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[eggr675850]

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I have a spaniel x pom rescue. Had him from 12 weeks. He's a sweetheart and loves everybody and everything. Housetrained, really now improving on not jumping up at folk etc, but still play bites occasionally. Its got significantly less but first thing in the morning when he's excited to see me he really goes for it. I tell him stop firmly and walk away, but everything I've read says at 8 months he really shouldn't be still doing this. is there anything else I can do ? still does it with visitors too occasionally

 

[JoanneF]

We have a thread about that, have a look and see if anything is helpful but do ask if you have more questions.

Puppy biting

I'm posting this as part of a series of helpful articles for common problems. If you have more information to add (or disagree with anything in this post) please do so in this thread, but if you have a specific question relating to your dog, please start a new thread. Puppy biting, aka Land...

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Just a note on telling him to stop - it's hard for a dog (or a person) to ”not do” something. If I asked you to not think of a fire engine, what's the first thing that comes to mind? So it's easier to ask for a different thing, like a sit or a fetch or a spin - anything really that is an alternative to whatever behaviour you are trying to stop.

 

[eggr675850]

We have a thread about that, have a look and see if anything is helpful but do ask if you have more questions.

Puppy biting

I'm posting this as part of a series of helpful articles for common problems. If you have more information to add (or disagree with anything in this post) please do so in this thread, but if you have a specific question relating to your dog, please start a new thread. Puppy biting, aka Land...

dogforum.co.uk

Just a note on telling him to stop - it's hard for a dog for a person) to ”not do” something. If I asked you to not think of a fire engine, what's the first thing that comes to mind? So it's easier to ask for a different thing, like a sit or a fetch or a spin - anything really that is an alternative to whatever behaviour you are trying to stop.

Thank you! will look at that thread, and I get what you're saying there, distraction and another task may work better! he's got an extremely busy little head, I often feel he needs a' job!' have considered gun dog training, but not sure if I'd get laughed at turning up with a Field spaniel cross Pom!

 

[Flobo]

I often feel he needs a' job!'

I found this book recently ' Brain Games for Dogs' Claire Arrowsmith, I got it for a bit more than a couple of quid on Ebay! I feel it is written really nicely, easy to understand in short chapters with the brain games rated from easy to hard. All positive reward based training, might be worth having a look to help with his busy head!

 

[eggr675850]

I found this book recently ' Brain Games for Dogs' Claire Arrowsmith, I got it for a bit more than a couple of quid on Ebay! I feel it is written really nicely, easy to understand in short chapters with the brain games rated from easy to hard. All positive reward based training, might be worth having a look to help with his busy head!

oooh thanks Claire! will have a look

 

[JoanneF]

not sure if I'd get laughed at turning up with a Field spaniel cross Pom!

Hopefully not. And if anyone did, it's a poor reflection on the class so one tomavoid anyway.

 

[Flobo]

thanks Claire!

Claire Arrowsmith is the name of the author, not me btw!

 

[JudyN]

Dogs develop and learn at different rates - the books may say what they 'should' do at different ages, but some will have a tendency to get overexcited, and some will find it a lot harder than others to grow out of their natural urges (humans are pretty much the same in this respect!). So don't worry about when these things should happen, just focus on the progress they are making.