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| ahhhh my singleton pup is a biting monster!! | |
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Iluvmyhuskies Adult
Join date : 2012-12-29 Location : Northern Nevada
| Subject: ahhhh my singleton pup is a biting monster!! Wed Jan 16, 2013 5:30 pm | |
| So my baby girl was the only pup in Karma's litter.
She is now 5 weeks old, and she's already a monster!! EVERYTIME we go to pet her she bites! and her puppy teeth are extremely sharp. My kids, and I have bite marks all over our hands and wrists. I've read that singleton pups are more difficult to deal with since they have no siblings. Is this why she might be biting us? What can I do to make her stop? I've tried telling her no by saying "ouch" but she just looks at me like i'm crazy.
Karma won't even come in to feed her anymore, because it hurts to feed baby. Instead they will play around and nip at eachother. |
| | | justeen.farrell Newborn
Join date : 2013-01-06 Location : Newfoundland, Canada
| Subject: Re: ahhhh my singleton pup is a biting monster!! Wed Jan 16, 2013 5:49 pm | |
| i think it is definatly the fact that she was the only pup!! they learn vital things from their brothers and sisters! |
| | | hypers987 Senior
Join date : 2011-08-25 Location : Santa Cruz, California
| Subject: Re: ahhhh my singleton pup is a biting monster!! Wed Jan 16, 2013 6:30 pm | |
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| | | KibaHope Teenager
Join date : 2012-11-05
| Subject: Re: ahhhh my singleton pup is a biting monster!! Wed Jan 16, 2013 6:44 pm | |
| my pup never responded to ouch or stopping play time when she got mouthy. I do exactly what hypers does- phsyical correction and leave the room for a minute or two. For her im not sure why she never responded to the whole "Ouch" thing since she was 8weeks when we picked her up from the breeder and her brothers and sisters. |
| | | Iluvmyhuskies Adult
Join date : 2012-12-29 Location : Northern Nevada
| Subject: Re: ahhhh my singleton pup is a biting monster!! Wed Jan 16, 2013 7:30 pm | |
| when I walk away from her she starts growling, and barking. She'll then run after me and start tugging on my pants, socks, shoe lace...whatever she can get ahold of. |
| | | hypers987 Senior
Join date : 2011-08-25 Location : Santa Cruz, California
| Subject: Re: ahhhh my singleton pup is a biting monster!! Wed Jan 16, 2013 7:42 pm | |
| Consistency is key. Leaving the room at her young age wont do much. It's all about redirection to a toy or a puppy safe chew bone. You need to teach her that biting is not the way us humans play. We play with toys, and chewing and biting is supposed to be directed towards the toys and not us. Dog's don't automatically know what toys and such are, we teach them the appropriate things to play with. When she gets older, and is still nipping and biting (which she will most likely will do because of her age when taken from her family) is when the physical correction coupled with leaving the room, and ending play altogether, has more affect. Right now she doesn't have those reasoning skills developed yet. ETA- just realized that mom is on site lol disregard the quotations lol she'll teach her bite inhibition |
| | | Iluvmyhuskies Adult
Join date : 2012-12-29 Location : Northern Nevada
| Subject: Re: ahhhh my singleton pup is a biting monster!! Wed Jan 16, 2013 7:52 pm | |
| haha, I was gonna say she was never taken away from mom...she's just a singleton pup. but yes, I have to stick with it. I have been switching her from fingers to toys, but somehow she's not interested in toys. She'll bite at it for a second and then try to go for feet and hands again. |
| | | hypers987 Senior
Join date : 2011-08-25 Location : Santa Cruz, California
| Subject: Re: ahhhh my singleton pup is a biting monster!! Wed Jan 16, 2013 8:12 pm | |
| I'd try something that smells and tastes good, like a puppy nylabone or a small rawhide chip. I never had that problem with Kale hahaha he took to toys really fast. He used to want to take them on walks when he got older LOL He pouted for days after I had to throw away his favorite. It was beyond repair lol |
| | | Iluvmyhuskies Adult
Join date : 2012-12-29 Location : Northern Nevada
| Subject: Re: ahhhh my singleton pup is a biting monster!! Wed Jan 16, 2013 8:24 pm | |
| Awe, that's too cute!! Kind of reminds me of Linus. I'm willing to try anything to get her to stop. At first it was really cute when she nipped, but now that those teeth are in...it really hurts. I just don't want her biting people, when all they wanna do is pet her nicely. |
| | | HuskyMom09 Senior
Join date : 2012-11-01 Location : Spokane WA
| Subject: Re: ahhhh my singleton pup is a biting monster!! Wed Jan 16, 2013 8:37 pm | |
| Singletons do miss out on pack dynamics and learning bite inhibition, they do tend to need more early socialization and handling than a puppy born to a litter. |
| | | Iluvmyhuskies Adult
Join date : 2012-12-29 Location : Northern Nevada
| Subject: Re: ahhhh my singleton pup is a biting monster!! Wed Jan 16, 2013 8:40 pm | |
| They do, and that's why she is the way she is. I still love her, and will do everything in my power to make sure she learns how to be a well behaved dog. It'll take time and patience, but she's worth it! |
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