Thank-you!

If someone can control 37 dogs like that then he has to be doing something right!

Fab post.

we have eactly the same problem with our 12 week old cocker. if we shout 'no!' to the biting she get totally over excited and dashes about and bites harder - ideas please

We too are having huge problems with our springer - tried the "firm NO" and it seems to make her worse, we have moved to crate training and she is ok in the crate, sleeping through the night, not pining, eating, drinking and not messing in her space, I then take her for a walk out in the garden (she has not had her 2nd jabs yet so must be in the garden), she does her business fine, then tears round and winds herself up into a frenzy, comes back in and bites the kids and me, all the NO's in the world are not helping and seem to making her even more aggressive. Have just put her in the utility room for 10minutes as she was going beserk with the biting and she has calmed down but how d i stop her getting to that point, I dont want to keep excluding her. Will try the frozen stuff for her teeth but she seems to be doing it as aggressive play rather than to soothe her gums, her heartbeat is racing, its like she is on a hunt!


Thanksfor any advice you can give

Kirsty

Hi there, you have explained exactlly what my 10 week old cocker is doing yes please can we have some help here

The Bite Stops Here by Dr Ian Dunbar
http://www.deesdogs.com/documents/te...inhibition.pdf
http://www.deesdogs.com/documents/bi...nfuzzyterm.pdf
http://www.apbc.org.uk/system/files/...ng_low_res.pdf

My cocker was an absolute bugger for mouthing. It is only ssince seeing other pups i have realised just how bad he was.

There is no magic overnight fix and it could go on a few weeks yet as it really is an age and stage thing. The only way IMO is a consistent and persistent approach. We used the time out method in the end and just excluded Oscar from the room for a few minutes when he became too much. Over time he learnt that this behaviour just got him ignored.

Worth bearing in mind puppies can be extra mouthy when over tired, over stimulated or need to toilet

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