help me !!!! ITS GETTING FRUSTRATING!!!!!!!!?

Question

i have a 10 week old pomerian... he came home about 3 days ago, he is a happy healthy boy!! but yesterday and today he chewed my hand off, he is very,very active. he is stubborn if something doesnt go his way he'll start growling and biting... i will NEVER think about rehoming him so dont say rehome him. for now i dont know if thats the way puppies are suppose to be because he's my first puppy. i'm scared if he bites somebody and they take him away... i have at least 10 scars in my whole body including my face by Teddy (the pups name) HELP....I WILL CONSIDER ANY TECHINIQUES TO STOP THIS BEHAVIOR!!! WHAT SHOULD I DO????

Answer 1

I'll bet it's getting frustrating! Painful too!!!

#1: puppies nip in play - that's not unusual but has to be stopped
#2: YOUR pup is NOT JUST PLAYING!
#3: Your pup does NOT respect YOU as Pack Leader.
#4: Your pup is acting like HE is Pack Leader, and, as Pack Leader, if something doesn't go HIS WAY, it's HIS RIGHT to discipline YOU and his method of discipline is to BITE YOU! He's quite seriously punishing you!

You have the following choices:
#1: Learn how to become Pack Leader & teach him NOT to bite.
#2: Allow him to continue as Pack Leader and he'll either do serious injury to YOU, a family member, or someone else and will be put to sleep as a result of his criminal behavior.

YOU are legally and financially responsible for his bad behavior !!!

Have you ever watched a mama dog with her pups? If they do something she doesn't approve of she may bite them... she may roll them...

There are several things you can do:

#1) two quick fingers to the nose with a sharp NO! Doesn't hurt much but it DOES get the dog's attention. Makes him sneeze too!

#2) grab the upper jaw in your hand and wrap it around the upper jaw. This presses The skin of the dog's mouth against his teeth so he knows they hurt. As I hold his jaw, I calmly tell him "You DON'T REALLY WANT TO DO THAT" NoooOOOOOOO!!!!

#3) shove a fist into the mouth and hold the back of the head so the dog with your other hand so s/he cannot dislodge it. It does not hurt or harm, but the dog feels awkward but cannot extract himself. Then calmly say "You DON'T REALLY WANT TO DO THAT" NoooOOOOOOO!!!!"

#4) Do the alpha roll (like mama dog would do) which is EASY with a small Pomeranian
There IS a right way to do the alpha roll... you do it like the dogs do it. and you do it INSTANTLY UPON INFRACTION. The pack leader rolls the other dog onto it's back...by surprise and quickly...

The pack leader then pins the other dog on it's back till it shows physically that it GIVES UP. To prevent the dog trying to bite you and prove IT is Pack Leader, you must immobilize the head. Thye easiest and safest way to immobilize is to have your hands under the dogs head, tightly holding the hair so the dog cannot lunge at you, nor can he turn his head away from your angry stare. The pinned dog often sighs, but you must feel all it's muscles relax as it gives YOU all the power over it. You then wait several seconds before releasing the dog.

#5) do an Alpha stare-down. I simply grab the head by the hair so the dog can't turn away from me and stare the dog down. Sometimes I growl at the dog when I do this. The one who breaks the stare-down FIRST LOSES!

Keep in mind that many people who don't realize how the alpha dog and mama dog do the alpha roll are going to argue against the alpha roll. I disagree with all their arguments because I have watched the dogs and understood how they do this. If you don't want to do the alpha roll, then do the alpha-stare down.

If you don't control him soon, he'll become a hateful monster who will harm you and others. Keep in mind that dogs, like children, really DO want and need rules and restrictions. Without them they go wild and misbehave because they are not yet well socialized to the rest of us.

If you see a question by Nikki, you'll find he had to put a dog down for attacking people who tried to take things from it. This would not have happened if Nikki had been Pack Leader to that dog, and it's caused Nikki a lot of heartache.

Answer 2

You're typing well for someone with their hand chewed off! (kidding)

This dogs need some industrial strength training, and fast. It is not normal for a puppy to growl like this.

I wouldn't take any training advice from on here - without viewing the animal's behaviour, no good advice can be given and it can be dangerous to use the wrong training techniques.

You could contact a behaviourist, but at this age puppy classes should be enough to sort this behaviour out. Call around, many vets do free puppy classes.

All dogs need to be trained and socialised in order to become happy members of the family. This does not sound like a very happy dog, he's showing signs of aggression at such a young age.

Chalice

Answer 3

I don't know if this will work for you dog but when my dog was a puppy, she was the same way. She wanted to bite and chew everything. My vet told me to buy her toys and when I brought them home, get her all excited about what's in the bag. I would walk in holding the bag and then call her name and tell her "Spice, this is for you" in a very high pitched, excited tone. Sure enough, she got excited as I waved it over her head. When I finally gave her the toy, she would run off with it and chew on it for hours. Also, when she bit me I would let out a very loud yelping noise. At first she just looked at me for a second and then continued to bite but I would keep making the noise each time she bit that evenually she just walked away. She has not bitten me or chewed on anything in my home since I started doing that. You must be consistent. Good luck!!

Answer 4

I have a miniature pinscher with an attitude. I literally have to sound like a drill sargeant. It is crucial to show your dominance from the beginning or else this dog will become a terrorist. Try using the squirt bottle on jet stream in Teddy's face for any misbehaving and say "NO". As for the biting, you need to yell "NO", then replace your hand/body with a chew toy, then say "good Teddy". When your dog agressively bites or snaps, try rolling it over on its back and pinning it down to show your dominance, then growl to show your displeasure. The mother would show dominance like that. Think like the puppy's mother, and you will have one sweet pooch. One/two word commands over and over and over and over and over ad nauseum will eventually work. Heavy praise should be given for when the dog does what YOU want it to do. Don't give up. The rewards are worth every effort.

P.S. Off the subject, dogs that bark constantly are just starved for attention and can be trained. I just wanted everyone to know.

Answer 5

First and foremost, YOU ARE NOT A CHEW TOY. Redirect this behavior, tell him no firmly and move him off your arm hand or whatever he is chewing on, then give him a chew bone.
You will have to be more stubborn than he is. Some people use spray bottles with water, I growl at my dogs and then say OFF when they get mouthy. (Yes I look and sound silly but it works for me).
Consistency is the biggest technique. Gotta do it all the time, even a little nip is too much.
Good luck and enjoy your pup.

Answer 6

Teach that whipper snapper some manners by grabbing the scruff of his neck when he bites you and growl "no" or "knock it off"...the words are less important than the tone. Deep, mean growl. Saying No all the time is useless, the word becomes meaningless.
If the scruff/growl combo doesn't work, a quick upward slap or rap on the bottom of his chin when he's biting, again with your growl. Give him PLENTY of chew toys.
If THAT fails, bring him to a professional trainer for evaluation, he may just be a vicious inherently nasty specimen! Good luck to ya!

Answer 7

What I would do is lightly tap their nose with a finger and say "NO!". They usually get the point and move along. The best way to solve the problem is not to allow it to happen in the first place. The dog has to see you as the boss, not as a plaything. At his age right now, he is testing his limits.

The minute he starts growling and playing too roughly, correct then ignore him for a few minutes. Repeat that every time he does something bad until he learns. I also use sounds to correct my dogs. When they're bad I use sounds "SHHH!" "EH" or loud clapping. It works well for me.

Answer 8

You will want to nip this in the bud so to speak otherwise he could end up doing this as an adult. When he bites you, yell "ow" in a loud tone, then tell him "no bite" in a firm tone. Discontinue playtime for about 10 to 15 minutes. It is going to take time but he will learn that it is not acceptable to bite. Also, find a local trainer and enroll him in classes.

Answer 9

my firends pomerainia but my nose, but that was my fault cause i was annoygin it, except that dog when it bit we was like 6, it jsut was a mean old stupid dog. But when ur puppy does it its jsut puppy behavior but jsut stop it beofre it gets out of hand. Ok so when he tries to bite ur hand push down on the back of his tounge enough to gag teddy alittle. And say NO. we did this with my choc. lab/rotti mix, charlie, and now hes fine. but if ur doing that, when u play and u think its ok for jsut play biting dont let him cause then he'll get confused over play biting and the biting u dont like. u can start playing like that when hes older and he understands the difference. Now when charlie and me play i can stick my whole hand in his mouth (and it fits casue that dog is a monster!) and he doesnt over bite, and if he starts biting to much i jsut go CHARLIE and he stops. But jsut keep in mind teddy is tiny so dont push to hard. or when he bites u flick him on his mouth and say no, but after he bites u and u "punish" him how ever u want to then get up and leave him, so he'll think biting is connected with an uncomfotable feeling (flcik or gag) and the he'll also realize when he bites u, u leave him!
good luck!

Answer 10

You go get the book: the "Art of Raising a Puppy." Then you read up to the age your puppy is (and there is special discussion about the ten-week old puppy) and you 'work the material.' It's really that simple (for starters).