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"kanchano" <[EMAIL PROTECTED].> wrote:
>Hi,
I have an 8 month
old boy poo as well. He too loved to bite on
people, particularly hands. I
tried the bitter apple, but he seemed
to like the taste. So I tried the
method of holding the tongue down
and saying NO BITE! It took a while of
reputations, but he got the
message and now only makes the motion of
biting on the hands when
playing, but doesn't bite down. As far as the
paper issue, Rocco
LOVES paper as well. Which by the way came in handy
when he located
a 5 dollar bill on one of our morning walks (good for a
breakfast
biscuit and coffee, haha). Seriously, I had to make a big deal
out
of dropping the paper and other objects from mouth. Maybe others
won't agree, but I had to be forceful and open his jaws and if he
growled I would flip him on his back and pin him down, a show of
dominance from me. Flipping him over and holding him to his back
(not
hurting him though) shows him you are alpha dog, not him. (it
is actually
a move the Dog Whisper uses as well, but I had read it
somewhere and my
vet gave me pointers.) Now when I say DROP IT he
can't spit it out fast
enough, hence how I got my 5 dollar bill in
one piece and not shredded to
bits. I tell him to drop anything I
am not sure what it is and after he
drops it, I praise him, if I
think he can have it I give it back to him
and give my okay.
Sorry it is so long of a reply....I hope it
helps.
Holly
> Hi,
>
> So, I have a 7 month old
Cockapoo named Sake Sumo! He is adorable,
> highly energetic and is a
lot of fun. The problem is, he has been
> biting ever since he came
home at 2 months old...he loves to meet
new
> people and play, but
recently when new friends come into our home
he
> growls at them.
He constantly tries to eat paper and gets things
in
> his
mouth....but he is stubborn and refuses to let go of them. I
try
>
to open his mouth to get them out but he starts to growl. He
>
obviously feels he is the top dog in the house...but I've tried
>
everything! I even took him to obedience school...but it hasn't
made
> much of a difference...I began with closing his mouth, giving
him
a
> time out in
> his kennel, I realize he's part Cocker
Spaniel...is that where
this
> stubborn behavior comes from? If
anyone has any advice it would
> really
help:)
>
