Need help with "mouthy" pup, one other ?

[annanicole18]

my poor pup knows he isn't allowed to tug on peoples clothes or nibble on hands so he taught himself to pick up a toy and just wiggles. i think training him to get a toy when visitors come helps alot with over excitement because then you can throw the toy and wear them out over time

 

[luvmychicknkids]

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Yep, puppy stage. I know we'll survive it with most of our sanity intact. What sanity we had left before we got the pup anyhow.
The really nutty part is that we've decided that as soon as we get Jax thru with puppyhood we're going to get another GSD from the same breeder.

LOL I was going to ask what sanity you were talking about!!!

Ummmm........we are talking about adding a Fawn Great Dane about as soon as we move to Texas.

yup....no sanity here........

 

[scrambledmess]

It sounds like the "Yipe" sound is working. In case it doesn't continue to improve, this is what we had to do with our GSD. NOTHING worked for her. So eventually, we trained her to pick something up in her mouth "toy" before we would interact with her. She had to have a her "toy" in her mouth and be in a sit position. This continued until she passed at the age of 11. She was extremely mouthy

I didn't see your part about the feeding until I went and re-read. I didn't rescan to see if anyone else addressed it either. I would be careful to make sure you don't beef him up too much. Puppies like to eat. It doesn't necessarily mean they are hungry. GSDs are prone to hip dysplasia. The heavier and bigger the dog is, the more likely they will have complications with this disease. I would go back to the bag recommendations. Our adult GSD (100 lbs) gets 5 cups of food a day and it is just the Wal-mart brand, a much lower quality food then what you are feeding.

 

[gritsar]

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Thanks! Yes, yipping when he bites has decreased it a whole lot. He forgot once this morning and grabbed my foot. He stopped as soon as I yipped and just looked at me. I think he's figuring out that humans don't have as tough of skin as puppies do.

We started cutting back on his feed today. He was slightly underweight as the man we got him from would just throw a pan of some junk food from the farmer's co-op into the pen and Jax had to fight for his share. He's not a gobbler, but he does like his food.
He actually came with a guarantee from the breeder that his hips will rate good or better @ 26 months; but of course we wouldn't be willing to give him up even if he does end up having hip problems.

Today's big lesson for Jax was that cats do indeed have "stickers" and will use them if provoked. The siamese is very mellow but when she'd had enough of his nonsense this morning she struck and held on for the ride.

We worry about one of the cats getting him in the face, but don't know of any other way for him to learn the lesson.

 

[Bluemoon420]

He'll learn the cat has dangerous weapons.

I have a 20 year old part siamese/russian blue point. He istolerant of dogs to a point, then look out. ( Ivan the terrible earned his name and then some over the years.) Sampson kept bugging Ivan, and Ivan one day wacked him double paws and all in the nose. Sampson nose was bleeding a little, but they came to an understanding after that day. Sampson never forgot about what Ivan did to his nose, but he knew better then to try and get revenge.

There is a more accurate hip test they do now. It's can be done earlier then the X-ray, and it's more accurate. Our vet mentioned it when I set up Sophie's appointment for today. I'll find out more about it later when she goes. Sophie isn't going to be bred, so I'm not sure if she will have this new hip test done or not. I'm sure it's more expensive then an X-ray, but we shall see.

Bluemoon

 

[gritsar]

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My DH tells me that Jax learned another lesson while I was gone to town. Little red flying things have "stickers" too and when you bite them they hurt worse than cat claws.
Poor baby Jax. So many lessons to learn all at once. The world is a cruel, cruel place.

 

[Rosalind]

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A little off-topic but you want to make sure you don't use this technique with biting parrots -- loudly yelling makes them bite more

Good to know! I am not a huge fan of parrots, so this would be reason #84,472,590 not to have one. Sorry, I know they are highly intelligent and handsome creatures, but I can't stand the screeching thing, the neediness, and the fact that you have to bequeath them to someone.

 

[Redyre Rotties]

Please do not yell, smack, tap, squeeze, or otherwise use fear, pain or intimidation to try to teach your puppy.

Instead, read the following links and try these methods:

http://www.shirleychong.com/keepers/archives/bite.txt

http://www.paw-rescue.org/PAW/PETTIPS/DogTip_BiteInhibition.php

http://www.phsspca.org/training/puppy_biting.htm

http://www.jersey.net/~mountaindog/berner1/bitestop.htm

http://www.crickethollowfarm.com/biteinhib.htm

http://www.doglogic.com/obedienc.htm#biteinhib

http://www.aylmer-hull-spca.qc.ca/biteinhib_e.html