HELP!! my jack russell bit 3 people within 24 hours? HELP?

Question

He is normally a great dog, but he is just turning for the worse, one of the people he bit was my fiance, and he drew blood, what should i do? I love him soo much, but will he bite me next?

Answer 1

Get him to training or a behaviorist... this problem needs to be fixed ASAP

Answer 2

See a trainer. You should also learn about triggers and thresholds, counter conditioning and desensitization. Whether your dog is biting people cause he's afraid or for some other reason, the techniques for training you find on this website may help.

www.fearfuldogs.com

It helps if you can figure out what is provoking the behavior. Is the dog guarding something? Is the dog afraid? You need to know why the dog is biting so you can prevent it from happening. Any behavior a dog gets to practice they get better at, including biting. There's a yahoo group called AGBEH that discusses aggressive dogs.

Answer 3

Really there are not enough details to pass judgement on the dog. Clearly the training is an issue and needs to be sorted soon. Don't let people play rough-house with him. Clearly define where the dog can or cannot go, on the lounge etc. Don't allow people to tease the dog either.

You can keep him on the lead when people arrive and seat him beside you on a special mat. Reward him when he settles and is quiet, ignore him otherwise. If he remains rowdy take him out of the room for 1 minute and return with him on the lead. Repeat this process until the dog sits quietly. Once this behaviour is proven he may then go off the lead with visitors, but take is slowly.

As per other posters a vet visit is in order unless there has been unusual circumstances in your household that the dog has had trouble adjusting to.

Answer 4

Watch out, pending on where you live, he might be taken from you by the authorities.

Make sure his vaccinations are up to date, and in populated areas keep him on a leash, and when people come over, lock him up ( For Now atleast).

You might want to have a veterinarian check him out to make sure his aggression is not coming from a medical condtion. Hypothyroid can cause aggression..... Better to be safe than sorry you know.

If he get a super clean bill of health from your vet, then you need to consult a behaviorist, not a trainer - trainers specialize in obedience not behavior modification.

Now reinforcing your basic obiedence will help and maybe aliviate a good portion of your problem but it will not fix it completely. See with aggression, its now a behaviorist specality.

See Jack russel terriers are very high energy dogs, and if there is not enough exercise and mental stimulation, they will find other outlets for their energy, usually aggression.... chewing..... etc. Increase your dogs exercise, play ball, take him for a jog, a really long walks may help out.

http://www.iaabc.org/consultant_locator_dogs.htm

http://canines.com/library/solutions/

Check out your vet clinics, pet stores for any info on local dog behaviorists and you can try these sites.

I wish you the best of luck.

Answer 5

He needs to be trained to know that biting will not be tolerated by the alpha dog (you and all the other humans in his life).

He may be trying to achieve dominance in the pack, so you may need to address it with some parity to let him know you're the boss. Get some heavy gloves to wear to start with, and the old rolled-up newspaper to make a loud noise with, not to hit him (at least to start). If smacking the floor with the paper gets his attention when he starts to get nippy, that's enough. When he's calm, give lots of praise and gentle petting.

If the loud sound method doesn't work, you might need to make some contact - NOT TO HURT, mind you, but just to surprise him with a stacatto rap on the snout - this also helps to focus his attention on the part of him that's being offensive and getting Big Dog's retribution.

Lastly, don't engage in any biting or aggressive play with him, no jumping and snapping, tug-o-war, etc. He needs to be toned down in the mouthiness department, and that kind of play will only amp him up.

Answer 6

Please ignore the people on here telling you to get rid of the dog (irresponsible since you know he bites) or put him down (unbelievably cruel).

You need to take your dog for training - NOW.
Ask your vet for a reference to a good trainer who gives group obedience classes or sign up at Petco when they schedule them.

As someone suggested, have the dog checked out at your vet's first to make sure there is no physical problem. Also analyze the incidents to figure out what provoked the biting incidents and work on that.

Get the help of a trainer, you love your dog, no dog is beyond training, you just need to do it fast before the problems becomes habitual.

Best of luck - get some help and make your dog into a well behaved pet. Jack Russell's need to be kept active, the obedience classes will help with that too.

Answer 7

he's jealous. i could save nutrition faraway from childrens whilst the canines is close. the youngsters will improve greater suitable and characteristic the potential to handle the canines or discover it a solid homestead. Jack Russels need an spectacular volume of workout. He could desire to be walked for no less than 40 minutes an afternoon. As Cesar Milan says "A drained canines is a strong canines.

Answer 8

if it is aggressive bitig you better get it under control NOW, before he bites the wrong person or hurts a child. it shouldnt matter whether he bites you or not if hes biting everyone else hes not safe to have around and you are obviously not doing your part to train him or control his behavior.jrt's are very high strung dogs and can be stubborn. do something now before you have to take him in to be put down.

Answer 9

Depends on what was going on at the time of each bite incident.
You need the help of a trainer to work one on one with you and see what is going on. They can come in a look at your situation and eveulate what is going on and make suggestions how you can get control of the situation.
Look for someone with behavioral experience.

Answer 10

Russels are psycho dogs my dear. Those dogs can NOT be cooped up in a small house, small yard..small anything..they need to be taken to a farm where they can run around all day and chase cows!! Sorry, but that is just the nature of these dogs.

Answer 11

Jack's can be honory little things. My parents have one and it bites all the freakin time!! Anyone who isn't my mom or dad it bites....I hate the stupid little thing. It's so hyper that noone can even come over to their house to visit because it will continually jump on you and scratch you and sometimes bite you. I really hate that dog!!