i have a 3 year old boxer dog,she is great with animals,kids,and us,she is generally the perfect dog,apart from one thing,when visitors go to leave the house he nips there ankles,how do i stop this behaviour
2007-03-27 06:48:44 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
this sounds like anxiety to me, she is anxious over the guest parting, for now have them walk to the door and linger for a few minutes and have them feed her a treat when she sits at the door with them, and have them walk out facing her so she doesnt lunge for them
as she get used to people coming in and out of the door and only getting a treat while sitting, when they leave you can let them walk out normal with you on the other end of the leash
make sure she gets that she is such a good dog for cooperating
2007-03-27 16:15:09 · answer #1 · answered by drezdogge 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was growing up, I had a Sheltie that did this to my sister and me... Shelties are bred to heard, and she was "hearding" my sister and me out the door to school! I don't know if Boxers have this same instinct, but your dog could be nipping your guests for similar reasons.
As far as stopping it goes, I would invest in a bottle of Bitter Apple (a non-toxic taste deterrent sold at most pet supply stores, including PetSmart). You can use it two ways: first, if your guests don't mind, spray their ankles (where the dog would nip them) before they get up to leave, so that when your dog takes her usual nip, she gets a tongueful of the bad taste instead. Second, you can tell her "No!" in a commanding voice and spray her in the mouth when she starts to nip (or does anything you don't want her to do). Just be extremely careful to avoid spraying her in the eyes.
Bitter Apple works great with my dog; now all I need to do is pick up the bottle when she starts acting up and show it to her, and she immediately stops what she's doing. I rarely if ever have to spray her anymore. Good luck!
2007-03-27 07:06:31 · answer #2 · answered by Danielle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stop it before it happens, and tell her no. Dogs are very malleable, all she needs is some training to stop.
Maybe try holding her back, telling her to stay as people leave, then after they leave give her a treat and lots of praise.
2007-03-27 06:58:45 · answer #3 · answered by Luis 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just saying goodbye
2007-03-27 06:57:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋