Cobi is doing my head in
Everytime i reach out to him to give him a treat he nearly swollows my hand as well or bites off my fingers.
He kinda knows not to bite harsh during play but when its about treat he is a nightmare.
Everytime i give maya a treat he tries to snapp it out my hand first and then tries to get it out her mouth
My fingers are pure red and while training all he looks at is just my hands lol
When i train down with him he only jumps down after my hand to get the treat (even i not always have a treat in there)
I tried to do the dog cry and he cared at first but now he doesnt care when i cry out at all.
i dont know anymore how to make him to take the treat gently out my hand without biting swollowing half of my hand
.....help

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i had the same problem with georgie, she was ok playing etc biting wise but a nightmare with treats, she drew blood on a few occasions taking a treat from me.
i resorted to using squeezy cheese in a tube in my hand, i used to squeeze a tiny but out so she had to lick the cheese from the tube and eventually she seemed to grasp to be that gentle when i gave her a biscuit instead.

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Paula
Grifdegalles

I haven't had this issue *yet* lol but a quick google and I found this http://http://answers.yahoo.com/ques...8073912AA0zXCa
It might be a bit useful for you

Oh no I posted double
Sorry about that

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i will give it a go with the cheese tube but i have visions of him biting half of the tube off

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Have the food in your hand and if he goes to snatch just firmly say no and take it away from him.. ignore him for 5 minutes and go back again and do the same thing... keep going and if he takes it a bit more gently after a few goes (even if its just slightly) reward him but next time expect him to do it more gently and if he doesnt do it again...

and again
and again

hehe.. worked with my greedy lab anyway

1. Set aside the time to actually teach gentle treat-taking. If you try to teach it in conjunction with reinforcing another behavior, you will confuse your puppy.

2. Okay, now realize that up until now, snatching that treat out of your hand probably worked really well for your puppy. You likely started holding it at the very tips of your fingers (trying to keep them out of harm's way), which meant that it was released very quickly if he snapped at all. So... you have to make that behavior STOP WORKING for him.

3. Take a tasty treat and have it in the palm of your hand, then make a soft fist with that hand. Offer that hand to your puppy, and grin & bear it at first if he bites at your hand (perhaps wear gloves). But, be sure to NOT open your hand while that is going on! Simply wait him out. When he stops touching you with his teeth, and perhaps nibbles or licks instead, tell him "Gentle" and slowly open your hand to reveal the treat & let him have it.

4. Continue, keeping the treats hidden in your hand. That way if he does bite at your hand, you will be able to resist dropping the treat. Remember... we don't want that behavior to work any more! Instead, we want your puppy to learn that gentle nibbling and/or licking is what works now to release that treat!

5. If you continue to say "Gentle" or "Easy" while working on this, he will begin to associate that word with the behavior. Then you can start to expect that gentle treat-taking whenever he earns one. If he slips up and starts to get rough, say "Ah ah!" and pull your hand away. Then offer the treat again, reminding him to be "Gentle".

Happy treating!

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Build your own Blingee

thanks for the ideas
I hope it will work

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It should work - can I recommend the Gwen Bailey perfect puppy book, she has lots of good, easy to follow training exercises for your pup.

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Build your own Blingee

oh, I have got that book ... Its really good. It helped me with some other issues already haha

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