My Maltese started nipping since he was 2 months old. Now he is a year old. He nips when he wants attention or when he wants to play. It is starting to hurt. I can't take it anymore!
2006-07-07 04:44:57 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
Wow, I have 2 maltese and mine are definitely demanding, but they don't nip like that. My boy barks at me until I pick him up or let him out or feed him, or whatever it is that he wants. My little girl is pretty much content to be next to me, whatever I'm doing. It sounds like your dog has learned that he gets what he wants if he nips, just like my little boy does when he barks. The only thing I can think of is to loudly tell him no when he does it, put him in his crate for a time-out, and then when he comes out, try to give him positive reinforcement by playing with him and giving him treats. If you keep giving him what he wants, he'll keep on doing it. You're going to have to be patient. It is hard to change a dog's behavior at anything over a few months old.
2006-07-07 04:50:51 · answer #1 · answered by mwinterod 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First off, I've read the first three answers that were given and can I suggest NOT to take this advice. They are obviously not experienced dog owners and my first thought is that they do not have any good intentions to help you or the dog for that matter (perhaps to get more points on this Q&A forum).
Anyway, please consult with a dog trainer. An experienced dog trainer will guide you through using positive reinforcement techniques to help with this little issue. Actually this issue can be resolved within 1-2 weeks with constant training techniques. You just have to break the dog of this habit and once it's done, you will be fine.
Lastly, the dog is doing it because it was never "nipped" in the butt when it was younger. I have 4 dogs and have NEVER slapped, kicked or beat my dogs. They are very well mannered and using positive training techniques go a long way!
Good Luck
2006-07-07 04:56:09 · answer #2 · answered by truegem 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had this problem with my dog since the day i got him up until a few weeks ago (he's not just over a year old). as he got older it definitly got to be more bothersome as well as painful! i read every dog training book, watched the "dog whisperer" and finally came up with a solution that worked! just ignore him. my dog would mostly do his nipping when i told him we were going for a walk and he would get excited and consequently bite, but when he starts the biting, now i just say "okay, nevermind!" and he backs down, actually lays down next to me, and waits! it's amazing! :) i also tried other forms of discipline, such as spraying him with bitter apples spray when he nipped, and that worked for about 5 mintues until he forgot about it, and went back to nipping. anyways, ignoring him when he wanted to play or wanted attention and was biting for it definitly worked--because giving him the attention is just reinforcing his behavior! hope this helps.
2006-07-07 05:00:04 · answer #3 · answered by firefly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he is about 5 months old he is starting to teethe probably. When dogs teethe, it means their puppy teeth are falling out and the adult teeth are coming in, just like humans. And if he bites on about everything, he is either trying to get his baby teeth out faster or he is trying to relieve the pain from the adult teeth coming in. If he is not 5 months old and he is a little older, he is playing. If you want him to stop then when he nips you, you should grab him and hold him while holding his bottom jaw with your hand. It doesn't hurt them, it makes you the alpha dog and it shows them you want them to stop. If he continues this keep grabbing him and holding his jaw and if he is still a puppy he will learn fast and understand that this behavior is unacceptable. ~Hope This Helps! Best Of Luck!
2016-03-27 07:59:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My family breeds Maltese puppies, we have six dogs and seven puppies right now. It's going to be hard to stop your dog from nipping now that he is older. What we do when our dogs bite is grab their snout and hold their mouth shut and tell them "no." If he doesn't stop after a while you might want to take him to a trainer.
2006-07-07 04:57:55 · answer #5 · answered by ♥ Amanda Bear ♥ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds weird, but try putting your fingers down the dog's throat each time he starts to "nip" at you or someone else. He is most likely really excited and doesn't know what he is doing is unpleasant. If you follow his nip with a gagging finger down the throat, he will begin to associate that unpleasantness with getting too excited....the trick worked on my Schnauzer!
Good luck.
2006-07-07 04:51:05 · answer #6 · answered by BlondeBooBoo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
roll up a couple of peces f newspaper ( just enough to make a noise), pop it on it's nose everythime it nips,
it should'nt take it very long to figure out--if i do that, then your going to do this & i don't like that at all) so i better stop nipping !
2006-07-07 04:51:23 · answer #7 · answered by littlebea2003 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A swat on the nose and a firm "No!" can do wonders. Corporal punishment is perfectly acceptable when training dogs, and has been in use for centuries.
2006-07-07 04:48:43 · answer #8 · answered by Grendle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pay no attention to it whatsoever. Sit completely still and don't even move your eyes. Any reaction, positive or negative, will reinforce it. Once your dog sees that behavior isn't getting him anywhere, he will stop.
So far it hasn't worked much on my minpin, but that's how they train dolphins...
2006-07-07 05:06:27 · answer #9 · answered by Phoenix, Wise Guru 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give it to Korean dude, he'll know what to do with your dog.
2006-07-07 04:51:18 · answer #10 · answered by MATADOR 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋