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Re: Help with a nipping pup
Arby is getting better, we have developed a scale of reactions.
1. Say no and toy replacement (ocasional tap on the nose); sometimes works, but sometimes he really wants flesh so we then
2. Walk away and ignore; again, sometimes works, but sometimes he continues to bite ankles, trousers and toes even with you back turned to him so then its
3. Exlude him from the pack by putting him outside on his own. Leave him 30 secs - 2 mins (dependening on the offence), but only let him back when he is calm.
This works every time, now he often stops when i just head to the door to exclude him. However, he now recognises when he is going to be excluded and runs off and hides under the table and barks. Then we use a hissing corrector devise to break the behaviour, after learning myself that he likes me chasing him under the table! Any loud noise will generally work, but its not ideal, not sure whether to still put him out then.
I think he is getting there, but its still tough. He is generally replacing biting with barking when he knows biting is wrong. Now how to deal with that!? I have to calm myself when correcting and not get too cross, its tough when a puppy is snapping at your face. He is strangely agressive/submissive, he also has a submissive urination problem so I wonder if I've been too tough on him.
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