we hav a 3 month old border collie lab mix and she is a really dominant dog. we r having problems with her biting people. ive tried time outs, a spray bottle, and even muzzling her. can anyone please giv us any advice?
2007-01-18 12:32:26 · 13 answers · asked by shadowpaws2003 3 in Pets ➔ Dogs
We used a muzzel everytime and a spray bottle also, it took a long time for our dog to get out of the biting phase, but we just did that and kept saying "NO" and putting her in her cage, i know thats pretty much what you are doing now but our dog eventualy grew out of it...good luck
2007-01-18 12:37:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
At 3 months old, chewing is NORMAL! All puppies chew, they have to in order to lose puppy teeth and get the adult teeth in, just like human babies. When my Labs do it during playing, I hold their mouths shut lightly and look them in the eye and say a firm NO BITE. I don't scream nor do I ever hit them nor would I EVER. But this does work. The only time either will do it now is if they get carried away and now I don't even have to hold the muzzle, I just say their name and they stop.
2007-01-18 20:58:13 · answer #2 · answered by MasLoozinIt76 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Border Collies are a tough breed.I love them and have amix. The hearding insticts can come out in weird ways. Part of hearding sheep is to nip them in the heels, keeping them moving. It could be that or the fact that they are a working breed and need to constantly be stimulated. The pup could be bored and acting out. Three months is also a young age. My five month old lab is doing the same thing. Someone told me since she is the only dog in the house it is a play thing/dominance thing. I am going to try a spray called sour apple. You spray it on the hands and its a chewing/ biting deterant.
http://www.24hourpet.com/housetraining-bitter-apple-c-177_242.html
2007-01-18 20:39:04 · answer #3 · answered by danielle r 1 · 3⤊ 2⤋
A good trainer or behaviorist would ask you a lot of questions about when the biting occurs. Is she guarding her things from you? Is she acting tense (hairs raised, low growling, yawning, licking lips, trying to turn away from you) in certain situations? I hope that you ask someone to help you - an experienced observer is going to help you a lot.
2007-01-18 23:34:56 · answer #4 · answered by Misa M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds as if she really need some excellent training, from a professional trainer. If she's already biting at three months of age, this will probably become a bigger problem as she grows older.
Training will help both of you with this problem - and any others that might arise - and both of you must participate in the training, so that you become the "dominant dog", the one in charge.
2007-01-18 20:39:59 · answer #5 · answered by MomBear 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
It is possible that your dog is just teething, even though it has a full mouth of teeth. They like children loose their baby teeth, for the first year they bight everything. When you repremand it to show that you are boss you need to stand over top of it. This shows that you are the boss, they quickly learn to respect your athority. Also every time it bites give it time out with an acceptable chew toy. Hope this helps
2007-01-18 20:51:00 · answer #6 · answered by Jazzy 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Small walks to begin with, and training should get the behavior under control. When your dog is a bit older walks are very important!
Your dog is a mix of two breeds that are working dogs. They can get bored easy and need a lot of exercise. They love jobs and it makes them happy to have one. Its hard to do but you need to walk you pet a minimum of 30 minutes a day. If you start now to get the pent up energy out now by walking it should help, but it is a hard thing to nip in the butt, so the sooner the better.
2007-01-18 20:45:43 · answer #7 · answered by eva diane 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
it is really hard to train a dominant dog. you really need to make sure she knows that YOU are dominant and that biting is wrong quicky before she grows and gets stronger.
some things you can do to make your dog accept that you are the master are:
1. the super nice way
make her sit. hold her nose firmly but not hard in two fingers and stare her right in the eye. bring your chin down to the back of your hand holing her nose and say good dog, if she puts her ears back, tries to lick your chin, or shows any otehr signs of submission then let her go and keep praising her.
this may sound really stupid but it is dog language, in a wolf pack, the leader establishes himself regularly buy holding the other dogs noses in his nose, standing over them and waiting till they lick his chin.
2. another nice but strick way
when walking your dog on a leash make her walk right behind your leg, never let her get infront of you unless you teach her a command to do so.
with all animals that live in a heard, like horses and wolves, the leader always walks in infront, if not you will get bitten or kicked
3. mean way
i have heard of dog trainers having people body slam their dogs but i would definaltely consult a professional
god luck!
2007-01-18 20:50:06 · answer #8 · answered by unknown 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
When she bites people you have to be firm with her and tell her "No!" in a deep voice. If you have to, put your hand around her mouth in a way so that if she tries to bite you, she ends up biting the sides of her mouth instead.
2007-01-18 20:37:23 · answer #9 · answered by elfwarrioralexandria 1 · 3⤊ 2⤋
obedience classes....... also,, put her on her back with your hand on her groan and other on her throat - no hurting... this just emphasizes that you are dominant over her.... exercise , exercise, and more exercise,,,,,,,,, labs and borders need tons of exercise and they also need something to do... agility, obedience , flyball etc.. you need to get involved in the sport of dogs
2007-01-18 20:57:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋