How to tame an aggressive puppy.

If you crated me when you went away for hours I would try and bite you when you let me out as well.

Crating is cruel … PERIOD.

Best thing would be to contact a professional trainer. Might check out Petsmart, or Petco also.

take it to a puppy class. talk to someone who raises dogs. I know labs are very hyper when they are little so maybe he will grow out of it. I had a dog that would bite like that too, just hold its snout until he quits crying it might help. good luck!

This is actually normal puppy behavior – they have to LEARN people don’t like to be nipped. Some techniques that often work – pick one you feel you can do & stick to ONE, concistency is key.

1. Yell ” Ouch” & they IGNORE pup for 1/2 minute or minute- this one worked for centries before orginized training existed.
2. light tap under the jaw with a cranky “no bite”
3. Squeeze the muzzle shut with same command
4. stuff a sock in it – stick a knotted sock or soft toy in the gapping “looking to nip” mouth

NOW undstand none of this should be hard enought to harm pup or cause more than a monentary disconfort.

Contact a dog obedience trainer for tips on what you can do to resolve the issue – there are a number of good ways to stop this behavior

this is for sam – there was a guy I knew that thought like you did – so he let his pup run free while he was gone, the dog got tangled in a cord and choked to death – crating is very useful in house-training; safety for your dog and your belongings. most dogs won’t relieve themselves where they sleep. – A crate also reminds a pup of his mothers womb, they like the enclosure.

you have to be the “Pack Leader”.
next time he goes to bite you make your hand into a claw type shape.
place it on his neck & put pressure on his neck with your fingers.
don’t squeeze him too hard, though.
after all he is a pup.
the idea behing this is as follows -
when dogs are in a pack , the pack leader will show him who is boss by biting the back of his neck to subdue him.
you HAVE TO BE THE PACK LEADER.
i can’t stress this enough.

as far as house breaking him.
when he pees or poops in a spot put his food dish there.
dogs will not evacuate where they eat.

puppies are going to bite though no matter what.
it’s a show of affection, so is jumping on peole.
it’s like saying “Hi !!”

socialize the pup with ther people n dogs as much as possible.
the more he sees other people n animals the calmer he’ll be.

You also have to put into practice “nothing is free”
if you’re going to feed him ,make him sit first.
if you’re taking him outside , make him sit at the door first.

The best way i found to do all of this is either with his favorite toy or, in my dog’s case, cheese.

show them the object (like the cheese) n make him do what YOU want him to do in order to get his reward.

one other thing -
NEVER use his name when you’re angry.
his name should only be used for positive things n praise.

praise –
ALWAYS praise your dog for doing goo.

just stick with it.
short training sessions are better than long ones.
they don’t have a large attention span

Whatever you do – do not hurt the pup.
you want to gain his trust.

There’s everything that i paid $100.00 dollars to learn
for you – it’s free.
hope this helps.

oh, one more thing -
give him PLENTY of things to play with.
different things too.
hard & soft.
they bite cause it’s a teething baby.
it makes their mouth feel better.
try ice cubes every so often ,too.

im not trying to be mean but when it bites you you should pop it with a rolled up newspaper not hard just to startle the pup

You are dealing with a baby and everything goes into their mouths.
You will have to train the pup that biting ins not accpetable behavior and that you will not tolerate it.
The next nip frimly but gently grab his muzzle and hold closed for a second or two and tell him NO BITE repeate this as often as necessary.
The majority of your vocabulary will be no bite for awhile.
It takes time for the pup to learn that biting is not acceptable. In a pack they bite the muzzle of the older dogs to get food and as a from of greeting. You need to let this guy know that will notwork here and it will not be tolerated. WIth work and some growing up time it will get better and the more you train the dog the less of a problem it will be.
Good luck

This is normal puppy behavior. When her mouth clamps on you , say “No!” and give her one of her chew toys so he/she will learn what she is allowed to chew on. shouting or hitting will not work. It will only make her/him fearful and have a tendency towards “fear biting” in the future. Substituting chew toys for your hand(or other body parts) will take consistent repetition but will be well worth it in a friendly, loving companion. I have a Pitt/Dane mix that still likes to “hold my hand”. She learned to only chew on toys but for some reason(comfort?) will still take my hand in her mouth, not clamp down or chew, but just hold it. I have allowed this because it seemed to be her way of greeting me and she has not done this with people outside of the family, but it is less frequent now so maybe she is outgrowing this. I hope this helps. Being consistent and repetitive have always helped me raise great dogs. I have six of them!

something simple that works for aggressive puppy is an empty book bag. very simple and easy. try it, may sound odd but he will sit or lay for awhile. hopefully he will get use to relaxing. pet and rub him when he is still to make him understand this is what gets you to rub him

Hello,
I have experienced this too. My dog is a mixed also. My vet revealed she may have something else in her so they are immediately labeled for their behavior.
Learning about the breeds in it is important for what they are internally supposed to do. Like hunters need to have a way to hunt play, lab…water baby, shepard… playful and have a rep for biting anyway.

That is not the issue as much as the puppy wanting to play hard. Being mixed do some research on the breeds to see their ‘behaviors’.

I got hard bones from the pet shop, even a log!! The teeth marks leave black and blues on my arm and I have scars from four years ago. They felt like needles and I looked like I got beaten. Wear leather gloves to play.

I tried everything. Sour Apple spray didn’t work. The dog wants to pay rough.
The best advice I can suggest is not getting angry and frustrated. I did. I hired a trainer at 10 weeks. Tooo young for a trainer. She abused my dog.

If I had it to do over: The cage is the first positive. Put him in and Praise him.
When you see him upon returning… act so happy to see him (even if you are dreading the next moments to come). Try to remove the anticipation of biting and roughness. Settle your mind… think of how you want to see him behave and be calm, slow, soft speaking to keep him not to excited. Walk away from neg behavior, don’t continue to play.

If you play get the toys and every time he bites you grab a toy and say: No Bite a little deeper tone and his name … say: his name and hand him the toy and say Here is your toy…no biting daddy!! Walk away from him when he bites. Try to catch little seconds of good behavior. Focus on them and only them. They come fast and go fast but: Watch him for a conscious thought. He has them. Is he on a leash?

Sit on the floor and put a leash on him. Let him have a little line to get away and call his name to come and when he does tell him: good boy pet him etc and keep doing that.

Attach the leash to you and have him walk around like your shadow.

When he bites hard realize they are puppies who want to play and need to use their mouths for expression.

When he bites make a sound, or say: LEAVE IT you can’t say no they don’t use the word no well as we say know and no in our vocabulary and they hear us talking. Do not use agression to change this situation you will be sorry.

when he stops biting and licks pet him and praise him.

Facing him, look at his muzzle. Hold your hand on it like grasping the handle bars of a bike . Not hard but begin holding his muzzle for a count to ten and longer. When you hold the muzzle for a time and adding more time to it…be sure to say: Good Boy when you release. Do this without hurting just a hold.

When he begins to bite your hand. Let him know it hurts… Leave it

Look at his mouth. Reverse what I just said about holding his muzzle. Go from underneath chin area. Take your Thumb n Index or middle finger to see the placement on either side of the bottom jaw near the lips. Try it on self.
You take your hand and squeeze inward it should bring pain to him and hope it makes him realize when he bites you his experience will not be rewarding.

Another to do is: Get your hand into his mouth. Press his tongue down toward the back of his throat … try it on self… it will produce his *** reflux to kick in and he has to stop biting. ( lol) Do this to him and he will not like it.

Make a fist and rather than let him bite the hand place your fist in mouth so he can’t bite. Try to make it a difficult situaiton on his part so he wants to quit.

This sounds awful but my puppy/dog … still wants to play that way because I was not dominant. Not agressive dominant!!! Don’t do it. Loving Dominant suttle ways.

You will need to buy the tv viedo and book: BEYOND OBEDIENCE BY APRIL FROST Look it up online. Let him watch it. Not kidding he will. Mine did and does. They watch the dogs and tone of her voice and respond. Mine has watched tv for a long time to the point of asking me to turn the station. Not kidding. She loved tv as a pup and used to watch golf, animal planet n kitten sshows. So… they are intelligent and you have to think ahead of their thoughts.

So try to get a ball and play with it, find him something he loves. He will not understand our way of thinking so forget it.

Hold his paws … take turns during the time you spend…1001-1010, Stare at him in the eyes, hold the stare until he looks away…direct eye stare then…when he looks away catch it quickly and say: Good Boy pet and kiss him. Give a treat.

You must do NON confronting things to him so he doesn’t try to become pac leader. Mine is four she and I are still fighting for leadership. Not pleasant
at four years old and she still bucks and wants to do it her way.

Must teach him to roll over. Belly Rubs help teach that.

Teach him sit and stay…etc.

Down n Down Stay is the most important for him as it gives you more power. They need to be down.

My dog was ruined by a trainer. If you can find a behaviorist where you live and contact them. It is worth it to have a few visits at your home. They can observe and that is better than explaining. 12 weeks is a safe time for a behavorist.

Obedience classes are also a positive reinforcment as you will be doing something fun and he will want to please you.

When he does good things be sure to over exaggerate how happy you are.

If what I have told you doesn’t work…. you will need to get a ‘shock’collar. Only put it on him when you are planning to use it in trainning. It is not something to use sporatically.

My dog stole pots n pans off the stove and carried them up 14 stairs to my room and placed them in her bed without spilling, she left the fridge opened and apples on the floor stealing, I have pictures where she took a cooking pan and placed it on the couch, grabbed a can of cat food and placed it inside the pan, her bone near it… So their minds are amazing…she turned on the burners with her paws, emptied my grocery bags and hid samon steak under my pillow, recently she took my phone and refused to return it to me so you need to get this under control NOW. (I AM STILL DEALING WITH THIS) She talks on the phone to my friends so that is why she is used to it but I too have to get back into working with her so she won’t think of doing these things. She is bored and still wants to chew on me. That is her fun. I think puppies like to chew on eachother so this is why they treat us like litter mates. We have to let them know we are not litter mates and establish our pac order.

leerburgh is a police officer who also trains police dogs. I have that viedo and she watched it as a pup. You may want to look up his question and answers on his web site also to see what others are going through. In my opinion he is agressive so be sure to get the April Frost book and also Dog Whisper has a book out. Mylan maybe his last name.

One thing I can say: When your friends come over… let them pet the dog and if he bites tell them to do as you do so he will learn he can’t do it to others.
Never leave the dog alone with small children if it has any breed in it that you know can switch to prey mode.

I wouldn’t let my dog be around a small child until it was large enough to let the dog know it was boss. 9years old … as she jumps and grabs with her paws to bring me closer and play. It is also a dominant expression if they put their paws on top of you and pull you down. Look up: Wolf Behavior It will show you different poses of how dogs behave and what they mean. It helps.

People say negetative things about certain breeds, but from my own experience like people there are some lemons in all. You can change this, it is just going to require determination, and patience.

I took my dog out too for potty. Immediately after they get out of the cage and after they eat. Every hour at first but don’t walk him. Stand there and tell him to go potty. I made that mistake and they smell and waste time. She hates it when it rains so… Pet Smart Pet and Stain Remover.

Don’t ***** him when he goes in the house. It is not his fault. you have to get him in and out before bed, after eating, etc. Praise him for going out. Being in a cage, they are used to that behavior.

Don’t let him loose if he doesn’t go potty in front of your eyes outside. Bring him back to the cage until he does it outside.

Visualize him going potty…relax and stand there.. He will.

If you give up…find a Rescu for his breeds.

Wish you Success.