I imagine he's biting to protect himself from kids' roughness, and I am teaching my children. Is there anything I can do with my dog to help him be more tolerant?
2006-10-23 11:37:24 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
First of all, it is not the kids. It is your dog. He is taking the role of the "alfa male." Yes, you are able to stop him. OK so this works with all dogs-if you do it properly.
STEPS:
-get down on the floor with your dog and get playing with him roughly
-then when he bites hard, YELP like a dog, really loudly.
-Walk away from the 'area' and go into a corner~ignore the dog
-stay there for about 1 minute, then go back to playing.
THIS WILL WORK... if you have to, practice over and over again.
~If you are having more problems, with walking(not having him BESIDE you), the bitting, anything like this, contact (if you live in Richmond, BC, Canada) then call Shelly, she does dog articles int he paper, tips too!!
And if you dont live in Richmond, then take him to a "doggie class" trust me it WILL help, A LOT
2006-10-23 12:02:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
teach him a different example instead of biting. If the kids are rough around him. Have the kids be rough around him but before he goes to bite give him a toy. Or when the kids start to get rough teach him how to sit and stay by you. Or if you can teach the kids to teach him that instead of biting them, for them to throw a toy away from where they are being rough.
2006-10-23 11:52:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how they are biting I guess... my Chihuahua tries to bite my nose when we are playing and she is excited, but she only put her teeth on it. She doesn't actually bite hard. So if the dog is biting aggressively, not playfully, then you need to teach your kids to not taunt the dog or whatever they are doing to provoke it or you need to give the dog to someone without this situation. It's not fair to the dog to be picked on, and it will only get more and more aggressive. If the dog is jumping up to bite, you can teach them not to jump by having the kids stick their knee out toward the dog's chest when it tries to jump. It would also help to train the dog in sit-stays and down-stays so they don't have free reign in the house.
2006-10-23 11:58:38 · answer #3 · answered by xine78 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NEVER leave children alone with a dog unsupervised!
Children should be taught not to go face to face with a dog, any dog will see this as a challenge and might attack. You're lucky you have a small dog or your kids could get seriously injured.
2006-10-23 14:00:13 · answer #4 · answered by Ginbail © 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Teach the kids to leave the dog alone. It is defending itself the only way it can.
2006-10-23 19:07:18 · answer #5 · answered by MANDYLBH 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just remember they can get really hurt by the kids! If someone is overpowering us, we fight fight back to save ourselves, its the same with pets. They shouldn't have to feel threatened like that though on a regular basis. I understand it is not an easy task though. Good luck
2006-10-23 11:48:49 · answer #6 · answered by willow 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Whenever your dog is attacking your children, simply take two fingers and gently nip the dog's neck, this will calm down the down and show that what he/she is doing is wrong (you will have to repeat this several times if it does not work the first)
2006-10-23 11:45:30 · answer #7 · answered by Peter 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Take him to a trainer IMMEDIATELY.
If that doesn't work, get rid of the dog...give him to SOMEONE who doesn't have young children.
No matter how much you love your dog your children are more important.
2006-10-23 13:31:27 · answer #8 · answered by Meaghan 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
simply get a spray bottle and squirt him in the face it works for cats and dogs.
2006-10-23 12:13:16 · answer #9 · answered by animal_luver815 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
keep the kids out of his face?!
2006-10-23 11:44:30 · answer #10 · answered by ♥LoisLane♥ 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋