jack russel bitch 12 weeks growling then bites - Page 2

sallyanne · #11 (**permalink**) 28-08-2008, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by simone

Then she is happy for her collar on and lead and off we all go for an hours walk.

An hours walk is much too long for a 12 week old puppy,it is recommended that you only walk 5 mins per month of age.
i.e 5 x 3 = 15 minutes,so you should only really be walking them for 15 minutes at 12 weeks.

Toni · #12 (**permalink**) 29-08-2008, 04:41 PM

i no this is a little of subject but i work in a kennel and we had 8 jacks come in together all in same kennel and they all lives toghere in same house and we went on lunch break came back and one was dead it had been attack by one or more of the others cas it had cuts and blood. but they are a pack and packs dont kill other members, like wolves would not kill there pack but they would maybe kill dogs that are introding there pack or are not members i dont understand why this happend ?

#13 (**permalink**) 29-08-2008, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by simone

I bought 2 jack russell bitches which are now 12 weeks old. They fight with each other every second, normally play fight then one bites to hard and then a real fight happens. The smaller of the 2 has become very agreessive to myself and partner when we try and get her collar on, attach lead, pick her up when she is asleep to put her and her sister in the cage for the night or if we want to sit down. She started just growling and now it is one growl and then bites drawing blood. This behavour is not mirrored in her sister. For one so small she has a lot of agression, she is very freindly to everybody. They are both walked each morning and evening for an hour. they have loads of toys, chews. This am I put on her harness and she went for me, I tried to hold her down and the agression got worse, growling, snappinf, bared teeth This has up set me. what have we done wrong and how do we get this stopped.

A growl is a warning, there's no wonder you got bitten if you ignored the warning. Why you feel the need to pin down a 12 week old puppy is beyond me. Seems very strange that 12 week old pups are showing aggression to such simple things. Perhaps it is in retaliation to force being used on them?

Like Sally said two hour long walks is far too long for 12 week old puppies.

Are you first time dog owners?

mrsdusty · #14 (**permalink**) 29-08-2008, 07:08 PM

Two pups need two times training attention etc.

You need to play with your pups individually and three times as much as they do with each other.

So if the pups play together for 5 mins u need to play with each of them for 15 mins. And repeated throughout the day.

If u dont do this u are setting urself up for trouble. They need to learn about human behaviours as well as doggy ones.

Go get the gwen bailey perfect puppy book.

momentofmadness · #15 (**permalink**) 29-08-2008, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by simone

I bought 2 jack russell bitches which are now 12 weeks old. They fight with each other every second, normally play fight then one bites to hard and then a real fight happens. The smaller of the 2 has become very agreessive to myself and partner when we try and get her collar on, attach lead, pick her up when she is asleep to put her and her sister in the cage for the night or if we want to sit down. She started just growling and now it is one growl and then bites drawing blood. This behavour is not mirrored in her sister. For one so small she has a lot of agression, she is very freindly to everybody. They are both walked each morning and evening for an hour. they have loads of toys, chews. This am I put on her harness and she went for me, I tried to hold her down and the agression got worse, growling, snappinf, bared teeth This has up set me. what have we done wrong and how do we get this stopped.

LOL she sounds like me.. LOL I have little person syndrome.. LOL

Sorry

But it is very unusual for a pup to be aggressive..

Sophiex · #16 (**permalink**) 29-08-2008, 07:28 PM

Don't hold her, it will make her more aggitated. Oscar is 12 weeks and when he's in a chew puppy nipping mode, I make sure to move myself out of his way. I once made a mistake of grabbing something from him when and I accidentally got bitten - not badly but it hurt.

Two hours..?

Oscar is out for half an hour and probably walks for 10 out of those 30 mins. Please don't take your puppy out for such long walks. Oscar nips much more when he's overtired. I imagine your little one is exhausted and that might be the problem.

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