Carol Harper Posted May 27, 2002 Report Share Posted May 27, 2002 My 8 week old puppy will not allow me walk.She will grab shoes and pants to hold on for dear life. She gets very angry when I try to get her to release her grip. help please ------------------ Carol Harper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Posted May 27, 2002 Report Share Posted May 27, 2002 Make the area around your feet an unpleasant place for your puppy to be. If you can use your feet agiley to teach her that they are not her toys (WITHOUT harming her) that is good. If you are not that coordinated, and you think you might step on her head or something, a friend suggested walking around with a squirt gun and nailing her every time she nails your feet. I haven't tried that. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katherine Lena Posted May 27, 2002 Report Share Posted May 27, 2002 How about getting her interesteed in something else? To redirect their biting, what I would do is make sure they like playing with rags or burlap so that when I want to distract them from what they are doing (such as biting hands or feet), I just wave around the rag so that they pounce after that. Kathy Lena Tucson AZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpNatEm Posted May 27, 2002 Report Share Posted May 27, 2002 I can have a whole litter following me and trying to grab my pants.Why try to redirect the problem when a squeeze on the nose and NO means just that.Puppies need to learn the word NO.The word works wonders throughout life.Redirection training is good for other things. ------------------ Country Manor Border Collies Rogers,Mn. 763-428-8461 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkshas Posted May 30, 2002 Report Share Posted May 30, 2002 You have to be pretty quick for this one, but another way to discourage biting is to put the pup's lip into it's mouth so it bites itself along with you. Not a mistake they like to repeat. Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACD person Posted June 4, 2002 Report Share Posted June 4, 2002 walk fast so when she trys to bit your pant leg she will either get a mouth full of dirt or your foot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted June 5, 2002 Report Share Posted June 5, 2002 Follow UpNatEm's advice, this will teach the pup that it is in no way allowed and will save you alot of frustration in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby's dad Posted June 12, 2002 Report Share Posted June 12, 2002 clakshas scooby repeated many,many times when we tucked his lip under his teeth! NO! is the starting bell to a game. We have been successful with the squirt gun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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