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My pup sometimes growls while playing tug-of-war. Its like an excited growl. She also likes bite when playing with me like a predator catching its prey. I think she is over excited when playing. My friend said a dog's bite doesn't hurt, but mine does
I am so sorry that you are experiencing these problems with biting with Kimi. I am sure it is very upsetting for you. First of all rest assured that this is a very normal puppy behaviour. Puppies learn through play biting and it is part of our role as pet parents to help them learn limits. I would not attempt negative reinforcement such as striking Kimi or speaking harshly as this will potentially create more serious behaviour issues such as anxiety and fear-aggression. Try some calm corrections and positive reinforcement. If Kimi bites you, simply say in a calm voice "no" and stop interacting with her for a few moments. This over time will teach her that biting is not a desired form of play. Also try reinforcing her as she starts to play in a good way by not biting, and giver her a small training treat. If Kimi does manage to bite hard enough to break the skin be careful of a possible infection. Monitor your wound for heat. Swelling, or discharge. Make an appointment with your
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I got a 1 year old Lhasa Apso mix 2 days ago. He is super sweet, except when he wants to play he tends to bite, even when I provide toys for him instead. He will ignore the toy at times and go for my hands and arms. He bites to the point that it hurt
It is best if you don't let Toby bite at all, even during play! Even play bites in small dogs with sharp teeth can lead to punctures or bruising on human skin. When you play, always play with a toy, not your hands. That means you also have to refrain from using your hands to tease him, I know it can be hard to resist! If he nips, lightly tap him on the nose, tell him no, then re-direct his attention to a toy that you can play with together, like a squeaky toy or tugging on a rope toy. Stay consistent and eventually he will learn that biting humans is not good; it can take several months of consistency when playing for a young dog to learn. With any toy, make sure that Toby isn't tearing it apart or chewing off pieces that he could swallow!
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We got rescue dog yesterday. Same age as my dog, no past traumas, healthy, playful. Both females, they get along good, they play together. She is mixed breed, mine is German Shepherd. But both of them are quite possessive over toys/food. Especially c
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Are these safe for him to play with. Spoon is stainless steel about 6 inches long.other one is the slide stopper for his bowl.
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My puppy won’t come to me when he has a toy in his mouth and wants to run from me like play. But I genuinely want him to come to me. But when he doesn’t have a toy he usually always comes to me. How can I stop this ? And make him come no matter what.
You should work on a command like ‘drop’ to teach him to put the toy down when you ask, them ask him to come. You will need to offer a high value treat to get him to drop the toy. The growling may be an attempt at getting you to play when you were pulling the toy away from him - if you work on asking him to put the toy down you can probably avoid this in the future. Clicker training can be especially helpful since you can click as soon as the toy is dropped.
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