Throughout the day try walking out of the room she is in for a few seconds then come back & treat, then extend the time you’re out of her sight and again treat when you go back in.
This worked for our little boy. We also leave the radio on (a talk show) so it’s not so silent. An old t-shirt...
I hadn’t been bitten for two days on the trot which has never happened, thought we were finally making some headway but he really kicked off all last night AND this morning which he never usually does. It’s so frustrating!
It is frustrating as other than the biting I cannot complain about anything else. Yes, pup does get a bit naughty but I expected that! It seems to be just indoors he bites us so perhaps it’s a boredom thing?
We’ve been removing ourselves from the room when he starts to bite for almost 2 months...
Yes, we use a clicker and have also tried to redirect his behaviour by getting him to sit when he starts to play up. Sometimes this works, other times it doesn't. If he is really riled up it almost certainly doesn't.
Our boy has had two training classes (which are held outdoors), however, as...
We didn’t want to use the crate for time outs - our place is open plan so we installed some baby gates at the openings. That said, now he is getting bigger he can lunge over the gates and therefore get to us to resume the biting. Unfortunately the openings are big & we’ve not seen any higher...
An update….
Our bundle of joy is now 15 weeks old. While the biting hadn’t ceased it did seem to ease a little, only now it’s come back full force, along with barking. Our boy has found his voice.
He now barks at us, jumps up & bites. We’re trying to ignore him when he is like this (which...
Just a little update - furry baby seems to accept redirection 70% of the time with a toy when he starts biting us during the day, but in the evening there’s about 30 mins when there is nothing you can do with him, so a time out is the only option. My arms still look like someone has gone at me...
Hi Mrs S, my best wishes go out to you and Giz xx
My furry baby is still doing his Jaws impression but not as frequently (fingers crossed he is getting the message). I’ve also started to wear one of my husbands hoodies when it’s playtime so if he does go in for the bite he only gets a gob full...
Thanks for support, folks.
We played IYC this morning and baby boy did very well albeit he got a bit bored!
Normal playtime did result in a few time outs, but after 3 he got the message. I know it’s just a fluke and no doubt he’ll be sharking later but a positive morning for us both.
Just got...
Hi doggie1
If only our furry friends could talk!
Good luck with the training, even if the results are coming on slowly it is still a step in the right direction. Keep us updated x
You have my every sympathy, Lisa. We’ve bought him all these lovely toys but he prefers to chew our limbs!
He has now also discovered the skirting board, radiator and curtains - the latter were tucked up behind the radiator but he managed to jump and grab hold of them yesterday so they’ll need...
I’ll definitely try the cardboard box game & just watched IYC on YouTube...hopefully tomorrow me & pup can have a more positive day :)
Thanks everyone, your responses are much appreciated
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