Hello, I had a couple posts on this page before, and some helpful responses. I do read this page quite often. I have a 5 1/2 month old lab that feels he can take total advantage of my wife with biting and nipping. Never gives me any problems, but my wife can' t take it . When he does this I' d like to kick him square in the ass right across the room, but I won' t do that. Dog gets a ton of exercise and looks like he is headed in the right direction to become a fantastic hunter. He just needs to become a better household member. Any hints?
If he' s in the house put him in the yard for a few days. Keep a rolled up magazine or newspaper close by so she can pop him on the nose every time it happens. Don' t have to do it hard, just the hollow sound of the rolled up paper scares the crap out of them most of the time.
It the time outs or newspaper do not work you might try using an ecollar if you have one. If the dog knows the " NO" command you might try putting an ecollar on him so you can say " NO" and give him stimulation at the same time when this unwanted behavior happens. A good thing about the ecollar is you wife can hang it around her neck and use it right when negative reinforcement is needed. Good Luck!
When he bites, take his jowls with your hand (or your wife' s), roll them under his teeth, apply pressure and essentially force him to bite himself. Say, " No biting!" in a sharp voice. It should cure the problem in a couple of weeks.
Your pup may be trying to show dominance over your wife, he doesn' t nip you because he sees you as the pack leader. this MUST be corrected very soon before it gets to be a real HUGE problem.
Where is the dog sleeping? In a crate, bed, dog bed? Who takes the dog out for walks and feeds the dog? Is the dog furniture trained and hangs around you? If the dog nips who does the discipline, you, your wife or both?
There may be a lot of things that you need to correct to make your wife alpha.
The dog sleeps in a crate. I am the one who spends the most time with him outdoors, although my wife takes him for walks in the neigborhood. We both feed him. We both discipline him. Dog is not allowed on furniture, if I understood that correctly Fishface....
Can your wife turn him over on his back and have him stay in that position for a minute? That' s the ultimate submissive position. You may want to put her in full control of the food.
I agree with Seattle, Sea and Dan' s advice. I do advise against the newspaper swatting as this may make the dog shy or at least shy to noise. My 17 month old female Lab tries this sort of thing with my wife. With my wife' s " no' s" and mine combined, the pup seems to get the point. I also have a 5 year old Lab that we used the rolled up newspaper on and she happens to be gunshy. I have no evidence that the paper caused it, however I have not used this technique with my pup and she is great around guns. Good luck.
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