my little man has made it his personal mission to attempt to bite to the point of blood any living thing. i thought i was making progress with a strong "no" + diversion and he'd stopped all people biting for almost a week. now today he just doesn't care anymore and is going out of his way to try and sneak up/jump bite. i am pretty sure the issue originates from his litter of 11 that was not divided or parented (human or dog). he is the worst when playing with the other dog of the house hold. our frenchie is known for playing rough but never bites, however my dobe seems to be otherwise uncapable. anyway...i need help getting him to cut out the biting of people and just anything that moves. he's only 9 weeks right now so obedience classes aren't really an option, and the courses of action that have worked for me in the past with other large and small dog breeds seems to not get the point to him. i've been trying to just keep him active so that a tired dobe might be a better behaved dobe. he's going to be such a large male and is growing so fast that combined with his exponential growth rate and inability to go any speed less than full force (if he is awake) at some point everyday he hits a wall/fence/concrete so hard that he ends up limping....i don't want to have him ending up injured. any thoughts? i love my little piranha so much but he's about to drive me up a wall:zoo_taz:
hmgrossman
Im no expert, but I have a couple of pointers I used!
When Rupert nipped me I made a loud yelping noise like a dog that had been hurt, then he immediately let go. 'No' is a very human word which has to be learnt, where as a yelp or squeak is something which is already embedded in their brain.
If we were playing and he got too rough, I immediately stopped playing with him and ignored him for a couple of minutes, then paid attention to him again but only quiet, soft, relaxing attention. I tried to avoid using my hands as toys and played more fetch games instead of tug.
I gave him things he could chew like frozen carrots, rope toys and Kong toys filled with sausages.
Hope that helps a little, good luck
Edit// Also, although you cant do obedience classes, I would still do obedience at home. At 9 weeks he should still be able to learn the basics such as sit, stay, wait and these are good for tiring him out too, without over excersizing him. I would say do 4 or 5 10 minute training sessions a day.
When Rupert nipped me I made a loud yelping noise like a dog that had been hurt, then he immediately let go. 'No' is a very human word which has to be learnt, where as a yelp or squeak is something which is already embedded in their brain.
If we were playing and he got too rough, I immediately stopped playing with him and ignored him for a couple of minutes, then paid attention to him again but only quiet, soft, relaxing attention. I tried to avoid using my hands as toys and played more fetch games instead of tug.
I gave him things he could chew like frozen carrots, rope toys and Kong toys filled with sausages.
Hope that helps a little, good luck
Edit// Also, although you cant do obedience classes, I would still do obedience at home. At 9 weeks he should still be able to learn the basics such as sit, stay, wait and these are good for tiring him out too, without over excersizing him. I would say do 4 or 5 10 minute training sessions a day.
9 weeks old... this sounds like your typical, too-energetic-for-its-own-good, doberman puppy. Amelia_Murray gave the same advice that worked for me. Also, be patient, patient and persistent. Training a dog takes time.
Sounds perfectly normal to me, except the limping after playing.
While he may be too young for formal classes still, there's no reason why you can't train at home. For the biting just keep re-directing. He's a baby, and not going to get it right away. I think we sometimes expect too much of our dogs... This would be like if you had a toddler, and you got pissed that he was crapping his diaper and not "getting it". You wouldn't say the kid was doing it on purpose, right? It takes time, and patience, but if you stick with it, he'll get it. If he gets too excited, remove him from the situation. The best way to stop something is to not let it start.
While he may be too young for formal classes still, there's no reason why you can't train at home. For the biting just keep re-directing. He's a baby, and not going to get it right away. I think we sometimes expect too much of our dogs... This would be like if you had a toddler, and you got pissed that he was crapping his diaper and not "getting it". You wouldn't say the kid was doing it on purpose, right? It takes time, and patience, but if you stick with it, he'll get it. If he gets too excited, remove him from the situation. The best way to stop something is to not let it start.
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