my pup is so well behaved, he doesn't play to rough and i find his biting to be so cute.. he never bites hard and is such a gentle player but he, like myself looooves wrestlin around. we spend a good 2 hours a day rough housing and he knows his limits, he never bites hard, the few times he has gotten a bit out of hand all i have to say is hey and he calms right down. he has been so good with his training. so long as biting is never an issue is there a reason to make him stop?
is teaching no biting always necessary?
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my pup is so well behaved, he doesn't play to rough and i find his biting to be so cute.. he never bites hard and is such a gentle player but he, like myself looooves wrestlin around. we spend a good 2 hours a day rough housing and he knows his limits, he never bites hard, the few times he has gotten a bit out of hand all i have to say is hey and he calms right down. he has been so good with his training. so long as biting is never an issue is there a reason to make him stop?
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to expand on how well behaved he is... he is 11 weeks, fully potty trained by 9 weeks, is doing great with his obedience training and doing great with his leash. we have 2 cats that he plays so gentle with.. hes great, i dont see biting becoming an issue
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unchecked biting increases, and so will the frequency and strength of those bites, ESPECIALLY if hes being rewarded for it, by the play continuing. Then, you will have a rather heavy larger dog, with bulldog jaws, that has learned that playtime=time to bite humans.
It may be fin for YOU(at least for now), but it won't be fun for HIM to be corrected later for something he was allowed to do as a puppy, nor will it be fun for the child who your dog wants to "play" with, and chomps down.
It may be fin for YOU(at least for now), but it won't be fun for HIM to be corrected later for something he was allowed to do as a puppy, nor will it be fun for the child who your dog wants to "play" with, and chomps down.
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Teaching no biting is a must. Even if he shows no signs of aggression, he may in the future. And other people don't enjoy being mouthed. I don't let Murphy mouth me AT ALL unless he is giving me a kiss. If you teach your dog that it's okay to gently bite, then he will start biting harder. You need to teach a command that you say and he immediately stops mouthing, in case he is doing it to a stranger. GENTLE is what I use. Or NO BITING works. As soon as Murphy opens his mouth and puts it on my hand or arm, I walk away or grab his snout and shut it saying NO!.
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Lol, not to mention dripping jowls down to the floor wrapped around you hand. YUCK!
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sad... i love our wrestling time...the reason i asked was my buddy has 2 very well behaved/trained boxers, they will play bite when rough housin but other than that they dont do it at all. however your advice seems to be the same thing professionals seem to be sayin... sad!!!!!
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I rough around with Murphy too but I always direct his biting to a toy. It works very well and we have lots of fun. I drag him around while he holds on the toy. I dangle it in the air so he jumps for it. I throw it... etc. But you must always keep in mind he is going to try and dominate. So make sure you never let him win a tug match. And whenever his teeth touch your flesh, stop playing immediately.
the reason i asked was my buddy has 2 very well behaved/trained boxers, they will play bite when rough housin but other than that they dont do it at all. however your advice seems to be the same thing professionals seem to be sayin... sad!!!!!
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thanks a lot for the tips, i feel awful that i have been rewarding this behavior... but i really didn't see it becoming an issue. I'm a weird guy, i dont mind the slobberin, jumping and other behaviors others dont like... however i know that others will not be a huge fan and i want my dog to be with me everywhere so this is something i should really take serious, ugh!!! thanks again, your help is appreciated
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You can still wrestle around just dont let hime bite. I wrestle with my pup all the time just when she bites in any way I stop for a while and start again later.
the reason i asked was my buddy has 2 very well behaved/trained boxers, they will play bite when rough housin but other than that they dont do it at all. however your advice seems to be the same thing professionals seem to be sayin... sad!!!!!
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awsome, well this sounds a lot better. i was afraid we would have to stop all rough housin! he loves tug of war so i think ill just try to direct things there
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i will start that too then, he is so smart i cant imagine it will take to long to correct, still i feel bad i was lettin him do it for so long!
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Eh he is still pretty young so don't worry about it. It would have been really hard to stop before now anyways because it's kinda just what they do. Also, I can't imagine it will be a problem, but I like to use bitter apple on my hands. It doesn't taste good, so he isn't going to want to mouth you anymore if your hands taste bad.
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i have puppy proofed my house but i have one cord i just cant hide from him, he has done well leaving it alone since i caught him tryin to get at it but im thinkin it might be a good idea to use a bit of that on it just in case...
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We were at one point, but I just suggested she have a bottle for inanimate objects.
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im still a guy!!! haha
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yeah my bad, i seem to switch topics without letting those around me know im doin so, haha
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