Biting Us- HELP
I have been putting off writing this as I hoped we would be able to sort out Po's aggression issues on our own. He's just over a year now and has been biting us since we got him. As a pup we tried everything, from the water bottle, to compressed air, 'No', 'no bite', 'uh uh', all of it. The turning our back when he bites is a complete failure as it hurts when he bites and we're unable to ignore the behavior. We're contemplating clicker training him- but will this be a good way to train him out of attacking us for no good reason? He bites mostly as a form of play, or to get our attention. It seems to happen most when he's excited. He's fine on his leash though- never aggressive when he's on that.
A foreseeable problem we have with clicker training is his persistence to get food. If we have treats on us all the time he will be up on us, trying to get them.
Note: We've tried a trainer but none of the recommendations worked- her main philosophy was ignoring the behaviour but that's hard to do when it hurts. We were told to wear more appropriate clothing (it was summer and I was in shorts) but I think its unrealistic to expect us to wear jeans, a long sleeved top and boots in our own house especially in the heat of summer.
I just want to say that despite this Po is a great dog- he's cute and can be a sweet dog. He's a little slow on the uptake when it comes to learning new things, but we love him so much despite his annoying tendencies. We really want to figure out a way to curb his biting behaviour.
A foreseeable problem we have with clicker training is his persistence to get food. If we have treats on us all the time he will be up on us, trying to get them.
Note: We've tried a trainer but none of the recommendations worked- her main philosophy was ignoring the behaviour but that's hard to do when it hurts. We were told to wear more appropriate clothing (it was summer and I was in shorts) but I think its unrealistic to expect us to wear jeans, a long sleeved top and boots in our own house especially in the heat of summer.
I just want to say that despite this Po is a great dog- he's cute and can be a sweet dog. He's a little slow on the uptake when it comes to learning new things, but we love him so much despite his annoying tendencies. We really want to figure out a way to curb his biting behaviour.
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Permalink Reply by Wendy Hixson on
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We work in Australian Cattle Dog rescue...if you thought Corgi's needed bite inhibition...ACD's make Corgi's look easy.
Repetition and firm repetition will be the way to get him past the biting issue. Simply let them know who is boss, period. Once the biting starts, play stops and a correction follows (whatever your correction is "no", "pssht", "uh uh" etc). Get up and physically walk away and ignore the pup. This is where you will need a strong will because like all dogs Corgi's love their humans and will want your company. Wait a few minutes...as in 15 or more, then resume play. But once the biting starts again rinse and repeat.
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Permalink Reply by Sunni A. on
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I don't have any advice except that I just met someone who's dog, a terrier mix, always bit the hands, so her mother began spraying bug dope or heavy perfume on their hands so that the dog's mouth would be filled with an awwwful taste (I'm sure you all have gotten a mouth ful of those sprays) when it bit. Dogs' sense of taste is much more sensitive than our's, and that's why cayenne-peppered-water has worked so well with me training Eddy not to gnaw the furniture legs...I guess this is only applicaple to dogs who bite only one body part, and doesn't help for dogs that bite you everywhere...
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Permalink Reply by Jennifer Markley on
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When Seanna was a puppy, and would bite too hard, or inappropriately, I'd yelp as another puppy would and then have nothing to do with her for a couple of minutes. Worked like a charm.
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Permalink Reply by Potus on
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We've tried this but Po doesn't really respond to such noises- just makes him come back and bite me again.
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Permalink Reply by Beth on
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Yeah, it didn't help with Jack either. I've heard good things about it, but it was a no-go for me! The sudden noise seemed to excite him.
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Permalink Reply by GoGoRainbow on
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hmmm... I wonder.... Pooka is very sensitive to moods, have you noticed if Potus is? Rather than making an exciting loud noise, you could just change your mood (you must be a good actor to fool a dog!) to being sad and hurt/whiney and scared/avoiding and see if he responds to that. Hopefully it won't be as exciting, or like you're ignoring him and he needs to get your attention.
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Permalink Reply by Jane Christensen on
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That's always worked for me too!
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If I'm sick- like truly sick- then he is wonderful and calm. If I act a mood (and I think I do it very well) he'll still bite me to get my attention.
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Permalink Reply by Ramona on
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I have a new puppy who likes to mouth my hands and hang on to my pant legs...i tried yelling and clapping and distracting her with her toys...the toys usually work but i found that whining/yelping like a dog and turning away helps the most. She immediately stops and looks at me with a concerned face then follows me around nicely or goes off to play on her own. My friend said that action would just show the puppy that i'm submissive to her, is this true? It doesn't seem like it. Sounds like many of you have tried this technique. For those of you who did, did your puppies eventually learn not to bite?
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Permalink Reply by Bev Levy on
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This method worked very well for my Sparty. He is ten and never mouths anybody. As a puppy, we called him Jaws because he was relentless!
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It has always worked for me...I usually just said "owe" and turned away! No, you are not showing your puppy that you are submissive to her! Being consistent with this is one of they keys to this...if someone only does it part of the time and then either thinks it's cute or doesn't notice it will send mixed messages! I've had 4 corgis pups and 1 litter and I always use this...granted a very young few week old pup won't get this that is like walking through shark infested waters(we had 8) but they can certainly learn this after a couple months old, even my pups I don't think had much of a problem when they left!
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Permalink Reply by John Wolff on
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I've read that isolation is the "nuclear option", only for extreme misbehavior (which biting is), and that it shouldn't be overdone -- 4 min. max? After 4 min the dog's forgotten what it's all about. Make friends afterwards.
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