I have a Yorkie who is prone to biting and my trainer says to try vinegar in a spritz bottle. He says it will not hurt their vision, but I am sure it will sting when squirted. I cannot say personally if it will work as I have not had to use it yet.
He does use it on the dogs that he has in doggie day care. Once all he had to do was just point the bottle and they all backed up. Just a suggestion. My dog is 2 years old.
By glo from Rockford, IL
I have a 8 week old mastiff Rottweiler mix. He attacks when I pick him up but only when he doesn't want to be. I took him to the vet and when she was examining him he growled and tried to bite her. She said this is not normal and said you better get training or he will have to be put down. Any training tips for Jack?
The best advice is to let Jack know immediately that biting is not allowed. We have invested in some behavior training for our dog, and read Ceasar Milano's book, the "Dog Whisperer". I highly recommend the book, and some training if you can afford it. There are many things you can do, but most importantly.. you're dog needs to know that you're the pack leader and biting will not be tolerated!
hi you have a very stubborn breed to train and you need to go to a dog trainer. this is to be done with the breeds that you have a mix of, at a very early age .but if you can't afford it, you need for it to know you are the head dog! do NOT hit it in any way! You need to be more stubborn than it is. and stay on it never let it think it runs the show. there are many of things you need to do and there is not enough space here to tell you it all but you needed to start from day one.
do you really want to keep a dog that bites? even with training he will always be inclined to "forget" if a child bothers him or someone accidently steps on his toe or tail.
Hi I have a much smaller dog but this may help. Mine is always so glad to see me when I return from anywhere that she would nip as she is a puppy. However it hurts! I started keeping a jar of peanut butter in the car and before going in I would smear a place on my arm with that.
Please listen to your vet...and start training (professionally) NOW! I had to put Hailey (doberman/lab, or rott/lab...our best guesses) down after almost one year of training and nightmare wrestling matches. Finally she bit the trainer's 5 year old (who knows how to act around dogs) and kept jumping up on my stomach (at 6 months pregnant.) We loved the dog, but it was out of our hands. She did not like to be pet, or held, and shredded the fur off the back of our cat's neck.
There is no way he is going to be put down. My, now 3year old Rottweiler, did the same. I call it "Puppy bravery". As with all puppies, biting will stop when his permanent teeth has developed, and with lots of love and patience he will grow up to be an angel. Don't hit your puppy, a loud "No!" will get the message to him that it is wrong. Give him lots of attention and enjoy your puppy without worrying about him being aggressive when he grows up. Well treated dogs are never aggressive towards their owners.
You have a dog of a strong breed, a large breed. At no time is biting acceptable, not even as a pup. This dog was more than likely born dominant and you had better get professional training or find this dog a new home. Your dog is telling you that he doesn't respect you as the pack leader and when humans don't take on the leadership role, the dog has to and dogs really don't want to be leaders. Most dogs are happy being followers.
Good luck trying to control jack...you have to show him that u are the boss at aall times.There is tv show called ..at the end of my leach tha is very informative.
good luck,bigtone
I got an American Staffordshire Terrier before he was even a month old. Some woman left him in a parking lot at the vet that i go to so i found him and brought him home. I had to bottle feed him and everything. He is like my baby. Now he's 5 years old. I raised him with nothing but love and affection and I have a big family so he was brought up around a lot of people.
He is the best dog I've ever had. He has so much personality and is very friendly. He sleeps in bed with me every night underneath the covers, lays on the couch and watches TV with me. He has never shown any signs of aggression. But when he was around 2 or 3 he bit someone for the first time. Up until now he's bitten probably around 8-9 people. Not big bites, no one was hurt or anything but it still concerns me.
When he bites he doesn't attack. He does not growl or show teeth. You wouldn't even know he was about to bite you. And then he'll just bite, hold on for a couple seconds and let go and walk away like nothing happened. It's very weird. I'm not sure what to do and the thought of him mutilating somebody one day just haunts me. Please help!
By Allison from New York, NY
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This is a WONDERFUL training method. 1st off take him to the vet and have him checked out real well (you probably already did this).
Sounds like you have a wonderful dog there but with all the propaganda about them you have to be soooo careful.
Good Luck!
I would go to leerburg.com and look through the free streaming video and the many articles and the website has a search site that you can put in dog that bites or some such term. I have found this site very useful. Blessings, Robyn
It could be that he is just being protective of you, as he sleeps and stays with you all day. Try to record all the past incidents, what happened around the dog at the time of the bite. I am hoping that you can find a solution.
I have a 3 month old puppy who tries to bite me whenever I take her food bowl or any object she may have in her mouth or near her. Can anyone please give me some advise on how I may be able to stop this? I have children and I don't want them to get bitten.
By ELIZABETH BARNES from Clacton
I have a male Shih tzu dog. Before he was loving, but lately he doesn't want to take a bath and tends to bite the caretaker if forced to bathe. I would like to know what's the reason behind this change in behavior?
I just had my Pit Bull bite my neighbor. He is 1 1/2 years old. I got him from a guy when he was 8 months. How do I get him to not bite other people? I don't want to put him down either. Thanks.
By Anthony
We have a Yorkie-Pooh. She's about 4-5 yrs old. She loves people, but she barks something awful. If she's sitting on someones lap or near them and someone approaches where she's at she starts growling really low and if you keep going she will bite you. That goes for my wife, also. We can't even kiss goodnight. It's like she's guarding that person. What do we do?
By Dot from southwestern IN
Several months ago our 5 yr old Yorkie/Pooh started biting. How do we stop this? She's gotten us and the grandkids several times. And does it ever hurt! We're thinking about buying her a muzzle. We know it will be hard to get it on her w/o being bitten. Whoever is holding her (we think), we think she is being protective of that person. But that person will get bitten,too. I'm so tired of worrying about it. I can't relax when we have company. Our grands are getting so they fear her, too. If you can help us, we would be so grateful. Thank you.
P.S. I make sure "all" her toys are put up, when we know we're getting visitors. She also is a "barker", too.
By D.J.W. from southwestern IN
I have a Chiweenie that bites everyone. Any suggestion how to break her of this? Please let me know. I am desperate.
By cricketangel2000 from Washington state
I have an Australian Shepherd who just moved into my house at college with me and 3 roommates. He is sweet and friendly 95% of the time, but I have recently noticed he has some weird quirks. We had a bunch of people over the other night and he sat in a guy's lap who was sitting on the floor, the guy grabbed his front paws to pull him over on his back and my dog snapped at him and made a scary growling noise.
He did this same thing to another person who tried to pick him up. I also noticed he growled at someone who crouched down and approached him slowly like she was going to chase him. It makes me really nervous because I can't have him bite someone at our house. He will not growl or try to bite me. I don't know what to do, any suggestions?By Lauren R
When we got this dog he was sweet. He used to bite our socks off our feet and chew them, but he got older and now he is an abusive dog who likes to chew anything and anyone!
He is 5 and I hope it's not too late because he is a sweet dog. You can't play with him, can't let any guests in the house stroke him or even go near him, and he eats people's shoes. I need some tips on how to make him stop so I can be rough and play fully with him. However, can I do that to a Yorkshire terrier?
By Megan.J
