew instead. It is a rather slow process.
What I'm more concerned about is her aggressive biting. Sometimes when she has something she is not allowed to chew, she'll run away with it, if she sees us coming. But sometimes she will not run and just sit there and chew. We go to take the object from her but she has a vice like grip on it. Sometimes she will let go of the object, sometimes it is once we have removed it from her, she will growl, bite and not let go. She has drawn blood a few times. But, like yesterday, she was on the sofa, eating my homework. I got my paper out of her mouth no problem whatsoever, then picked her up to put her on the floor. It was in transit that she growled and bit my hand and wouldn't let go. She later did this when I took one of my nephews toys from her. Another example, is when my Dad went to stop her from eating a cardboard box. He hadn't done everything yet and she bit him, drawing blood.
She seems to be worst about an hour or two before she goes to bed for the night but it can happen any time of day. We usually crate her for time out when she does this.
She may have been a dominate dog in her litter - she had the biggest stomach while the other pups were slim, normal sizes.
She is an adorable loving little thing other times. But I have two nephews, 6 and 2 who visit often and sleepover. I am terrified she will bite them one day.