My last topic was regarding our westie snapping when held by the collar or touched over the head.

I would like to have some advice about snapping in general.

Tonight, we took him for a walk and he got the lead tangled under his leg. I went to lift his paw up to get it right, and he snapped at me and tried to bite me.

He bites/snaps when I take his harness off.

He does these little air snaps too.

He often jumps up at the footstool to get the magazines off of it. If we go to move them, he'll snap.


Is this just a puppy thing or is it something that needs to be sorted now to prevent adult aggression?

my 8 month old pup is still quite nippy. I tell her no everytime but shes like a cat after anything that moves. The cord of a dressing gown, the tea towel when u wash up and when she's walking on the lead shes always jumping up and biting the other dogs lead so I just stop and tell her no and stand still till she stops doin it but she must have the memory of a flea cos 5 mins later shes doin it again

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LOL, proving me right aren't you

This was answered in the other thread im sure

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That's exactly what I thought!

You'll get sick of this pretty quick i can tell you

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lol - Handonpaws this wasn't covered in the other thread, I checked, just in case I got reponses such as yours. No disrespect, but don't you have anything better to do with your time?

Ok so you missed this

The Bite Stops Here

We have always worked on ignore the bad behaviour or use distraction tactics and praise and reward good behaviour.

We stopped all the treats apart from cheese and chicken and swapped her from puppy food to adult,spent alot more time one to one training.We used distraction methods when she was doing something she wasn't supposed to be doing.

I was pulling my hair out with her she was so naughty,but the one to one paid off and a few months later she was alot better.

I would suggest not grabbing him by his collar as you may be hurting him and he maybe snapping as a result.When you move him make him sit and reward with praise and a treat - so it's positive reinforcement.
Same with the hedge show him a treat and call him praise and reward,after a while don't give a treat all the time,make it random.You could also use a training line when he's out side so he can't get under the hedge.

Terriers can be fiesty and very stubborn.
Hope this helps,remember patience and time,it won't happen overnight.

And yes i do have better things to do but if you insist on not listening and keep asking the same questions (or different Qs that have the same answer ) then i will keep posting because im concerned for this puppy and i think what is best for your dog (remembering that the dogs needs come first over your own) that he should be rehomed. MHO

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It was all covered in the other thread, just to make sure I've been back and re-read it. Bite inhibition, handshyness it's all there. All you've done in posting this thread is give more examples of the same problem.

What happened to that then? The problem seems to be getting worse from the OP? I think the best advice you had was your own:

It's about time you take the advice given and get this problem sorted out rather than keep posting the same old question time after time and ignoring all the advice given. The poor dog is suffering and no one is to blame but yourself.

You really don't know anything about how ollie behaves. There is no way he needs to be rehomed. I am not some rough person who doesn't give a damn. I love ollie so much! The snapping is the ONLY issue we have with him.

I love dogs and have grown up with them. I don't want to have to keep explaining myself to you.

I am very dedicated to ollie. Walk him everyday, brush him everyday, play with him everyday and train him everday.

We are going to a course with him which starts in a couple of weeks. And we are having a home visit by the behaviourist to assess him.

I hardly think I would be going to the trouble of arranging this if I just thought "I can't be bothered to turn his behaviour around, I'll just give him up"

He can be loving and very affectionate so there is hope that we can curb his snapping tendancies.

Whilst we wait for the course to start, I thought I would just mention that he does snap in other situations. I think it shows how keen and desperate I am to get as much advice as possible, to help him as much as possible.

Don't feel sorry for him ajshep. It makes me so annoyed when everyone says things like I am failing the dog, he needs to be rehomed, he's suffering.

I wish I had never ever visited any forum online. I am a very private person and like to keep my life private.

Like I have said before, If people knew what me and my family and my life was like, then they wouldn't judge me by the small percentage of messages I have written on here.

I am a gentle, kind, shy, loving person. Getting victimised for helping my puppy.