how old is he? when he does it at home, are you playing with him? throwing balls//tug of war with a rope toy? the barking at you may be he is asking for you to play with him, but it is difficult to say without actuallyseeing him do it, murphy our cockapoo is 5 mths old, and still play bites, i distract him with a toy, take him for a walk, and let him off lead in safe areas, so he can really run off his pent up energy hope this helps x
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We went through a phase like that with Teddy at about the same age. There were times we had to bring him home from a walk with him on the lead and arm at full stretch to prevent him from leaping and biting (what you term as attacking, and it does feel like an attack
). A consistent and calm NO! and 'Time out' for a few minutes (usually in another room) worked well for him - he hated being apart from the rest of us and eventually calmed down and, although you might not believe it at the moment, this will pass. I know there are other techniques other people have used, but in my opinion, whetever you use, it has to be done calmly. Easier said than done, I know, but really important. Good luck with your little holy terror and I am sure he will soon be a joyful addition to your family.
). A consistent and calm NO! and 'Time out' for a few minutes (usually in another room) worked well for him - he hated being apart from the rest of us and eventually calmed down and, although you might not believe it at the moment, this will pass. I know there are other techniques other people have used, but in my opinion, whetever you use, it has to be done calmly. Easier said than done, I know, but really important. Good luck with your little holy terror and I am sure he will soon be a joyful addition to your family.
Hi Jenny.. we have moments during the day (usually evening I have to say) when Pickle looks like a demented creature.. he jumps like a kangeroo and attacks.. this has gone off a bit I have to say but we have consistently stopped him by stopping the game and walking away and if he's still doing it, putting him into time-out which he HATES because he has separation issues from us all. It has taken a lot of time though.. I thought he'd never get out of it at one point. He still does it a bit but not as much.
The other thing I'm wondering. Now I have no idea if this is right or not but I met a dog pschotherapist (I think she is) the other day. She told me that I was probably walking Pickle too much at this age and that he should only be having half an hour a day...
and we've been doing nearer 1.5 hours!! So maybe he's getting overtired from his walks? Just a thought and I'm sure more experienced people will be able to say yes/no to this x
The other thing I'm wondering. Now I have no idea if this is right or not but I met a dog pschotherapist (I think she is) the other day. She told me that I was probably walking Pickle too much at this age and that he should only be having half an hour a day...
and we've been doing nearer 1.5 hours!! So maybe he's getting overtired from his walks? Just a thought and I'm sure more experienced people will be able to say yes/no to this x
He is only a baby and biting is unfortunately part of a pups growing up - they teeth just as human babies do and while that is happening they look for things to bite on, whether it is a toy or a human!
Going by how my own 'poo was when he was young, he did the lunging, biting etc when he got excited - or over excited, and also when he got tired. Even now he is 2 he has a tendency to do this but we have learned how to control it and stop it happening.
For the teething there are a few things to help. If he bites you, say 'ouch' (really as though you mean it and it has hurt you even if it hasn't. He has to learn bite inhibition (learning that applying pressure with his teeth hurts!), so say 'ouch' put him down and ignore him. make sure he has toys to chew on and if he starts to try and eat you give him a toy instead.
Be consistent with this and make sure all the family do the same, he will soon learn.
This article may help - http://pawsitivedawgs.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/puppy-biting-101.pdf
The lunging etc can also be managed. I found with Bobs that this behaviour was worse with kids who would run round with him and play excitedly, and once he got excited he would just lose control.
He would charge and nip, bark and bite and be a royal pain.
We started to keep a close eye out for warning signs that he was getting too excited and stop play as soon as that happened. Got him to sit, gave a treat (cooked chicken was/is his favourite) and turned the play session into an obedience session. Sit, stay, come etc so he was still having fun and getting loads of attention, rewards and treats but not going crazy.
Also, as soon as he started going wild when running round with kids (chasing them round the garden etc) then change the focus from a person to a toy, got him centred on an object, not lurching at a person.
This took the whole family to do all the time so there is consistency.
Hope that helps
EDIT - JUST SEEN THE DATE OF THE OP lol. HOPE IT'S ALL SORTED NOW
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