Mine is almost 6 months old and when she gets hyper she bites my ankles and hands. When will this stop?!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-09-23 07:23:04 · 12 answers · asked by jojo 4 in Pets ➔ Dogs
I totally disagree about golden retreivers being bad dogs.....we've had retreivers all our lives.....i think not only are they very well mannered but they are smart and loyal too.
We spend alot of time with our animals and when it comes to playing its in their instinct to play with their teeth. Eventually your dog will learn that thats not how you want to play. So when your pup "attacks" you it means he wants to play. Get a toy out and entertain her in a different way other than playing ruff. This is how they learn to fetch or play keep away....it can be very stimulating for him or her and good exercise for you both.
We used to have an old pair of work gloves that we put in our dogs basket of toys( he had a ton of toys!)....when he pulled these gloves out we knew he wanted to play ruff and he would only bite at our hands when we were wearing them. He wasn't allowed to if the gloves weren't on so it didn't hurt.
Retreivers are great family dogs....and I bet she is soooo cute. Whats her name ? 6months is perfect time to start training. Have fun ! !
2006-09-23 08:01:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This will stop when you train her. She doesn't mean to hurt you, but she probably doesn't know it's not OK to nip you. When she bites you, tell her a firm no, and if that technique doesn't get through to her, consider investing in some bitter apple spray, and put it on your hands and ankles. It's a taste deterant, and it works really well for some dogs. Other don't seem to notice. If your dog is one of these, you may want to try when she bites you holding her mouth shut and saying no, or sticking your fingers down her throat when she bites you and saying no. It may seem a little cruel, but a six month old golden should learn not to bite you pretty fast.
2006-09-23 14:33:13 · answer #2 · answered by Hallie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont worry, honey..it's just the part from her growth.If compares with human;s age, she's in the age of 3-4 now (1 yr human=7yr dog).In that age, puppy love to bite everything . My golden retriever too (her name is Bertha,what's yours?). She was biting and chewing everything until 8 months.
As a result,u can give her bone, biscuit,or anything else she can chew.Don't let her bite you (or your stuff) , she must've been trained to obey your simple command since she was 4 months old .
But, dogs also got different types of personality.So...do some test to check for her real personality.Read some book bout this or ask your vet..he/she must know about this thing and your vet can help u to find the best method to train your puppy.
GOOD LUCK!
2006-09-23 14:38:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's just a puppy - could be acting like this for the next 2 or more years. Goldens can be bad dogs. They need a lot of training sometimes. Give the dog some bones to chew on - raw hides are good. Let him take most of the chewing out on a bone. Get him a kong or a hard rope bone to play with too.
2006-09-23 14:27:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The best way to stop a puppy from biting or nipping is to squeeze its lower jaw gently (thumb pressing down inside the mouth) until it yelps. Don't smack the snout -- the dog thinks you're playing. Also, don't encourage the dog by playing with it after you correct it -- give it a "time out" for a few minutes.
2006-09-23 14:31:09 · answer #5 · answered by stevewbcanada 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
YOU NEVER NEED TO HIT YOUR DOG!
The mother dog doesn’t hit the pup when she is correcting it and you shouldn’t either.
You need to correct the dog by either grabbing the scruff at her neck and pushing her head to the floor while saying no or put her on her back and hold her throat and saying the same thing. Both methods of downing are used by a pup’s mother to train them and the sound of “NO” will be associated with the correction.
As for the biting, they will keep it up until they learn not to, that they must play another way.
2006-09-23 15:11:14 · answer #6 · answered by wfkelsey 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All dogs of all breed do this behavior. It is call bite tolerance. When puppies play with littermates, they learn from their littermates the difference between a play nip and hard bite.
The best way to extinguish this behavior is to turn away from the dog, and ignore him until he is calm. When he is calm, pet him. He will learn that when he bites (at any intensity) that play stops. His reward for biting is that you continue to play with him or hit him or yell at him. All of these things give him attention for doing some thing wrong.
If you ignore him when he bites, he learns that biting=no play. And if you play and pet him when he is calm, then he learns that being calm and no bitting= play! It's simple.
He will learn to stop biting as soon as everyone in contact with the dog ignores him when biting, and playing with him when he is calm!
Good luck!
Lynne
2006-09-23 14:42:18 · answer #7 · answered by fshmonger 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dogs have a lot of puppy left in them sometimes until 3 years old. My dog still does that and he is 2. Try giving her something else to bite and chew on when she starts doing that. Scold her when she starts up with you but praise her when she turns to bite on whatever you gave her that is OK to do that to. She should catch on in a few months. Good Luck!
2006-09-23 14:30:22 · answer #8 · answered by Maggie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have two male Golden Retrievers (both 2 years old). One who is a perfect angel and does nothing wrong (no biting, listens off lead, no chewing, no aggression, people friendly) and another who is a lunatic (people aggressive, very protective, biting, food aggressive, nipping, chews anything he can get his mouth on, spins in circles, goes buckwild for no reason at all). I've been to trainers with him and nothing works. I think it varies with each dog.
2006-09-23 14:28:59 · answer #9 · answered by italiana2683 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
she's probably just trying to play. give her the attention that she's asking for and play with her for a while.
2006-09-23 14:26:14 · answer #10 · answered by Roger 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋