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Puppy rearing advice needed, please
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<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 181303" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>Hi Esther!</p><p> </p><p>OK, I fully realize that this is going to sound really goofy, but it works. Puppies need to learn that they they don't get as rough with people and bite like they did with their brothers and sisters. When they bite another dog too hard and hurt them, the dog they bit will yelp in pain. And it's usually immediate and it's LOUD! When a puppy gets carried away and bites you playfully, what you want to do is immediately react with a loud noise just like another dog would ... the louder the better, even if they didn't really hurt you! Cry out in pain like he really hurt you, as loud and shrill as you can manage, loud enough to startle him. You're not yelling <u>at</u> the puppy, you're reacting LOUDLY to his painful bite just like another dog would. They understand that. Then immediately walk away and pay him no attention for a while. That's what another dog would do and that way he knows that he's hurt you by biting and that it's unacceptable. I know it sounds silly, but if you do it enough they will soon learn that it's <u>not</u> OK to bite and nip at people. It may take them a while, but they do learn and it really works.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 181303, member: 1883"] Hi Esther! OK, I fully realize that this is going to sound really goofy, but it works. Puppies need to learn that they they don't get as rough with people and bite like they did with their brothers and sisters. When they bite another dog too hard and hurt them, the dog they bit will yelp in pain. And it's usually immediate and it's LOUD! When a puppy gets carried away and bites you playfully, what you want to do is immediately react with a loud noise just like another dog would ... the louder the better, even if they didn't really hurt you! Cry out in pain like he really hurt you, as loud and shrill as you can manage, loud enough to startle him. You're not yelling [U]at[/U] the puppy, you're reacting LOUDLY to his painful bite just like another dog would. They understand that. Then immediately walk away and pay him no attention for a while. That's what another dog would do and that way he knows that he's hurt you by biting and that it's unacceptable. I know it sounds silly, but if you do it enough they will soon learn that it's [U]not[/U] OK to bite and nip at people. It may take them a while, but they do learn and it really works. [/QUOTE]
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