So we have our pupp home now, and he is TERRIFIC for the most part. He is already pretty much potty trained now (we didn't even have to do crate training for that one, just a little reinforcement and he's doing GREAT), knows the sit command, lie down, come, no, off, leave it. He is absolutely amazing for an 11 week old pupp....couldn't expect any better really!!! He has been an absolute breeze to train so far, I'm pretty amazed.
Well one problem.....when he is in his "puppy mode", he thinks it's fun to pounce on my daughter if she is crawling around. Also if she is playing with one of her toys and he's curious, he will just try to get right in there and get a bit pushy trying to see what she's doing. He also thinks it's fun to try to get her diaper, and clothes off when she's walking. Of course I NEVER leave them unsupervised together, but there has been a couple times he has gotten a sneak "attack" in on her clothes when she walks by him. Yesterday he accidently got a bit of skin with the shirt, and my daughter yelled no at him, and pushed him off. I then corrected the pupp, and he went and gave my daughter some licks and went and layed down. He lets her hug him, and rub his face without mouthing her, but it's just so annoying that he wants to get at her clothes when he's hyper, he also is just more pushy in general when he's hyper (he wants all the toys, all the attention, wants everyone to join in on a game he wants to play, etc.).
I have been seperating the two of them when he's in a really hyper mood, that and just holding him back, or making him stay in a sit, but I'de love to just nip this bad habbit now. I also kind of feel like my seperating them is creating a bit of anomosity for some reason....it just seems to be creating tension that otherwise doesn't exist. It almost seems like he resents my daughter if he has to be seperated from us (if that makes sense?). I have also been trying to ensure he knows her place in the pack.....she always eats before him and in front of him, goes through doors first, has first pick of EVERYTHING and anything......so I am working on that. He likes to try to get mine and my hubby's pants off too, and we keep telling him off, etc.. I'm just wondering if anyone has a fast solution to this. Maybe I'm just expecting too much? I know he's just playing, and he really adores her, and he's only a pupp, but I don't like taking any chances either....I don't want him to nip at her at all.
Does anyone have any other tips????
Well one problem.....when he is in his "puppy mode", he thinks it's fun to pounce on my daughter if she is crawling around. Also if she is playing with one of her toys and he's curious, he will just try to get right in there and get a bit pushy trying to see what she's doing. He also thinks it's fun to try to get her diaper, and clothes off when she's walking. Of course I NEVER leave them unsupervised together, but there has been a couple times he has gotten a sneak "attack" in on her clothes when she walks by him. Yesterday he accidently got a bit of skin with the shirt, and my daughter yelled no at him, and pushed him off. I then corrected the pupp, and he went and gave my daughter some licks and went and layed down. He lets her hug him, and rub his face without mouthing her, but it's just so annoying that he wants to get at her clothes when he's hyper, he also is just more pushy in general when he's hyper (he wants all the toys, all the attention, wants everyone to join in on a game he wants to play, etc.).
I have been seperating the two of them when he's in a really hyper mood, that and just holding him back, or making him stay in a sit, but I'de love to just nip this bad habbit now. I also kind of feel like my seperating them is creating a bit of anomosity for some reason....it just seems to be creating tension that otherwise doesn't exist. It almost seems like he resents my daughter if he has to be seperated from us (if that makes sense?). I have also been trying to ensure he knows her place in the pack.....she always eats before him and in front of him, goes through doors first, has first pick of EVERYTHING and anything......so I am working on that. He likes to try to get mine and my hubby's pants off too, and we keep telling him off, etc.. I'm just wondering if anyone has a fast solution to this. Maybe I'm just expecting too much? I know he's just playing, and he really adores her, and he's only a pupp, but I don't like taking any chances either....I don't want him to nip at her at all.
Does anyone have any other tips????