Hi All,
As my other threads stated I recently adopted a Shepard/Rotti mix puppy. She is 10 weeks ago.. We've had her 3 weeks.. Her training has gone excellent and she is a fast learner.. So far she tackled and mastered house training/the sit command/staying in her crate all night without crying and if you tell her to be easy when taking a treat out of your hand she will take it nicely..
Our only problem.. The biting people!! We have done everything from loudly saying "OUCH" and then getting up and walking away.. When we have returned after 5-10 minutes she will go after us again.. We have done 5 minute crate time-outs and that is not helping either.. She seems to bite hardly with me and my mother making us totally bleed and holding onto our arms and legs with her two front paws and grabbing us to bite down.. Males she nips after but does not bite down hard.. But with my brother she will latch onto his arm and thrash her head tring to make him bleed.. Once she goes for time out she will even sometimes nap for the 5 minutes but come out biting again!!
Would anyone know of anything to do? My mother is at the point that she wants me to get her a muzzle.. I can not do the muzzle thing.. That kills me seeing puppies like that..
Shes short of aasking me to take back the puppy.. And I could never do that..
any help would be a great help!
Thanks
Dawn
As my other threads stated I recently adopted a Shepard/Rotti mix puppy. She is 10 weeks ago.. We've had her 3 weeks.. Her training has gone excellent and she is a fast learner.. So far she tackled and mastered house training/the sit command/staying in her crate all night without crying and if you tell her to be easy when taking a treat out of your hand she will take it nicely..
Our only problem.. The biting people!! We have done everything from loudly saying "OUCH" and then getting up and walking away.. When we have returned after 5-10 minutes she will go after us again.. We have done 5 minute crate time-outs and that is not helping either.. She seems to bite hardly with me and my mother making us totally bleed and holding onto our arms and legs with her two front paws and grabbing us to bite down.. Males she nips after but does not bite down hard.. But with my brother she will latch onto his arm and thrash her head tring to make him bleed.. Once she goes for time out she will even sometimes nap for the 5 minutes but come out biting again!!
Would anyone know of anything to do? My mother is at the point that she wants me to get her a muzzle.. I can not do the muzzle thing.. That kills me seeing puppies like that..
Shes short of aasking me to take back the puppy.. And I could never do that..
any help would be a great help!
Thanks
Dawn