7 month old biting

Hey Guys -

I have a question. I have a 7 month old APBT. We cannot get him to stop the puppy biting. As an example he was outside in our front yard (fenced) on Thursday and I was in the house. I heard a commotion outside and then a familair voice yelling my name. When I opened the door my 7 month old was jumping up on her and nipping at her. I had to run out and grab him. I think all together she has about 4 different marks on her. He does that to alot of people and I have tried firmly telling him no, I have held his mouth closed etc.....

My sister now thinks he's vicious ( she doesn't like dogs to begin with) and now refuses to be anywhere around him. By the way she was pretty much a stranger to him as she has not been to my house since he was about 3 months old.

Any ideas or suggestions would be great!!

Thanks!

 

I would as soon as you see this behavior..make the dog sit and be calm, make sure he is focused on you. Let the person come back, if the pup trys again correct him and make him sit and refocus on you, when he listens to you praise, praise perhaps a treat. You must make the dog redirect his bad behavior to the wanted response...calmly and consistantly....you are the pack leader and you must make him aware that the behavior is not acceptable in a calm and assertive way...EVERY TIME. Have you done any obediance training with him????

 

they make these shock collars, and for them to be successful, or any type of correction for that matter, it must be used WHILE the dog is doing the unwanted behavior, not afterwards. It has a remote to it so you can correct the dog from a distance. At that age I would not call that puppy biting. It has become a bahavior which needs to be corrected. You have allowed the dog to believe that it is acceptable behavior. As the person stated above, if your dog is trained well enough to sit and heel and stop on command, then ignore the shock collar, but it seems to me that if the dog is trained well enough in obedience, it would not be using this kind of behavior.

It is best to take an honest look at where you are going wrong, and where you are going right , now, and correct it. If you get defensive and justify how your dog is acting and dont accept the fact that it is your fault it is acting like this, it will get worse. Do you hear me? IT WILL GET WORSE! Get some books on pack behavior, and take the time each day to enter into on leash training, then off leash. Do not train with treats. For a very small pup that is okay, but not for a dog of this age. Good luck

 

Before even thinking about an E Collar, please have your dog assessed. E (electronic) collars are NOT for every dog and if not used properly and trained to it can take a confidant, happy dog with bad manners and turn it into a pile of weak nerves..... OB first....OB first!!!!!!

 

Try these tips. Number two and three work like a charm....and Good Luck!!

http://www.petcaretips.net/stop-dog-nipping.html

 

Well, after going through what you are going through now ,a few months ago ,I,ll tell you what I did. My boy did this when he was about 4 months old. Some may not agree but this is what I did. As soon as I seen him going to jump up and nip I grabbed him gave em a slap and flipped him on his back while firmly saying NO!!!!!!!!! and pinning him down. I had to do this twice. My boy is now 9 months and change and has never done this or even attempted it since. That is how I handled it.

 

Thanks for your suggestions. Rebel has had limited obedience training and can sit, down and is learning to stay. He jumps on everyone who comes into the yard so I am going to follow your suggestions. Again, thanks.

 

give him a FIRM pop on the nose and tell him NO,,,you have to let him know,,,No means no,,,,he's just sounds like he gets excited when ppl visit and is grasping for all the attention

 

I do think it is about attention. My sister does not like dogs at all and maybe he senses that. my sister-in-law came in to the yard the other day and he ran towards her and she immediatley started to pet him. He just sat there with his tongue hanging out loving it and he didn't jump on her or nip at her.

 

maybe he sense she don't want anything to do with him and is trying to get her to,,,, disipline is important around that age,,, they start growing into the mentality they will have

 

I will try to make sure that me and my whole family are very consistent. I can already see the looks on some people's faces when they walk by the fence. He is 7 months old but weighs about 60lbs already. Vet said he is not overweight just a big boy.