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Originally Posted by Oscar1
Hi
My 15 week old cocker spaniel Oscar is wonderful 70% of the time, but 30% of the time he is driving us mad by lunging and trying to bite, especially my young children. It isn't just general nipping you'd expect with a puppy, he actually goes for you. We shout 'no' and take him into the kitchen as punishment, but he just comes out and does it again.
Also we dont allow him up on the couch but he also constantly jumps up. Again he goes in the kitchen as punishment, but then emerges to do the same.
We start training classes with him in 2 weeks, but can anyone give me any tips in the meantime as it is becomming a real problem.
Thanks
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Yer I'm afraid that this is normal. He is learning bite inhubition and could be starting to teeth also??
When he nips- you have to yelp and act hurt then ( he needs to have a house lead on for this) put him in time out for 10 seconds. To do this you put him the other side of a door alone and shut the door with the lead in between. Wait for 10 seconds and providing he is quite- you then let him back in again. This will be particularly effective as puppies in particular crave attention. It will take time and you have to be consistant with your pup- he/shewill get it eventually.
Best of luck.
20-05-2008, 05:56 PM
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