Have you ever bitten your dog?

Question

Have you ever bitten your dog, yes you biting your dog not the dog biting you.

When you have a large dog that needs to be leashed, it gets their attention! Not biting hard, but if I have had a dog that acted like an idiot when I was trying to put their choke and lead on, I have bit the top of their head between the ears to get their attention, so I could put the choke and lead on them. If I have a dog that I am trying to do something with like put their choke and lead on, I will not let them get away with acting like an idiot to get out of it. They know that they will get that lead on for training if they get a small bite on their head!

Answer 1

Every wolf I have raise (and I have been doing it for the past 26 ish years) I have bitten. Either on the ear (for mild transgression) to full take down biting on the throat or the jaws ( for major transgressions).

See that, along with growling, nuzzling, and many other things are the way wolves are raised in the wild.

Dogs are just cousins a few times removed from wolves. Biting one on the ear if it gets way out of line is a dominance stance and the dog will then begin to understand he is "not all that". Over used and it makes them mean and aggressive or passive and very meek.

Answer 2

No, I can't say I've actually bitten my dog, but when they are doing something wrong or trying to show dominance I do use my hand like a mouth and hurry and grab and let of the back of their neck. The reason I do this is because alpha dogs will bite the other dogs on the back of their neck to discipline them or show dominance. Biting is one way dogs use to communicate. So I do it like a bite with my hand to show them I am dominant and they actually respond.

I didn't think they would at first so I just started doing this about a week ago and it's amazing how well it works. They stop what they are doing immediantly and look to me for direction for what they should do next. Maybe it would work even better if I actually bit them instead of using my hand. Who knows maybe I'll give it a try.

ADDED:

WOW, what a response you have received from this question. I have never seen one question get so many responses. I think you touched a nerve. LOL

Answer 3

No, I have not bitten my dog BUT if he is acting like a twit and will not listen, I will give him a quick pinch. Found it works wonders and his attention focus's back on me. For me, I think a pinch is more hygienic and a lot more subtle than biting your dog in public where he is more apt to misbehave (especially at an obedience competition).

Addendum:
To all those people that find that biting (a light nip) is wrong, then think about how a mother dog disciplines her pups when they misbehave. A quick sharp nip. It is natural.

Answer 4

Nope, I use exercise and training as "punishment". I have a super dominant dog. If I give him an inch he will take 10 miles. Like yesterday when I gave him a special treat. I was just doing it to be nice because I love him. Well, he took that as a hint and wanted more so he snapped at me when I didn't give in. So I hooked him to my bike and ran him till he was exhausted, then I made him do 5 commands all in a row. Then I made him wear his bark collar for a few hours so he couldn't protest. That did the trick just fine. But I do know a couple of people who bit their dogs on the ears to teach them a lesson. One was a husky and the other a corgie.

Answer 5

Hahahahaha I love this question!
Wow, I guess I'm in the minority, but yes, I have bitten my dog.
Not that my teeth are sharp enough to hurt her or anything.I doubt she felt it..

EDIT"
LOL I just tried it and when I bit her she just looked at me funny...
:p

Answer 6

I've bitten two dogs. Both times it was a disciplinary measure and an instant retaliation for something that was wayyy out of line.

Answer 7

Actually I have once- my mini dashie got into the trash and he would not let go of something that would make him sick .(I will not say what is was- it was pretty disgusting) So I bit him on the rear end. He yelled out and thus I was able to get the item out of his mouth. I would not normally bite my dog, but in a situation like that it was the right thing to do.

Answer 8

Yes, actually. On the ear. You're supposed to when they bite you first, or they are disobeying diliberately.

If you've ever seen Snow Dogs, you'll know why this is.

Answer 9

Yes. I have bitten all of my dogs, at different times of course. I have also bitten my fiance's dog. (a great dane)

Edit: There have been times when all of the above bitten dogs have bitten or nipped me and it was the best way to get the point across. That Great Dane is not the brightest bulb on the string of Christmas lights and he liked to chew on people. One day, I had enough, and bit him back. He never chewed on another person again.

Answer 10

well, I did not bitten my dog, but I did bitten my cat, well, because my cat bitten me first, so I put a towel on him and then just bit a littlte piece of his muscle to let him feel how it feel when you bite someone, but I did not cause bleeding or anything, unlikely what he did to me, well, I don't think that was right, but I was like ten yrs younger than now, so I was kind of stupid and inmature about that.

well, actuallyl uncompassion--was the right words to descript myself, no, I no longer bitten anything that is alive or try my best not to hurt any living being. I should of forgive the cat, afterall, he just a cat